tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post3754592869727780555..comments2024-02-01T21:49:33.565+00:00Comments on Tired of London, Tired of Life: Take in the view from One Tree HillTom Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-2526195507663594072011-04-02T09:28:24.415+01:002011-04-02T09:28:24.415+01:00Hmmm, you may be right Catherine. It's only si...Hmmm, you may be right Catherine. It's only single-sourced from the text of <i>"The Story of the One Tree Hill Agitation: With a Short Sketch of the History of Honor Oak Hill"</i> by John Nisbet.<br /><br />He says <i>"The hill was at the commencement of the last century used as a semaphore station by the Honourable East India Company, to signal the appearance of their vessels in the Channel."</i>.<br /><br />Perhaps they were both part of the chain, though I would have presumed they were too close together for it to make a difference...Tom Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-16961608708663177642011-04-01T21:47:44.112+01:002011-04-01T21:47:44.112+01:00Sorry, I meant that I think that you are talking a...Sorry, I meant that I think that you are talking about Telegraph Hill as being one of the semaphore stations.Catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-12061114565050512692011-03-27T09:37:04.629+01:002011-03-27T09:37:04.629+01:00Um, I don't think I am, but thanks for your co...Um, I don't think I am, but thanks for your comment anyway.Tom Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-59490442672258434252011-03-27T05:17:08.329+01:002011-03-27T05:17:08.329+01:00Think you are talking about Telegraph Hill.....Think you are talking about Telegraph Hill.....Catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-37195492878179170982011-03-24T21:54:44.162+00:002011-03-24T21:54:44.162+00:00I wish i'd found your blog sooner! Me and my b...I wish i'd found your blog sooner! Me and my boyfiend visited london in february and are hoping to go again in may. I will definitely be having a good look at your blog before we make our plans! :)Moi et Toihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621734724101650521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-10128417676341318082011-03-24T11:08:35.167+00:002011-03-24T11:08:35.167+00:00There's a semaphore tower still extant (now a ...There's a semaphore tower still extant (now a residential building) in Guildford which was part of the line to Portsmouth and you can still see the one near Esher from the A3. I can't find any reference to One Tree Hill in the list of stations on the Portsmouth - London line, so perhaps it was a tower on the route to Dover...Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798535246946993002noreply@blogger.com