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LocationEngland
LB Lewisham
Hither Green (SE13)
Foot tunnel (Fernbrook Road to Springbank)
Distance (S) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 161 or 162
OS grid refTQ 38952.74503
(538952,174503)
WGS84 lat/long51.452467, -0.001617
TypeArch
Marking date1984
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; England; LB Lewisham; Hither Green (SE13)
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This unique overhead marking is believed to be the ‘plaque provided by the Ordnance Survey’ for the Meridian’s centenary in 1984. On 12 March 2001, two trains collided on the tracks above.

Train crash (BBC news article)