Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Nemesis]

Skylon Tower
London ( banks of the Thames)
Festival of Britain
1951

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylon_(tower) for more details

[Yorkie]

Correct of course - what a great event it was too if one is old enough to remember it!    ¢¢##

[Nemesis]

Correct of course - what a great event it was too if one is old enough to remember it!    ¢¢##

Just about !!!

[Yorkie]

What great house is this?  And what famous seat is close by?    It is in the UK.    

[Hugo]

That's Hollyrood House and Arthur's Seat is nearby.

[Yorkie]

There was I thinking that would last more than a few hours - how wrong I was.  No prizes Hugo but well done!     D)

Close by also is Prestonfield House which had a first class restaurant loast time I was there.

[DaveR]

This Railway Station is in Wales but where?

[Yorkie]

Just to get things going, wild guess of Dolgarrog.                             Z**

[DaveR]

Not quite wild enough, Yorkie, although you are on the right line. 

[Nemesis]

Tal-y-Cafn?

[Yorkie]

I'll try http://www.penmorfa.com/Conwy/20902+903-dolwyddelan.jpg                

Dolwyddelan

[Hugo]

Roman Bridge ?

[DaveR]

Yorkie is correct, it is Dolwyddelan Station, on the Conwy Valley Line. It's been tidied up a lot since the first photo was taken:

[Yorkie]

There are some great pictures of the Conwy Valley Railway on http://conwy-valley-railway.fotopic.net/ by some chap named Dave Roberts!   D)

[DaveR]

There's a lot of us about.