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Going by the photos, marks out of 10 for Aberdeen?




A couple of the harbour.

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000003176057XSmall.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000003175746XSmall.jpg)

Nigg lighthouse on a calm day at the beach.

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000005055628XSmall.jpg)

Dunotter Castle just down the road.

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000004657148XSmall.jpg)

The town house in colour. The castlegate and salvation army citadel in black and white.
(Both just opposite the new G Casino as it happens)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000006848372XSmall.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000003573641XSmall.jpg)

Marschall College

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000007810595XSmall.jpg)

Finally, to keep Tikay happy...

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/tigmong/iStock_000003173498XSmall.jpg)

Aberdeen wasn't getting any flack.  It was the avatar that was getting the flack.

I'll edit that bit oot then.

Pittordire has seen better days.

Like Aberdeen the city myself, complete granite!

Nah, leave it in.  Tell me why Aberdeen's so nice then?

It's a show rather than tell thing.

If anyone's feeling so inclined, they could dig out a few photos that they think shows off their own city.

I don't live in a city.

Love that Train Station.

To win this, a City needs a great train station.

Aberdeen gets 6.5. Marks deducted for being in Scotland, obv.

London's loss is Pease Pottage's gain?

oooh I shall prepare a montage of the sights of Ruislip this evening for your delectation, including ALL the train and tube stations :D

Pease Pottage, in West Sussex, is a lovely place.

Including West Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, & Ruislip Gardens?

yes yes - all of them.   patience man.

[ ] Ruislip is a city.

Your entry will have to be for London imo

Booder lives in Pease Pottage, he'll be able to confirm or deny this.

That's a lot of train and tube stations. You trying to kill tikay or something?

Could be that Claw's 8 photos showing off the best of London all happen to be in Ruislip, this can't be helped.

(http://sqs.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/streetcornerenteringcroydenlondonroad.jpg)
(http://sqs.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/moonovercroydon.jpg)
(http://www.geograph.org.uk/photos/48/67/486779_c30f955f.jpg)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2006/12/19/croydon2_430x320_320x430.jpg)

and one for tikay

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j134/CheshireRailwayModellers/CroydonTramlinkTamper.jpg)

Zero Points - + 2 for the Track-Laying Locomotive.

Total Points 1.5.

Track laying locomotive?

I always thought such jobs were done manually by Irish folks and Chinamen?

It's a "tamper" on the Tramlink.

Tramlink? Croydon has a tram-based MTS?

2 points extra.

Ruislip lido by night.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1517613128_d5dd599838.jpg)

and by day......(with added bonus for norkage fans)

(http://www.ruislip.co.uk/images/IM000920.jpg)

the lido railway....

(http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/images/ruislipandleighton016_000.jpg)

Mad Bess woods

(http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/media/image/s/s/Woods1.JPG)

Now the stations, starting with ....

Ruislip (LU Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines)

(http://thincities.tfl.gov.uk/photos/large/photo-ruislip-station-exterior.jpg)

Ruislip Manor (LU Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines)

(http://www.ruislip.co.uk/images/rmtube.JPG)

West Ruislip (LU central line + national rail)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/67/165960092_ab0c197f65.jpg?v=0)

Ruislip Gardens (LU central line)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Ruislip_Gardens_stn_entrance.JPG/300px-Ruislip_Gardens_stn_entrance.JPG)

and South Ruislip (LU central line and national rail)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/427302346_2430efd9cd.jpg?v=0)

Ruislip Manor Farm House

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2699052201_4a7757bba1.jpg)

Another view of Manor Farm

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2595200519_c918cd55e2_m.jpg)

top end of the high street

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2699052195_86581ddd78.jpg?v=0)

some old houses

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/10/12523763_608f8520f7.jpg?v=0)

the high street c1955

(http://images.francisfrith.com/c10/450/27/ruislip_R335020.jpg)

the newly built high school

(http://www.ruisliphigh.com/cms/imagegallery/imagebank/school.jpg)

and last, but not least, an old picture of a bus en route to the Lido

(http://dewi.ca/trains/london/pix/n03_6_5.jpg)

Ruislip - nice pics Claire, especially the Bus, which looks like an early RT.

Ruislip Lido, & the miniature Railay there. What a memory.  I ran away from home as a little boy, aged 8 or 9 I suppose, & ended up at Ruislip Lido, sleeping in the Gents Toilets at night, & helping the man on the Miniature Railway during the day.

I got found at 5am on Bank Holiday Monday, by a copper. He asked me where I was going. "Walking my dog" I said. "So, where's the dog then?" he asked....

"What dog? Oh, THAT dog. It ran away" I said.

"I think you have, too" said he. Adventure ends.

Lot's of points for Ruislip me feels.

None for that new school though, how ugly is that?

Architect should be shot.

[  ] not at all ugly

Regading Robert's Croydon.

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I like how you've used bold and centre-align on the title of the post there. A point for that surely.

More than I dared hope for.

would defiantly get swept out to sea and to certain death walking along that Pier thing and as the alternative is staying on Scottish land that gets an insta 10/10 ;D

Dunotter castle could do with a lick of paint

10/10 for Aberdeen obv. My avatar was taken with bad light.

The only bad thing i will say about Aberdeen is the planning department are scumbags what with the whole Donald Trump golf course. It should've been an insta yes when he offered to build the thing. Especially with the down turn in the economy atm.

The amount of jobs and tourism its going to bring to the area>>>>>a few birds and a badger living on a beach

Bloody hell Claw take me back to my childhood why don't you.... I used to prance around in my little red riding cape in those woods, before going to feed the donkey  -(in that field near the petrol st)

The market place

One of the Churches

St.Withburgas Well






Story: St Withburga Well was the orginal burial place for St Withburga (Dereham's Saint). The Bishop of Winchester Ely suggested that Withburga did not belong in Dereham and should be laid to rest next to her three sisters in Ely, but the Dereham folk did not agree. On a visit to Dereham, the Ely Monk's gave the men of Dereham a hearty feast and while they slept, the Monk's broke into the shrine and stole her body. When morning came and the men of Dereham were woken, they found the desecrated tomb and gave pursuit to get their saint back. Unable to retreive her, they returned to the shrine to find the empty tomb was filled with a spring of clear water, which they felt certain was recompense for the loss of St Withburga. Pilgrims still visit the well today.

Bishop Bonnors Cottage

 Bonners Cottage used to belong to one of the most hated men in England. During Tudor England from 1534 to 1538 Bishop Bonner was the Rector for Dereham. This timber framed building close to the church. With walls of brick, flint, wattle and daub decorated with a coloured frieze of flowers and fruit on its external walls was his residence.

This is the Bishop Bonner who is said to have been the man responsible for burning over two hundred heretics during the blood thirsty reign of Queen Mary, first daughter of Henry the 8th. Edmund Bonner was born in the year 1500, he was educated at Oxford and ordained as a priest in 1519. In 1525 he entered the service of Cardinal Wolsey. After Wolsey fall from grace and subsequent execution, it was Bonner who was employed by the King as his ambassador to undertake delicate missions to Rome and other places. Pleased with his service Bonner was eventually given the position of Bishop of London.

Edmund Bonner was most unpopular particularly in London even before the days that the 'fires' began, an accusation of excessive cruelty were often leveled at his door.


During 'Bloody Marys' reign over two hundred and seventy people were burnt at the stake for heresy against the Catholic Church. Some say that of these, Bonner was responsible for burning two hundred of them.

The Station

Tank - great pics makes me want to head up to Scotland and explore.

fyp ::)

Top stuff Booder!