9.1. Useful Telephone Numbers
9.2. Councils and Embassies
9.3. Public Holidays
9.4. Conversions
9.1.
Useful Telephone
Numbers
|
Emergency |
999 |
|
Operator UK |
100 |
|
Operator International |
155 |
|
BT-answer (messages) |
1571 |
|
Call-back (last caller)
|
1471 |
|
Intern. Access Code
|
00 |
|
Country Code for UK |
44 |
|
British Telecom |
0800 800150 |
|
British Gas |
0800 0721945 |
|
London Electricity
|
0800 0969000 |
|
Thames Water |
08459 200800 |
|
Royal Mail |
08457 740740 |
9.2. Councils
9.2.1 Embassies and Consulates
The following list of embassies and
consulates is not comprehensive. If your embassy is not
listed please contact Outpost London for more
information,
outpostlondon@shell.com
Australia
Australia House, Strand, London, WC2B 4LA, Tel: 020
7379 4334
www.australia.org.uk
Austria 18 Belgrave Mews West, London, SW1X 8HU Tel: 020 7235
3731
Belgium 103-105 Eaton Square, London, SW1W 9AB
Tel: 020 7470 3700
Canada Macdonald House, 1 Grosvenor Square,
London, W1X 0AB Tel: 020 7258 6600
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/london
Denmark 55 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9SR Tel:
020 7333 0200
Finland 38 Chesham Place, London, SW1W 8HW Tel:
020 7838 6200
France 58 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7JT Tel: 020
7201 1000
Germany 23 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PZ Tel:
020 7824 1300
Greece 1A Holland Park, London W11 3TP Tel: 020
7229 3850
Irish Republic 17 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X
7HR Tel: 020 7235 2171
Italy 14 Three Kings Yard, Davies Street, London,
W1Y 2EH Tel: 020 7312 2200
Japan 101-104 Piccadilly, London, W1V 9FN Tel:
020 7465 6500
Luxembourg 27 Wilton Crescent, London SW1X 8SD
Tel: 020 7235 6961
Malaysia
45 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8 QT, Tel: 020 7235 8033
New Zealand New Zealand House, Haymarket, London,
SW1Y 4TQ Tel: 020 7930 8422
Norway 25 Belgrave Sq., London, SW1X 8QD Tel:
020 7591 5500
Portugal 11 Belgrave Sq., London, SW1X 8PP Tel:
020 7235 5331
South Africa South Africa House, Trafalgar Sq.,
London, WC2N 5DP Tel: 020 7451 7299
Spain 39 Chesham Place, London, SW1X 8SB Tel:
020 7235 5555
Sweden 11 Montagu Place, London, W1H 2AL Tel: 020
7917 6400
Switzerland 16-18 Montagu Place, London, W1H 2BQ
Tel: 020 7616 6000
The Netherlands
38 Hyde Park Gate, London SW7 5DP Tel: 020 7590 3200
www.netherlands-embassy.org.uk
United States
24-32 Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE Tel: 020
7499 9000
www.usembassy.org.uk
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9.3. Public Holidays
In England and Wales there are eight Public
Holidays/Bank Holidays. The name Bank Holiday comes from
the time when banks were shut and so no trading could
take place. Even though banks are still closed on these
days many shops today now remain open. Shops, museums
and other public attractions, such as historic houses
and sports centres, may close on certain public
holidays, particularly Christmas Day.
There are holidays in lieu of those
public holidays which fall at weekends.
|
Public
Holidays/Bank Holidays |
2007 |
2008 |
|
New Year’s Day |
1
January |
1
January |
|
Good Friday |
6
April |
21
March |
|
Easter Monday |
9
April |
24
March |
|
First Monday in May Bank Holiday |
7
May |
5
May |
|
Last Monday in May/Spring B. Holiday |
28
May |
26
May |
|
Summer B. Holiday/Last Mon in Aug |
27
Augustus |
25
August |
|
Christmas Day |
25
December |
25
December |
|
Boxing Day |
26
December |
26
December |
9.3.1. Annual Events
You can obtain a list from Outpost London
of a month-by-month schedule of annual events. It
includes advice on when and where to obtain tickets.
