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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 http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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