The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs

[classic33]

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My Raliegh Technium CityLite, and a marker for the force main, recently installed.

The Force needs markers?

 

[Gravity Aided]

It does here. Middle west, most people are pretty literal thinkers.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Time to kick into action again.
4 targets and one I pass regularly (hoping to see someone in the garden)

Bridge of Weir, Torr Rd
(It is there honest)

Houston (not Texas)
1st

2nd

a couple of 'curios' I'll upload once I cleared everything up..

 

[Bobby Mhor]

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This was over the wall at one of the NBMs
Edit to add,
note the original wooden door and stone chair to the left of the door

This was a random, one only, can't think of a reason

 

[uphillstruggler]

First up, from the corner of Bradwell road and Newport road in New Bradwell

 

[uphillstruggler]

If memory serves me, Next up from a railway bridge over the grand union canal in Wolverton, the bridge is for shunting to and from the wolverton works

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Another haul (two)
This time by Shank's pony

Both Port Glasgow
This one is the nearest to my house but is unreachable during summer months due to brambles etc

just over a mile to the west
Only the level mark was showing until....

 

[uphillstruggler]

Took a big wide loop out to Milton Keynes today, down along the Grand Union Canal, bagged this Benchmark at Great Linford.

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Rejoined the road near Newport Pagnell, bimbled around the country roads and found this outside Gayhurst, within sight of Sir Francis Drake's old house.

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Not a bad days hunting, and a good excuse for a 20 mile bike ride.

I walk past that loads and never bothered to enquire as to what it is, ive only perused this thread but am now taking an active interest!

good job @Drago

 

[Drago]

One does ones best, what!

 

[biggs682]

I walk past that loads and never bothered to enquire as to what it is, ive only perused this thread but am now taking an active interest!

good job @Drago

@uphillstruggler welcome to the club and happy spotting

 

[uphillstruggler]

Hanslope, Church of St James the Great, cut mark SP 8037 4672.

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that's a massive landmark - I can see it from north Milton Keynes at night when I walk the dog

 

[Drago]

It looks like Thunderbird 3! Where in MK are you? PM me if you don't want it made public.

 

[uphillstruggler]

Where possible, it is desirable that trig points and benchmarks are sought on a steel framed bicycle.

The newest benchmarks date to the first half of the Sixties, so that last one should be at least 52 years old?

all of my 5 bikes are steel, shouldn't be an issue.

this could get addictive. these are the sort of threads that CC was/is great for.

 

[uphillstruggler]

It looks like Thunderbird 3! Where in MK are you? PM me if you don't want it made public.

New Bradwell

I walk the dog early and late up at Oakridge, so the church is all lit up by then - Oakridge is the new estate at the eastern end of New Bradwell.

 

[uphillstruggler]

Bit quiet on the Trigging front here recently, but yesterday, as my car was in a garage for some work, I went for a hike around Ampthill.
I'd checked the databases for where to look, so had a route planned.

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First stop was No.1, Bedford Street for Flush Bracket 2286, cunningly hidden behind a couple of wheely bins!

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It's now a fireplace shop, having been, by the looks of it, a Pub.

I didn't bother with FB2287 at the nearby Drill Hall as it's inaccessible.

After a couple of miles walk, I was in Maulden to see if I could see FB2285 that is on a private house at 74 Amptill Road. It's all fenced off and inaccessible


Up a footpath and through a farm and swarm of flies, I was on my way to Ampthill Reservoir for a rivet.

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TP22419 is much easier to stand on than a full sizeTP

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It's hidden atop the block building

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I did check Houghton House, a 17th century ruin, as I was nearby, but didn't find any benchmarks.

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A quite successful mission concluded with a 5 mile walk into the bargain!

my mum use to live in one of the cottages on the access road up there, its a great spot to sit and waste some time