Comments on: Northampton Lighthouse http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/17/northampton-lighthouse/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Alistair http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/17/northampton-lighthouse/#comment-14943 Alistair Fri, 05 May 2006 12:39:07 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=506#comment-14943 The tower is now surrounded by a new housing development, very close to the also newly redeveloped Northmpton Saints rugby football ground. The base of the tower is surrounded by a circle of grass contained within a circle of cobble stones. I think its future must be assured, therefore, as it would cause great problems to demolish it so close to all the new housing. The tower is now surrounded by a new housing development, very close to the also newly redeveloped Northmpton Saints rugby football ground. The base of the tower is surrounded by a circle of grass contained within a circle of cobble stones. I think its future must be assured, therefore, as it would cause great problems to demolish it so close to all the new housing.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/17/northampton-lighthouse/#comment-5316 Alex Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:36:05 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=506#comment-5316 Here in Britain, I heard once that if you call the Otis company they answer the phone "Hello, [Otis, Reading][1]" :-D [1]: http://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=otis&ll=51.431752,-0.885773&spn=0.181787,0.481407&near=Reading&cid=51454953,-969177,8105316896321434485&num=1&start=0&hl=en Here in Britain, I heard once that if you call the Otis company they answer the phone “Hello, [Otis, Reading][1]” :-D

[1]: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Peter http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/08/17/northampton-lighthouse/#comment-5315 Peter Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=506#comment-5315 There is one such tower that I know of in the United States, at the Otis facility in Bristol, Connecticut. It was built in the 1980's and is still in operation. I don't believe it's quite as tall as the Northampton structure. Unfortunately, as with almost all of Connecticut, only low-res pictures of the area are available, and I simply couldn't locate the structure. There is one such tower that I know of in the United States, at the Otis facility in Bristol, Connecticut. It was built in the 1980’s and is still in operation. I don’t believe it’s quite as tall as the Northampton structure.

Unfortunately, as with almost all of Connecticut, only low-res pictures of the area are available, and I simply couldn’t locate the structure.

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