rog8811 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) I was looking at 1937 photo's of my old home town on "Britain from above" and came across something green..... in fact 4 things in green, can you see them? http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/download/EPW053876 Edited October 26, 2013 by rog8811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Is it the trucks and trailers/arty pieces moving up road towards arch bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) four gun tractors and guns heading towards the railway bridge? Gary beat me to it ! Edited October 25, 2013 by Richard Farrant beaten to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Got it in one, 4 quads, limbers and arty pieces, here is a blow up. I while away those moments when I can't be asked to do anything else trawling the old photo's looking for interesting stuff. Try this one, Southend sea front I am not sure exactly what it is/they are but I am thinking military. http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/EPW058500 Edited October 25, 2013 by rog8811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Sorry matr. They look like sailing luggers probably fishinh vessels. Nice site though! Will spend a few hours digging around. Edited October 25, 2013 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw003708?filter=28706&ref=45 DD version? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 You need to look on the esplanade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Why would you have a boat on the Esplande? :red: Ah! Seen the weather forcast for the next couple of days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken arrow Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 You need to look on the esplanade is it a couple of scout cars near the papillion pub ( at that time called the hole in the wall ) if wrong put it down to my old age and awfull eyesight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 if wrong put it down to my old age and awfull eyesight Close to what I see, here is a blow up. Six legger and what looks like a scout car or something similar sandwiching the civi truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 How are you getting the high resolution photographs? When I zoom in all I get is a pixelated mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 How are you getting the high resolution photographs? Are you registered on the Britain from above site? Once logged in you have a zoom function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken arrow Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Close to what I see, here is a blow up. [ATTACH=CONFIG]83154[/ATTACH] Six legger and what looks like a scout car or something similar sandwiching the civi truck. heading along the seafront in the direction of the royal artillary barracks at shoeburyness pre ww2 i would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Are you registered on the Britain from above site? Once logged in you have a zoom function. Ah thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) Here is another one that has a couple of items of interest. 1948 Newark on Trent. http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw013673?search=Newark-on-Trent&ref=24 .....and another one Gt Yarmouth 1928 if you have pins enabled you will get this easily as someone has marked it. http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw021191?search=great%20yarmouth&ref=25 Edited November 4, 2013 by rog8811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 On the Newark photo I take it that there is an auction going on and there are a few interesting looking vehicles. But what is what looks like a Patrol Boat doing moored up on the river? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 You got this one alright. As to the other one there is a V8 ford in there but there is something a bit bigger as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river6 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Wow! It's a Fairmile 'D'. Look at those torpedo chutes! Sadly all now gone . Why oh why didn't we keep any examples of our WW2 Coastal Forces stuff?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 The other big item on the same picture is this... Has anyone got the Gt Yarmouth one or don't you like this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river6 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It's an AMAZON mobile crane. ex-RAF. Airfix did a kit of this one. Spot also the Mk1 Horse and cart!!:-D:-D:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 No way, that is the Mk1/1A horse and cart, updated harness and two wheels on the cart, Mk1 only had one wheel and proved very tippy. What a newbie error;) R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 No way, that is the Mk1/1A horse and cart, updated harness and two wheels on the cart, Mk1 only had one wheel and proved very tippy. What a newbie error;) R No , that's the yard shunter. :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) I am off for some R & R in sunnier climes for a couple of weeks so I will leave you with Amersham, There are a series of photo's of the town taken in 1948 where this item can be seen but it is only in this one that its identity is revealed. http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw013623?search=EAW013623&ref=0 As no one seemed to be interested in the GT Yarmouth one, here is what I saw. See you in 2 weeks. Edited November 23, 2013 by rog8811 link added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 The other big item on the same picture is this...[ATTACH=CONFIG]83513[/ATTACH] Has anyone got the Gt Yarmouth one or don't you like this game? Are the tippers to the bottom left of the square anything special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Here we are 2 weeks later and.... Ploughman asked Are the tippers to the bottom left of the square anything special? This is the only view of the area so no idea of what they are I am afraid. The other one I left here before my holiday, the vehicle can be picked out in a few photo's taken of the area as it moves through the town, it is only this photo that shows what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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