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London's Canary Wharf rooftop garden offers a peaceful getaway amidst skyscrapers.
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A man in a grey t-shirt standing over a yellow line on the ground which marks the Prime Meridian (0 degrees east/west). To the right are a group of people waiting in the queue to take a selfie. Behind is a brick building with three windows and a door.
A young boy standing over a line in the pavement. He is wearing a yellow waterproof coat and a green t-shirt. In the background some people are going into the brick building. On the pavement to the right is the boy's yellow and red rucksack.
Fifty years (31/50) Two pictures of me standing over the #PrimeMeridian at #Greenwich, one taken in the 1970s, one taken in 2015. Both were taken when on a Society coach outing. In the earlier one I just rocked-up and took the photo. In the latter, there was a queue for #Selfies! #VoteKris
Greenwich: The Birthplace of Time, A Beacon of History
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Mahbub Ahmed
Author, Entrepreneur & Human Rights Activist
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Je vais sûrement écrire un truc pour #SNT :-) avec ce décalage entre le méridien de Greenwich défini en 1884 et celui actuellement utilisé
Dans le cadre en haut à gauche, on lit une longitude de 5,54" Ouest, soit un décalage de 107 m à la latitude de mesure.
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A white concrete obelisk with an inscription reading "PEACEHAVEN KING GEORGE V. MEMORIAL ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS IN THE YEAR 1936 TO COMMEMORATE THE BENEFICENT AND ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN OF THEIR BELOVED SOVEREIGN (1910-1936) AND TO MARK PEACEHAVEN'S POSITION ON THE PRIME MERIDIAN OF GREENWICH THIS STONE WAS LAID ON MAY 30 1936 BY C.W. NEVILLE ESQ. THE FOUNDER OF PEACEHAVEN (IN THE YEAR 1919)" The floor around the plinth is paving slab with a vertical line of bricks inlaid to mark the prime meridian
A view of the bricks from the first picture facing out to sea from the cliff top as they lead to the edges of the cliff face with a diamond shaped wire fence along the edge, concrete posts, and some wild greenery growing behind it on the cliff edge.
Arm still sore so running shoes are the weapon of choice for a few days. Little bit longer of a run than usual, a loop covering both hemispheres #trailrunning #running #primemeridian
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Hello Greenwich! 🇬🇧⏰
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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