London's Royal Observatory to charge for..

[GTIR]

..standing over it's Greenwich Merdian line!

£10.



£10!

What a con.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/82...

[thatone1967]

I am sure that there is a lot more to do there than just stand on a line...

[BigBen]

GTIR said:

..standing over it's Greenwich Merdian line!

£10.



£10!

What a con.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/82...

Not exactly what it says is it ?

Does not bother me I can stand on the Meridian line in the office car park (give or take a few hundred yards)

[Eric Mc]

There is, but the ine is outside the building and was totally accessable to anywone walking around the exterior. Is it going to be fenced off now?

[Gareth79]

Eric Mc said:

There is, but the ine is outside the building and was totally accessable to anywone walking around the exterior. Is it going to be fenced off now?

Seems the museum will be free, but courtyard access with the line and clock will be charged for.

Last time I went there (years ago) the brass line does extend right outside past the perimeter wall so slightly crappy photos there would be possible.

[john_p]

People do realise that the line extends a bit further than Greenwich, don't they?

[GTIR]

john_p said:

People do realise that the line extends a bit further than Greenwich, don't they?

Noooooooooooooooo?

I thought it was only 10 meters long, like.

[Eric Mc]

It'll be cheaper soon to straddle it in Timbuktu.

[BigBen]

john_p said:

People do realise that the line extends a bit further than Greenwich, don't they?

I did allude to that in my earlier post.

[Brighton Derly]

BigBen said:

GTIR said:

..standing over it's Greenwich Merdian line!

£10.



£10!

What a con.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/82...

Not exactly what it says is it ?

Does not bother me I can stand on the Meridian line in the office car park (give or take a few hundred yards)

Paint a line across the car park and charge passersby £5 to stand on it

[tonyvid]

john_p said:

People do realise that the line extends a bit further than Greenwich, don't they?

There is a very nice stone marker on the banks of the Great Ouse at Needingworth in Cambs - you can jump twixt east and west all day for fk all






Not my dog and not as impressive as Peacehaven!

Edited by tonyvid on Wednesday 26th January 14:40

[Ozzie Osmond]

Similar situation at Peacehaven on the South coast (just East of Brighton) where the Meridian leaves UK and heads off towards France.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/30914

[Police State]

There's a continuation of the line on the north side of that Thames too. It's a rather nice brass line on a paved deck here.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

Edited by Police State on Wednesday 26th January 15:57