hairy Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 To follow on from Knighton Matts tallest building question. Which building marks to highest land point in Leicester?
The People's Hero Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 This is bound to be wrong, but how about the 'Old John' or whatever its called in Bradgate Park? My brother and I once saw Craig Levein at Bradgate Park. Loner.
The People's Hero Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 In that case... not a clue! I wonder if it's google-able.
Collymore Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 Beacon Hill is the highest point in Leicestershire I think. so the toilets up there
wonderboy Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 Beacon Hill is the highest point in Leicestershire I think. so the toilets up there that is actually the highest point in europe in a straight line until you get to russia
hairy Posted 7 April 2006 Author Posted 7 April 2006 No the highest point in Leicester. Big clue. Its a pub, can you tell me which one?
Collymore Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 No the highest point in Leicester.Big clue. Its a pub, can you tell me which one? Beacon hill pub I think it's Bardon hill the highest, I might have been wrong before ...so Bardon hill pub?
hairy Posted 7 April 2006 Author Posted 7 April 2006 stez as kat the dry dock? Correct! Thats why they put a boat there! Sense of humour these developers <_<
Katy Posted 7 April 2006 Posted 7 April 2006 Correct! Thats why they put a boat there! Sense of humour these developers <_< Brilliant! I could have got away with that if Stez had'nt have said he was me. Well Done Stez!
Knighton Matt Posted 8 April 2006 Posted 8 April 2006 The top of the big slide at Knighton park. :laugh:
Leicester Rule! Posted 9 April 2006 Posted 9 April 2006 At 245m (802 feet), Beacon Hill is the second highest point in Leicestershire and the site of a Bronze Age hill fort. A toposcope indicates landmarks that can be seen from the summit.
Deathside Posted 9 April 2006 Posted 9 April 2006 A toposcope indicates landmarks that can be seen from the summit. What's a toposcope? - It sounds good and I might just want one
Leicester Rule! Posted 9 April 2006 Posted 9 April 2006 A toposcope is a monument erected on hills or high places which indicates the direction, and usually the distance, to notable features which can be seen from that point. They are often placed in public parks, the grounds of stately homes or places of historical note, such as battlefields.
Leicester Rule! Posted 9 April 2006 Posted 9 April 2006 Smaller toposcopes usually consist of a circular brass plaque mounted on a stone plinth. They will have radiating lines indicating the direction to various landmarks, together with the distance, and often a pictorial representation of the landmark. One typical small toposcope is at Beacon Hill, Leicestershire. Large toposcopes may be circular paved areas, with numerous plaques around the perimeter, each indicating a particular feature of the landscape. One large toposcope is the Toposcope at Bathurst, near Grahamstown, South Africa, which commemorates the 1820 settlements. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toposcope"
Katy Posted 9 April 2006 Posted 9 April 2006 Smaller toposcopes usually consist of a circular brass plaque mounted on a stone plinth. They will have radiating lines indicating the direction to various landmarks, together with the distance, and often a pictorial representation of the landmark. One typical small toposcope is at Beacon Hill, Leicestershire. Large toposcopes may be circular paved areas, with numerous plaques around the perimeter, each indicating a particular feature of the landscape. One large toposcope is the Toposcope at Bathurst, near Grahamstown, South Africa, which commemorates the 1820 settlements. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toposcope" Well get you, I always wondered what the correct term for one of those were, thank you.
Deathside Posted 10 April 2006 Posted 10 April 2006 A toposcope is a monument erected on hills or high places which indicates the direction, and usually the distance, to notable features which can be seen from that point. They are often placed in public parks, the grounds of stately homes or places of historical note, such as battlefields. Smaller toposcopes usually consist of a circular brass plaque mounted on a stone plinth. They will have radiating lines indicating the direction to various landmarks, together with the distance, and often a pictorial representation of the landmark. One typical small toposcope is at Beacon Hill, Leicestershire. Large toposcopes may be circular paved areas, with numerous plaques around the perimeter, each indicating a particular feature of the landscape. One large toposcope is the Toposcope at Bathurst, near Grahamstown, South Africa, which commemorates the 1820 settlements. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toposcope" I'm still none the wiser - even with the help of Google images Now I don't know which would be best in my back garden A Toposcope or a Stone Warthog???
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