Thanks to Ginny Light for the tipoff to this story...
It's about time...
The GREENWICH PRIME MERIDIAN is a significant location, as it marks the point from which all the dates and times of the world are set.
It's also, as of earlier this year, somewhere that you have to spend £7 to stand on...
Of course, the line runs between the North and South Pole, so there's thousands of miles of the line that you can stand on for free... plus it's an imaginary notional place anyway...
But that aside, the connection with the forthcoming Olympics, and a chance to ask lots of overseas visitors for £7 might be relevant...
An alternative place to have your photo taken...
I've got a picture of the Meridian somewhere on a badge.
Similar to the commercialisation of Lands End. Perhaps you'll have to pay to stand on the summit of Snowdon or Scafell Pike before too long ?
It's about time...
The GREENWICH PRIME MERIDIAN is a significant location, as it marks the point from which all the dates and times of the world are set.
It's also, as of earlier this year, somewhere that you have to spend £7 to stand on...
Of course, the line runs between the North and South Pole, so there's thousands of miles of the line that you can stand on for free... plus it's an imaginary notional place anyway...
But that aside, the connection with the forthcoming Olympics, and a chance to ask lots of overseas visitors for £7 might be relevant...
An alternative place to have your photo taken...
I've got a picture of the Meridian somewhere on a badge.
Similar to the commercialisation of Lands End. Perhaps you'll have to pay to stand on the summit of Snowdon or Scafell Pike before too long ?
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