Quick WAI (New picture 17 May)

Jonathan B4027 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:21

PM sent, the tree has not changed at all in Google Streetview if I have it correct.

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 09:40

Jonathon has the correct answer. I'm amazed the tree is the same after 80 years. I assume you went as far back as possible on the old road which shows the tree with fewer leaves.

Paspie · **Joined:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 15:41 **Posts:** 1444

So what was it then? :roll:

skiddaw05 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 01:09

Is it the A4041 near Kingstanding?

Dadge · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 14:47

If so, this is my photo from the oxbow, looking in the opposite direction. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/27931

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 16:29

It is indeed the A4041 where the M6 passes over it.

Here's the same view on GSV. As Jonathon mentioned the tree is unchanged from 80 years ago.

davemase · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:17

I used to live on booths lane :shock:

To be fair I would never had got it, I was thinking it was more towards solihull way

Truvelo · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 13:52

Looking at the original picture the stone wall makes it look somewhere in Peak District rather than the Midlands.

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 16:48

Next one..... :lol:

I'm looking for the road number only unless someone knows exactly where it is.

DavidBrown · **Joined:** Sun May 29, 2005 00:35 **Posts:** 7729

I would hope that this road's unclassified by now!

The scenery looks Scottish to me, so as a starting guess I'll have a punt at the A87.

rileyrob · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 18:38

It certainly looks familiar. Was it taken last October? No, it's the wrong sort of trees for the A93.
I can't think of any abandoned bits of the A82, A83, A85 or A87 to still have road markings so clearly.

I'm going for somewhere further south - A76?

Glen · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 18:45

Any parts of the A87 (or what is now the A87) that have been re-aligned have been replacing single track roads.

I don't recognise the exact piece of road, but it looks vaguely like parts of the former A9/B817 in Easter Ross.

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 19:13

All the answers given are miles out apart from Rob's last answer

rileyrob · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 19:21

I was specifically thinking of the new bit south of Sanquhar, but a quick check on Google now reveals that there are no bends like that.
I can't imagine it's the old A74, so are we looking at ex A77 or ex A75, both of which have had upgrades in the last 20 years.

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 19:59

rileyrob wrote:

I was specifically thinking of the new bit south of Sanquhar, but a quick check on Google now reveals that there are no bends like that.

I already did that one

rileyrob wrote:

I can't imagine it's the old A74, so are we looking at ex A77 or ex A75, both of which have had upgrades in the last 20 years.

None of those are exactly in the right area.

Glen · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 20:26

I'm thinking it is an A road in the Scottish Borders region, ie somewhere East of the A74(M).
The A7, A703 etc have bypassed bits in similar looking surroundings.

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 20:28

One of the roads Glen mentioned is the correct answer.

Glen · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 20:30

Truvelo wrote:

One of the roads Glen mentioned is the correct answer.

Somewhere between Hawick and Selkirk on the A7?

Truvelo · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 20:32

Glen wrote:

Truvelo wrote:

One of the roads Glen mentioned is the correct answer.

Somewhere between Hawick and Selkirk on the A7?

Yes, and the road markings are clearly visible on Google Earth.

Glen · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 20:41

Here?

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