On the Straight and Narrow

Many years ago – about half a century in fact – when I walked through Greenwich Park on the hillside above the Thames, I visited the famous Greenwich Time Meridian, and was suitably impressed to think that this spot was the home of the time-keeper of the world.

Now we live in Lincolnshire and have the Meridian line actually running through our county and town, reminding us with metal strips on pavements inscribed with pithy comments, of the significant and important position Louth holds. In fact, every time I step outside our door and turn right, a few seconds later I'm striding across one of these strips bearing words obviously devised by someone with a sense of humour – or even wonder perhaps... We also have an art-trail in Louth, indicated by sculptures of a man or woman trying to make sense of the Meridian line, holding it between hands and puzzling over the length of tangled thread – a bit like a large tape measure.
As I said, the Greenwich Meridian line runs up through East Lincolnshire – we used to cross it regularly on bike rides to Frampton Marsh, south of Boston, and on walks around Snipe Dales near Spilsby. It certainly connects us with something rather special and places us firmly on the map, as well as linking us with our capital city.

For my photos, I've selected the Meridian sign in our local hill-top town cemetery, a pavement strip sign in Louth, and one of those curious people marking our town art trail.

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