Analysis of Q's London photos.

Photos of pedestrians crossing junction, of the Tattershall Castle, of the Corinthia Hotel (both daylight and night time), of a red bus near Leicester Square, of pedestrians and traffic at a corner at Piccadilly Circus, and of Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park.

Confirmation of locations and season during which photos were taken have been discussed previously with relevant pictorial evidence. What follows is discussion of timeframe within which each photo was taken. This is followed by considering all of Q's London photos as a complete series. After that, the data is transfered to a map of this part of London and analyzed in light of other Q posts and application of future proves past.

The embedded video illustrates following the sequence in Q drops to plot locales on the map of Central London's tube routes and such. Moar text to follow in further explanation.

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VIDEO

Q London Photos, Link the dots in the triads.

https://youtu.be/PtEiA2j9vgU

>>7795213

When were these photos taken?

A) Embankment and Tattershall Castle, Q's photo of the junction at Northumberland Avenue was taken after railings were removed from the pedestrian island but before the change in the colour scheme of the Tattershall's stack. The old steamer was unmoored in early JAN 2015 and then towed away for its updates and new colours. So These Q photos were taken before JAN 2015.

Railing on pedestrial island in the juction of Victoria Embankment and Northumberland Avenue was gone by summer of 2012. Given the winter scene in Q's photo of this junction, it could have been taken in the winters of 2012/2013, 2013/2014. and before JAN 2015.

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>>7795226

B) Corinthia Hotel, docking stations, Northumberland Ave DS removed at least by AUG 2014, sign remained – sign gone JUL 2016, so Q photo taken between AUG 2014 and JUL 2016? Santander took over bike hire scheme and bikes went from blue to red colour scheme around APR 2015. The sign was gone in image of MAY 2015. So the daylight Q photo of CH was taken before APR 2015 and possibly as early as AUG 2014 (or earlier). Winter scene in Q's photo = either the winter of 2013/2014 or the winter of 2014/2015.

The Embankment and Tattershall photos combined with the daylight Corinthia photo, these, as a set, were taken between winter of 2013/2014 and first part of winter 2014/2015 (before JAN 2015).

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C) The next photo in Q's series of London pics is of a red double-decker at a bus stand at the corner of Coventry Street and Whitcomb Street. The bus sign in this photo did not match the sign at that bus stand until some time after JAN 2013. And, by 2 MAR 2014, demoliton had begun on a building that featured in Q's bus photo. During that work, this building was surrounded by hoarding at the street level and then covered with fabric that was draped from to the ground. That fabric did not appear until 2 MAR 2014. None of these indications of construction work is apparent in Q's bus photo. The change in the bus sign is related to this work, according to city documents. Q's photo was taken during winters months that fell between JAN 2013 and MAR 2014.

The double-decker bus in Q's photo is a Routemaster, an RML, which was withdrawn from general service and then redeployed on a couple of Heritage routes. Heritage Route 9 was discontinued by JUL 2014. Given the winter scene depicted in Q's photo, it was taken during the winter between JAN 2013 and 2 MAR 2014.

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D) The next two London photos are of the same street corner and sidewalk at Piccadilly Circus. One is a close-up, or zoomed-in view, within the other, taken moments apart. The current ticket kiosk on that site is not in Q's photo. It did not appear in satellite and street level images up to MAY 2014 but did appear by JUL 2014.

In the distance, at the back of Q's photo, there is a restaurant sign which featured red text on a black background. That sign had previously been comprised of red text on a silvery or metallic background until it was changed sometime between JAN 2012 AND FEB 2012. So these two photos were taken no earlier than the few weeks between JAN 2012 and FEB 2012; it could have been taken earlier, of course, and later – before JUL 2014. The winter scene in Q's photos indicates that these two PIcadilly shots were taken either in the winter months at the start of 2012 or in the winter of 2012/2013 or in – and no later than – the winter of 2013/2014.

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E) Q provided two photos at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. The photos were taken moments apart. The rollercoaster ride in the scene is Wilde Maus. The version of this ride in Q's photo predates the version that debuted in 2014. Based on the layout of the amusement rides depicted in maps of the Winter Wonderland theme park, these photos appear to have been taken during the interval of mid NOV-to-DEC 2013.

>>7795248

In sum:

A) The Embankment and Tattershall Castle photos were taken before JAN 2015.

B) The daylight photo of the Corinthia Hotel were taken before the end of the winter of 2014/2015. Or as early as the winter of 2013/2014.

C) The red bus photo was taken during winters months between JAN 2013 and MAR 2014.

D) The Piccadilly photos were taken no later than the winter months of 2013/2014 and as early as the winter months at the start of 2012.

E) The Winter Wonderland photos were taken during the interval of mid-NOV-to-DEC-2013.

