Citizens of London

[Casshew]

People of London, please have this fixed by August 20th :D

 

 

Take all that nasty scaffolding off Nelson's Column and put the big lions back.

 

Thank you.

[English Jane]

... and while we're sorting that out, would you like to put in an order for the weather too?

 

:D

 

Jane

x

[Casshew]

I think there is a better chance of fixing that mess than giving me blue skies... so if you could just sort out Trafalgar Square, that would be great. Ta!:D

[Sue G]

Hi again CasshewThey are carrying out restoration work to Nelson's Column and it should be finished in July in time for the Trafalgar Square festival which is normally held in August - not usre of this years dates.Check out http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor and do a search on Trafalgar Square - they even have a camera to give you a 360 degree view from the top of the column.Sue G

[Casshew]

Yay Sue!!! Thanks for the good news :-)

 

My daughter (12) has been looking at pics of London and said she wanted to pose on one of the Lions.... then I spotted 'no lions' on the Trafalgar cam and thought 'ooops'!

[Kindlychap]

Hi again CasshewThey are carrying out restoration work to Nelson's Column and it should be finished in July in time for the Trafalgar Square festival which is normally held in August - not usre of this years dates.Check out www.london.gov.uk/mayor and do a search on Trafalgar Square - they even have a camera to give you a 360 degree view from the top of the column.Sue G

 

Sue - c'mon, this is England! Which July are you talking about? 2014 or 2015?

[Globaliser]

Sue - c'mon, this is England! Which July are you talking about? 2014 or 2015?

What, that soon? :D

[brian_uk]

Hoping it will be clear for THE OLYMPICS 2012

 

Brian

[lord of the seas]

Brian,

Which event are you entered in?

[Casshew]

Okay, you Londoner's are starting to get on my nerves now :rolleyes:

 

Big Ben quarterly chimes to stop

 

Some of the famous chimes of Big Ben are to be silenced over the next month while maintenance work is carried out.

 

The St Stephen's Tower bell at Westminster Palace will continue to toll on the hour.

 

But from 0800 BST on Monday, the familiar "ding dong, ding dong" which can be heard on each quarter hour will be stopped.

 

The work is expected to take four weeks and is the first major repair needed on the bells for about 50 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/5037364.stm

[Globaliser]

Casshew, does this really surprise you?

 

In London, precious little works properly. So when it's tourist season, we want to make sure that all our visitors get a taste of authentic London, applied to the things that they'd be interested in! ;)

[Nymue]

Oh Please.......Oh Please do try your very best ever to have the Lions back by the time we arrive August 3! My poor heart can't take the heartache of getting there and dealing with the sight of.... :eek: No LIONS!

I really will be crushed, those Lions are beautiful!!!!

 

Hugs,

Anne ;)

PS - Cass, Thank You for clearing this mess up! :p

[Casshew]

Hi Anne!

 

This was Trafalgar Square yesterday (June 27) doesn't look like much progress to me :(

 

[Nymue]

Oh Pooh!!!! I was really looking forward to seeing those beautiful Lions! :(

 

Hugs,

Anne

[Nymue]

Cass, Our flight arrives before noon, so visiting Trafalgar Square before checking in was the plan. I just knew that once I saw those Lions it would sink in that I was *REALLY* there!

 

Hugs,

Anne :p

[Sue G]

Hi

 

I work in London and pass Trafalgar Square every day. This is to let you know that the covers are beginning to come off Nelson's column.

 

Sue G

[Nymue]

Thanks Sue, Any sign of the return of the Lions?

 

Hugs,

Anne

[Sue G]

Hi Nymue

They are still there - you can see the tops of their heads.

 

Sue G

[Casshew]

July 3rd

 

 

 

July 7th

 

 

Today (July 15)

[hugosmom]

I saw the lions yesterday - from the top of a tour bus and also from the square itself. I'm going to try to post a picture or two - but have never done that here so it might not work. My apologies if it doesn't.

[Casshew]

Super photos, thanks so much :)

 

What a beautiful sunny day, too.

[hugosmom]

We've had two stunning days - sunny, hot, light winds. In the shade, it's lovely. In the sun, it's very, very hot! I do have some great pictures that I'll share as time allows - the hotel we're headed to next doesn't have internet in the room. But it also doesn't have air conditioning in the room, so I'm sure I'll be in the lobby in the evenings so I can have both!

 

By the time you and your daughter get here, I bet the lions will be eager to greet you properly!

[Casshew]

By the time you and your daughter get here, I bet the lions will be eager to greet you properly!

 

Thanks! The one on the right looks ready, already :)

 

[Norfolk Brit]

Hello, was in the area yesterday, thought of you, and trotted past. Just about everything is restored (lions are in full view, scaffolding reduced to a small amount at the bottom with one Great British workman gazing at it).

 

Hope it cools down a bit by the time you arrive; yesterday it was about 95F, and the tube was like Dante's inferno.

 

Enjoy your trip, Mary

[Casshew]

Thanks Mary, that's great news :)

 

My daughter is so happy about the lions being back.