Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Yorkie]

First one for a long time, in my experience anyway!  The site generally seems very stable.   

[hollins]

Where is this building and what was it's original use and also what is it used for now?

[Yorkie]

Sand, grit and salt store.  One in Llandudno junction.  Now used by Fire Sevice.  There, of course, may be similar silos all over the country.
 

Essentially for Winter use.

[hollins]

No, sorry. nothing like that.

[SteveH]

Sheffield ...Cutlery factory ...old gas works....or
"This circular cutlery factory was purpose designed by Sir Michael Hopkins for David Mellor in 1990 and has become one of the iconic works of modern British architecture.
The David Mellor site was formerly the Hathersage village gasworks. The factory was built on the foundations of the old gas cylinder, hence the circular form. Built in local gritstone with spectacular lead roof, this highly functional building is set discreetly in a rural area of outstanding natural beauty"

Sorry I was very lucky with the building description..very interesting though I had not heard of them before.

http://www.davidmellordesign.com/dmCutlery.php

[hollins]

Well done SteveH. That was quick!

[Gwynant]

Where did I pass this white/cream washed church in North Wales today?       

                                                                                                                                                 

[Gwynant]

  As there have been no guesses at this question so far it seems that a couple of clues might help.
 
1) It stands only a very short distance from an very important current Welsh road and actually stands on an important Welsh road from the past........
2) It has a lychgate which was demolished in a road accident recently and has since been rebuilt.
3) It is a couple of miles from a river crossing which could be Italian and about the same distance from a geographical feature which could be Eastern European...........
4) It was moved to its present position from a previous location many years ago.

  NB :- On Google Streetview it is partially obscured by trees and also it has been colourwashed since the camera van went past.
                                                                                           

[SteveH]

Abergele parish church?

[Gwynant]

                Not Abergele Steve, but it is in Sir Conwy.

[Hugo]

SAINT GWYDDELAN’S CHURCH, DOLWYDDELAN

It's only a wild guess as I've never seen the Church.
A470 plus the Roman Road Sarn Helen and the Roman Bridge isn't too far away.
Can't link the Eoropean feature so I'm not too hopeful

[Gwynant]

  As there have been no guesses at this question so far it seems that a couple of clues might help.
 
1) It stands only a very short distance from an very important current Welsh road and actually stands on an important Welsh road from the past........
2) It has a lychgate which was demolished in a road accident recently and has since been rebuilt.
3) It is a couple of miles from a river crossing which could be Italian and about the same distance from a geographical feature which could be Eastern European...........
4) It was moved to its present position from a previous site,
                                                                                           

   Well done Hugo, absolutely spot on! You got the first clue  right; Clue 2) a bin wagon demolished the lychgate when reversing in 2006; Clue 3) the river crossing with Italian connections is Roman Bridge and the local geographical connection with Eastern Europe is the Crimea Pass; Clue 4) Meredudd  Wynne, (who lived in a nearby settlement in Cwm Penamnen called Tai Penamnen, which has been recently excavated) and was an ancestor of the Wynns of Gwydyr Castle of Llanrwst moved the church from a hill in the vicinity, (Bryn-y-Bedd) when he lived in Cwm Penamnen  in the 15th century and he repositioned the church so he could sit in his pew and see the lookouts on the nearby highpoint Carreg Alltwen to warn him of attacks by marauding brigands. The church was originally named after a Celtic/Irish Saint/Missionary (St,Gwyddelen, "the litle Irishman").
           We had a walk round Cwm Penamnen yesterday and I'll post the details tomorrow.

[Hugo]

Good question Gwynant and I'll look forward to reading about your walk tomorrow.   

I have actually done a walk up there and along the Roman Road but that was many years ago but I can't remember the Church at all

[Hugo]

This is where the naughty people would go years ago, but where is it in N Wales?         

Hope it's not too easy Yorkie!       

[SteveH]

This is where the naughty people would go years ago, but where is it in N Wales?       
Hope it's not too easy Yorkie!       

Give us a chance Hugo....Photo would help....