Please contact
outpostlondon@shell.com
Events included are: London International
Boat Show, Chinese New Year Celebrations, Pancake Day,
The University Boat Race, FA Cup Final, Easter Sunday
Parade,The Flora London Marathon, Trooping the Colour,
Street Theatre Festival and Guy Fawkes Day.
9.4. Conversions
9.4.1. Length
|
Imperial |
|
Metric |
|
1
inch |
= |
2.54 centimetres |
|
1
foot |
= |
0.30 metres |
|
1
yard |
= |
0.91 metres |
|
1
mile |
= |
1.61 kilometres |
|
Metric |
|
Imperial |
|
1
cm |
= |
0.39 inch
|
|
1
meter |
= |
3
foot 3.25 inch |
|
1
kilometre |
= |
0.62 mile
|
|
8
kilometres |
= |
5
miles
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.4.2. Weight
|
Imperial |
|
|
|
Metric |
|
1
pound |
= |
16
ounces (oz) |
= |
450 grams |
|
1
stone |
= |
14
pounds |
= |
6.35 kilograms |
9.4.3. Cooking Weight
and Temperature
|
Ounces |
|
Grams |
|
Celsius |
|
Fahrenheit |
|
1 |
= |
30 |
|
110 |
= |
225 |
|
2 |
= |
60 |
|
120 |
= |
250 |
|
3 |
= |
85 |
|
140 |
= |
275 |
|
4 |
= |
115 |
|
150 |
= |
300 |
|
5 |
= |
140 |
|
160 |
= |
325 |
|
6 |
= |
170 |
|
180 |
= |
350 |
|
7 |
= |
200 |
|
190 |
= |
3775 |
|
8 |
= |
225 |
|
200 |
= |
400 |
|
16
(1 lb) |
= |
450 |
|
220 |
= |
425 |
|
1½
lb |
= |
680 |
|
230 |
= |
450 |
|
2
lb |
= |
900 |
|
240 |
= |
475 |
|
2¼
lb |
= |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
|
2½
lb |
= |
1125 |
|
|
|
|
|
3
lb |
= |
1350 |
|
|
|
|
|
3½
lb |
= |
1500 |
|
|
|
|
|
4
lb |
= |
1800 |
|
|
|
|
|
4½
lb |
= |
2000 |
|
|
|
|
9.4.4. Temperature
|
°F to °C |
°C to °F |
|
Subtract 32, multiply by 5,
divide by 9* |
Multiply by 9, divide by 5,
add 32** |
|
0 = -18 |
-10 = 14 |
|
10 = -12 |
-5 = 23 |
|
20 = -7 |
0 = 32 |
|
32 = 0 |
5 = 41 |
|
40 = 4 |
10 = 50 |
|
50 = 10 |
15 = 59 |
|
60 = 15 |
20 = 68 |
|
70 = 21 |
25 = 77 |
|
80 = 27 |
30 = 86 |
|
90 = 32 |
35 = 95 |
|
100 = 38 |
40 = 104 |
|
110 = 43 |
45 = 113 |
* For a quick and approximate conversion,
subtract 30 from the Fahrenheit temperature and divide
by 2.
** For a quick and approximate
conversion, double the Celsius temperature and add 30.
9.4.5. Conversion
Factors
|
To convert |
Multiply
by |
|
Feet to Meters |
0.3048 |
|
Gallons to Litres |
4.546 |
|
Inches to Centimetres |
2.540 |
|
Miles to Kilometres |
1.6093 |
|
Ounces to Grams |
28.35 |
|
Pounds to Kilograms |
0.4536 |
|
Pounds to Grams |
453.6 |
|
Yards to Meters |
0.9144 |
