2006-12-13 10:00:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Noel Edmonds
2006-12-13 10:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who invented them but, as a child, I was told that, in London, No.1 always started at the end of the road closest to Charing Cross, i.e. the nearer to Charing Cross, the lower the number. Whether that is the case now, I don't know.
2006-12-13 20:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by MARY N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok I can't tell you who invented them but I can tell you some secrets of how they work. In general the lowest number is nearest the most major road that joins or the centre of town... and in the uk at least, odd numbers read left to right.
I suspect it was actually the Greeks or Romans or the country with the first postal system.
2006-12-13 20:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greek mathematician and inventor Heron of Alexandria
2006-12-13 18:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by crazeebitch2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Postal service.
Actually it was the government, originally part of a census but that was its first use.
2006-12-13 18:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
undoubtedly the god squad! so they could keep track of who they p***ed of early on sunday mornings..! and who did'nt answer the door first time round...
2006-12-13 18:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by maggotdad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a p*ssed off post man
2006-12-13 18:20:43 · answer #7 · answered by Lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somebody that didnt have nothing to do
2006-12-13 18:48:47 · answer #8 · answered by punkrg2006 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