Game: Name that road!

[Sea of vapours]

Hmm..... I cannot tell, looking on Streetview, whether there in an inscription, or indeed any marking, on that stone. I suspect that it may well be pretty old, but I don't know that either. It certainly /could/ be a milestone, but all of this is speculation.

 

[lazybloke]

Odd for a milestone to be blank, and the wrong side of a fence. Presumably some other kind of <something>.

 

[T4tomo]

The fence may have arrived after the stone. I thinking it could be a boundary stone, but given boundaries change frequently that probably doesn't help locate it.

this could be an escarpment or cliff or man-made spoil heap of some sort. its the sort of thing you'd remember if you'd ridden past it, which I haven't

 

[GuyBoden]

Not sure but I think it’s east of Coniston water? 😁

To be accurate I posted "The road at the east side of Coniston water" after looking at a paper map.

Sharing information is a good thing, just ask any Russian spy.

 

[ColinJ]

Point of order, the name of the thread is name that road which @GuyBoden did, I realise he may have been guessing, but are the rules now, name that road, with a picture as well ?

Guy suggested "the road at the east side of Coniston Water". My road was actually an interesting lane branching east from that road, so in fact he had NOT chosen the right road!

You make a good point though. I will get a mod to update the rules in the first post. How about these?

Clarified rules:

• Selecting a road: The road must be a public road in the UK which has been visited by a Street View car, even if the photo posted by you was one of your own. If the SV picture at that location differs a lot from a personal picture, explain the differences so that we stand a reasonable chance of finding out where it was taken. If you post a SV picture, remember to crop out or obliterate anything which gives us too much information. Signs, labels, compass etc.
• Identifying the road: If it has a name, tell us what it is. Either way, show us a screenshot from Street View of the exact location to prove that you are not just guessing. Also add a SV link to the correct location so we can go and take a look for ourselves.

 

[ColinJ]

I don't think I've ever been along that Coniston road but, having now 'driven' the entire length of it on Streetview, it's really well worth a visit.

For those who like cafe stops... We stopped at somewhere nice half way along the east side road. When I am back on my laptop I will update this with more details...

 

[MontyVeda]

• Identifying the road: If it has a name, tell us what it is. Either way, show us a screenshot from Street View of the exact location to prove that you are not just guessing. Also add a SV link to the correct location so we can go and take a look for ourselves.

Personally I reckon just a link to the actual location on street view should suffice. Especially if someone's playing on a phone when cropping and uploading images can be a faff.

Taking SoV's latest 'win' as an example, it's doubtless that he's found the right place on the road just by clicking his link.

Shown, I believe.
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Just my two penneth worth.

 

[Sea of vapours]

For me, the critical thing is the precise location reference and the image is a nice to have. Sometimes, I'm intrigued as to where something turns out to be as distinct from someone having found it, so the single thing I want is the ability to find the location on whatever form of map I think is most applicable. Streetview links are certainly easiest in many respects, but personally I'd be happy with an OS grid reference

 

[MontyVeda]

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this could be an escarpment or cliff or man-made spoil heap of some sort. its the sort of thing you'd remember if you'd ridden past it, which I haven't

I was thinking exposed limestone like we see on the fells flanking Ingleborough, Whernside, Whitbarrow Scar, Farlton Knott or Asby Scar... all well within SoVs riding range.

 

[GuyBoden]

Guy suggested "the road at the east side of Coniston Water". My road was actually an interesting lane branching east from that road, so in fact he had NOT chosen the right road!

You make a good point though. I will get a mod to update the rules in the first post. How about these?

Clarified rules:

• Selecting a road: The road must be a public road in the UK which has been visited by a Street View car, even if the photo posted by you was one of your own. If the SV picture at that location differs a lot from a personal picture, explain the differences so that we stand a reasonable chance of finding out where it was taken. If you post a SV picture, remember to crop out or obliterate anything which gives us too much information. Signs, labels, compass etc.
• Identifying the road: If it has a name, tell us what it is. Either way, show us a screenshot from Street View of the exact location to prove that you are not just guessing. Also add a SV link to the correct location so we can go and take a look for ourselves.

I think these new rules should stop anyone who can't be bothered to get on their laptop and look at Google Maps from posting.

 

[ColinJ]

Personally I reckon just a link to the actual location on street view should suffice. Especially if someone's playing on a phone when cropping and uploading images can be a faff.

That's a good point. I don't like fiddling about on the phone too much. Yes, just a link would be fine.

I think these new rules should stop anyone who can't be bothered to get on their laptop and look at Google Maps from posting.

If you have a smartphone, you can access SV/Google Maps from that. If you only have a 'dumb' phone, you wouldn't even be able to post a guess, would you?

 

[ColinJ]

For those who like cafe stops... We stopped at somewhere nice half way along the east side road. When I am back on my laptop I will update this with more details...

It was the Terrace Coffee House & Restaurant.

Here is the view from outside...

Now to look at SoV's latest road...

 

[GuyBoden]

If you have a smartphone, you can access SV/Google Maps from that. If you only have a 'dumb' phone, you wouldn't even be able to post a guess, would you?

A smartphone with a tiny screen isn't much use with Google Maps either, like my Huawei, only for basic browsing. My post was self deprecating.

 

[ColinJ]

A smartphone with a tiny screen isn't much use with Google Maps either, like my Huawei, only for basic browsing. My post was self deprecating.

I often use my phone to check new roads. I keep missing subtle clues on the small screen... such as the 1,000+ ft tall Emley Moor mast!

 

[Aravis]

And now for something considerably less leafy.

I remember that you've shown us pictures from Shetland before, and those islands are famously almost completely treeless, so you could be pointing us up there.

I also notice you've left a bit of the streetview date visible, which might've been deliberate; it looks like Oct 2014. None of the roads I've looked at so far in Shetland have images from that date, but a lot of them do look as though they could be from the same part of the world as the current picture. And the stone does hint at northern isles.

I suspect that SoV will shortly post "It's not Shetland".