Where is this?

[Seymour M Hersh]

On 03/03/2021 at 09:56, Boof said:

I've got a 'Where is this?' but don't know the answer.

 

Looks like it could be Edinburgh...but where?

 

 

That's John Findley in the middle is it not? 

[Boof]

1 hour ago, **** the SPFL said:

@John Findlay might know he was based in Portsmouth 

 

@John Findlay - reckon that has a Portsmouth look about it?

[John Findlay]

11 hours ago, Boof said:

 

Facebook comments.

"Fairly sure this is Portsmouth. It’s WW2 because they are still carrying gas masks . The cap tally on the left is HMS Victory which is Portsmouth barracks. Can’t read the middle tally but it looks a bit like HMS Grenville. He’s a Leading Seaman with one good conduct badge indicating 4 years service from age 18. There is a Chief Petty Officer just behind them which suggests a Naval town."

 

"Yes, likely Portsmouth. My husband spent several years at HMS Victory. Amused me that a shore station still called HMS when I thought the S stood for ship."

 

 

That is Portsmouth. Hms Victory was the barracks before they where renamed HMS Nelson and became Nelson barracks.

They are walking in Commercial Road having come round from Edinburgh having left the then Victory barracks. Heading towards the Guildhall Square. Commercial Road was pedestrianised in 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Immediately to their right as you look at the picture is Portsmouth and Southsea train station.

[Boof]

8 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

That is Portsmouth. Hms Victory was the barracks before they where renamed HMS Nelson and became Nelson barracks.

They are walking in Commercial Road having come round from Edinburgh having left the then Victory barracks. Heading towards the Guildhall Square. Commercial Road was pedestrianised in 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Immediately to their right as you look at the picture is Portsmouth and Southsea train station.

 

Thanks, John. Could you please clarify what you mean by the bit I've emboldened?
Where were the Victory barracks?

[John Findlay]

33 minutes ago, Boof said:

 

Thanks, John. Could you please clarify what you mean by the bit I've emboldened?
Where were the Victory barracks?

I meant Edinburgh Road. It connects onto Commercial road from the left as you look at the photo.

[Boof]

35 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

I meant Edinburgh Road. It connects onto Commercial road from the left as you look at the photo.

 

Cheers. I shall report back to that Facebook group

 

Going by Google Maps there's been significant redevelopment in that area.

[John Findlay]

6 minutes ago, Boof said:

 

Cheers. I shall report back to that Facebook group

 

Going by Google Maps there's been significant redevelopment in that area.

Yeah there has been alot of redevelopment.

[Shanks said no]

Tromie Dam

[NANOJAMBO]

On 03/03/2021 at 09:56, Boof said:

I've got a 'Where is this?' but don't know the answer.

 

Looks like it could be Edinburgh...but where?

 

They're carrying gas masks so likely a war years photo ?

Portsmouth had buses then that fit the bill (they were the same colours as Edinburgh buses).

There's a monument behind them .

I'd go for Portsmouth or maybe Plymouth but I haven't been to either for over 20 years. 

[Seymour M Hersh]

14 hours ago, John Findlay said:

That is Portsmouth. Hms Victory was the barracks before they where renamed HMS Nelson and became Nelson barracks.

They are walking in Commercial Road having come round from Edinburgh having left the then Victory barracks. Heading towards the Guildhall Square. Commercial Road was pedestrianised in 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Immediately to their right as you look at the picture is Portsmouth and Southsea train station.

 

So are you saying that's not you in the photo? 

 

P.S. sorry for the incorrect spelling of your name in my original post about the photo. 

[John Findlay]

7 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said:

 

So are you saying that's not you in the photo? 

 

P.S. sorry for the incorrect spelling of your name in my original post about the photo. 

Alas not.

[Dunks]

11 hours ago, The Frenchman Returns said:

Tromie Dam

 

It isn't. You need to head West

[SUTOL]

On 23/02/2021 at 10:30, Dunks said:

This was a favourite of mine - any ideas?

 

 

 

Is it possible to find images of this dam in google maps/streetview? 

[Dunks]

This is from Google maps

 

 

[Finbar Saunders]

5 hours ago, Dunks said:

This is from Google maps

 

 

 

Allt Choimhlidh dam north of Fort William?

[Dunks]

44 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said:

 

Allt Choimhlidh dam north of Fort William?

 

It's not on the mainland 

[Mark_Mywords]

River Add Hydroelectric Dam?

[Finbar Saunders]

46 minutes ago, Dunks said:

 

It's not on the mainland 

 

Loch Mor an Stairr?

[SUTOL]

Loch Chliostair, Harris. 

 

 

[Dunks]

1 hour ago, SUTOL said:

Loch Chliostair, Harris. 

 

He shouts it loud and proud and no wonder, he's right

 

158,859 points go to SUTOL

[SUTOL]

5 minutes ago, Dunks said:

 

He shouts it loud and proud and no wonder, he's right

 

158,859 points go to SUTOL

 

 

[Dunks]

A very good find mate

[luckyBatistuta]

Where is this?

 

 

 

 

 

[luckyBatistuta]

Some more, name of the bridge will also do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dunks]

Hong Kong - Macau bridge?

[luckyBatistuta]

52 minutes ago, Dunks said:

Hong Kong - Macau bridge?

