Things around London

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Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:05 on 1st May 2009 Oh dear, I'm getting confused now! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:05 on 1st May 2009 I knew it was some kind of gate!!!! I couldn't think of it!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:14 on 1st May 2009 Here's one for you: I sometimes host and serve as venue for lunchtime/early afternoon concerts. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 15:27 on 1st May 2009 St Martins-in-the-Fields? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Bob T Posts: 934 Joined: 8th Jan 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:40 on 1st May 2009 Amidst Portsmouth, Clements, Sheffield, and Clare, in Portugal, you'll find me there. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:45 on 1st May 2009 Correct, Paul! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:18 on 1st May 2009 Well, it was in the fields when it was built, but it's changed a bit since then! While I'm still puzzling Bob's----another......... When road signs give the milage to London, whereabouts in London are the milages refering to? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Bob T Posts: 934 Joined: 8th Jan 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:09 on 1st May 2009 On 1st May 2009 16:18, Paul Hilton wrote: While I'm still puzzling Bob's----another......... When road signs give the milage to London, whereabouts in London are the milages refering to? The Mile, or the Square Mile My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:42 on 1st May 2009 It's origins Bob date back to the time of King Edward and the death of his wife, Queen Eleanor in 1290. He had erected several crosses during the journey of her body back from Lincolnshire and the location of the final cross became the "centre of London" where milages would later be taken from. The location is within the Borough of Westminster. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Bob T Posts: 934 Joined: 8th Jan 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:50 on 1st May 2009 Now residing among armour and throne, I was key to decyphering what was then unknown My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions