The Mall, London
51°30′15″N 0°8′7″W / 51.50417°N 0.13528°W
The Mall (
History
The Mall began as part of the tended grounds of
The Victoria Memorial is immediately before the gates of the Palace, whilst Admiralty Arch at the far end leads into Trafalgar Square. The length of The Mall from where it joins
The surface of The Mall has been coloured red since the 1950s giving the effect of a giant red carpet leading up to Buckingham Palace. This colour was obtained using synthetic
On
During
Scheduled buses are not allowed to use the Mall and go past Buckingham Palace except by permission of the monarch. This has only happened twice in history; in 1927 and in 1950.[4]
Events
The annual
During the Trooping the Colour events and other big National events, the Mall is used.
Starting pistol incident
In 1981, Marcus Sarjeant fired six blank shots from a starting pistol near Queen Elizabeth II as she and her entourage were making their way down the road on horseback for Trooping the Colour. Sarjeant was immediately apprehended and arrested.[9]
References
- ^ "How Do You Pronounce Theydon Bois?". Londonist.
- OCLC 35291703. Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via HathiTrust Digital Library.)
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- ^ "So you've crossed the London Marathon finish line... what happens now?". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2012
- ^ "marathon men results — Athletics — London 2012 Olympics". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "marathon women results — Athletics — London 2012 Olympics". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "The Mall set to crown opening of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Guard: I Saw Shots Being Fired at Queen".
External links
- Media related to The Mall, London at Wikimedia Commons