Whatsthisthen?

[NewcastleFalcon]

??????? ??? ? ????????? ? ????

[mickthemaverick]

I couldn't sus that out even with the alphabet in front of me!!
So I cheated and used an online translator:

Well done Mick with respect to Neil

Is that what it should have been?

[NewcastleFalcon]

I couldn't sus that out even with the alphabet in front of me!!
So I cheated and used an online translator:

Well done Mick with respect to Neil

Is that what it should have been?

Yes, that will do nicely.

REgards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Interesting, I had presumed it was an italicised H rather than a russian N if indeed it is an N in russian!!

Ah! so in fact it wasn't an N in Russian at all, it was an I !! Everyday's a schoolday!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

A number of FCF members may know this landmark, nicely photographed by Ian Capper
Where is it What's it called

wheresthisthen?

Regards Neil

[bobins]

That looks suspiciously like Leith Hill in Surrey - which has the claim of being the highest point around apart from any other highest points

[NewcastleFalcon]

That looks suspiciously like Leith Hill in Surrey - which has the claim of being the highest point around apart from any other highest points

It is indeed well done. For the trivia fanatic a link from this geograph page (click the image) tells you all about the drinking trough and further links to everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about "The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association"

Leith Hill summit

© Copyright Ian Capper and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.


Regards Neil

[bobins]

There's also a tenuous link between Leith Hill and the tide gauge at Newlyn posted by Neil in POTD last week. Newlyn was the origin of the accurate mapping on the UK, whereas Leith Hill was the origin of the 6 inch and 1:2500 Ordnance Survey maps of Surrey.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Whats This Then ?

REgards Neil

[myglaren]

Is it your oubliette?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Is it your oubliette?

Small door at the bottom to get out Steve.

Welcom addition to the photographic collection of such things

Regards Neil

[bobins]

Would it be looking upwards in a chimney or kiln ?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Would it be looking upwards in a chimney or kiln ?

It is indeed, a pair of Bottle Kilns (the shape not that they produced bottles, more bricks, rooftiles, drain pipes etc.), which I knew of but thought they were in a different place! Nailed them down with the help of the geograph image and the usual precise map associated with the image.

Interpretation board

Few shots from the outside

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Some stepping up to the participation plate required for this one.

Very slow approach, and looking appropriately heavy and there was more than one of them.

Whats this then, plenty to go on

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No Holds barred and if you happen to have an edition of the Observers Book of Aircraft on your shelves feel free to dig it out



Regards Neil

[Hell Razor5543]

C-17 Globemaster?