Comments on: City of Lincoln http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Eric http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9549 Eric Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:46:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9549 The McDonalds used to be called MegAtron. :P. There's a ground level shot and an interior shot here. http://www.campbell-rees.co.uk/leisure.htm I went for a birthday party there when i was really young, i'll see if I can find the pictures. The McDonalds used to be called MegAtron. :P. There’s a ground level shot and an interior shot here.

http://www.campbell-rees.co.uk/leisure.htm

I went for a birthday party there when i was really young, i’ll see if I can find the pictures.

]]> By: Dave http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9523 Dave Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:37:06 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9523 Wow! I live here! "the mcdonalds building is quite cool inside. It used to be a restaurant with a space theme- I cant remember the name, but McDonalds bought it in early 90’s" The old restaurant was called the Megotron, and it had little robots serving you food rather than waiters and waitresses. It was amazing. McDonalds bought it, although it's no longer than anymore, they sold it about a year ago. Aw, home sweet home :) Wow! I live here!

“the mcdonalds building is quite cool inside. It used to be a restaurant with a space theme- I cant remember the name, but McDonalds bought it in early 90’s”

The old restaurant was called the Megotron, and it had little robots serving you food rather than waiters and waitresses. It was amazing.

McDonalds bought it, although it’s no longer than anymore, they sold it about a year ago.

Aw, home sweet home :)

]]> By: macservo http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9512 macservo Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:15:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9512 Another plane in the neighbourhood. http://local.google.co.uk/local?t=k&ll=52.339377,-0.371754&spn=0.002435,0.003433&t=k Also no shadow for this one Another plane in the neighbourhood.
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Also no shadow for this one

]]> By: bjango http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9507 bjango Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:20:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9507 Where is the shadow??? Where is the shadow???

]]> By: alame http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9506 alame Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:51:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9506 the mcdonalds building is quite cool inside. It used to be a restaurant with a space theme- I cant remember the name, but McDonalds bought it in early 90's the mcdonalds building is quite cool inside. It used to be a restaurant with a space theme- I cant remember the name, but McDonalds bought it in early 90’s

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9497 cookie monster Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:24:11 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9497 Good stuff James - upon further research i find Alconbury is as scary as it looks. They are bomb storages silos dotted around the base. All very Cold War and thankfully a thing of the past. Huntington was, of course, John Major's constituency. The whole area is dotted with old air bases isnt it? The Lancaster is well placed considering the historical links with the area. This is where the majority of Lancaster bombers were built- Avro Chadderton, Manchester (now Bae) http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=53.529901,-2.171688&spn=0.005842,0.014184&t=k Good stuff James - upon further research i find Alconbury is as scary as it looks. They are bomb storages silos dotted around the base. All very Cold War and thankfully a thing of the past. Huntington was, of course, John Major’s constituency.
The whole area is dotted with old air bases isnt it? The Lancaster is well placed considering the historical links with the area.
This is where the majority of Lancaster bombers were built- Avro Chadderton, Manchester (now Bae)

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]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9493 James Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:52:07 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9493 That first base cookie monster spotted is RAF Alconbury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Alconbury), a US Air Force base. It's been shut down, or at least the airfield side of it has. Something is still going on obviously in the housing areas and at least some of the various office and service buildings to the east. Notice how the base wraps around the village of Little Stukely. Also, check this thing out: http://local.google.co.uk/local?t=h&ll=52.371853,-0.242112&spn=0.002175,0.003707&t=h You'd never know if you hadn't seen it from the ground that this is a very strange McDonalds. It's windowless, and shaped like a UFO. Very odd. I tried to find a picture of it, but this was the most interesting thing I could Google: http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/reuters_24jul97.html One more thing in the area. When I lived on and around the US bases in England (until 1995) John Major lived just down the road from Alconbury. I think this must have been his house. http://local.google.co.uk/local?t=h&ll=52.351883,-0.20594&spn=0.004351,0.007414&t=h That first base cookie monster spotted is RAF Alconbury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Alconbury), a US Air Force base. It’s been shut down, or at least the airfield side of it has. Something is still going on obviously in the housing areas and at least some of the various office and service buildings to the east. Notice how the base wraps around the village of Little Stukely. Also, check this thing out: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth You’d never know if you hadn’t seen it from the ground that this is a very strange McDonalds. It’s windowless, and shaped like a UFO. Very odd. I tried to find a picture of it, but this was the most interesting thing I could Google: http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/reuters_24jul97.html
One more thing in the area. When I lived on and around the US bases in England (until 1995) John Major lived just down the road from Alconbury. I think this must have been his house. Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: alame http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9487 alame Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:12:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9487 this will probs have taken off from the IWM at duxford. As a citizen of this exact area, I am quite proud of the amount of cool things being found in my particular area. this will probs have taken off from the IWM at duxford. As a citizen of this exact area, I am quite proud of the amount of cool things being found in my particular area.

]]> By: Lee http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9486 Lee Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:57:53 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9486 Must of been pretty hard to find, but the cammo looks effective when zoomed out abit. Anyone found the shadow? Must of been pretty hard to find, but the cammo looks effective when zoomed out abit. Anyone found the shadow?

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/#comment-9483 cookie monster Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:59:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=764#comment-9483 Rather scary looking former air base to the nw. Lots of bunkers but just one dirty big runway http://local.google.co.uk/local?t=k%5D%5B1%5D&ll=52.37628,-0.224104&spn=0.023998,0.056734&t=h Looks like this is used as storage for cars aswell (see Whipsnade thread). Bomber probably heading for this less scary looking airbase. http://local.google.co.uk/local?t=h&ll=52.358829,-0.116129&spn=0.024007,0.056734&t=h Rather scary looking former air base to the nw. Lots of bunkers but just one dirty big runway

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Looks like this is used as storage for cars aswell (see Whipsnade thread).
Bomber probably heading for this less scary looking airbase.

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