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

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 23rd

Dog walking

Public Footpath
Greenbank Road (behind me) towards NewLands Lane
Lee Brigg
Altofts
Wakefield

Looking towards Greenbank Road; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2034868

 

[biggs682]

This is another localish trig point that has been removed from its original position and has lost its face plate and a fair bit of the top half.

 

[classic33]

This is another localish trig point that has been removed from its original position and has lost its face plate and a fair bit of the top half.

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They should fine them, for removing/damaging Crown Property, and make them replace it.

 

[PeteXXX]

This is another localish trig point that has been removed from its original position and has lost its face plate and a fair bit of the top half.

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Where's that, Martin? 🤔

 

[biggs682]

Where's that, Martin? 🤔

see link https://trigpointing.uk/trig/5941

On the road to Filgrave and Tyringham

 

[PeteXXX]

I've ridden that road many a time.. I don't remember seeing it!

 

[biggs682]

I've ridden that road many a time.. I don't remember seeing it!

It's been there for as long as I can remember blocking an entrance to a field about 150 yards along from the A509 turning on the left

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 27th
1.

Footbridge ‘footings’

Crigglestone
Wakefield

The 'tracks'/paths can be accessed from various points, the line was in a cutting here, as not too far ahead, it entered a tunnel
The south-east portal is covered over/blocked
However, if anyone reading this has joined the M1 southbound at jct 39/Calder Grove, the north-west portal can still be seen, to the left, just as the slip-road finishes

This was the route of a Midland Railway route from Royston, via NewMillerDam woods, under Barnsley Road/A61/through this tunnel
Then over the (still standing) 'Calder Grove Viaduct' that crosses the Denby Dale Road/A636, the Wakefield - Barnsley railway line
Then... the same line crossed 'Horbury Bridge viaduct, over Huddersfield Road/A642

The footbridge is marked on the 25" OS map; https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.7&lat=53.63989&lon=-1.52929&layers=168&b=ESRIWorld&o=72

There's no photograph of this on 'Geograph', but the alignment of the trackbed can be made out; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7146072

A trackbed level image of what can be seen from the M1 slip-road; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1066529

See 'Crigglestone Tunnel'; http://lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Royston Savile town.htm

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 27th
2.

Crigglestone Colliery Memorial Stone
‘Betty Eastwood Park’
Crigglestone
Wakefield

Once more, views of the park are limited; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7146068
https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accid...riggleston-colliery-explosion-wakefield-1941/
A bit of history, & who Betty Eastwood was; https://www.crigglestonepc.org/betty-eastwood-park/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 27th
3.

BMX Track
'Betty Eastwood Park'
Crigglestone
Wakefield

I know it's been there a lot of years!! (20, at the very least)


**One big thing, that my wife & noticed, as we walked daughters Dog around there, was how clean it all was, with barely any litter
I only saw one plastic bottle, & that's because the dog picked it out of the undergrowth

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7146062

 

[PeteXXX]

A couple of BM's in Histon, Cambridgeshire, on today's bimble along the Guided Busway..

This one on The Boot PH.

And this one almost full of paint on the Railway Vue PH.

There were several more on the benchmark site but either I couldn't find them or they were on private houses that i couldn't access.

 

[PeteXXX]

Aaannddd... One of the pillboxes that guarded the railway, I guess, before it closed and became the Guided Busway.
There's several more but they're inaccessible and fenced in on what is to be a housing estate.

 

[biggs682]

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Aaannddd... One of the pillboxes that guarded the railway, I guess, before it closed and became the Guided Busway.
There's several more but they're inaccessible and fenced in on what is to be a housing estate.

Bit different to the old ww2 pillboxes

 

[PeteXXX]

Bit different to the old ww2 pillboxes

There's a 'standard' one beside St Ives park and ride that I've posted before..