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Dave · Posted 30 Aug 2014, 08:56 #1

Just saw an advert for this at the bottom of a web page which said

"Stand on the world famous Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory Greenwich - BOOK NOW!"

Has this always been a paid thing? I'm sure I recall in the past that it was just a (metal?) line on the floor that anyone could get to and have their photo taken on?

http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/ ... idian-line

raistlin · Posted 30 Aug 2014, 09:05 #2

I was last there in the 1970s and, as you say, it was just a line on the ground.

Duncan · Posted 30 Aug 2014, 12:21 #3

It still is just a line, but I did recently hear you now have to pay. Last time we visited it was free.

Dave · Posted 30 Aug 2014, 17:01 #4

Pretty sure this passes fairly close to where we live in Lincolnshire - and they don't charge you to straddle it!

Duncan · Posted 31 Aug 2014, 20:34 #5

Dave wrote:Pretty sure this passes fairly close to where we live in Lincolnshire - and they don't charge you to straddle it!

East Kirby is close to the line. Are you close to this?

PaulT · Posted 31 Aug 2014, 20:50 #6

It has moved:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(geography)

Dave · Posted 31 Aug 2014, 21:08 #7

Duncan wrote:
Dave wrote:Pretty sure this passes fairly close to where we live in Lincolnshire - and they don't charge you to straddle it!

East Kirby is close to the line. Are you close to this?

Within about 20 miles as the crow flies!

raistlin · Posted 31 Aug 2014, 21:29 #8

PaulT wrote:It has moved:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(geography)

???

PaulT · Posted 01 Sep 2014, 18:06 #9

raistlin wrote:
PaulT wrote:It has moved:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(geography)

???

That is how it comes up.......

Go to the site, knock the _(geography) off of the end of the url, search for that then select 'Meridian Geography' and you get to the site - note the url

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