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http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.4510...96.82,,3,-1.76
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It could be a monitoring station for a buried pipeline.

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A device for harvesting cotton.
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On 2013\06\15 16:34, Roland Perry wrote:
It could be a monitoring station for a buried pipeline.

Thanks. Why would that be in the middle of a field, rather than the edge?

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On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:22:49 +0100, Basil Jet
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On 2013\06\15 16:34, Roland Perry wrote:
It could be a monitoring station for a buried pipeline.

Thanks. Why would that be in the middle of a field, rather than the edge?
The pipeline changes direction there?
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On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:15:22 +0100, Basil Jet
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http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.4510...96.82,,3,-1.76

It's funny, that Street View gives the impression that it's in the
middle of the countryside, but when you zoom out, it's anything but
(it's close to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge):
http://goo.gl/maps/PzeBu
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On 2013\06\16 14:23, Recliner wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:15:22 +0100, Basil Jet
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http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.4510...96.82,,3,-1.76

It's funny, that Street View gives the impression that it's in the
middle of the countryside, but when you zoom out, it's anything but
(it's close to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge):
http://goo.gl/maps/PzeBu


You don't have to zoom out, just turn around and you can see two of the
bridge towers.
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Basil Jet wrote:
On 2013\06\16 14:23, Recliner wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:15:22 +0100, Basil Jet
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http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.4510...96.82,,3,-1.76

It's funny, that Street View gives the impression that it's in the
middle of the countryside, but when you zoom out, it's anything but
(it's close to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge):
http://goo.gl/maps/PzeBu


You don't have to zoom out, just turn around and you can see two of the bridge towers.

Yes, I can see them now, but didn't spot them when viewing the original.
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Has it got anything to do with the green box with the Danger signs at the edge of the same field?

Neill

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On Monday, June 17, 2013 4:34:37 PM UTC+1, wrote:
Has it got anything to do with the green box with the Danger signs at the edge of the same field?



Neill

Or, on closer examination, the unused pylon in the adjacent field?

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