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After seeing this thread I managed to get some time on Monday to drive this road, along with a few others in the area, great fun, thought I would add another picture of that hairpin
and the works
also pulled together some video from the area Videos
Whilst on the A roads coming back was followed quite closely by a blue 530D on a 55 plate with very noticable square lights behind the front grille, let him go by after 15mins or so, also had an obvious strip light in the rear window, no uniforms mind you so not sure...
and the works
also pulled together some video from the area Videos
Whilst on the A roads coming back was followed quite closely by a blue 530D on a 55 plate with very noticable square lights behind the front grille, let him go by after 15mins or so, also had an obvious strip light in the rear window, no uniforms mind you so not sure...
One of the few advantages to having been a student in Aberystwyth was easy access to some stunning scenery and some fantastic roads. Left in 2005, seems like too long ago.....
I learned to respect these roads having rolled an AX GT off the A44 in my first year. Allowed me to change to RWD, however, and I then proceeded to run around in a '73 MG BGT
Ah, happy times.....
I learned to respect these roads having rolled an AX GT off the A44 in my first year. Allowed me to change to RWD, however, and I then proceeded to run around in a '73 MG BGT
Ah, happy times.....
I live just 15 mins away, I really should go up more often as I find something of interest every time.
If you like your history there are some fairly recently uncovered pill boxes overlooking Foel Tower. It was protected by 2 pill boxes, the distant shot shows the one pill box on the right of the picture. The other pill box is at the same level but hidden behind the trees on the left of the shot, which is shown in the close-up shot.
It was protected because it was the valve tower which was the starting point for the pipeline shipping the water off to Birmingham (imagine a city the size of Birmingham being totally cut off from its main water supply....)
Also there is a mini dam that has be destroyed by none other than a Mr Barnes Wallis. Tests were made at small scale for the effective detonation of the bouncing bomb used in the Dambusters raids.
Try here if you're interested in looking further.
http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/rhayader/elanm...
http://history.powys.org.uk/history/rhayader/elanm...
If you like your history there are some fairly recently uncovered pill boxes overlooking Foel Tower. It was protected by 2 pill boxes, the distant shot shows the one pill box on the right of the picture. The other pill box is at the same level but hidden behind the trees on the left of the shot, which is shown in the close-up shot.
It was protected because it was the valve tower which was the starting point for the pipeline shipping the water off to Birmingham (imagine a city the size of Birmingham being totally cut off from its main water supply....)
Also there is a mini dam that has be destroyed by none other than a Mr Barnes Wallis. Tests were made at small scale for the effective detonation of the bouncing bomb used in the Dambusters raids.
Try here if you're interested in looking further.
http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/rhayader/elanm...
http://history.powys.org.uk/history/rhayader/elanm...
was a briliant day in elan valley today. A lot of ice but nice crisp sunlight. got some good pictures of the volvo.
it was running a bit rich
The ice was very thick as the water was only a few inches deep
anyway we had a lot of fun trying to get decent action shots of volvoness.
and saw this. waved a lot
it was running a bit rich
The ice was very thick as the water was only a few inches deep
anyway we had a lot of fun trying to get decent action shots of volvoness.
and saw this. waved a lot
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