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Offline Gwynant

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4350 on: September 14, 2014, 11:49:28 am »
         The National Trust have an Open Day at Penrhyn Castle about this time every year Hugo, I was going to go last year but something came up at the last minute. We got there about 11am yesterday  and had a walk round the grounds and gardens first as the Castle wasn't open till 12 noon. When we entered the Castle we were lucky to have a long and informative chat with a very knowledgeable N.T. volunteer lady who told us all about the Pennant family and their connections with the Penrhyn Quarries in Bethesda, how the title of Lord Penrhyn was handed down through the family over the years and also how the building was used by the M.O.D. during the war. The slate staircase is unbelievably ornate and took years to construct and the kitchens, sculleries, ice tower etc are a revelation of life in the past "below stairs". It wasn't very crowded yesterday so we had plenty of time to have a good look round, it's certainly well worth a visit.

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« Reply #4351 on: September 14, 2014, 10:00:14 pm »
Gwynant,I'll be following in your footsteps within the next 2 weeks.  Been meaning to go for a year or so.
Thanks for the timely reminder.
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« Reply #4352 on: September 16, 2014, 08:06:03 pm »
Me too Gwynant. thanks for another inspiring quiz question.

Hollins was lunching in this spot yesterday. Where was I?

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« Reply #4353 on: September 16, 2014, 08:26:36 pm »
Manchester, Shambles Sq.?  the Wellington/Sinclairs oyster bar?

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« Reply #4354 on: September 16, 2014, 08:31:53 pm »
Right area but wrong restaurant so halfway there Steve!

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« Reply #4355 on: September 16, 2014, 09:21:41 pm »
Does this help?

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« Reply #4356 on: September 17, 2014, 12:19:39 am »
I go to those pubs quite a bit in winter, but from that angle you seem to be inside the shopping centre, across the road from The Mitre,  where they hold part of the Xmas Market.
Fester is puzzled.

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« Reply #4357 on: September 17, 2014, 08:52:19 am »
I think Hollins was in Selfridges...  ;)

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« Reply #4358 on: September 17, 2014, 09:08:04 am »
The plot thickens!
No, the first photo is the view from Selfridges but this time I was in..........(second photo)!      ;D

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4359 on: September 17, 2014, 09:13:48 am »
Ah, the other corner. Harvey Nichols?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4360 on: September 17, 2014, 09:44:04 am »
Yes, well done. I had a superb lunch and I was sat at the table in the curved glass window.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4361 on: September 18, 2014, 05:29:16 pm »
           Where in North Wales would you find this peaceful scene?    $walesflag$

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4362 on: September 18, 2014, 06:23:20 pm »
A wild guess at Rhosgadfan?

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« Reply #4363 on: September 18, 2014, 07:45:18 pm »
                  No Hugo, not Rhosgadfan, I'm afraid, but I can see why you went for that answer.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4364 on: September 18, 2014, 08:21:17 pm »
Dorothea Quarry?
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