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 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

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

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

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
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 8 March 2004

In message , Annabel Smyth
writes
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.

Pretty close (my mapping software has it within 100yds). The Meridian is
alleged to pass through Telehouse, which is close to the station (if a
little to the East).
--
Roland Perry

In article , Annabel Smyth
writes
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.

There used to be a green line painted across the DLR just east of East
India, marking the Meridian.

Other line crossings:

Jubilee: just west of North Greenwich, and again immediately south of
Stratford.

District/Hammersmith: just west of West Ham, about where the old Abbey
Curve branched off.

Central: between Leyton and Leytonstone, slightly nearer the former.

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"Roland Perry" wrote (re the Greenwich Meridian):

Ian Jelf writes:
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.

But surely its even further away from eastern India?

gd&r



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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

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