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Offline Gwynant

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« Reply #4140 on: July 16, 2014, 07:51:01 pm »
     As there have been no attempts on this one today I'll put another view of this picture panned away slightly which includes a clue to its location. I would have thought M.E. would have known this one, or in fact anyone who travels out and about in North Wales regularly, (although it does look a bit like Elvis!).

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« Reply #4141 on: July 16, 2014, 08:11:36 pm »
To get things under way, I will suggest that it is Isambard Kingdom Brunel, sans stovepipe hat and cigar, maybe located somewhere near Bangor and his famous bridge across the Menai Straits! 

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« Reply #4143 on: July 16, 2014, 10:16:00 pm »
Too many clues Gwynant but I'll try and beat ME to it.

It's a Carving of William Maddocks in Porthmadog       $happy$

He was the man who built the Cob across the Glaslyn Estuary, thus considerably easing travel - by foot, horse and eventually by rail - between mid and north Wales



I did think he looked a bit like Elvis.

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« Reply #4144 on: July 16, 2014, 10:37:44 pm »
       Well spotted Hugo, it is William Arthur Maddocks, who built the cob which produced revenue through the tolls and which created the slate port which was named after him. The carving, which has a long bench attached to it, is situated at the western end of the cob but you only see it from the train unless you turn off the road. There are good views of the reclaimed land and also the Moelwyns, Cnict, Moel Hebog and the Snowdon Horseshoe in the distance (see attached photos). 

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« Reply #4145 on: July 16, 2014, 10:44:28 pm »
That was a good one Gwynant and a toughie too.  I must admit I had Googleitis  looking for that one until your last clue.   $good$

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« Reply #4146 on: July 16, 2014, 11:33:20 pm »
I didn't see this until now and I was there yesterday! Had another ride on the Festiniog Railway!
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« Reply #4147 on: July 17, 2014, 02:13:00 pm »
I didn't see this until now and I was there yesterday! Had another ride on the Festiniog Railway!
  We were on the other line M.E. using our "Cerdynnau" from Caernarfon on Tuesday and noticed the carving as we pulled in at Porthmadog. Took the car to Caernarfon and left it in Tesco's (where there are no parking restrictions), and cut down to the WHR station via the footbridge over the railway.
 I was very impressed with the new WHR platform at Porthmadog and also the new outside seating area on the triangle between the two platforms. After a pub lunch in "Y Llong" by the park we came back on the 1520 1A bus which was a double-decker and went on a really "round the houses" route through Criccieth, Rhoslan, Glandwyfach, Garndolbenmaen, Nebo, Nasereth, Llanllyfni, Pen-y-groes, and Bontnewydd and finally dropped us off outside Tescos again 90 mins later after a journey nearly as long and scenic as the outward one on the WHR as we were sat in the front seats on the top deck!

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« Reply #4148 on: July 29, 2014, 05:21:48 pm »
Here's a fishy one!  Where will you find this scaly monster?
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« Reply #4149 on: July 29, 2014, 07:29:08 pm »
This statue is located in Portland, Oregon, USA.

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« Reply #4150 on: July 29, 2014, 08:00:40 pm »
This one?
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« Reply #4151 on: July 29, 2014, 08:03:36 pm »
Thanks, I've always wanted to know!   :D
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« Reply #4152 on: August 08, 2014, 08:26:42 pm »
No quizzes for a while so let's see if anyone knows where this is, and what is it's name?
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4153 on: August 10, 2014, 10:36:29 am »
Seems like a clue is required.  It is in the Algarve, Portugal.  Thought that would have bern taken for granted. :D
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4154 on: August 10, 2014, 12:26:33 pm »
Big White Hotel? Whatever that is in the local lingo?
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