Game: Name that road!

[BrumJim]

As I stated, my guess was Clent Hill, Birmingham, but I couldn't find the exact road, so I wondered if it was possible to post a recent Google Street view picture. But, my guess was obviously wrong.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...3:0x464e4eff182f25bb!8m2!3d52.41527!4d-2.0867

Been up that hill many a time. However mostly in the dusk or dark, hence no photos.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Geography pedantry: Can I just say that Clent isn't in Birmingham. I grew up round there and had friends who lived in Clent. And it certainly isn't in Selly Oak. Although all three are not terribly far from each other.

 

[MontyVeda]

I'll give you tricky then.
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After a bit of searching for hill climbing events in the west midlands... i happened across one held on Gorcott Hill nr Redditch.



A few changes since the SV car went up, but i'm 95% certain it's this one.

 

[BrumJim]

After a bit of searching for hill climbing events in the west midlands... i happened across one held on Gorcott Hill nr Redditch.

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A few changes since the SV car went up, but i'm 95% certain it's this one.

Correct. Surprised no one got it sooner. Put "Schools" into your search engine along with Hillclimb and Warwickshire or Beacon RCC (even though we are in Worcestershire), and it comes up very quickly. Omit "schools" and it is nowhere to be seen.

 

[BrumJim]

Geography pedantry: Can I just say that Clent isn't in Birmingham. I grew up round there and had friends who lived in Clent. And it certainly isn't in Selly Oak. Although all three are not terribly far from each other.

You very much can. Clent is definitely not in Birmingham. Lickey Hill, however, despite being just outside the city boundary, arguably is, as it was set aside for the people of Birmingham, and its sole purpose is to give people a great view over the city.

 

[Dogtrousers]

You very much can. Clent is definitely not in Birmingham. Lickey Hill, however, despite being just outside the city boundary, arguably is, as it was set aside for the people of Birmingham, and its sole purpose is to give people a great view over the city.

There were some very odd people living in Clent back then, as well as my mates. The kind of place that might inspire Royston Vasey.

 

[antnee]

Yes, there were I can remember trips up the Clent hills when I was a kid after cycling over from West Bromwich Was surprized to see Christmas decorations up in the middle of summer.

 

[MontyVeda]

next up...

 

[BrumJim]

Lincolnshire. Trying to work out if the ridge in the distance is a ditch or a railway, but my guess is ditch.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Lincolnshire. Trying to work out if the ridge in the distance is a ditch or a railway, but my guess is ditch.

Ahhhh..... you're reminded me of why that looks familiar, yet doesn't look anywhere near Lancaster and the Dales. I cycled from home to Wells-next-the-sea last year and I suspect this was on my route.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Lincolnshire. Trying to work out if the ridge in the distance is a ditch or a railway, but my guess is ditch.

It's Lincolnshire-flat but does it have to be Lincolnshire? Last year I rode to York from Nottinghamshire and the flat bits next to the Ouse near Selby looked just like that.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Looks like too much hedge for Lincolnshire

 

[Dogtrousers]

That towery thing has got to be important

 

[Sea of vapours]

There was a tower thing I was in sight of for ages - meaning an hour or so - on the route I mentioned above. I thought it might be near Kirton, but seemingly not :-\

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

There's an electricity pylon disappearing into the view over on the left of the pic.