Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[DVT]

Welsh pun ... you seem to have a lot of FUN ON your walks!

[hollins]

 I have visited a factory this morning that is now a museum.
What was made here and where is it?

[hollins]

No guesses so here is a photo of another machine which was used to help make this edible product.

[hollins]

More clues.....
The previous photo is of the crushing mill and the next one is the old cutting machine.
What was made here?
Production ceased in 1986.

[Hugo]

I must admit that I haven't got a clue and don't even know what country you were in.       

I'll have a wild guess and say that you went over the border to the Lion Salt Works in Marston, near Northwich, Cheshire, England. It closed as a works in 1986 and is now preserved as a museum.

[hollins]

Spot on Hugo, well done!
Did you get in from the 1986 bit?
I went to pick my mum up who lives nearby. Her father and grandfather worked there and she last visited as a child when they were still making salt.
They have done a great job of the restoration with lottery funding.
It was featured in the BBC Restoration programme and opened last year.
The first photo was the brine pump.

[Hugo]

It was a pure fluke on my part but the 1986 bit did give it away.

[DVT]

Where will you find this floor?

No clues yet - it is within Conwy County.

[SteveH]

Where will you find this floor?
No clues yet - it is within Conwy County.

Bodnant House, I can see the gardeners muddy boot print on the floor.     

[DVT]

Well spotted - but it was not a gardener's boot, and it's not Bodnant Hall!

[Hugo]

It looks like kerbs in the background and a tyre print but I've no idea where, still thinking about this one.       

[DVT]

Just to help (or confuse) you ... the room is approximately 15' square and about 15' high as well.

I'd be very surprised if anyone on here has been in the room, although I'm sure many of you will have been close!  Another clue tomorrow if needed!

[hollins]

Is it in one of the buildings of the Pin Mill at Bodnant?

[DVT]

Quite correct Hollins!  It is the (only) room in the Pin Mill (SteveH was in the right area!).  The walls are all wood panelling, and the room is being restored - the footprints are those of the contractor (not a gardener!) who was making some minor repairs prior it all being cleaned and polished.  The plan is to open, on a limited basis, for visitors to view next year - narrow stairs and low headroom in the doorway will make it restricted viewing.

Here is a photo of the inside of the room itself, the window looks out over the Canal Terrace.

[DVT]

Don't know what happened there - there should have been two pictures attached - here's the inside of the room (hopefully loads this time).