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Title: Where is this picture Post by: Sion Bretton on April 19, 2009, 10:57:12 What station was this taken at?
(http://www.wwrug.org.uk/pix/question1.jpg) Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on April 19, 2009, 19:13:47 judging by the stone somewhere in wiltshire?
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 20, 2009, 00:33:27 Well, although it's clearly not Stonehenge, it certainly appears to be somewhere in Wiltshire ... ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Sion Bretton on April 20, 2009, 06:27:14 Wiltshire is a big county and has many stations to choose from.
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Phil Farmer on April 20, 2009, 10:05:27 The car park or approach road at Westbury ?
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on April 20, 2009, 10:14:28 Well, although it's clearly not Stonehenge, it certainly appears to be somewhere in Wiltshire ... ;) :D ;D your aware that the stones that make up stonehenge were not sourced from wiltshire :) ;) Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: moonrakerz on April 20, 2009, 13:22:08 Well, although it's clearly not Stonehenge, it certainly appears to be somewhere in Wiltshire ... ;) :D ;D your aware that the stones that make up stonehenge were not sourced from wiltshire :) ;) Have the Marlborough Downs been moved ? Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: grahame on April 20, 2009, 14:42:26 Have the Marlborough Downs been moved ? I don't think so ... but I suspect you're in the right parliamentary constituency! Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Tim on April 20, 2009, 15:05:47 Well, although it's clearly not Stonehenge, it certainly appears to be somewhere in Wiltshire ... ;) :D ;D your aware that the stones that make up stonehenge were not sourced from wiltshire :) ;) IIRC, the large stones ("sarsens") were from the Marlbourgh Downs in Wiltshire and the small stones ("blue stones") from the Presili hills in Wales. Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Sion Bretton on April 20, 2009, 17:19:24 Not Westbury
Look on the internet there are clues. Happy hunting Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: devon_metro on April 20, 2009, 17:51:26 Melksham?
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on April 20, 2009, 18:21:08 Well, although it's clearly not Stonehenge, it certainly appears to be somewhere in Wiltshire ... ;) :D ;D your aware that the stones that make up stonehenge were not sourced from wiltshire :) ;) IIRC, the large stones ("sarsens") were from the Marlbourgh Downs in Wiltshire and the small stones ("blue stones") from the Presili hills in Wales. thankyou tim Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: moonrakerz on April 20, 2009, 18:58:27 IIRC, the large stones ("sarsens") were from the Marlbourgh Downs in Wiltshire and the small stones ("blue stones") from the Presili hills in Wales. Bit of useless info about the Blue Stones:- Two theories how they got to Stonehenge: 1. They were hauled overland to the sea, then floated up the Bristol Channel, up the Bristol Avon to Melksham (ish), overland to Warminster, then the river Wylye to Salisbury, Salisbury to Amesbury on the Hampshire Avon, then finally overland to Stonehenge. 2. They were moved to the Stonehenge area by a glacier during the Ice Age. Theory 1 is certainly the most likely even though it involved a huge logistical effort. Theory 2 was popular until someone pointed out that the glaciers advanced and retreated from/to the North, the stones came from the West. Also, it was an amazing coincidence that the glacier moved the exact number of stones that were needed ! Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Phil on April 20, 2009, 19:14:00 I had a feeling it wasn't First GBRf that had moved them. I blame Beeching for closing the Marlborough lines.
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 20, 2009, 22:03:42 Melksham? Yes, I'd tend to agree with that answer, devon_metro! See http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Melksham_station.jpg ;) :D ;D Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: devon_metro on April 20, 2009, 22:15:16 Melksham? Yes, I'd tend to agree with that answer, devon_metro! See http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Melksham_station.jpg ;) :D ;D Well it's certainly not from Taunton, so where else could it have been ;D Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Sion Bretton on April 21, 2009, 06:24:42 You found it Chris.
The answer is Melksham Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: plymothian on April 21, 2009, 23:32:37 I've long found that the default answer to most questions is Melksham.
Title: Re: Where is this picture Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 21, 2009, 23:49:31 In my personal experience, the default answer is usually Taunton ... ::) :(
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