Bromley House Library Meridian Line
Introduction
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Bromley House Library Meridian Line
Image: © Peter Barr Taken: 9 Jul 2014
The line lies accurately north / south. It was first laid out in the 1820s, then replaced in brass in 1834, and designed to work with a board outside the window so that a beam of sunlight would fall on the centre line of the brass strip at precisely local apparent noon, which could have been used to set clocks in Nottingham.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.953094
Longitude
-1.15244