The Greenwich Meridian
…where east meets west
| Location | England LB Waltham Forest Leyton (E10) |
| Essex Road (outside No.30) | |
| Distance (N) from Greenwich | |
| OS map details | OS Explorer: 174 |
| OS grid ref | TQ 38593.88046 (538593,188046) |
| WGS84 lat/long | 51.574252, -0.001460 |
| Type | Pavement (slab) |
| Marking date | 26 Jun 1984 |
| Access | Unrestricted |
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Additional picture credits
Unknown (26 Jun 2004).When the London Borough of Waltham Forest was created in 1965 though the amalgamation of the boroughs of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow, the Meridian had only been marked with paving slabs in the latter. To even things out, four identical slabs were laid in the other two former boroughs in 1984. The total cost was £2000. The four slabs, of which this is one, were all positioned with the help of the Ordnance Survey. A special laying ceremony was held here in Essex Road on 26 June – a day of national celebrations that had been designated as ‘Meridian Day’. Although it had been hoped that all four slabs would be in place by this date, it is not clear if this was actually achieved.