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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 13:55
by Stanley
It's a coupler used by the twirlers to connect two pipes at right angles......
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 14:19
by Gloria
Tell me about this
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 14:33
by Steeplejerk
But what's it called Stanley ???
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 15:00
by Stanley
SCB19 Band & Plate Coupler.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 15:08
by Steeplejerk
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 15:43
by Gloria
Oops sorry I butted in with my offering, I thought youโd finished.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 16:24
by Big Kev
Is it a mason's mark on a milestone?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 16:34
by Steeplejerk
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 16:42
by PanBiker
The arrow under a line represents a spot height which will be marked on the map for the area where the marker is.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 16:47
by Wendyf
It's an ordnance survey bench mark.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 17:56
by Gloria
Well that didnโt last long, Wendy is spot on. We saw it in a walk at the top of Pinfold Lane in Longridge.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 18:21
by Wendyf
Not shown on modern OS maps but this is an old one.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 18:57
by Gloria
Thatโs it Wendy, itโs a lovely 2mile walk in the track through the reservoirs.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 03:22
by Stanley
Can you tell me where this is? The four statues in the distance on the boundary are a good clue.....
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 23 Feb 2024, 04:22
by Stanley
A deathly hush......
Clue, there are 44,000 German soldiers from WW1 buried under the memorial garden in front of the students.....
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 23 Feb 2024, 08:39
by Gloria
Langemark in Belgium?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 04:06
by Stanley
Yes Gloria, very well done! Those lone figures silhouetted on the far boundary really impressed me.....
What is it and where?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 08:33
by Gloria
Some where in America?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 08:44
by Cathy
A Movie / Picture Theatre?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 08:48
by Wendyf
Self service cafeteria?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 09:04
by Big Kev
I'm with Wendy. Is it in Amsterdam?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 09:41
by Stanley
Gloria is on the right continent and Wendy is right about the function but there is a particular name and city they are associated with.
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 11:03
by Big Kev
New York, Automat?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 13:01
by Stanley
Yes Kev, exactly right....
Next one?
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 13:17
by Stanley
What is it and where?