www wherewasi? sun times cd 20 04 05
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paul
"What's a scale?"
The one thing missing from this (rather old) street map, I tell my little
friend. It didn't seem far on paper, but we must have traipsed miles in and
around this city. My feet are throbbing, but my little pal fuelled only by
a large lollipop is full of energy. Our routemarch commenced in a western
suburb where a host of great Britons were educated. They include a field
marshal (commander-in-chief of home forces, 1919-21) and an author whose
earlier works, including Aissa Saved, were inspired by Africa. Back in the
present, at least the walk to the city centre was mostly downhill.
It's just as well my friend enjoys history: you cannot avoid it here.
Cathedral, of 12th-century origin, awarded said status in 1542; launch place
of a paddle steamer (the first steamship built for Atlantic crossings;
inaugural crossing 1838)... Famous people? A king (son of Adela) was
imprisoned here; and it was the birthplace of both Archibald Leach, an actor
best known by his stage name, and a social reformer (the merchant seamen's
friend, and author of Our Seamen) after whom a line is named. "What's a
floating harbour?" asks inquisitive friend, studying the map. The opposite
of a sinking harbour, I suppose. I avoid the question.
"We're going to find something that nobody can see," I enthuse. My pal looks
at me, saucer-eyed. And so it is that a little later, with, thank goodness,
the weight taken off my feet, we are heading north. Over there, three miles
to the east, is the suburb in which a cricketer was born. (He scored 54,896
runs, and once made 400 not out.) And here, on the left, is an airfield
traditional home of a famous aircraft (Soviet "imitation": Tu-144). "Are we
there yet?" pipes friend.
"Not quite," I reply as we turn northwest. Then, eight miles north-northwest
of the city centre, we arrive. The work of a civil engineer (don't mention
the Great Spring), it opened in 1886 and comprises about 76.5m bricks. We
should soon reach The Shoots. "We're here. This is it." I enthuse.
"How do you know? I can't see a thing!"
The questions
1 What is the name of the city? Bristol City ?
2 What couldn't we see? Severn Tunnel ?
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