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R Lee
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16th Mar 08 at 00:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've always wondered what it is?
A really tall tower which can be seen for miles and miles, on top of a hill.
Always see it when i'm on the M61 (apparently ).

What is it?

(we're not talking about blackpool tower btw)

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by R Lee]
Adam_B
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The mast on Winter hill? for TV and radio i think

edit - can see that from m61 not 2

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by Adam_B]
R Lee
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Is that what it is?
A dumbass friend of mine said it was a tall chimney She's from Chorley

Winter Hill... where is it? I might investigate some time.
Adam_B
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http://www.winterhill.org/

not sure if thats what you mean though. where abouts on the 62 are you?

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by Adam_B]
R Lee
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That looks like the one.
Adam, its late and I don't even know if m62 is right

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62 goes over to Leeds, 61 down past chorley, bottany bay to manchester etc. Its lit up red as you come past the reebok

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by Adam_B]
R Lee
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Its an NTL transmitter.
The base doesn't look very sturdy for its height
R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B


62 goes over to Leeds, 61 down past chorley, bottany bay to manchester etc. Its lit up red as you come past the reebok

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by Adam_B]

M61 it is then
I don't pay attention to what road its on, its just a natural route.
Adam_B
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Its strapped down with loads of cables
R Lee
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Yeah, but imagine that on an uber windy day

I'm going to go look at it next week
Kathryn W
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You can see that from around my way...
Adam_B
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be reet, it was well windy this week, early hours of weds and its still there. Can you tell i did a project on it at school
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with the red lights on it? me and a mate whent looking for it, its on winter hill and its a really boring TV / Radio mast
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echo

keep up matt

I think we have a possibilty for the most boring thread in corsasport history here

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by Adam_B]
R Lee
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If that fell over, we'd have no TV or radio. Wowser!
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What you mean that TV/Radio Mast on winter hill?
R Lee
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This shit is not boring
Its keeping me occupied
Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by R Lee
Is that what it is?
A dumbass friend of mine said it was a tall chimney She's from Chorley

sounds more like rivi pike tbh than the tv mast
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The Red Arrows use it as a waypoint when they're doing a show in the area...
Lisa
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its near my house
Bonney
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quote:
Originally posted by Lisa
its near my house



i bet you have a great signal for your telly
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good view from top of winter hill. quite a nice road up apart from the speedbumps and cattle grids

[Edited on 16-03-2008 by andyc1234]
Ryk
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The tower with the red lights on it????
There are a few scattered around, you see some from the M55, there's one Burnley direction, the one on Winter Hill and there are three within 100ft of each other at a place called Inskip near Garstang. The ones at Inskip are to do with MOD and have warning signs etc etc.... got pics of when we went, they've got loads of security on it aswell!! Never been able to find anything out about what there for though.....
UFO's maybe? Clearly some kind of transmitters and for communication purposes but you never see any anywhere else in the country do you?!?!?!
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blackpool tower
Kurt
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is this near bolton?

went looking for it with a girl i met up with and ended up in blackpool

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