Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:37 pm
No.
This Island is much smaller.
Chris Cairns.
This Island is much smaller.
Chris Cairns.
St Michael's Mount? Off the coast of Cornwall.
Peter in AZ
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:39 pm
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:54 pm
No.
In its heyday it had a population of 29, but is now uninhabited except for thousands of birds.
Chris Cairns.
In its heyday it had a population of 29, but is now uninhabited except for thousands of birds.
Chris Cairns.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:18 pm
Seagull Island?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:32 pm
No.
This Island contributed to the winning of a Gold Medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Chris Cairns.
This Island contributed to the winning of a Gold Medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Chris Cairns.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:43 pm
CLUE: "Jutting its rounded self from the waters off the west coast of Scotland is Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited 104-acre island that’s home to the only known supply of the granite needed to make a proper curling stone."
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:51 pm
Bingo.
Your turn Sir.
Chris Cairns.
Your turn Sir.
Chris Cairns.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:45 pm
I was built for a mayor, who I once took to Chesterfield and once owned by a Ward of nearby Sheffield before I accompanied a senior officer on inspections before finally taking up more mundane M.O.D duties.
So who am I?
So who am I?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:52 pm
Gazelle, built at kings lynn.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:03 pm
I thought that would be quick (geddit??) 
Away you go!
Away you go!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:14 pm
okay, bit of a military one this time.
what do these have in common?
Talavera, Daniel Gooch, Jutland.
And why?
what do these have in common?
Talavera, Daniel Gooch, Jutland.
And why?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:19 am
needing a clue.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:07 pm
Daniel Gooch - chairman of the GWR
check out http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAgooch.htm
http://www.swindonweb.com/?m=8&s=116&ss ... ric+Letter
so I reckon the answer is all the info can be found via the "Swindon in the Past" web site. I'm just plain LAZY and can't be ***** ed to type it all in. So this is the clue you need, Bye for now and best wishes for 2013.
Regards,
Rob (Oxon UK)
P.S. if you haven't visited Swindon "Steam" you need to do tourself a favour and go SOON.
check out http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAgooch.htm
http://www.swindonweb.com/?m=8&s=116&ss ... ric+Letter
so I reckon the answer is all the info can be found via the "Swindon in the Past" web site. I'm just plain LAZY and can't be ***** ed to type it all in. So this is the clue you need, Bye for now and best wishes for 2013.
Regards,
Rob (Oxon UK)
P.S. if you haven't visited Swindon "Steam" you need to do tourself a favour and go SOON.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:35 pm
Would it have something to do with the Trench railways?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:49 pm
I'd be suprised if it does - there wasn't much call for trenches at the battle of Jutlandlaurence703:79364 wrote:Would it have something to do with the Trench railways?
How about "The Run To The North"?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:56 pm
No.Narrow Minded:79365 wrote:I'd be suprised if it does - there wasn't much call for trenches at the battle of Jutlandlaurence703:79364 wrote:Would it have something to do with the Trench railways?
How about "The Run To The North"?
Here's a suggestion, look up the first name on the list, and look at any important events associated with that name.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:11 pm
needing another clue?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:06 pm
They are linked by Battles.
Talavera - Battle of Talavera de la Reina 1809 & 1936.
Daniel Gooch - was an effective proponent of the 7ft gauge in the 'Battle of the Gauges'.
Jutland - Battle of Jutland 1916.
Chris Cairns.
Talavera - Battle of Talavera de la Reina 1809 & 1936.
Daniel Gooch - was an effective proponent of the 7ft gauge in the 'Battle of the Gauges'.
Jutland - Battle of Jutland 1916.
Chris Cairns.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:10 pm
good, but I was actually looking for something more specific, and a bit more subtle.
your quite close though.
your quite close though.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:12 pm
hint. the 1809 battle of Talavera is the one I'm referring to.