>>7795250

Comparisons:

Of the series of Q London photos, all appear to have been taken before JAN 2015 – except for the possibile exception of the Corinthia Hotel photos (B) which may have been taken as late as MAR/APR of 2015. (Yes, there is pictorial evidence that Londoners and tourists wore winter clothing in colder days of APR 2015.)

Q's London photos could have been taken as early as the winter of 2013/2014 – with two exceptions. The Piccadilly photos (D) could have been taken earlier, ie during the winter months at the start of 2012. And the Winter Wonderland photos (E) were taken later, that is, no earlier than mid-NOV 2013.

The Winter Wonderland photos (E) were taken within the duration of the theme park's opening and closing, that is, the 6 weeks between mid-NOV and end of DEC 2013. The red bus photo (C) has the next most narrow timeframe: it was likely taken some time during the 8 weeks of JAN-FEB 2014.

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Comparisons continued …

Some of the sites depicted in this series of photos have been captured in shots that "overlap" each other. For example there are two Embankment photos of pedestrians crossing the junction at Northumberland Avenue. These were taken within minutes – even seconds – of each other and can be "stitched" together to form a single panoramic view of the scene.

The photo of the Tattershall was dropped by Q some time after the two Embankment photos. The stack of the old steamer appears in all three photos. So, again, in this sense there is an overlap that pulls the images together as a set.

The Corinthia Hotel photos are of the same scene at the front entrance of the hotel. In this way they overlap. Now, the daylight image makes visibile the docking stations used to date that photo. It may be that there is more detail in the night time images that I have missed and which may change the dating of them. The day/night contrast may have significance. The day photo of the hotel may suggest a link with the day shot of Piccadilly. The night photos may suggest a time-of-day link with the night time shots of Winter Wonderland. The day/night contrast may depict the duration of the event in London to which Q has drawn attention.

>>7795261

Interestingly, when plotted on a map, these London photos in the sequence by which they were dropped, depict a route from the Embankment to The Corinthia Hotel to Leicester Square to Piccadilly Circus to Hyde Park. On the map this presents 4 dots connected from (A) to (E).

Such a configuration also suggests a network of sorts whereby there are points to triangles, or triads, with at least two locales serving as common hubs that lines (of communication) pass but which can also be drawn as points as well. This may be better described pictorially.

Q emphasized "The Corinthia Hotel" by naming it in a one-line post. The other locales were not named specifically. However, the Piccadilly photos included a traffic sign that made its location known indirect through an explicit message. These two locales appear to be hubs within the plotted dots connected on a map of Q's London photos.

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of the side of the bus, the bus model itself, the bus sign, and the shape of buildings in the background. The bus sign itself is unique as it is for a stand at a specific location on a tour route. A stand is different from a bus stop. It can be used to load and unload passengers in big bunches, as when starting or stopping a tour or when changing drivers or guides. There were two more bus stands at that location – but just around the corner and out of the photo frame. So this photo appears as a point of a triangle that can be included only via hubs or connecting points on the map. Depending on how the triad connections are drawn, this locale can be cut out of the network, almost in the sense of taking a bus off-service at a bus stand.

The Embankment photos show a locale that also can be cut out of the network depending on how a triad is connected together on the map. The significance of the photo of the Tattershall may be suggestion in its title, LIsaMI6, and in its appearance in a drop that post-dated the other London photos. It murkily depicts the color scheme of the steamboat's stack at night. In this way it may link itself to the night time images of the Corinthia Hotel as a time-of-day flag.

There are other color schemes in the London photos that help date the scenes captured. In addition to the colors of the stack, there is the livery of the red bus, the text/background of the restaurant sign, the legends for the various transit maps including that of the Underground and that of the tour routes, the kiosk, the bike docking stations, and the bus sign. Showing colors, as it were, may send messages or have more than one meaning.

>>7795274

The Hyde Park locale is a distinctive point on the map as it can serve as a point in a few triads. In fact, it can be linked with each other point either directly or through a hub such as Piccadilly or the Corinthia Hotel. The attached pics and animations may get this notion across better.

Okay, so at this time I think I've established timeframes for dating each of the Q photos (both as individual photos and as parts of sets of photos) and have broached the largely undeveloped notion of triads or communication networks hinted at in the relevant Q drops. In Q's guidance we were asked when a map is useful, what is a sequence, and so forth. We were asked to think direction as well as misdirection.

In closing, among the ideas that have arose in studying these photos is that the red bus is the largest character in the red bus photo. It obscures the location, to some extent, but also indirectly gives away its location through reflecitons. It stands beside a sign that is very specific but is not easily read at low resolution and can only be deciphered by comparison with other bus signs in London across time and space. That bus is a Routemaster. It is the famous open-platform double-decker designed for the particulars of London traffic and which has become engrained in the identity of that city. The Routemaster has been taken out of service – in terms of government transit – but many remain available for private hire.

