{"id":1363,"date":"2012-07-27T21:03:47","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T20:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2012-07-27T21:03:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T20:03:47","slug":"the-whole-nine-yards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/2012\/07\/the-whole-nine-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whole Nine Yards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Visitors to the American hospitality House at Vinopolis on Bankside in Southwark don\u2019t have to walk far for a reminder of past Olympic triumphs by US athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1365\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Gloriana-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1365\" class=\" wp-image-1365\" src=\"http:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Gloriana-001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Anchor, Bankside \u00a9 Neil Sinclair 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Less than a hammer\u2019s throw from Vinopolis is the historic Anchor tavern. Marked on the Thameside path outside the Anchor is a tribute to one of the greatest ever Olympic achievements \u2013 the world record-breaking long jump by America\u2019s Bob Beamon.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BobBeamon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"BobBeamon\" src=\"http:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/BobBeamon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Bob Beamon pavement\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Beamon pavement (c) Neil Sinclair 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He smashed the world long jump record by almost 2ft with a jump of 8.9 metres or 29ft 2 1\/2in at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Beamon\u2019s record stood for over 20 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">His astonishing leap is measured out for aspiring athletes to match \u2013 if they can. But if you prefer to make American connections without breaking sweat, join the leisurely Footprints of London guided walks along the Thames on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/3997653088\">Tuesday<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/event\/4000371218?ebtv=C\">Wednesday<\/a> evenings during the Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In an approximately two and a half mile amble downriver, you&#8217;ll <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">find out where Renee Zellweger had her famous &#8216;big pants&#8217; scene with Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones&#8217;s Diary, see where Robert Harvard, father of Harvard University benefactor John, is buried, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">hear gory tales about pirate executions and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The whole nine yards, in fact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to the American hospitality House at Vinopolis on Bankside in Southwark don\u2019t have to walk far for a reminder of past Olympic triumphs by US athletes. 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