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Yorkie

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« Reply #150 on: November 19, 2010, 02:50:24 pm »
I must confess that when you post a "Quiz" picture I always pop along to Flikr to see if I can find it on your albums!      8)   

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« Reply #151 on: November 22, 2010, 07:58:59 pm »
What is this block structure in the foreground, and what is its purpose?  An extra point if you can say where it is.      $uk


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« Reply #152 on: November 22, 2010, 08:06:33 pm »
An overflow for the Reservoir? No idea where, though.

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« Reply #153 on: November 22, 2010, 08:29:34 pm »
Absolutely correct.    Derbyshire's Ladybower reservoir was completed in 1945, providing drinking water for the cities of the north and east Midlands.   It is the largest of a chain of 3 massive reservoirs which are known collectively as the " Peakland Lake District".
 
Howden and Derwent Dams lie further up the valley. These two were used by the famous "Dambusters" in their experiments with Barnes Wallis' "bouncing bomb". Much of the film "The Dambusters" was filmed here.


Was going to ask the Dambuster question but thought it would then be too easy!!    Z**

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« Reply #154 on: November 27, 2010, 05:20:31 pm »
What is this and where is it?

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« Reply #155 on: November 27, 2010, 05:32:16 pm »
Sorry about the size of the photo, is there any way that it can be enlarged otherwise people will need a magnifying glass for it!     :-[

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« Reply #156 on: November 27, 2010, 05:33:37 pm »
It looks a bit like the Hydro in happier days.

Yorkie

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« Reply #157 on: November 27, 2010, 05:41:46 pm »
As I can't see it I will make a guess that it is a building somewhere in the Three Towns.   L0L

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« Reply #158 on: November 27, 2010, 06:17:09 pm »
I think a clue (or a magnifying glass) may be needed on this one, Hugo!  ;D

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« Reply #159 on: November 27, 2010, 07:29:55 pm »
It's not  the Hydro it's more French in style and in the middle of the country.   
   Apologies again for the size of the picture

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« Reply #161 on: November 27, 2010, 09:13:58 pm »
The man who had this place built was certainly worth his salt!        ::)

Yorkie

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« Reply #162 on: November 27, 2010, 09:38:01 pm »
Abbey-cwm-hir, Llandrindod Wells

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« Reply #163 on: November 28, 2010, 10:27:05 am »
No thats not it.    Sorry again about the size of the photo but I was sure that Yorkie would have brought his magnifying glass out of retirement and cracked this case 'cos the clues are there.

Let's recap:-

A French style building   ----------    easy peasy

In the middle of the country   -----------   Mid land

A man worth his salt    -------------------   a salt Baron

Does anything spring to mind now?

Yorkie

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« Reply #164 on: November 28, 2010, 11:04:48 am »
Got all the clues but just can't get them together.    ΒΆΒΆ##

Tried a magnifying glass but that just made the half a dozen dots bigger!     L0L
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