[Talk-gb-midanglia] Here's a strange one.

Mark Williamson maw48 at cantab.net
Wed Dec 10 01:59:05 GMT 2008


Kudos to Ed for going back over the same ground he's recently covered, I know 
how unappealing that can be!

Cheers,
Mark

On Tuesday 09 December 2008 08:36:00 Ed Loach wrote:
> David wrote:
> > Sorry to hear of your failed expedition - it's really annoying
> > when you
> > lose the data for some reason. I'm sure it's happened to most
> > of us at
> > some point.
>
> I had hoped to do some more mapping in the afternoon, perhaps more
> of Little Clacton, Frinton or Dovercourt - all areas I've made a
> start on now. But instead I decided to revisit the route I'd driven
> earlier and remap it (Point Clear and Dovercourt).
>
> It didn't take as long the second time; I knew the route I had
> followed earlier which had involved decisions at junctions the first
> time, and I knew where to stop to photograph things like postboxes
> and bus stops. So not only did I repeat that route I had a little
> spare time to stop where I noticed bus stops and postboxes on the
> way home as well, stopped eventually by the battery in my phone
> being too low to take any more photos. (Note to self - get car
> charger).
>
> There is much more at the end of Point Clear to map, but it is
> mainly service roads to caravans/holiday chalets, and is something I
> fancy doing by bike when I get chance; the sea wall is also
> something for foot or bicycle, which would also allow me to tag the
> front of the Eastern Promenade properties (thanks for the links - I
> think I tagged the way with its name with a note that the properties
> on the coastal side were on Eastern Promenade). It's an area I'd not
> been before but I now know a couple of places to park (one I wasn't
> brave enough to try - having driven onto the sea wall I didn't know
> how deep the puddle was where the ramp met the beach and the only
> vehicle parked on the beach was a large 4 wheel drive jeepy thing
> pulling a trailer for motorised water vehicle of some kind), so
> could put the bike in the boot and head back to fill in some of the
> details.
>
> I think I've now tagged all the things I noted, but the Osmarender
> seems to have been down since shortly after I finished tagging in
> JOSM. I hope it wasn't something I did ;)
>
> One thing - I drove along Lee Wick Lane towards Lee over Sands until
> I got to a farm gate (Lee Wick Farm) with a prominent sign saying no
> access beyond this point without authorisation. Checking when I got
> home the lane carries on to a settlement Lee-over-Sands (passing a
> sewage works on the way) - presumably residents and visitors are
> "authorised". I'll check NPE at some point, but it looks like I'll
> have to get to the other end of the lane from the sea wall public
> footpath. What do others do when they encounter a sign saying
> private (or similar wording)?
>
> Ed
>
>
>
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