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 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

Buckingh

am

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.