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« on: July 21, 2020, 23:27:25 » |
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Red Squirrel and daughter have been out and about on their bicycles quite a lot of late. Where did their wanderings take them the other day?  |
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« Last Edit: July 22, 2020, 10:14:47 by Red Squirrel »
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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2020, 00:28:59 » |
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Bannerman Road buy any chance ?..
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2020, 10:24:02 » |
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Bannerman Road buy any chance ?..
A good guess, but no. A curious road, Bannerman - there's a chunk of it that's 'missing', having been dug up and replaced by a school. However the Bannerman Road bridge is richly decorated with street art; where we were, on the other hand, no-one has been able to spray-paint until quite recently without risking being flattened by a (single-decker) bus... you were on the right lines though! |
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2020, 10:30:55 » |
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Ah so I've got it now so will leave for others to have a go.
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2020, 11:49:05 » |
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Okay, I'm guessing the bridge/tunnel may be railway related and I'm wondering if a line formerly went through it or over it. If at all.
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2020, 11:58:26 » |
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Okay, I'm guessing the bridge/tunnel may be railway related and I'm wondering if a line formerly went through it or over it. If at all.
A busy main line passes overhead. It may help a little if I tell you that the blue markings are not graffiti. |
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2020, 12:49:37 » |
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Mina Road at a guess.
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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2020, 12:51:20 » |
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Looks like someone had a very full bladder!
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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2020, 16:37:58 » |
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Mina Road at a guess.
No, not Mina Road, but as with Western Pathfinder you are on the right track - and heading the right way too from his suggestion. Note that there is no pavement visible; the trench may give a false impression. This is a bridge, not a tunnel. Looks like someone had a very full bladder!
Most of the trains passing overhead have retention tanks these days! |
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2020, 17:21:52 » |
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I beg your pardon; i have allowed myself to become confused. Mina Road is not on the right track. Sorry to mislead. Bannerman Road, however, is.
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2020, 18:06:28 » |
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Well, that reduces the possibilities to a distinctly finite number. I reckon it's the cycle path between Station Road and Station Lane, safely hidden from Google Earth's prying cameras. The station in question was Ashley Hill (or Ashleyhill), and the cycle route is now called Concorde Way. It's rather sad it wasn't Boiling Wells Lane, just because it's such a very good name - but it is very close to Boiling Wells itself (themselves?).
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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2020, 18:45:53 » |
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Well, that reduces the possibilities to a distinctly finite number. I reckon it's the cycle path between Station Road and Station Lane, safely hidden from Google Earth's prying cameras. The station in question was Ashley Hill (or Ashleyhill), and the cycle route is now called Concorde Way. It's rather sad it wasn't Boiling Wells Lane, just because it's such a very good name - but it is very close to Boiling Wells itself (themselves?).
I'm delighted that this is proving such a resilient challenge! Not Boiling Wells, and not the cycle route under Ashleyhill, Ashley Hill or indeed Ashley Down as we will hopefully get used to calling it one day. Keep heading north! Oh, and it is on Google Streetview by the way! |
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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2020, 19:25:11 » |
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Well, that reduces the possibilities to a distinctly finite number. I reckon it's the cycle path between Station Road and Station Lane, safely hidden from Google Earth's prying cameras. The station in question was Ashley Hill (or Ashleyhill), and the cycle route is now called Concorde Way. It's rather sad it wasn't Boiling Wells Lane, just because it's such a very good name - but it is very close to Boiling Wells itself (themselves?).
I'm delighted that this is proving such a resilient challenge! Not Boiling Wells, and not the cycle route under Ashleyhill, Ashley Hill or indeed Ashley Down as we will hopefully get used to calling it one day. Keep heading north! Oh, and it is on Google Streetview by the way! Gyspy Patch Lane - so it's still there, if not for long. |
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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2020, 19:34:17 » |
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That's the one! Here's the replacement, awaiting its moment:  Not a great photo, but it was getting late... |
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2020, 11:56:28 » |
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I beg your pardon; i have allowed myself to become confused. Mina Road is not on the right track. Sorry to mislead. Bannerman Road, however, is.
Got my road mixed up should have posted Glenfrome Road but then it was wrong. Should have realised it was Gypsy Patch Lane having passed under that bridge having been employed at Rolls Royce for 37 years. |
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