And The Worst View?
I exaggerate, of course. This isn't the worst view in Greenwich by a long chalk. I will let your imaginations run riot as to the true worst view.But really - are Stephen and I the only grumbly NIMBYS who think that this ugly snack caravan could be placed a few yards back, among the leafy glades of Greenwich Park, instead of battling with the tourists for pole-position, right inside the Observatory walls? It's been there since Wednesday, and Stephen says it's run by the same people who do the pricey sausages in the car park.
I know - it's only a dodgy-looking coffee wagon (I've heard the word 'portaloo' used about it) - and it's not permanent - but this should be a clear, uninterrupted view of a World Heritage Site. How many fewer bags of crisps would they sell if they were moved just a short way from the very area where people often have to queue for a view? I mean - it's not just the van itself, it's it's well-spaced bins lined up along the fence.
Tell me I'm getting obsessive now. I have the horrid feeling I am. It just seems like an eyesore that could be easily moved with no real loss of business to the snackmongers but a small but significant bonus to visitors and locals alike.
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posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
08:36
10 Comments:
I agree, its rubish, gotta go.
you're getting obsessive now.
:)
Isn't there already a caf in the bottom of the observatory?
How do they feel about competing with it?
Observatory floor plan - Cafe bottom left
Not obsessive at all. What on earth do the authorities (NMM? Royal Parks?)think they are doing endorsing it? Are they getting so much money from the licence (or whatever) to make it worth while?
It's a disgrace!
That's horrible.....completely out of character with the surroundings...It's NMM who run the Observatory. Their draft conservation plan says:
"The Trustees and staff of the National Maritime Museum take great pride in their role as stewards of central parts of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site: the Royal Observatory..."
Hmm...unless they can make a few quid in rent. I also expect that a take away van was just what UNESCO had in mind when they included the vistas from the hill as a reason for Greenwich becoming a World Heritage Site.
You can email NMM on comments@nmm.ac.uk
Count yourself lucky you don't work at the Observatory. Most staff hate it. We have a hard time telling Joe public not to bring their food into the buildings.
M> It's the same company that has a cafe at the bottom of the plantetarium.
I think it looks quite dashing myself
think the kiosk is the least of the problems facing the observatory and the nmm-think their just desperate for the money it will generate and have given little thought to the visitor enjoyment
I hear they're going to put in a mini theme park next.
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