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LocationEngland
Essex
Waltham Abbey
Abbey Gardens
Distance (N) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 174
OS grid refTL 38235.00790
(538235,200790)
WGS84 lat/long51.688855, -0.001596
TypePavement (mosaic)
Marking dateBy 1996. Replaced 2013
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; England; Essex; Waltham Abbey
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Currently viewing images from 19 Apr 2017
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19 Apr 2017
23 Nov 2011
21 Oct 2007
06 Feb 2005
1996

In 2013, the original mosaic was renewed with one of very similar design. Paid for as part of the planning gain from the building of a new Lidl supermarket on the outskirts of the town, it was unveiled with a group of other mosaics by the Town Mayor, Liz Webster, on 18 May.