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1. The Somersham Millenium Stone.
*The Somersham Millenium Stone. The Millennium Stone outside Somersham Church. The main plaque reads - SOMERSHAM MILLENNIUM STONE, ERECTED AS A LASTING MEMORIAL TO THE YEAR 2000,...
2. The Millenium Stone at East Grinstead.
*The Millenium Stone at East Grinstead. The Millennium Stone at East Grinstead. The inscription on the stones reads - MILLENNIUM STONE, "This stone is not only a monument to the year 2000,...
3. The Somersham pavement Meridian marker.
*The Somersham pavement Meridian marker. The pavement Meridian marker in Somersham High Street. The marker reads - GREENWICH PRIME ZERO MERIDIAN LINE, ADOPTED BY INTERNATIONAL TREATY IN...
4. The Transit of Venus of 1874: an astronomical regulator clock used at Station A.
*The Transit of Venus of 1874: an astronomical regulator clock used at Station A. Twelve new clocks were ordered by the Royal Observatory Greenwich for the Transit of Venus expeditions of 1874. This astronomical regulator clock,...
5. The Transit of Venus of 1874: landing stores for Station C, Rodrigues.
*The Transit of Venus of 1874: landing stores for Station C, Rodrigues. Delivering stores to the beach for Station C at Rodrigues, one of the five observation camps of the Transit of Venus expeditions of 1874. These were...
6. The Transit of Venus of 1874: astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes.
*The Transit of Venus of 1874: astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes. The astronomers arriving at Station A1 at Thebes in Egypt, one of the sites chosen for observations of the Transit of Venus of 1874.
7. The Meridian tablet at Sheffield Park.
*The Meridian tablet at Sheffield Park. The Meridian line marker at Sheffield Park. The inscription reads: THIS TABLET MARKS THE LINE OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN AND WAS PLACED HERE BY THE PEOPLE...
8. The Meridian markers at Peacehaven.
*The Meridian markers at Peacehaven. The Meridian markers at Peacehaven on the south coast of England. These consist of a stone monument (1936) and the Millennium Beacon (1999). The...
9. The Lewes pavement Meridian marker.
*The Lewes pavement Meridian marker. The pavement Meridian marker in Lewes. The plaque is divided into two halves by an arrow marking the Meridian's position - one half designed to be...
10. The Lewes Meridian wall plaque.
*The Lewes Meridian wall plaque. A wall plaque marking the Meridian in Lewes. The inscription reads - The Greenwich Meridian Passes Through This Point, Plaque placed by Town Mayor,...
 
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