Pieces of eight

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grahame

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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2016, 06:44:20 »

Quote from: Timmer on June 08, 2016, 05:58:37

8, complete guess, Swindon?

Completely right ... Grin


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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2016, 09:15:42 »

Thanks for the gift of the correct answer I was in fact waiting for the next 24hr period to start.


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« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2016, 09:31:26 »

Quote from: Western Pathfinder on June 08, 2016, 09:15:42

Thanks for the gift of the correct answer I was in fact waiting for the next 24hr period to start.

You have the major credit - we all knew you meant Chippenham.


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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2016, 23:21:20 »

4. Two possibilities come to mind depending on how recent the photo is.

Manchester?


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« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2016, 04:20:59 »

Quote from: Merthyr Imp on June 08, 2016, 23:21:20

4. Two possibilities come to mind depending on how recent the photo is.

Manchester?

Yes indeed. Picture taken at aroud 15:30 on Tuesday


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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2016, 06:31:27 »

Just the one remaining


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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2016, 22:39:04 »

Quote from: grahame on June 09, 2016, 04:20:59

Quote from: Merthyr Imp on June 08, 2016, 23:21:20

4. Two possibilities come to mind depending on how recent the photo is.

Manchester?

Yes indeed. Picture taken at aroud 15:30 on Tuesday

I must admit it's not a piece of Manchester I'm familiar with, but I thought it must be either there or Birmingham which was my first thought.


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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2016, 22:56:00 »

Haven't a clue about the remaining pic but there's building work going on. So going to take a random stab at London Bridge. I'm sure there's lots of other stations having work done at the moment but London Bridge is the only one I can think of.


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Puffing Billy

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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #23 on: June 10, 2016, 21:03:43 »

Exeter Central?


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« Reply #24 on: June 11, 2016, 06:03:20 »

Quote from: Puffing Billy on June 10, 2016, 21:03:43

Exeter Central?

Alas, no ... this one's really difficult ... all pictures taken by myself in the last 18 months, and you need to bear in mind that I occasionally travel quite a distance. A quick look and I've noted that I did blog this picture last year ... rail stuff archived via http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z501.html and http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z406.html


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Puffing Billy

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Re: Pieces of eight

« Reply #25 on: June 14, 2016, 14:45:39 »

Nottingham, then?


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« Reply #26 on: June 14, 2016, 15:05:23 »

For some reason it brings to mind the Star Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong but... your archive gives it away: New York?


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« Reply #27 on: June 14, 2016, 16:50:40 »

New York, yes. World Trade Center, PATH station, about a year ago


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« Reply #28 on: June 14, 2016, 23:16:27 »

Obviously not Taunton: no 'recent building work' there. Tongue


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