Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DIRECTORY A-Z
ADDRESSES
London addresses come with postcodes at the end. Each street name is followed by a letter
or letters giving the geographical location of the street in relation to the City (E for “east”,
WC for “west central” and so on) and a number that specifies its location more precisely.
Unfortunately, this number doesn't correspond to the district's distance from the centre. Full
postal addresses end with a digit and two letters, which specify the individual block, but
these are only used in correspondence.
CRICKET
Most years three Test matches are played in London each summer: two at
Lord's
( 020
7616 8500,
www.lords.org
;
St John's Wood), the home of English cricket; the other at
The Oval
( 0020 7820 5700,
www.kiaoval.com
;
Oval). There are also numerous one-
day inter-nationals and Twenty20 matches, some of which are usually held in London.
CRIME
Should you have anything stolen or be involved in an incident that requires reporting, go to
the local
police station
(
www.met.police.uk
)
or phone 101; the 999 number should
only be used in emergencies. Central 24hr police stations include: Charing Cross, Agar St
Charing Cross; Holborn, 10 Lambs Conduit St Holborn; Marylebone, 1-9 Seymour St
Marble Arch; and West End Central, 27 Savile Row Oxford Circus. The City of London
Police ( 020 7601 2222,
www.cityoflondon.police.uk
)
are separate from the Metropolitan
Police, and have a police station at 182 Bishopsgate Liverpool Street. If there's an incid-
ent on public transport, call the British Transport Police on 0800 405040. For
Rape
Crisis
, contact 0808 802 9999,
www.rapecrisis.org.uk
.
Emergencies
For
police
, fire and ambulance services, call 999.
ELECTRICITY
Electricity supply in London conforms to the EU standard of approximately 230V. Sockets
are designed for British
three-pin plugs
, which are totally different from those in the main-
land EU and North America.
