Housing Construction and Prime Meridian, London
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Housing Construction and Prime Meridian, London
Image: © Nigel Mykura Taken: 12 Jan 2008
This shows high rise apartments being built close to the river Thames in Blackwall , east London. On the pavement the prime meridian is marked with a checkerboard of small tiles and a brass strip. A blue line of tiles has also been put on the low rise white building in the middle distance to mark the meridian. This view is due north along the meridian.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.509349
Longitude
-0.000742