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

[Bobby Mhor]

Visited nearby Greenock..
three found (two intentionally)
First a plaque to a famous son of the area..

Also a local connection to the Shackleton (great escape) expedition, ships carpenter 'Chippy' McNeish was born a mile away from where I write..
Chippy was the man who worked and prepared the boat on which they sailed from Elephant Island to South Georgia..he had earlier disagreed with Shackleton and his name wasn't put forward for the Polar medal, that kinda took the shine off my admiration for Shackleton.
Still a story worth reading about..
YouTube has lots of interesting stuff on the expedition.

Greenock

 

[classic33]

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Possibly a 'listening' disc for those water board folk listening for leaks etc you see using the same technology of these chaps above?

The sticks were placed on the ground, not onto any markers placed into the surface. This from an ex local waterboard worker. Leaks could occur in any part of the pipe network.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Spotted in the Your Bike By A Gate thread, in the photography pages

@tyred Know anything about the 'WM' marker??
Hope you don't mind my hijacking you posting?

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[tyred]

Spotted in the Your Bike By A Gate thread, in the photography pages

@tyred Know anything about the 'WM' marker??
Hope you don't mind my hijacking you posting?

Hi Richard, I have WM means there is a water meter somewhere in the immediate vicinity, probably for a nearby farm.

 

[Gravity Aided]

My old aluminum Raleigh 26" tourer with a sign designating the force main. A force main is pressurized, usually for conveyance of water or sewage. It was under the trail, but they moved it for greater ease of maintenance.

 

[classic33]

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My old aluminum Raleigh 26" tourer with a sign designating the force main. A force main is pressurized, usually for conveyance of water or sewage. It was under the trail, but they moved it for greater ease of maintenance.

The mains or the trail?

 

[biggs682]

A new to me benchmark I have ridden past loads of time and never noticed it before .

Not sure if @PeteXXX has seen it ?

It's hidden by a telegraph pole on Boughton green farm house just as you go into Boughton on the left .

 

[Gravity Aided]

The mains or the trail?

The main got moved to the verge of the right of way, nearest the field.

 

[PeteXXX]

A new to me benchmark I have ridden past loads of time and never noticed it before .

Not sure if @PeteXXX has seen it ?

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It's hidden by a telegraph pole on Boughton green farm house just as you go into Boughton on the left .

I can't remember if I've done that one, or not

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Hartleys Bridge
(over River Aire)
Lock Lane (A656)
Castleford



I've included it before, but it's a nice bridge

I've just got a different view now, & looking over it upstream, on the Aire

It's on the 'crest of the bridge' on the side nearest the camera; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1734909

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...d-central-and-glasshoughton-ward#.XM8ivHdFzIU

Lock Lane, becomes Barnsdale Road, after crossing the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal (see little map, in the Geograph link, above)
This is part of the Roman Road, which left the line of the Great North Road, at Barnsdale Bar
It disappears in modern Pontefract, passes the Garrison at Castleford (aka Lagentivm) & forded the River Aire, just upstream of the bridge, & is marked by a rather nice piece of ceramics


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210813651529639&set=a.10208206049781225&type=3&theater
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[Richard A Thackeray]

The Victoria Hotel
Main Street
Allerton Bywater

Spotted after a trundle alongside the River Aire, from the bend, which signifies the meeting of Lock Lane & Barnsdale Road
I don't mind riding up B R, in fact I enjoy that road, but I wanted to have a look along the riverside path

The path is marked, following the Aire, on the map below the Geograph picture (officially now also a bike-route)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4974723

http://victoriaallertonbywater.co.uk/index.html

The path, I actually followed; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/667527

The date-stone can't be seen in this picture, but its '1898', only a year older than my house

 

[Spartak]

On top of Sugar Loaf Mountain last Saturday. It was a lot windier than it looks.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Another one i have walked past loads of times and not spotted.Location.......top of Church Ln Leeds,the opposite side of the bus station entrance,near the Mecca bingo house.
Wide shot.

Close up.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Wee bit early for a hospital appointment in Glasgow earlier..
If I'd looked before I headed, I could have bagged a few more

Glasgow, Castle Street

Glasgow, Castle Street (church hall)

 

[PeteXXX]

A couple of finds in Wednesbury, while I was supposed to be working .

One of the council buildings, opposite Morrisons, and next door to the old Post Office.

And, on the old PO, an old stamp machine! I don't think I've seen one this ancient before..