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Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« on: Tuesday 19 May 15 06:17 BST (UK) »
I have a feeling I should know where and what this building is, but I don't.

I'm afraid I have no clues to give, except it's a postcard.

Don't you just love the cars.  Shame we can't read the number plates.

Caz

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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 07:12 BST (UK) »
Important Government Building

The aerials suggest that to me.

Or a museum I visited once. But such a lovely building. Shall look later
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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 09:01 BST (UK) »
I thought it may have been Blythswood House Renfrewshire but I feel its not big enough so I looked for the designer James Gillespie Graham. Not much to see there either

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/buildings/26555787/in/album/415693

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Son: Bull, Kneebone, Lehmann, Cronin, Fowler, Yates, Biglands, Rix, Carpenter, Pethick, Carrick, Male, London, Jacka, Tilbrook, Scott, Hampshire, Buckley

Brickwalls-   Schumann, Simpson,Westmacott/Wennicot
Scott, Cronin
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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 09:10 BST (UK) »
It certainly looks more like some sort of official building (as opposed to residential).  Museum, palace, government building, asylum?  ???
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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 10:11 BST (UK) »
Yes it does doesn't it...Is that a flagpole?...I wonder if it's a courthouse? The white border appeared on postcards around 1915 for economy reason during WW1.
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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 10:16 BST (UK) »
Hi all,

Looks very much like the Edinburgh College of Art

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_College_of_Art

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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 10:20 BST (UK) »
Think you have got it Yorkslass  :)  Well Done!

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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 10:33 BST (UK) »
Excellent Yorkslass...I'll stop looking now  ::) ;D ;D ;D...It's one of those building that you have seen before and should know.
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Re: Where Am I? No. 24 - Your guess is as good as mine
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 19 May 15 10:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Yorkslass on Tuesday 19 May 15 10:16 BST (UK)
Hi all,

Looks very much like the Edinburgh College of Art

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_College_of_Art

Yorkslass

Wow!  :D :D :D

Another one off the list!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D That's three identified in one day…fantastic results!  8) 8) 8)

Thanks so much Yorkslass.  Did you recognise it or find it?

Caz
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