Freddie has been located!

The People’s Map Points of Interest competition, where users were asked to locate Freddie, an Australian tourist, has ended and we are pleased to announce that the winner of the competition is JohnB who not only located Freddie, but also won the prize for creating the most points of interest. JohnB created a total of 277 points of interests in London during the last three months. He only managed to locate Freddie’s position at the Imperial War M during final month just as other contributors were getting closer.

Congratulations to JohnB who wins £250 worth of High Street Shopping vouchers for finding Freddie, and another £250 worth for adding the most points of interest. We would also like to thank JohnB and all others who contributed POI's during this time.

Please keep contributing and keep your eyes peeled for the next competition!

For anyone who may not have been to the Imperial War Museum, here is a little bit of information about it.

In 1917 the Cabinet decided that a National War Museum should be set up to collect and display material relating to the Great War, which was then still being fought. The interest taken by the Dominion governments led to the museum being given the title of Imperial War Museum. It was formally established by Act of Parliament in 1920 and a governing Board of Trustees appointed. The Museum was opened in the Crystal Palace by King George V on 9 June 1920. From 1924 to 1935 it was housed, under very difficult conditions, in two galleries adjoining the former Imperial Institute, South Kensington. On 7 July 1936 the Duke of York, shortly to become King George VI, reopened the Museum in its present home.

More information can be found at http://london.iwm.org.uk/