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On Mon, 03 May 2004 11:09:08 +0100, Barry Salter
wrote:


Well the Meridian Line itself is marked in the grounds of the Old Royal
Observatory, which is located within Greenwich Park.

You'll find a map at http://snipurl.com/royal_observatory with the
Observatory marked. Admission is free, and it's open daily from 10am to
5pm.


Additionally the line is marked where it runs across the footpath just
outside the observatory, so it's worth heading towards the observatory
even if you're there outside its opening hours. Though I'd agree with
others in the thread that the observatory is well worth a visit

Martin

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In message , Peter
Beale writes
The tube "proper" (London Underground) does not serve Greenwich (the
Jubilee Line goes to North Greenwich, which is some way off). The nearest
stations to Flamsteed House in Greenwich Park where the 0° line is marked
out are Maze Hill (on the South East Trains line from Charing Cross to
Dartford via Greenwich) and Cutty Sark (on the Docklands Light Railway
line from Bank to Lewisham). They are both covered by a one-day Travelcard
which includes Zones 1 & 2.

The Meridian runs right through Higher Green (NR) station and is (or at
any rate used to be) marked in the subway there.

When the Millennium Exhibition ("The Dome") at North Greenwich was open
there was supposed to be a place in the grounds where the Meridian was
marked. In *many* visits, I never managed to find it!

Is there anywhere else on the London transport (with a small "t") system
where the Prime Meridian is marked? There was apparently a desire to
name one of the DLR stations after it but it wasn't deemed to be close
enough. (I remember reading this in an edition of "Median tramway" in
about 1987 when the DLR opened but can't recall the details now.

And to reiterate what others have said yes the Royal Observatory is well
worth a visit.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
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In message , Annabel Smyth
writes
One of the things I like best in my new job is that I get to go "to the
other side of the world" every day!

During a brief period of working in Cambridge some years ago I had the
same privilege, going from the Eastern to Western hemispheres every
morning!
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

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Oh yeh. What was it that the prosperity-powered M1 and M2 devolved into
after their short and metamorphic lifespan? One died off and the other
became something or other with a very vocal onboard personality, didn't it?
--
Ian Tindale

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In article , (Ian Jelf) wrote:

The Meridian runs right through Higher Green (NR) station and is (or
at any rate used to be) marked in the subway there.

I presume you mean Hither Green? Interesting.

--
Peter Beale

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In message , Ian Jelf
writes
The Meridian runs right through Higher Green (NR) station and is (or at
any rate used to be) marked in the subway there.

I meant to write "Hither Green", of course.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

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In message , Ian Jelf
writes

When the Millennium Exhibition ("The Dome") at North Greenwich was open
there was supposed to be a place in the grounds where the Meridian was
marked. In *many* visits, I never managed to find it!

Meridian Gardens is to the west of the "tent". Not an area I remember
being much used.

There was apparently a desire to name one of the DLR stations after it
but it wasn't deemed to be close enough.

That would be East India.
--
Roland Perry

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In message , Ian Jelf
writes

When the Millennium Exhibition ("The Dome") at North Greenwich was open
there was supposed to be a place in the grounds where the Meridian was
marked. In *many* visits, I never managed to find it!

5th photo down at: http://www.waller.co.uk/family/dome2.htm
(and see the map near the top - it is to the NW of the Dome, close to
the river).
--
Paul Terry

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In message , Paul Terry
writes
In message , Ian Jelf
writes

When the Millennium Exhibition ("The Dome") at North Greenwich was open
there was supposed to be a place in the grounds where the Meridian was
marked. In *many* visits, I never managed to find it!

5th photo down at: http://www.waller.co.uk/family/dome2.htm
(and see the map near the top - it is to the NW of the Dome, close to the
river).

Thank you! :-)
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

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On Tue, 4 May 2004 at 12:40:26, Roland Perry wrote:

There was apparently a desire to name one of the DLR stations after it
but it wasn't deemed to be close enough.

That would be East India.

How close is that? I know where I work is somewhere like 0'0"007 E, and
that is about 3/4 mile from East India station.
--
Annabel Smyth
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Website updated 8 March 2004