RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, Killybegs said: Oil seed rape can produce a dramatically colourful scene. So can a murder scene. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) When I visited Mangapps a few years ago visible from the train was a crop that was very like oil-seed rape but was a purple colour. I asked John Jolley what it was and he said it was linseed. It had been planted as an experiment and was quite successful but a decision had been made not to grow any more. Edited June 11, 2019 by PhilJ W 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 On a miserable wet day today, looking back through my photos for memories of better days in the British Isles. This was 4th October 2015. Open day on the RVLR Evening shunting at Llanfair Martin. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Ah, the Rhiw Valley Light Railway. We go there each year for an open weekend, either August or September. I recognise a few of the faces in your photograph on what looks a very sunny day. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 34 minutes ago, SVRlad said: Ah, the Rhiw Valley Light Railway. We go there each year for an open weekend, either August or September. I recognise a few of the faces in your photograph on what looks a very sunny day. Yes, it's a very pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon -- tea and cakes on the lawn: http://rvlr.co.uk/ Here's another view, which I think I have posted before: Martin. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted June 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I'm gonna test people's knowledge of the British Isles, below is a pic of a village which is in one of Britain's hottest, and driest areas. Clues,- a couple of miles to the west is a well known lighthouse, a couple of miles to the east is a seaside town where a lot of the buildings have a good view. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Brixham? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted June 21, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, bike2steam said: I'm gonna test people's knowledge of the British Isles, St. Lawrence? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2019 Hmm, that's an interesting challenge as I can fit a lighthouse and a seaside town (twice over!!) but can't fit anything between the two that matches the topography in that picture. Hartland almost fits but doesn't really get into the hottest and driest part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted June 21, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: Hmm, that's an interesting challenge as I can fit a lighthouse and a seaside town (twice over!!) but can't fit anything between the two that matches the topography in that picture My guesswork is that there's not many linear settlements below a coastal undercliff. There is a significant but subtle clue on the skyline and triangulating back from that and the solar panels on the houses puts me here - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.5825317,-1.2454329,158m/data=!3m1!1e3 with an estimated time of 08.00 on a mid-June morning. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted June 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Well there are some cliffs on the North Norfolk coast Near Hunstanton, with lighthouses to the west, but those rocks behind the houses look too granite like rather than limestone.. East anglia is the driest area of the UK with St Osyth in Essex being the driest of the lot.. Edited June 21, 2019 by TheQ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, TheQ said: East anglia is the driest area of the UK with St Osyth in Essex being the driest of the lot.. And there was me thinking it was always Great Wakering. edit Psst, I did say 'one of the hottest and driest' - Edited June 21, 2019 by bike2steam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 23 hours ago, AY Mod said: My guesswork is that there's not many linear settlements below a coastal undercliff. There is a significant but subtle clue on the skyline and triangulating back from that and the solar panels on the houses puts me here - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.5825317,-1.2454329,158m/data=!3m1!1e3 with an estimated time of 08.00 on a mid-June morning. Nice one Andy, to be honest I didn't think it was easy without previous knowledge of the area, but I must be wrong. The Undercliff has it's own micro-climate. evident by the Ventnor Botanical Gardens, and the hours of sunshine at Steephill Cove . 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Perhaps we could turn this into a little challenge? If no one minds, here's my entry. The clues are that the difference between the distances between the town one mile to the west of this location and two British capital cities is exactly 300 miles (as the crow flies), and another town four miles to the west has nine railway stations. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted June 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2019 Well, I will hazard a guess that you are looking across the Clyde at Helensburgh. The town to the west would be Port Glasgow, and the one with 9 railway stations should be Greenock, but I can only count 6 current ones, plus , maybe two others which no longer exist. The give away for me is the timber pilings in the water which are the remnants of the Timber ponds, which were usd to hold whole tree trunks in the water prior to being used in shipbuilding. The two Capitals would be London and Cardiff Google streetview link here ( I hope) https://www.google.com/maps/@55.933951,-4.678972,3a,28.7y,270h,90.91t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPMSlFPMtlyZrDx4Bf_WewlmwqgKX4_RZOmQ8a6!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPMSlFPMtlyZrDx4Bf_WewlmwqgKX4_RZOmQ8a6%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-9.231429-ya20.948463-ro-0-fo100!7i8000!8i4000 Regards Ian 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Ian Smeeton said: Well, I will hazard a guess that you are looking across the Clyde at Helensburgh. The town to the west would be Port Glasgow, and the one with 9 railway stations should be Greenock, but I can only count 6 current ones, plus , maybe two others which no longer exist. The give away for me is the timber pilings in the water which are the remnants of the Timber ponds, which were usd to hold whole tree trunks in the water prior to being used in shipbuilding. The two Capitals would be London and Cardiff Google streetview link here ( I hope) https://www.google.com/maps/@55.933951,-4.678972,3a,28.7y,270h,90.91t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPMSlFPMtlyZrDx4Bf_WewlmwqgKX4_RZOmQ8a6!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPMSlFPMtlyZrDx4Bf_WewlmwqgKX4_RZOmQ8a6%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-9.231429-ya20.948463-ro-0-fo100!7i8000!8i4000 Regards Ian Well, it was actually looking towards Dumbarton, and the two capitals are London and Edinburgh (58 miles to Edinburgh, 358 miles to London), but aside from that spot on. It was taken whilst we were in the car on the A8, having just had a day out on Waverley. Somewhere in that image is where my uncle lives - he bought a farm about 20 years ago, and extensively renovated the house, probably quadrupling its value by now. Feel free to do one yourself, if other members are happy with the idea? Edited June 22, 2019 by SVRlad 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted June 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2019 I will leave this open to anyone else who fancies a go, as my photos & clue writing are rubbish Regards Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted June 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2019 8 hours ago, bike2steam said: Nice one Andy, to be honest I didn't think it was easy without previous knowledge of the area, but I must be wrong. The Undercliff has it's own micro-climate. evident by the Ventnor Botanical Gardens, and the hours of sunshine at Steephill Cove . Although I know the area, I wouldn't have guessed it so well done to Mr York and a good challenge from bike2steam! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted June 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2019 Sun, cricket and beer with a group of West Indies supporters. Pity Carlos Brathwaite got caught on the boundary when we thought he had made the winning hit. Good match and great company. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2019 Sunset on the longest day. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted June 23, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2019 12 hours ago, Ian Smeeton said: I will leave this open to anyone else who fancies a go, as my photos & clue writing are rubbish Go on, I'll chuck one in. Quite a straightforward one featuring some of the more significant hills all in the same county. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted June 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2019 47 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Go on, I'll chuck one in. Quite a straightforward one featuring some of the more significant hills all in the same county. Oh, come on Andy, you’ve just photographed your railway back scene from the Taff Valley layout! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: Go on, I'll chuck one in. Quite a straightforward one featuring some of the more significant hills all in the same county. Think I’ve found it - Paul Rey Viewpoint near Leek. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paul+Rey,+View+Point,+Leek+ST13+8UN/@53.1369365,-1.9558147,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x487a3924a7a0a579:0x8cf6c65a9cb04a2b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted June 23, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, SVRlad said: Think I’ve found it - Paul Rey Viewpoint near Leek. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paul+Rey,+View+Point,+Leek+ST13+8UN/@53.1369365,-1.9558147,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x487a3924a7a0a579:0x8cf6c65a9cb04a2b Sadly not, although that's one of my favourite roads in Britain. However from there you can often see four out of the seven hills shown in my pic. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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