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YE OLDE MERRIE ENGLANDE!!

Kent

Looking forward to my favourite holiday destination The Garden of England between 28th May and 31st May.
Geoff I hope to see those trees in your pictures in the flesh whilst I am down there. Looking forward to ride down to Maidstone with you know who "Sandra".:roflblack:
 
Just found this thread !!

Real nice pics OJ :thumbup: ,, you're making me homesick :-(

I was born and raised in Merseyside and lived in and around that area for 32 years.
I've now lived in the USA longer than in the UK, but still get back to visit family.

You have a good eye for photography :2thumbs:

Roger, Ex Pat Scouser ;-)
 
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Great shots

We'll be arriving in your country in August on our way to the IOM for the Classic TT.
Last time we were there, 2014, we were headed to the TT and spent a week visiting Manchester. Wonderful City, very industrial oriented - we visited the Museum of Science and Industry there - all day! It was wonderful and a must see!
Thanks for all the pictures - wish we had more days to spend in London this time....maybe in a couple more years we're coming back for the TT again!
 
For you OJ UK

Hi OJ UK, these pics are for you from me, taken from my Premier Inn hotel room looking onto the Medway.
 

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2016 and despite all of the NASTY things .......

......that have happened to me this year, after showing Bob Denman some shots of curiously named British streets
I decided to hop on the F3 and visit Ightham, a village near to me, to take pics for all of you!
so I'll have to start with "Busty Lane "! Click on the pics!!

P1040635.jpg P1040621.jpg The local WW1/2 memorial. P1040622.jpg Look at the overhang of the gabled house on the other side of the road! 16th century house. P1040638.jpg and P1040637.jpg older than Bob's jokes....only just!!
 
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More of Ightham....

P1040624.jpg Bus stop shelter, the seat was presented in 1953 for Queen Elizabeth's Coronation.
P1040625.jpg The local pub....great bacon sandwiches! (Other food may also be available!)
P1040626.jpg P1040627.jpg with the local shop next door, now sadly closed. P1040628.jpg
 
Last couple....

P1040639.jpg 16th century water management. How a stream, which may have fed a local grain mill is
routed through the village the culvert is lined with cobblestones. P1040640.jpg Hope you enjoyed these!!
 
I really have enjoyed your videos of the roads and Towns. :clap:
I have noticed several differences from what we have over here:
There don't seem to be any guardrails along the roads.
There is virtually no shoulder along the roads

Over here: they "fence us in" pretty well. It keeps the dumb ones from piling into the trees!
 
Bob Denman said:
Over here: they "fence us in" pretty well. It keeps the dumb ones from piling into the trees!
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Did you notice parked cars parking in the opposite direction of traffic? I don't know how it is in other states; but, in NYS you can be ticketed for that.

OJ,

Is that the camera mount on the top right hand side of the windshield? I like the peaceful environment in the videos.

I just realized that isn't a camera mount. What is that, if you don't mind me asking? Never mind, I figured it out after watching more of the video. I was interrupted by a period drama in which they talk of Wessex.
 
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Bob Denman said:
I really have enjoyed your videos of the roads and Towns. :clap:
I have noticed several differences from what we have over here:
There don't seem to be any guardrails along the roads.
There is virtually no shoulder along the roads

Over here: they "fence us in" pretty well. It keeps the dumb ones from piling into the trees!
Click to expand...
And they use a white line for the centerline whereas we use a yellow line to denote opposite traveling traffic. Here white lines may be crossed, solid yellow lines not. Could be bad news if one us Yanks is driving over there and forgets the difference and decides to cross the white broken line!
 
IdahoMtnSpyder said:
And they use a white line for the centerline whereas we use a yellow line to denote opposite traveling traffic. Here white lines may be crossed, solid yellow lines not. Could be bad news if one us Yanks is driving over there and forgets the difference and decides to cross the white broken line!
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Crossing the broken line is OK. Crossing a solid white line is not. Here's a quick guide: http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/road-markings-lines.html
 
wyliec said:
Did you notice parked cars parking in the opposite direction of traffic? I don't know how it is in other states; but, in NYS you can be ticketed for that.

OJ,

Is that the camera mount on the top right hand side of the windshield? I like the peaceful environment in the videos.

I just realized that isn't a camera mount. What is that, if you don't mind me asking? Never mind, I figured it out after watching more of the video. I was interrupted by a period drama in which they talk of Wessex.
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What you're seeing, wyliec, is the right hand mount of the X-creen Sport screen extension.
Parking facing oncoming traffic is an offense on a major road at night but OK during daylight hours and OK at all times in a lit residential area.
 
Some really nice drone video of The Leas.....

.....Cliff in Folkestone which is one of the original 19th. Century seaside resorts.
With the advent of the railways, people from the nearby towns and cities could take
day trips to the coast....of course many of them had never seen the sea before!
The large buildings you can see were all purpose built as hotels in the late 19th./early 20th. century.
These would have been for the well-heeled and rich but a trip to the seaside was a new experience
for all! Sea bathing had been reputed to be an excellent health benefit and the bathing machine business was booming!
I have posted this elsewhere here but then I remembered this thread!!


For those who have not seen one this is a bathing machine: bathing-machines-195.jpg
 
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CAMBER CASTLE

Found myself here the other day with no life left in my camera battery! Typical!!:opps:

So I've had a look around on the interweb and come up with a few links.

First is the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_Castle

Second is a Google maps picture of the inside (click and drag to move around) : https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...677 64427b!8m2!3d50.93355!4d0.733694!6m1!1e1

Finally I found a video by the same guy from the post above which is very good:


Hope you all enjoy this.....Happy Easter!!
 
Darren111 said:
Hi OJ UK, these pics are for you from me, taken from my Premier Inn hotel room looking onto the Medway.
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My husband and I spent a "MERRIE" afternoon at "The Dirty Duck Pub" in Stratford-Upon-Avon with a very "MERRIE" group of shop owners celebrating the simple fact that they had just closed up shop and were able to enjoy a beautiful sunny day......so we decided to celebrate the beautiful day and enjoy it with them! :cheers:

Am enjoying your pictures and your personalized tours!
 
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