2012

TQ3080 : London: New Year crowds approach Trafalgar Square

taken 12 years ago, near to City of Westminster, England

London: New Year crowds approach Trafalgar Square
London: New Year crowds approach Trafalgar Square
Looking north along Whitehall on the approach to Trafalgar Square as New Year crowds head from the prime firework and Big Ben viewing areas towards the heart of London, where the majority of public transport services will be running well into the night. Here, we are not far in distance - but a long way in time - from Trafalgar Square, and Nelson's Column is prominent in the distance. It would take another half an hour to reach the Square, although thankfully the dense crowd remained calm and good-natured throughout. There were a few idiots who tried to squeeze through the crowd even though there was nowhere for them really to go - luckily nobody rose to the bait to cause what could have been a catastrophic argument!

The bright square below Nelson's Column is a display explaining where buses were running from, bound for the various directions, and information on trains. Another similar sign asked for patience and explained that a staggered junction was being operated, whereby crowds arriving from various directions were taking their turns in proceeding, aided by a heavy presence of mounted police.

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre People, Events other tags: Crowd Street Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · New Year's Eve in London Automatic Clusters: · London [1553] · Looking [1424] · Trafalgar Square [786] Other Photos: · London: New Year crowds on Whitehall ·
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TQ3080, 6967 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 3 January, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3005 8030 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.4005N 0:7.6514W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3009 8019
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