100 miles to London

[del mar 2]

Afternoon,

Driving down the A1, but similar signs are on all motorways heading towards London, M2 M3 etc.

London is a big place, what part are they using for distance measurements ?

I turned of the A1 but if i continued for 100 miles where would i arrive at ?

thank you

 

[Gazcw]

Afternoon,

Driving down the A1, but similar signs are on all motorways heading towards London, M2 M3 etc.

London is a big place, what part are they using for distance measurements ?

I turned of the A1 but if i continued for 100 miles where would i arrive at ?

thank you

Get back on and let us know when you get there.

 

[Oneball]

Charing Cross is traditional the centre no idea where the A1 finishes.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Charing Cross is traditional the centre no idea where the A1 finishes.

And house / building numbers are also lowest the closer they are to Nelson's Column.

iirc the A1 finishes at St Paul's.

edit: just checked. It ends where New Change meets Cannon Street, just east of St Paul's.

 

[CatmanV2]

I turned of the A1 but if i continued for 100 miles where would i arrive at ?

That would rather depend on where you turned off the A1 and in which direction you turned

But yes, the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross certainly used to be the distance point.

Odd really as Number 1 London (Apsley House) may have made more sense (which is not very near St Pauls at all) near Hyde Park Corner.

Of course, the cross was there before the address so.....

C

 

[del mar 2]

That is interesting - is / was that the geographical centre ?

 

[dem maser]

turn off at Brookmans Park and im down the road for a cuppa.........

 

[del mar 2]

The Ghibli is an "S" reg, so it would cost £27.50 for this cuppa.....

 

[Scaf]

Google say it’s all measured from Trafalgar Square - so Charing Cross sounds right.

 

[CatmanV2]

That is interesting - is / was that the geographical centre ?

I think it was taken as a suitable starting point when it started to become important. I can't see how it can be the geographical centre (at least historically) as Roman London was a chunk to the east so you'd be more looking at the City / Square mile

I guess as mobility increased there had to be some sort of way of saying 'Here's London' and given that (as I understand it) most towns and villages measure distance to the market square, the Cross seems as good a place as any.

C

 

[Harry]

And house / building numbers are also lowest the closer they are to Nelson's Column.

iirc the A1 finishes at St Paul's.

edit: just checked. It ends where New Change meets Cannon Street, just east of St Paul's.

Not in my road!

 

[Felonious Crud]

Not in my road!

Heretic!

Are you south of the river, by any chance? Seems like things evolved a bit and the north/south divide was troublesome over the years. https://www.maps.thehunthouse.com/Streets/Naming_and_numbering_the_streets_of_London.htm

 

[Harry]

Sarf

 

[Wack61]

I turned of the A1 but if i continued for 100 miles where would i arrive at ?

thank you

A strange place where some people wear clothes covered in buttons and others think they rule the world , the last 5 miles would take 2 days so bring a flask and some sandwiches

 

[MarkMas]

London clubs tend to measure the 100 miles boundary (for a cheaper annual subscription price) as a straight line from their building, or Marble Arch or Hyde Park Corner.
I live about 94 miles from Marble Arch.
Grrr.

 

[Felonious Crud]

London clubs tend to measure the 100 miles boundary (for a cheaper annual subscription price) as a straight line from their building, or Marble Arch or Hyde Park Corner.
I live about 94 miles from Marble Arch.
Grrr.

As in the old joke:

I'm a country member.
Yes, I remember.