>>7795280

Now consider that the Routemaster (or RM) requires two men to operate. One to drive. One to conduct. Think of the various meanings of those two words – drive and conduct. For example, the conductor of an orchestra is also a type of director. Plots, such as coupes, are orchestrated largely from behind rather than at the steering wheel. Stops and starts, alighting and deboarding, emergencies are brought to the driver's attention by means of a simple code of bell rings that the conductor controls at the back of the bus. Take into account that the bus in Q's photo may well have been for private hire as it has no adverts on its side. And it may not have been on a typical government transit route – although it might have still be in service on the now defunct Heritage route. It may have been on its way to a special event and was resting or standing by at that bus stand. Its identifying numbers (and route number and such) are not visible in Q's image. Nor is its driver and conductor (or, if on tour, its guide).

The particular vehicle in the photo is an RML, that is to say, it is a Routemaster Lenghtened. It can seat an additional 8 individuals. Its square-shaped middle window tells us it is not an RM but an RML. RMLs comprised about 1 in 3 of the Routemasters that were in service in London on government transit. Not a rarity at that time. But by the time of Q's photo, most RMLs would have been "retired", re-deployed in some way, such as bought by firms offering them for rent for weddings and the like, or used for spare parts for active fleets.

One might think of double meanings especially in terms of private hires. This notion also links Q's red bus photo with the Corinthia daylight photo which also features hires – but this time bike hires which are made available for rent for Londoners and tourists. In fact, this series of London photos depicts varous means of transportation – on foot, bike, water, car, bus, and train (or tube). Transportation on the surface (above ground) and below the surface (underground) is depicted in Q's photos such as the entrance to the Piccadilly Underground or in the photo of the Tattershall which was taken from a pedestrian bridge (built beside a rail line and connecting points across the Thames). When one looks into the recent history of the Tattershall, it is revealed that its former location is now part of the Tideway tunnel system that serves to prevent rainwater and overflows from spilling into the Thames River but which has been dug beneath the city. LIke the pedestrian bridge, that tunnel system had to be dug and installed without overly disturbing previous means of transportation such as the rail bridge and the various tube routes and stations. This brings to mind Q's drop about how to repair a bridge without shutting it down.

Well, that's it for now, Anons. I hope to prepare animations and vids to better depict the triads and the analysis of these London photos. As ever, all are welcomed to jump in with your own insights.

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Brief videos on each locale coming up later tonight/morning.

Video

Q London Photos, Link the dots in the triads.

https://youtu.be/PtEiA2j9vgU

>>7795261 Q's London Photos, plotted.

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>>7795274

Here's the missing 1st sentence: "In contrast, the red bus photo hinted at its location via, among other hints, a reflection in the surface of the side of the bus, the bus model itself, the bus sign, and the shape of buildings in the background."

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Moar pictures / videos (brief) coming with further discussion on establishing locales and time frame for each – where were these photos taken and when were they taken? And analysis that may lead to answering, why?

>>7795274

Reposting with the missing first sentence:

Here's the missing 1st sentence: "In contrast, the red bus photo hinted at its location via, among other hints, a reflection in the surface of the side of the bus, the bus model itself, the bus sign, and the shape of buildings in the background."

The bus sign itself is unique as it is for a stand at a specific location on a tour route. A stand is different from a bus stop. It can be used to load and unload passengers in big bunches, as when starting or stopping a tour or when changing drivers or guides. There were two more bus stands at that location – but just around the corner and out of the photo frame. So this photo appears as a point of a triangle that can be included only via hubs or connecting points on the map. Depending on how the triad connections are drawn, this locale can be cut out of the network, almost in the sense of taking a bus off-service at a bus stand.

The Embankment photos show a locale that also can be cut out of the network depending on how a triad is connected together on the map. The significance of the photo of the Tattershall may be suggestion in its title, LIsaMI6, and in its appearance in a drop that post-dated the other London photos. It murkily depicts the color scheme of the steamboat's stack at night. In this way it may link itself to the night time images of the Corinthia Hotel as a time-of-day flag.

There are other color schemes in the London photos that help date the scenes captured. In addition to the colors of the stack, there is the livery of the red bus, the text/background of the restaurant sign, the legends for the various transit maps including that of the Underground and that of the tour routes, the kiosk, the bike docking stations, and the bus sign. Showing colors, as it were, may send messages or have more than one meaning.

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TY Fren. Exc idea.

>>7795268

Correction, "On the map this presents 5 dots connected from (A) TO (E).

Here the emphasis is on the triangles or triads that can be depicted with various combos of these dots. Some serve as hubs and others as points and some serve as both. This may be a simplistic view of the plotted route. Note that Q has not hinted at a return path but this is assumed based on the notion of a "home base" at the Embankment and/or Hotel.

>>7795395

Thanks Anon. Lots of digging on these locales and their significance on the map of London. Pared down for these posts and for upcoming videos and animations. Hope the almonds will be stimulated amongst fellow anons here.