Quiz - Which Failed Canal is This?

[mark99]

[twbm]

I've found out but I've cheated so I'll stay quiet.

[RLWP]

I found out by cheating too

 

Richard

[mark99]

Google image search huh?

[Paul C]

Me too, but its handy to know its very easy to find it out (using the technique).

[Athy]

How would one cheat?

The buildings don't look British. The scene is reminiscent of Willow Pattern china, but I don't think it is that (my Mum used to use Willow Pattern crockery and I don't remember that image).

[Sir Nibble]

Basingstoke?

[RLWP]

How would one cheat?

The buildings don't look British. The scene is reminiscent of Willow Pattern china, but I don't think it is that (my Mum used to use Willow Pattern crockery and I don't remember that image).

 

Right click, google image search

 

Richard

[Athy]

 

Right click, google image search

 

Richard

'ere, 'oo are you calling a right click, mush?

 

I did right-click on the picture, but a Google image search did not feature amongst the list of choices which I was then offered.

Edited December 23, 2016 by Athy

[Nightwatch]

Have I got a right click on an iPad?

[RLWP]

Ok, so those of us more technologically advanced have cheated and are keeping quite.

 

More fun for the rest then!

 

Richard

[Athy]

Ok, so those of us more technologically advanced have cheated and are keeping quite.

 

 

Quite what?

I reckon you're keeping very.

[Graham Davis]

 

Right click, google image search

 

Richard

 

Doesn't work for me using Chrome.

[Sanddancer]

Don't know but 2 miles is not long unless you're a cc

[RLWP]

 

Doesn't work for me using Chrome.

 

Works for me using Chrome

 

Has anyone who hasn't googled the image worked where it is yet?

 

Richard

 

Richard

[Ray T]

I right clicked and got this:

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/public/min/index.php?ipbv=179cab05d9a9b7fb6445067df613efb7&charset=iso-8859-1&f=public/js/ipb.js,cache/lang_cache/1/ipb.lang.js,public/js/ips.hovercard.js,public/js/ips.quickpm.js,public/js/ips.sharelinks.js,public/js/ips.textEditor.bbcode.js,public/js/ips.textEditor.js,public/js/ips.topic.js,public/js/ips.like.js

[Captain Pegg]

Works for me using Chrome

 

Has anyone who hasn't googled the image worked where it is yet?

 

Richard

 

Richard

No but I am guessing that picture is Kensington Olympia.

 

JP

[cuthound]

Works for me on Chrome using a Samsung tablet.

 

Never knew there was ever a canal there though.

[Graham Davis]

That didn't work!!

Edited December 23, 2016 by Graham Davis

[Flyboy]

I've never knew there was a Kensington canal.

 

I reckon it's the old hospital that was opposite Brompton cemetary which looks like it's now a car park, not far from Chelsea FC. The railway line must now run in the old canal bed which probably entered the Thames at Chelsea creek or Chelsea basin. You can see there were 2 locks into the basin.

 

If the link works, you can zoom in and see it. This site is really good as you can overlay the maps or put them side by side.

 

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=17&lat=51.4851&lon=-0.1930&layers=171&right=BingHyb

 

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.4785&lon=-0.1864&layers=171&b=1 (move transparency bar on left)

 

http://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-england-and-wales/index.html

 

 

Edited as I just found this on Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Canal

Edited December 23, 2016 by Flyboy

[Mac of Cygnet]

I Googled failed canal and the whole of the first page was full of horrible stories about root canal treatments going wrong.

[cuthound]

I Googled failed canal and the whole of the first page was full of horrible stories about root canal treatments going wrong.

CRT failing in their maintenance duties again?

[Tim Lewis]

How would one cheat?

The buildings don't look British. The scene is reminiscent of Willow Pattern china, but I don't think it is that (my Mum used to use Willow Pattern crockery and I don't remember that image).

 

Make a copy of the image and save it to your computer.

 

Go to google images and click on the camera symbol where you will be given an option to upload the image. Do this and this should show you the answer.

 

Tim

[Athy]

 

Make a copy of the image and save it to your computer.

 

Go to google images and click on the camera symbol where you will be given an option to upload the image. Do this and this should show you the answer.

 

Tim

Blimey! My brain hurts just thinking about such advanced I.T. moves.

 

EDIT: Bloody hell, it worked! That must be my most complicated computer action ever, thanks Tim.

Now that I know which one it is, I am still puzzled by the buildings, unless perhaps Mr. Hall was involved.

Edited December 24, 2016 by Athy

[RLWP]

Blimey! My brain hurts just thinking about such advanced I.T. moves.

 

EDIT: Bloody hell, it worked! That must be my most complicated computer action ever, thanks Tim.

Now that I know which one it is, I am still puzzled by the buildings, unless perhaps Mr. Hall was involved.

 

 

Architect, Benjamin Baud. It predates Mr Hall's building by thirty years

 

Richard