Challenge: Where is this? IV

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Looks like a church to me, but 'furrin'.

Correct so far!

[mike_j]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Looks like a church to me, but 'furrin'.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

That looks rather like a lighthouse!

Ian

I see what you mean, but it's not near enough to the sea!

Andrew

[Ian]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

That looks rather like a lighthouse!

Ian

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Apparently, the original plan (before Telford) was for a small aqueduct over the river with huge embankments at either end using the spoil from the tunnels, but the owner of Chirk Castle scotched the idea because it would ruin his view up the valley!

Anyway, the next one:

[mike_j]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Yes, you are right. I knew it was an easy one but hoped the angle would delay discovery. This is the more usual type of picture




Back to you.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

I think this is Telford's 1801 Chirk Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal (70ft high). The 1846 railway viaduct in the background is 30ft taller!

Andrew

[Ian]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

I immediately thought that this was an aqueduct but the water bit is in the foreground!

Ian

[mike_j]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Another one

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Yep that's right.

[mike_j]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Quite a lot of pictures in this thread seem to be Regents Canal so I guess Islington tunnel though I have never been there.

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Went there when I was about 4 many, many, many years ago. Can't remember it.

OK try this, shouldn't last long but I've blured the name on the board just in case

[mike_j]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

La'al Ratty it is



Over to you.

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

I think the only part of England classed as mountainous is Cumberland so I'll plump for the Ravenglass & Eskdale steam railway.

[mike_j]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Spot on. So narrow gauge tourist railway in mountainous part of England. Getting warm.