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Post by Chris M on Sept 15, 2013 8:18:41 GMT
Sorry for the late start, this is due to the server downtime mentioned in yesterday's thread. Your task is to identify the station and inset in the image below and work out why they were chosen for today.  (click for a larger version) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 8:20:24 GMT
Tower Hill?
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Post by Chris M on Sept 15, 2013 23:53:38 GMT
Not Tower Hill, but you aren't a million miles away from the main location. You're not particularly close to the inset though.
I'll wait a bit for some more attempts before giving the next version though.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2013 8:36:35 GMT
Is the main Embankment
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Post by SE13 on Sept 16, 2013 11:18:32 GMT
Not Embankment on this occasion....
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Post by domh245 on Sept 16, 2013 15:28:23 GMT
I think that the inset is in Windsor, possibly Frogmore gardens
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Post by Chris M on Sept 16, 2013 20:22:31 GMT
Nope, not Windsor. Here are the unmodified versions: Main:  (click for a larger version) Inset:  (click for a larger version) |
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Post by superteacher on Sept 16, 2013 21:01:10 GMT
Holborn?
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Post by rincew1nd on Sept 16, 2013 22:44:26 GMT
Not Holborn either, the right end of town though.
If it helps the inset was on Radio 4 at the weekend.
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Post by caravelle on Sept 16, 2013 22:59:53 GMT
Marx is NOT at this part of the inset.
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Post by Chris M on Sept 16, 2013 23:18:01 GMT
To my knowledge, no member of the Marx family is buried within walking distance of the inset.
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Post by Colin D on Sept 17, 2013 12:52:55 GMT
Is the main Tottenham Court Road?
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Post by Chris M on Sept 17, 2013 15:59:03 GMT
No, but it is served by one of those lines.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 19:52:46 GMT
Is the inset in the gardens/graveyard thingy by Liverpool Anglican Cathedral?
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Post by Chris M on Sept 17, 2013 20:46:38 GMT
Yes, but you need to be a bit more specific to get the points.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 21:20:46 GMT
My research (cough) suggests it is the Huskisson Memorial in St James' Cemetery/gardens in Liverpool.
Could the other picture be Liverpool Street?
EDIT: Wikipedia Research also says Huskisson died on the Sept 15th 1830.
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Post by Chris M on Sept 17, 2013 21:38:06 GMT
Nothing wrong with research, particularly when it's right!
Main: Liverpool Street - bottom of escalators to Central line [Chris M]
Inset: Huskisson Memorial - St James Cemetery, Liverpool [Rincew1nd]
Bonus answer: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was opened (and William Huskisson killed) on 15 September 1830
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Post by rincew1nd on Sept 17, 2013 23:01:12 GMT
The item on radio 4 was about how the gardens are a zone of tranquility in the centre of the city. When I took the picture I lived in a flat four streets away, it was effectively my back garden!
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