Always wanted to do this ...

[Derek]

I always wanted to do this and eventually have got to do it 60yrs on ... in a cilt as well which is an extra bonus in itself..
That is ... go to Greenwich (London).
A view of part of London from the Observatories


And the main reason for going was to do this .. the Meridian line of GMT


It was a great day ... had a cold beer sat outside a lovely pub right by the Cutty Sark


Then took off to The Imperial War Musuem and walked passed this


Then on to St Pauls


We walked our feet off but it was a grand day ..
Iechyd Da
Derek

[Mael Coluim]

Great pics, Derek! However it's not possible for you to have walked your feet off as they were shod in Chuck Taylor's!

[Jock Scot]

Smashing pictures Derek.

[Grizzly]

Great pictures Derek, I think that the view from the observatory looking over London is one of the best in the Capital. Did you go in the observatory as their is a fascinating watch and clock museum including John Harrison's masterpieces which enabled sailors to, for the first time, be able to plot their longitude .

[BCAC]

Nice photo Derek. Thanks for sharing.

Unfortunately, the only one that I can see is the Cutty Sark, the others are just small squares with an X Inside.

[Spartan Tartan]

The Meridian Line is now on my bucket list! That is definitely cool. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

[EagleJCS]

I always wanted to do this and eventually have got to do it 60yrs on ... in a cilt as well which is an extra bonus in itself..
That is ... go to Greenwich (London).

And the main reason for going was to do this .. the Meridian line of GMT

I believe I stood in exactly the same spot 25 July 2007. (I have a photo of me straddling the line with the GMT digital sign behind me). I later moved over to the rail on the parapet (which you can see in the lower left of Derek's pic) to watch other tourists with the same excitement I had in straddling the hemispheres (as they are generally accepted to be demarcated on maps/globes).

I was with a troop of Scouts visiting London prior to the 21st World Scout Jamboree. We visited Windsor and Eton on the day of our arrival, then a few places in Central London over the course of the next two days (a whirlwind tour) before going to Hylands House in Chelmsford.

Thanks for reviving the memories!

[Steve Ashton]

UM, that was the longitude.

[BCAC]

UM, that was the longitude.

Right, Steve. I was thinking the same. GMT has nothing to do with hemisphères.

[Grizzly]

Lol I was close, 50/50 chance and plumped for the wrong one. Gave you something to ponder on though. Original post duly amended. Thank you gents.