The London Olympics

By BIL

The 1908 Olympics

• The Olympics were originally given to Rome they then changed the host city to London because they thought Rome were not prepared for the Olympics so at short notice the White City Stadium some of the events where : tug of war , rugby, athletics

The 1948 Olympics The 1948 London Games were the first to be shown on home television, although very few people in Great Britain actually owned sets. Over 4,000 athletes from 59 countries participated in the Games. The spectators who came to the games had to bring their own food, as there were no facilities to provide catering at any of the sites. Even getting to the venues posed problems. The famous London Red Buses were used, and military vehicles, many driven by women volunteers, were also used to ferry spectators and athletes alike to the venues.

Horse Guards Parade Horse Guards Parade!!

Horse Guards Parade is a large Parade ground of Whitehall in the Central London. The parade ground is open on the west side. It is used for royal parades and ceremonies. Horse Guards Parade was formerly the site of the Palace of Whitehall's tiltyard where tournaments were held in the time of Henry VIII.It was once the Headquarters to the British Army. Horse Guards Parade will host the beach volleyball competition of the 2012 summer Olympics held in London. Temporary courts and seating will be installed, much as seating is installed annually for Trooping the Colour.

Horse Guard Parade is in Westminster London. There will be one court with a capacity of 15,000 with two tiers and four floodlight towers at each of it’s corners, two practice courts to the east of the arena, and a further six practice courts at St. James's Park.

THE MALL In central London is the road running from Buckingham Palace, at its western end to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square at its eastern end.

•It then crosses Spring Gardens, which was where the Metropolitan Board of Works and, for a number of years, the London County Council were based.

The mall

It is closed to traffic on Sundays and public holidays, and on ceremonial occasions. The surface of The Mall is coloured red which gives the effect of a giant red carpet leading up to Buckingham Palace.

The mall

LORDS CRICKET GROUND

 

ABOUT LORDS CRICKET GROUND

Many people will have interest in this place because cricket is a global sport. It is one of the best pitches in the all of England. It is one of the most well-known buildings in London. So there will be many people visiting there to watch the Archery Competition .

Facts It can seat up to 28000 people at one time.

it Is located in Saint John’s Wood London

It was established in 1814

The owner is Marylebone cricket club

The tenants are England and Wales Cricket Board.