Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 916230 times)

αdαmsκι · « **Reply #6425 on:** 13 December, 2015, 05:43:14 pm »

Mount Ararat?

Steph · « **Reply #6426 on:** 13 December, 2015, 05:56:04 pm »

Yup. You arkened to my picture. The other peak is obscured by the main one.

αdαmsκι · « **Reply #6427 on:** 13 December, 2015, 07:29:36 pm »

And in case the photo doesn't automatically appear here's the link.

Steph · « **Reply #6428 on:** 13 December, 2015, 09:50:24 pm »

WACA?

Deano · « **Reply #6429 on:** 13 December, 2015, 09:58:47 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 13 December, 2015, 05:56:04 pm

Yup. You arkened to my picture. The other peak is obscured by the main one.

Damn. I thought Ararat straightaway, but dismissed it cos of its famous two peaks.

αdαmsκι · « **Reply #6430 on:** 13 December, 2015, 10:58:38 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 13 December, 2015, 09:50:24 pm

WACA?

Nope.

Steph · « **Reply #6431 on:** 14 December, 2015, 12:17:31 am »

Any guesses for my first pic?

David Martin · « **Reply #6432 on:** 14 December, 2015, 12:30:50 am »

Freemantle, the statue is 'Southern Crossing'

Steph · « **Reply #6433 on:** 14 December, 2015, 12:38:51 am »

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6434 on:** 23 December, 2015, 03:06:52 pm »

What's the name of the defunct railway station that the track curves to accommodate?

hellymedic · « **Reply #6435 on:** 23 December, 2015, 08:22:16 pm »

Trowse?

Ian H · « **Reply #6436 on:** 24 December, 2015, 12:00:54 am »

For some reason I think Chesterfield, but I don't know why.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6437 on:** 24 December, 2015, 12:16:27 am »

The station opened in 1838 and closed in 1960.

hellymedic · « **Reply #6438 on:** 24 December, 2015, 01:08:25 am »

Quote from: Ian H on 24 December, 2015, 12:00:54 am

For some reason I think Chesterfield, but I don't know why.

Chesterfield's spire is wonky innit?

Peter · « **Reply #6439 on:** 24 December, 2015, 01:11:40 am »

Well, it looks like Preston to me and there is a number of stations that have been closed in that vicinity over the years. A trawl through wiki should sort it out.

Ian H · « **Reply #6440 on:** 27 December, 2015, 10:29:50 pm »

Whilst you're wondering which defunct Preston station, here's another railway-themed puzzle.

Steph · « **Reply #6441 on:** 30 December, 2015, 03:07:31 pm »

Lots of looking at churches makes me think that the spire in the photo is St Walburge's in Preston, so it would be the West Lancs Rlwy at Preston West
Or Deepdale.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6442 on:** 30 December, 2015, 03:10:30 pm »

The railway is still active, it's just the station that closed. It is of course a shot with a 300mm equivalent lens, so the perspective is compressed.

Steph · « **Reply #6443 on:** 31 December, 2015, 07:29:55 am »

Do I have the right church?

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6444 on:** 04 January, 2016, 07:55:26 pm »

There's only one church like that.

Steph · « **Reply #6445 on:** 04 January, 2016, 08:28:35 pm »

The only place that I can see fitting the dates, and that aspect of the church, is Farington.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6446 on:** 04 January, 2016, 09:01:00 pm »

That's right, I've been wanting to get that view of St Walburges, and I spotted that the road bridge close to our house afforded one. There's a longer view from the M6 overbridge, but it would mean stopping on the hard shoulder.

Steph · « **Reply #6447 on:** 04 January, 2016, 09:44:49 pm »

That is indeed a hell of a compression

BrianI · « **Reply #6448 on:** 13 January, 2016, 08:35:27 pm »

One from my "Wee Planets" archive:

Jaded · « **Reply #6449 on:** 13 January, 2016, 09:21:33 pm »

Coal mining area?