The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

[Sisemen]

Looks Jockanese

[Tall Bird]

You’re in the right country Sise.

[om15]

I think that we are in the birthplace of the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, also the town was the home of Robbie Burns, two streets are named after him.
Quite a lot to answer for really.

[Tall Bird]

That’s the place om - care to name and shame?

[om15]

The Ship in Irvine, Ayrshire.

[Tall Bird]

. As far as I could tell, they don't exactly advertised the wee nippy sweetie connection.

279AD534-E3CE-4A75-AE97-506F1E262E2A.jpeg (59.52 KiB) Viewed 259 times

Take it away om!

[om15]

Thanks TB,

Football enthusiasts will snap this one up very quickly.

[om15]

This football ground was established in the 19th century.

[4mastacker]

Too posh to be Sundlind.

[Woody]

Swindon Town.

[om15]

It is, well found, Woody in the penalty box.

Swindon Town's original pitch was located south of Bath Road, in the region of Bradford Road, adjacent to the Okus Quarry.[49] After a young spectator fell into the quarry the team decided to move first to Lansdown Road and then to a pitch near The Croft where they were to remain for the next 11 years.

Swindon Town have been playing at the County Ground since 1896. They played their games on the site of the adjacent cricket pitch also called the County Ground from 1893 until the ground opened.

Thomas Arkell of Arkell's Brewery donated £300 to finance the construction of a stand on what was then known as the 'Wiltshire County Ground', this investment was enough to begin development of a purpose-built football ground. Since its original construction, the ground has been periodically updated with new features or fittings. A cover on the Shrivenham Road side was erected in 1932, followed by the current roof at the Town End. This cost £4,300, which was raised by the Supporters' Club, and was opened on 27 August 1938 by local MP, W.W. Wakefield.

The War Department took over the ground in 1940, where for a while POWs were housed in huts placed on the pitch. For this the club received compensation of £4,570 in 1945.

The addition of floodlights in 1951 at a cost of £350, gave Swindon the honour of being the first League club to do so. These were first tried out v. Bristol City on 2 April 1951 beating Arsenal by six months. These original set of lights were supplemented by lights on both side stand roofs, which were sufficient for the County Ground to stage its first floodlit league match on 29 February 1956 v. Millwall. (seven days after Fratton Park became the first ground to stage a floodlit league fixture). The present pylons date from 1960.

The ground currently contains elements constructed between 1950 and 1995, with the latest addition being the large sponsored stand on the south side. The County Ground is also the only football stadium in the world with a Rolex watch acting as its timekeeper, the clock on the Stratton Bank stand featuring its name was erected to celebrate promotion in 1963

[Capetonian]

Swindon, what a god awful dump, a place that needs to be wiped off the face of the earth.

Unfortunately I have been there more times than I care to remember and I'm happy and proud not to have recognised this challenge, it proves that I have partly eradicated those memories.

[ian16th]

Swindon, what a god awful dump, a place that needs to be wiped off the face of the earth.

More useless trivia.
The RAF Yatesbury Sailing Club used to have GP 14's and Cadet dinghy's on a lake called Coate Water(SP) in Swindon.

[Woody]

Swindon, what a god awful dump, a place that needs to be wiped off the face of the earth.

Unfortunately I have been there more times than I care to remember and I'm happy and proud not to have recognised this challenge, it proves that I have partly eradicated those memories.

I nearly mentioned that it is one of your least favourite places Cape, but I didn’t want to raise your blood pressure

That’s two in two days for me

OH as I’m still looking for Pilots

[ian16th]

Swindon, what a god awful dump, a place that needs to be wiped off the face of the earth.

More useless trivia.
The RAF Yatesbury Sailing Club used to have GP 14's and Cadet dinghy's on a lake called Coate Water(SP) in Swindon.

Pre the Suez crises/fiasco when the RAF worked on Saturdays. Yatesbury was too difficult to access to/from the North East for even the monthly 48 'Long Weekend'.

So many Saturday and Sunday afternoon were spent there.

[ian16th]

Swindon, what a god awful dump, a place that needs to be wiped off the face of the earth.

More useless trivia.
The RAF Yatesbury Sailing Club used to have GP 14's and Cadet dinghy's on a lake called Coate Water(SP) in Swindon.

Pre the Suez crises/fiasco when the RAF worked on Saturdays. Yatesbury was too difficult to access to/from the North East for even the monthly 48 'Long Weekend'.

So many Saturday and Sunday afternoons were spent there.

[ian16th]

Deleted.

[Smeagol]

As it's OH, I'll slot this one in.

Warning: Aviation Content

P4220031 resized.jpg (74.44 KiB) Viewed 193 times

[Smeagol]

No guesses yet? Need a clue?

[om15]

The dangerous looking yellow thing is a Gyrocopter Magni M1-6 Tandem Trainer, I think we might be in Spain or south of France possibly?