Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 907708 times)

Jaded · « **Reply #1100 on:** 06 November, 2008, 06:32:15 pm »

Wonders where King Cnut did his bit with the sea

Adrian · « **Reply #1101 on:** 06 November, 2008, 06:37:16 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 06 November, 2008, 06:32:15 pm

Wonders where King Cnut did his bit with the sea

Bosham is a commonly accepted location for that event, that may or may not have happened.

andrew w · « **Reply #1102 on:** 06 November, 2008, 07:50:49 pm »

Quote from: Adrian on 06 November, 2008, 06:37:16 pm

Quote from: Jaded on 06 November, 2008, 06:32:15 pm
Wonders where King Cnut did his bit with the sea

Bosham is a commonly accepted location for that event, that may or may not have happened.

Yes, either Bosham or Southampton is allegedly the place where Canute got his feet wet, but I don't think this church is in either of those places.

Andrew

andrew_s · « **Reply #1103 on:** 07 November, 2008, 12:33:17 am »

Quote from: andrew w on 06 November, 2008, 07:50:49 pm

Yes, either Bosham or Southampton is allegedly the place where Canute got his feet wet, but I don't think this church is in either of those places.
Andrew

Neither Bosham nor Southampton.
Ole Tin Ribs is the other party to the association. (Edmund Ironside)

Bluebottle · « **Reply #1104 on:** 07 November, 2008, 08:12:07 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 November, 2008, 10:20:31 am

Quote from: Bluebottle on 06 November, 2008, 07:58:44 am
Knutsford?

But where do the lorries park???

Knutsford city limits?

Did I mention that I had short fat hairy legs?

iddu · « **Reply #1105 on:** 08 November, 2008, 11:34:17 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 05 November, 2008, 11:34:28 pm

Please can we have a picture at least 50 yards away from Yorkshire?

tonyh · « **Reply #1106 on:** 09 November, 2008, 07:01:33 am »

Limestone?
Wales?

annie · « **Reply #1107 on:** 09 November, 2008, 07:18:00 am »

That looks like part of the IOW although it probably isn't.

Deano · « **Reply #1108 on:** 09 November, 2008, 12:57:48 pm »

Quote from: iddu on 08 November, 2008, 11:34:17 pm

Quote from: Jaded on 05 November, 2008, 11:34:28 pm
Please can we have a picture at least 50 yards away from Yorkshire?

Is it a double bluff? Those cliffs could easily be in North Yorkshire.

Ravenscar?

iddu · « **Reply #1109 on:** 09 November, 2008, 08:59:28 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 09 November, 2008, 12:57:48 pm

Ravenscar?

Nope

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1110 on:** 09 November, 2008, 09:13:00 pm »

Is that St Tudno's Road on the Orme, near Llandudno?

Deano · « **Reply #1111 on:** 09 November, 2008, 09:52:57 pm »

Quote from: iddu on 09 November, 2008, 08:59:28 pm

Quote from: Deano on 09 November, 2008, 12:57:48 pm
Ravenscar?

Nope

You tease! I was hoping for a yea or nay on Yorkshire.

Hmm - Flamborough's chalk, so it ain't there.

Skinningrove?

iddu · « **Reply #1112 on:** 09 November, 2008, 09:53:40 pm »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 09 November, 2008, 09:13:00 pm

Is that St Tudno's Road on the Orme, near Llandudno?

Yup - Good climb, isn't it. Was blowing a hooie over the top

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1113 on:** 09 November, 2008, 10:06:26 pm »

Quote from: iddu on 09 November, 2008, 09:53:40 pm

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 09 November, 2008, 09:13:00 pm
Is that St Tudno's Road on the Orme, near Llandudno?

Yup - Good climb, isn't it. Was blowing a hooie over the top

[uses non-Yorkshire local knowledge]

Ian H · « **Reply #1114 on:** 09 November, 2008, 10:37:46 pm »

Not Yorkshire:-

Jaded · « **Reply #1115 on:** 09 November, 2008, 10:57:42 pm »

< is annoyed he can't guess one of Ian's in one....

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1116 on:** 09 November, 2008, 11:01:27 pm »

Quote from: Ian H on 09 November, 2008, 10:37:46 pm

Not Yorkshire:-

Fort Purbrook or one of the others on Portsdown?

David Martin · « **Reply #1117 on:** 09 November, 2008, 11:30:02 pm »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 09 November, 2008, 11:01:27 pm

Quote from: Ian H on 09 November, 2008, 10:37:46 pm
Not Yorkshire:-

Fort Purbrook or one of the others on Portsdown?

Isn't there one out east london way? Definitely looks like one of the river forts.

..d

Ian H · « **Reply #1118 on:** 10 November, 2008, 08:34:15 am »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 09 November, 2008, 11:01:27 pm

Fort Purbrook or one of the others on Portsdown?

Damn. Too easy again.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1119 on:** 10 November, 2008, 08:30:49 pm »

Pam's Denmead audaxes!

Ian H · « **Reply #1120 on:** 10 November, 2008, 09:57:13 pm »

If anyone gets this first time I shall sulk.

clarion · « **Reply #1121 on:** 10 November, 2008, 10:02:59 pm »

Lyme Regis?

alan · « **Reply #1122 on:** 10 November, 2008, 10:03:23 pm »

Quote from: Ian H on 10 November, 2008, 09:57:13 pm

If anyone gets this first time I shall sulk.

Lyme Regis?

border-rider · « **Reply #1123 on:** 10 November, 2008, 10:17:33 pm »

Do I get bonus points for identifying Big Dave & Little Richard too ?

Ian H · « **Reply #1124 on:** 10 November, 2008, 10:20:13 pm »

Quote from: Mal Volio on 10 November, 2008, 10:17:33 pm

Do I get bonus points for identifying Big Dave & Little Richard too ?

Go away. I'm sulking.

Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 907708 times)

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