 

One guess...One guess😞

 

 

Well done Dunks

 

1 Point

[SUTOL]

13 hours ago, Dunks said:

A very good find mate

 

 

Would've been impossible without the clues. 👍

[Dunks]

9 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

 

One guess...One guess😞

 

 

Well done Dunks

 

1 Point

 

 

Watched a documentary about it not that long ago 

[luckyBatistuta]

1 hour ago, Dunks said:

 

 

Watched a documentary about it not that long ago 

 🤣 wouldn’t mind watching that, you don’t remember where you saw it do you?

[Dunks]

I subscribe to the B1M channel on YT - as a Civil Engineer myself, I love seeing major construction projects around the world

 

 

[Dunks]

This is more in-depth.

 

 

[redjambo]

I didn't realise that this existed. And it only took 8 years and US$15 billion to complete according to the video. Wow.

[luckyBatistuta]

4 hours ago, Dunks said:

I subscribe to the B1M channel on YT - as a Civil Engineer myself, I love seeing major construction projects around the world

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Dunks said:

This is more in-depth.

 

 

Thanks very much got this Dunks. Now I’ve got something good to watch at work instead of some of the dross I’ve been watching on Netflix.

 

26 minutes ago, redjambo said:

I didn't realise that this existed. And it only took 8 years and US$15 billion to complete according to the video. Wow.

Imagine how long something like that would take here...and the cost!!!

[Dunks]

51 minutes ago, redjambo said:

I didn't realise that this existed. And it only took 8 years and US$15 billion to complete according to the video. Wow.

 

This one is way more impressive and absolutely bonkers at the same time

 

 

[redjambo]

56 minutes ago, Dunks said:

 

This one is way more impressive and absolutely bonkers at the same time

 

 

 

Blooming heck. It would be easier just developing flying cars.

 

[luckyBatistuta]

On 08/03/2021 at 15:10, Dunks said:

This is more in-depth.

 

 

Just watched this and really enjoyed it. Don’t know if I’d have the guts to cross a couple of the other bridges shown in it😬 

 

 

Hopefully get to cross it in the near future, as friends have been asking us to go over and visit.

 

Cheers Dunks 👍

Edited March 11, 2021 by luckyBatistuta

[luckyBatistuta]

On 08/03/2021 at 20:31, Dunks said:

 

This one is way more impressive and absolutely bonkers at the same time

 

 

Some seriously clever people out there. The views are just breathtaking, just a shame that you might be stuck in a tunnel and missing out on them.

 

Cheers again Dunks 😁👍

[Dunks]

3 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

Some seriously clever people out there. The views are just breathtaking, just a shame that you might be stuck in a tunnel and missing out on them.

 

Cheers again Dunks 😁👍

 

I'm a civil engineer, hence much of my interest in this stuff. I look at some of these proposals though and think .... nah, not a chance.

 

Have been pouring over some of the A9 plans - the Dunkeld section has some bonkers expensive options.

[Tazio]

On 05/01/2010 at 18:49, jambogaz1968 said:

A wee quiz lads...http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o305/v6mazdaman/fixed1-1.jpg

 

 

 

There is a prize for the overall winner

Did anyone ever get the prize? 

[luckyBatistuta]

6 minutes ago, Tazio said:

Did anyone ever get the prize? 

 

Why, just WHY???? 

[luckyBatistuta]

10 minutes ago, Dunks said:

 

I'm a civil engineer, hence much of my interest in this stuff. I look at some of these proposals though and think .... nah, not a chance.

 

Have been pouring over some of the A9 plans - the Dunkeld section has some bonkers expensive options.

It must be great to be involved in seeing some of these mind boggling thoughts, going from just a crazy idea to actually being created. As I said, some seriously clever folks out there...Dunks included😁

[Dunks]

Check out this proposal to avoid losing the railway station car park ...

 

 

[luckyBatistuta]

11 hours ago, Dunks said:

Check out this proposal to avoid losing the railway station car park ...

 

 

That’s a good looking project to keep that car park, but is it worth the time and cost. I’m sure it must be, but I have no idea. 

[Dunks]

14 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

That’s a good looking project to keep that car park, but is it worth the time and cost. I’m sure it must be, but I have no idea. 

 

Yeah, my own views is that this is OTT and probably around £1.6bn cost - that's comparable to the Queensferry Crossing.

 

Anyway, we're way off topic here, so name the castle

 

[luckyBatistuta]

12 minutes ago, Dunks said:

 

Yeah, my own views is that this is OTT and probably around £1.6bn cost - that's comparable to the Queensferry Crossing.

 

Anyway, we're way off topic here, so name the castle

 

Where is it? 

[Dunks]

9 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

Where is it? 

 

That's what I'm asking you

 

[luckyBatistuta]

1 minute ago, Dunks said:

 

That's what I'm asking you

 

 Lachlan and Kilmun

[Dunks]

27 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

 Lachlan and Kilmun

 

On Loch Fyne? No.

[Boof]

13 hours ago, Dunks said:

Check out this proposal to avoid losing the railway station car park ...

 

 

If I may stay off-topic for a moment - how would they propose doing that?

 

Surely just a cut and reinstate rather than tunnelling under the existing carpark? Which would put the car park out of action for a considerable number of months anyway...wouldn't it?

 

And to go back on-topic...it's not Scalloway Castle...is it?

[Dunks]

1 hour ago, Boof said:

 

If I may stay off-topic for a moment - how would they propose doing that?

 

Surely just a cut and reinstate rather than tunnelling under the existing carpark? Which would put the car park out of action for a considerable number of months anyway...wouldn't it?

 

 

Watch and wonder why

 

 

 

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And to go back on-topic...it's not Scalloway Castle...is it?

 

It isn't.