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« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2017, 15:35:18 »
Narroways Hill it is, looking south pretty much at the centre of this aerial view.

It is now a nature reserve as well as being a good spot to walk dogs and watch trains.
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« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2017, 15:47:54 »
That map link appears to be centred on Rodway Hill rather than Narroways Hill.

Attached is a 1911 Railway Clearing House map of the railway lines around Bristol. The Midland branch to the Clifton Extension Railway is top right. 

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« Reply #17 on: October 09, 2017, 15:53:30 »
For once, there was a site I actually recognized! Distinctive shape, if you've been there.
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« Reply #18 on: October 09, 2017, 16:45:55 »
Quote from: bignosemac on October 09, 2017, 15:47:54
That map link appears to be centred on Rodway Hill rather than Narroways Hill.


Now that's intriguing - when I follow it I see the word 'Narroways' right in the middle, round about where the photo was taken in fact. The Google search box however contains 'Rodway Hill, Emersons Green, Bris...' - which was the last thing I looked at.
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2017, 00:13:13 »
Quote from: Adelante_CCT on October 09, 2017, 09:53:05
No one has suggested Taunton yet?  Shocked

Our regular readers on the Coffee Shop forum will know by now that I tend not to suggest Taunton - even when it is probably the right answer, in other examples.  Embarrassed Roll Eyes
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