Memorials and bikes

[figbat]

Night time monument - same place as @uphillstruggler above.

 

[uphillstruggler]

Night time monument - same place as @uphillstruggler above.
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I didn’t think to take a nighttime image when I kipped up there, nice one

 

[figbat]

I didn’t think to take a nighttime image when I kipped up there, nice one

I live nearby and have previously done all of the monuments on your trip. The sarsen stone takes a bit of finding, it isn’t obvious - I didn’t even know it was there and came across it by accident.

I visited the memorial to Hugh Grosvenor on the anniversary of his passing this year.

 

[biggs682]

Rushden war memorial earlier today

 

[IaninSheffield]

Stopped at Coronation park for the first time in a while to take a look at this relatively new memorial(?) to the men and women of Dinnington Main Colliery. An image on this page shows the war memorial and the pit winding wheel, which is just in front of the site of the new memorial.

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[CanucksTraveller]

 

[IaninSheffield]

A hat-trick from a trip across to Doncaster, starting with Balby Parish WWI:

Followed by one at Old Edlington, which seems to have been refreshed since the original was installed in 2012. I can't seem to find the reason for the swap from the Lancaster crew memorial to this WW1 one, which seems to acknowledge the sacrifice of locals:

Behind it you can see the third example, the somewhat incongruous memorial to a greyhound!

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Nothing against dogs, but siting this tale of a hound belonging to the landed gentry alongside a memorial to those who gave their lives, seems in slightly questionable taste. Sure. there's room for both ... just perhaps not so close together?

 

[Blue Hills]

Have a feeling that this spot might have been posted before, if not by me, but no matter, here it is again.

New Forest, memorial marking the site where for a few weeks before DDay the Canadians held open air services.

A Canadian who died in the landings. presumably this was left by a family member. Or maybe a services group.
RIP.
Respect.

<edited for typo>

 

[biggs682]

Our tandem in front of an old mine wheel at the site of the old Point of Ayr colliery

 

[Andy in Germany]

Our tandem in front of an old mine wheel at the site of the old Point of Ayr colliery
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That picture is a bit scary: the winding gear means the pit must have gone deep under the sea.

 

[biggs682]

That picture is a bit scary: the winding gear means the pit must have gone deep under the sea.

I think it has been moved from original location

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm not quite sure if I should post this pic here, but my bike was nearby as I'd just finished riding the Dunwich Dynamo.

 

[Shadow]

Excellent place to post it.
But your bike being 'nearby' is not good enough - it needs to be in the pic!!

 

[PeteXXX]

Excellent place to post it.
But your bike being 'nearby' is not good enough - it needs to be in the pic!!

On the off chance I ever do the Dynamo again, I'll be sure to do better! 😂

 

[Blue Hills]

On the off chance I ever do the Dynamo again, I'll be sure to do better! 😂

normally i would have ticked you off as well, but liked as the dynamo qualifies you.