The Meridian Line

Set in the Cleethorpes Coastal Path is a steel plate marking the Greenwich Meridian line, the world's prime meridian used for measuring longitude and calculating time.

Here East meets West........

In 1884 Greenwich Meridian was established by international agreement as the line of zero longitude to be used as the standard for time reckoning throughout the world.

When the Marine Embankment was built between Cleethorpes Boating Lake and the sand dunes at the Humberston Fitties in the early 1930's, a metal plate was set in the pathway. It was presented by Sheffield Foundry.

If you stand on the Meridian Line with your watch showing Greenwich Mean Time then you will truly be able to tell the correct time of day. That time will be especially significant at mid-day because the word 'Meridian' derives from the Latin word 'Meridies' meaning mid day.

Distance from the Meridian Line

North Pole - 2517 miles
New York - 3481 miles
South Pole - 9919 miles
London - 143 miles
Sidney - 10482 miles
Moscow - 1495 miles

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