Thread: Where in the world

Correct JJ
Southern france
Great story to it.
Carry on.

Double post.

What, where, why.

Bedfont country park Surrey

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Bedfont country park Surrey

Nope.

can you go fishing there?

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

can you go fishing there?

Er YES, may be, don't know, NO maybe, don't know.

is it in the UK?

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

is it in the UK?

Yes, it is.

what - a clock tower
Where- in the UK
why- to tell the time?

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

what - a clock tower Not as such
Where- in the UK Yes, it is.
why- to tell the time?

See above.

Yes, it is a clock tower but that's not is "raison d' etre" If I may use such an expression

Is it an upstream boundary marker on the Thames for the old Port of London Authority ?

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Ferdinand Cheval (1836 – 19 August, 1924), was a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building Le Palais Idéal (the "Ideal Palace") which is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.
Ferdinand Cheval lived in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, in the Drôme département of France. He had left school at the age of 13 to become a baker's apprentice but eventually became a postman.

Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.
For the next 33 years, during his daily mail route, Cheval carried stones from his delivery rounds and at home used them to build his Palais idéal, the Ideal Palace. First he carried the stones in his pockets, then a basket and eventually a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.
Cheval spent the first two decades building the outer walls. The Palace is a mix of different styles with inspirations from the Bible to Hindu mythology. Cheval bound the stones together with lime, mortar and cement.

dammit, got here too late, i read an article about this place in the sunday times mag a couple of months ago

Roath Park Lake, Cardiff - The Scott Memorial.

The land for Roath Park was donated by the Marquis of Bute to the city in 1887. The park was officially opened to the public in 1894. Work initially focused on creating the lake from an area of marshland. In 1915 a lighthouse was constructed in the lake containing a scale model of the 'Terra Nova' ship to commemorate Captain Scott's ill-fated voyage to the Antarctic from Cardiff in 1910. The parks’ atmosphere today still retains the Victorian elegance and its status as a Conservation Area ensures these qualities will be conserved.

You just feeling sorry for me and chose somewhere i played as a kid?

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Roath Park Lake, Cardiff - The Scott Memorial. The land for Roath Park was donated by the Marquis of Bute to the city in 1887. The park was officially opened to the public in 1894. Work initially focused on creating the lake from an area of marshland. In 1915 a lighthouse was constructed in the lake containing a scale model of the 'Terra Nova' ship to commemorate Captain Scott's ill-fated voyage to the Antarctic from Cardiff in 1910. The parks’ atmosphere today still retains the Victorian elegance and its status as a Conservation Area ensures these qualities will be conserved.

SPOT ON.

You just feeling sorry for me and chose somewhere i played as a kid?

You're right.....

Over to you.

Ah so no fishing!!

Give me a while, I'm just in between meetings... should get it up after 10:30

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Ah so no fishing!!

No idea, ask Bobcock.

Bob,Tell them you will be delayed for a matter of extreme urgency.

OK, here goes........



Sorry for getting my priorities wrong, it won't happen again.

Australia, aboriginal, maybe. New. In a city in Aus?

Nope, not Australia, far too sophisticated an art form for them

Borneo?

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

Borneo?

Nope.