The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs

[PeteXXX]

@PeteXXX I keep looking at that trig but the big gates always closed so well done .

That's the good thing about a light bike

 

[Tail End Charlie]

A cut bench mark from a walk a week or so ago. I thought there'd be one there (old church, only a couple of buildings nearby) and my wife even joined in the hunt for it. It's at Forest Chapel in Macclesfield Forest above Wildboarclough. The chapel dates to 1673. A lovely spot, although to cycle there involves going up my nemesis (I was walking that day, so walked down it).

 

[biggs682]

Since this thread started we have walked along Bournemouth promenade at least 6 times but spotted this 1 benchmarks today for the first time just along from the central pier heading to Sandbanks .

 

[classic33]

Upper end of Darley Street(opposite the Post Offics),Bradford.

 

[biggs682]

All Hallows church Wellingborough done before but I was passing

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wetherby Bridge
The 'Great North Road' passed over this bridge, until the town was bypassed in the very late 60's

It's at the opposite end of the bridge, on 'my side'



https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...h-attached-war-memorial-wetherby#.W_raIPZ2vIU

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5860189

 

[Drago]

Im loving that marker Mr Thackeray.

I'm planning a jaunt over to MK tomorrow, got a few more on my list to bag.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Scotland enters the space race...

took this a fortnight today (just remembered it)

off Port Glasgow (an unmanned lighthouse)

 

[PeteXXX]

Nice, but chilly, pedal over to Stamford yesterday.

Gretton Viaduct.

A Flush Bracket on No58 (obviously!) opposite the Tollemache Arms, in Harrington.

8 miles to go..

4 miles to go..

A clean BM on the Coach House Inn in South Luffenham.

 

[PeteXXX]

Plenty of easy finds in Stamford itself.

Aptly, the first finds were on Petergate.

Opposite the Flush Bracket was a nice BM

I could actually see it over the road (the Red Arrow was mine, not there in real time)

A Utility plaque a few yards away as well!

The local stone takes well to chiseling. Nice clean cuts.

This old signpost still has some of the glass reflector beads in it. (the previous BM is in view as well.

Must have been a Friday afternoon job.. Half finished BM on All Saints Street.

Spotted as I was riding out of town, on an end terrace house.

There must be so much more to find there. Worth a revisit next time I have 100 miles in my legs

 

[PeteXXX]

Final shots for the day, taken on the ride home.

A couple of finds in Apethorpe (where Mr Bean has/had a house/mansion. I've never seen a hand carved Utility Marker like this before.

And on the Collyweston Slater, the last BM of the day. I've driven past this so many times, but there's nowhere to park a truck, so I decided to divert there to grab it.

 

[Drago]

Cycling UKs chipwrapper arrived today. I see they've created the British Cycling Quest, with checkpoints all over the UK to visit. I kind of think they've pinched our OS trig/benchmark begging idea, dumbed it down and made it worse.

https://www.cyclinguk.org/british-cycle-quest

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Cycling UKs chipwrapper arrived today. I see they've created the British Cycling Quest, with checkpoints all over the UK to visit. I kind of think they've pinched our OS trig/benchmark begging idea, dumbed it down and made it worse.

https://www.cyclinguk.org/british-cycle-quest

I reckon I can bag quite a few..




on Google Maps....

 

[tom73]

Benchmark on St Mary's Church, Willen, Milton Keynes. A nice ride out and back.

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Quick fact about Hooke No-one know's for sure what he looked like. Newton was not a great fan of Hooke hated him in fact.Then again he hated anyone who he though was a threat to his power. When he made the RS move to it's current location the only known portrait of Hooke magical went missing in the move. Artist Rita Greer is now working on a project to paint more paintings of Hooke than known one's of Newton. Also sadly no one has any idea of Hooke's final resting place as no recored can be found. A true science pioneer he is often over looked.

 

[Drago]

Nice into @tom73. It's a beautiful church, well worth diverting too if you're ever in MK. The village of Willen is also nice. Even though it's been swallowed by the town of MK, the area surrounding it isn't too Lego like and is quite well tended.