Each float is measured, spaced to the yard and timed to the second, and with so many people in so little space there is no margin for error. They really do arrive at that second. The procession will take just over an hour to pass you, and the Lord Mayor's coach is close to the back. Here's a summary of the timetable showing the front and back of the procession and the Lord Mayor's place within it at each location. We hope it's useful in planning where to stand and when.

This is the timetable for the 2011 Lord Mayor's Show:

	Head of procession	Lord Mayor's' State Coach	Tail of procession
Mansion House	11:00:00	12:06:15	12:09:10
Cheapside	11:07:22	12:13:36	12:16:32
Grandstands at St Paul's	11:11:18	12:17:33	12:20:28
St Paul's Cathedral	11:13:02	12:19:17	12:22:12
Pageantmaster's Court	11:16:13	12:28:27	12:31:12
Ludgate Circus	11:17:52	12:30:07	12:33:02
Temple Bar	11:25:15	12:37:30	12:40:26
Royal Courts of Justice	11:26:27	12:38:42	12:41:38

The Lord Mayor stops at St Paul's for about six minutes before continuing on to the Royal Courts, and will be delayed by that much at subsequent stops. The Lord Mayor spends an hour and 21 minutes at the Royal Courts, then there is a five and a half minute journey to Temple Place, where the coach rejoins the end of the procession:

	Head of procession	Lord Mayor's' State Coach	Tail of procession
Temple Place	13:00:00	14:06:15	14:10:10
City Boundary	13:00:27	14:06:51	14:09:37
Blackfriars Railway Bridge	13:08:43	14:14:58	14:17:54
Puddle Dock	13:10:07	14:16:21	14:19:17
Wardrobe Terrace	13:11:09	14:17:23	14:20:19
Godliman Street	13:13:04	14:19:19	14:22:14
Distaff Lane	13:14:07	14:20:22	14:23:18
Mansion House	13:22:49	14:29:05	14:32:00