Tours | Categories (New, Hot) | Map
Alcohol - Ancient - Animal - Architecture - Art - Aviation - Boxing - Celebrity - Charity - Children - Church - Cinema - Comedy - Crime - Dance - Death - Disaster - Drugs - Fashion - Food - Gambling - Ghost - Grave - Health - Historical - Industry - Justice - LGBT - Literary - Look Up - Medical - Military - Motoring - Murder - Museum - Music - Nature - Naval - Paranormal - Pioneer - Poetry - Police - Politics - Pub - Public Amenities - Quirky - Religion - Retail - Ripper - River - Royalty - Science - Sculpture - Sex - Signs - Society - Sport - Subterranean - Technology - Theatre - Train - Transport - Tube - TV - Weather -
Contact Us
IN THE NEWS
TOUR OF THE MONTH
ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
16th July 1985 Bill to abolish Greater London Council receives royal assent
16th July 1939 Born today: Corin Redgrave, London, actor (Excalibur, Man For All Seasons)
16th July 1924 Conference over German recovery payments begins in London
16th July 1877 Spencer Gore wins the first ever Wimbledon tennis tournament - after 3 days rain delay.
16th July 1377 The Coronation of Richard II in Westminster Abbey.
Christmas under Nelson
Since 1947, Norway has supplied Trafalgar's Christmas Tree
Location: Trafalgar Square, WC2H
Description: Each year since 1947, a Christmas tree has been given to the people of London from the people of Norway in gratitude for Britain's support for Norway during World War II.
For many Londoners the Christmas tree and carol-singing in Trafalgar Square signal the countdown to Christmas.
The tree is usually a Norwegian spruce (Picea abies) over 20 metres high and 50-60 years old. It is selected from the forests surrounding Oslo with great care several months, even years, in advance. The Norwegian foresters who look after it describe it fondly as 'the queen of the forest'.
The tree remains in Trafalgar Square until 6 January, the Twelfth Night of Christmas, when it is taken down for recycling. The tree is chipped and composted, to make mulch.
Tagged in this Tour: The Doctor Whoish tour of London
Look Up
Society
Ranking This Month: 1943/2801
Pages Hit This Month: 32
Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/1040
Credits: http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/events/xmas.jsp
|
Since 1947, Norway has supplied Trafalgar's Christmas Tree |
The Shady Old Lady points out that you can drag this map using mouse. Or visit our full massive map.
Houses of Parliament», 0.5km
Sylvia's Suffragette Shop», 4.9km
Bromley Hall», 5.1km
A Gate into London», 2.2km
Old Retail and plenty of Tea», 0.7km
Home to an Adventurer», 2.3km
A gilded-gold Memorial», 2.1km
The Clerk's Well», 1.3km
Francisco de Miranda's Statue», 1.1km
Jonas Hanway's Handy Gadget», 0.8km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
