Vantage Points?

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 8:18 am

Love that signPersonally I find it difficult using firearms whilst riding my motorbike. I expect it's to stop lads with airguns. Which they have since 1920's.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 9:39 am

Thanks mate, great view. Jogon wrote: yorkiesknob wrote: Cookeridge water/ comms tower area looking east is excellent on a clear day From that very spot, left to right:-Drax Eggborough FerrybridgeLooking down a river valley I suppose (give it a min to load up) http://goo.gl/maps/73sA

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 11:18 am

Jogon wrote: Love that signPersonally I find it difficult using firearms whilst riding my motorbike. I expect it's to stop lads with airguns. Which they have since 1920's. Guess they'd be "old lads" then !

Si · Post by Si » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 11:19 am

Jogon wrote: Love that signPersonally I find it difficult using firearms whilst riding my motorbike. I expect it's to stop lads with airguns. Which they have since 1920's. In the 70s, I can remember the Satan's Slaves bike gang tearing round Nab Wood, Shipley, shooting at each other with a 410 bore shotgun for a laugh. A right bunch of wussies - they were using sidecars.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 12:19 pm

Si wrote: Jogon wrote: Love that signPersonally I find it difficult using firearms whilst riding my motorbike. I expect it's to stop lads with airguns. Which they have since 1920's. In the 70s, I can remember the Satan's Slaves bike gang tearing round Nab Wood, Shipley, shooting at each other with a 410 bore shotgun for a laugh. A right bunch of wussies - they were using sidecars. A 410's pretty serious stuff ! Used to have one to shoot on farm with permission of course.A well aimed shot could certainly kill.Ouch....

Guiseley_Guile · Post by **Guiseley_Guile** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 7:10 pm

Rawdon Billing provides a better vantage point for Leeds than the Chevin does.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 7:34 pm

Guys, I am genuinely interested in having a skeg from some of these.Don't want to sound thick, but the local names without a google link mean nothing to me: Rawdon Billing sounds like a Victorian Detective and didn't come up on google map.Folks near Cabbage Hill might know it but I don't

Guiseley_Guile · Post by **Guiseley_Guile** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 7:48 pm

Sorry, not very good at putting pics on here, so I hope that providing the coordinates as provided from Google Earth, this should direct you to the trig point on top of the Billing.For info on how to get there, if you park at St Peter's school car park in Rawdon village (approached from Leeds on A65, turn right up Layton Lane approx two hundred yards past the Crematorium - then turn left at the top of the hill, passing the church on your right, and the school not too far beyond)53 51.264'N 1 40.033'W

Post by **mhoulden** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 8:09 pm

If you click through my Flickr link there's a map showing where the photo was taken. As you mouse over it zooms in until you get to the bend in the road where it was taken.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 9:01 pm

Jogon wrote: Folks near Cabbage Hill might know it but I don't The green lump to the west of Barras Garth Road.http://goo.gl/maps/bVl3