The Greenwich Meridian
…where east meets west
| Location | England East Sussex Lewes |
| 101a Western Road (A277) | |
| Distance (S) from Greenwich | |
| OS map details | OS Explorer: 122 |
| OS grid ref | TQ 40719.10088 (540719,110088) |
| WGS84 lat/long | 50.873169, -0.001382 |
| Type | Plaque (wall) |
| Marking date | Jul 1975 |
| Access | Unrestricted |
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This wall plaque along with the cast iron pavement mark beneath, both date from the tercentenary of the Royal Observatory in 1975. They are slightly out of alignment. Given how many roads in Lewes the Meridian crosses, why they were both placed together is a bit of a mystery, although it is possible that other identical marks may have been set up elsewhere and subsequently lost. The adjacent public house (109 Western Road) was renamed The Meridian in the year 2000.