Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-03-20 Thread Dave F
The results: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38568893 On 11/01/2017 12:23, Jez Nicholson wrote: Baldwin Street in New Zealand has been named the World's steepest residential street at 35%. John Murray from Murray Data caused a bit of a stir by claiming St Marys Hill, Chester was steeper

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-13 Thread Jez Nicholson
That's pretty steep. I'm also thinking of Keere Street, Lewes https://goo.gl/maps/uBRWoaSXx122 but i'm sure that i've seen some ridiculous ones in tiny Cornish villages On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 at 10:19 John Sturdy wrote: > North Lane in Bath ( >

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-13 Thread John Sturdy
North Lane in Bath ( http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/2955824#map=19/51.37754/-2.33364) is very steep, but only side entrances to houses open onto it, so I'm not sure whether it counts fully as residential. __John On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 1:42 AM, Dave F wrote: > >

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-12 Thread Dave F
On 12/01/2017 01:02, Robert Norris wrote: Ffordd_Pen_Llech is steep but it's one way (down), so if you're looking for challenge to go up it on your bicycle you have to do so illegally. Apparently Vale Street (http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/32024547) in Bristol is meant to be very steep,

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-12 Thread Dave Barter
> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:38:01 + > From: Paul Berry <pmberry2...@gmail.com> > To: Mike Evans <mi...@saxicola.co.uk> > Cc: "Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org" <Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org> > Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England > Message-ID: >

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-12 Thread Mike Evans
On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:06:32 + Paul Berry wrote: > I always thought Harlech laid claim to this at ~40% > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffordd_Pen_Llech > http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/71230443 > > Regards, > *Paul* > But the question states *England* and since

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread Robert Norris
03 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England On 11/01/2017 18:18, Jez Nicholson wrote: > Google is telling me Hardknott Pass and Rosedale Chimney Bank at 33% > for England. > > They used to do hill-climb car racing up Porlock Hill in Exm

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread Dave F
On 11/01/2017 18:18, Jez Nicholson wrote: Google is telling me Hardknott Pass and Rosedale Chimney Bank at 33% for England. They used to do hill-climb car racing up Porlock Hill in Exmoor but that is reported as a mere 25% I can't help but think that there are some short side-roads that

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread Dave F
On 11/01/2017 14:37, SK53 wrote: Now the question is a) is there any Lidar data; and b) has John Murray processed it! ...Or if, indeed, it is in England. DaveF --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread Jez Nicholson
Google is telling me Hardknott Pass and Rosedale Chimney Bank at 33% for England. They used to do hill-climb car racing up Porlock Hill in Exmoor but that is reported as a mere 25% I can't help but think that there are some short side-roads that are steeper. They may also have further criteria

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread SK53
Now the question is a) is there any Lidar data; and b) has John Murray processed it! On 11 January 2017 at 14:06, Paul Berry wrote: > I always thought Harlech laid claim to this at ~40% > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffordd_Pen_Llech >

Re: [Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread Paul Berry
I always thought Harlech laid claim to this at ~40% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffordd_Pen_Llech http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/71230443 Regards, *Paul* On 11 January 2017 at 12:23, Jez Nicholson wrote: > Baldwin Street in New Zealand has been named the World's

[Talk-GB] the steepest residential street in England

2017-01-11 Thread Jez Nicholson
Baldwin Street in New Zealand has been named the World's steepest residential street at 35%. John Murray from Murray Data caused a bit of a stir by claiming St Marys Hill, Chester was steeper at 36%