Google Street View treasure hunt!

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This looks like one: http://goo.gl/maps/5FHbC

Now, find me some scaffolding that is covered in red netting.
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http://goo.gl/maps/gWioy

An easy one?...................

A number 9 bus that is not red.
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Here's one in Southampton: http://goo.gl/maps/HdQMj

Find a triangulation station (aka trig point).
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No takers, so here's a rather dull one somewhere in Wiltshire: http://goo.gl/maps/Q1sZ2

Open floor for anyone to start a new one.
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Find a speed-camera sign and a gate in the same picture.
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http://goo.gl/maps/sNL1V

A road sign containing 3 consecutive road numbers (e.g. A123, A124, A125)
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Try http://goo.gl/maps/TJoFu - as a bonus, we often run past it on Tube Challenges!

Find me a Tube Station and a KFC in the same photo.
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Are you kidding?

http://goo.gl/maps/i0mI3

?!?!

Please find me a number 25 bus.
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a tad further along the same road: http://goo.gl/maps/hFW3s

please find me someone who has had their face blurred out because it looks like they're doing something dodgy!
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It's a shame the now-famous Temperance Street in Manchester has been removed from Street View.

Google "Temperance Street Manchester Google Street view" and look at the images ...
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tubeguru wrote: Google "Temperance Street Manchester Google Street view" and look at the images ...
Given that one of the definitions of "temperance" is "moderation and self-restraint", it seems highly inappropriate!
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I'm fairly certain the irony of that completely escaped the "happy couple".
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kateyay wrote:please find me someone who has had their face blurred out because it looks like they're doing something dodgy!
I guess that's a bit subjective, but would you trust this guy? http://goo.gl/maps/EuJH4

Please find me a yellow taxi and a green traffic light in the same photo.
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No better place for yellow taxis than Bournemouth....

https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bournem ... 1,,0,22.53
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tangy wrote:No better place for yellow taxis than Bournemouth....
New York? http://goo.gl/joogry

tangy, are you going to set a challenge?
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