http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,15091,00.html

The prize: A week for two in the unspoilt Azores, courtesy of Sunvil 
Discovery. An archipelago of nine emerald-green volcanic islands, set in the 
Atlantic Ocean and washed by the warming Gulf Stream, the Azores are home to 
outstanding scenery and fascinating flora and fauna. Activities on offer 
include walking, cycling, whale-watching, fishing, diving and swimming with 
dolphins. The prize includes return flights from Gatwick (on Tuesdays) with 
SATA International, transfers and seven nights B&B accommodation at the 
four-star Hotel do Colegio, in Ponta Delgada, and must be taken in May, June 
or October 2005, subject to availability and excluding bank holidays.

For a copy of Sunvil Discoverys Azores brochure, call 020 8758 4747 or 
visit www.sunvil.co.uk.



I can just imagine it: the 3rd century AD, and Navigationally Challenged 
Friend (reads maps upside down) arrives at Mediolanum. Although he has only 
a handful of roads along which to get lost, a pouchful of denarii says he 
will take a wrong turning.
It is several such wrong turnings that bring us to the town in the 21st 
century. Our aim is a battlefield 10 miles east-southeast, but, as we have 
time to spare, we elect to stop and explore. Time, we discover, is something 
they do rather well here: this place is home to the worlds 
longest-established manufacturer of tower clocks.
It was also the birthplace, in 1862, of a composer, whose works included the 
march and hymn for the 1911 coronation.
A little later, we are again planning to drive east-southeast  which, of 
course, is why friend sends me seven miles south-southwest, to a second 
town. A 19th-century essayist, creator of Conversations with Northcote, 
spent much of his childhood here; these days, it is popularly associated 
with Lathyrus odoratus, thanks to green-fingered work undertaken during the 
1880s.
Back in the world of the cartographically confused, friend reluctantly 
concedes that it may be better if I take over the navigation. Thus, we head 
northeast to arrive, 11 miles later, in a market town. An 18th-century 
baron, victor at the battle of Plassey, was schooled here. Corrupt practices 
brought him infamy, though the House of Lords acquitted him of any 
wrongdoing. He eventually committed suicide. The town is also the 
traditional home of gingerbread  the mere thought of which sees us beetling 
off in search of a spicy snack.
Resuming our journey east, we cross a canal on the towns periphery. It 
totals 66 miles in length, and the first stretch opened in 1774. The 
battlefield (where, in 1459, Lord Audley was defeated and slain) should be 
up the road. But how far? Stop! I exclaim, as we reach a village three 
miles from the canal.
I think weve overshot. Friend (who can scarcely contain his glee) 
disagrees. So there we sit. He insists we continue east; I am adamant we 
should backtrack west. And where, precisely, are we? Lets just say 
somewhere whose name reflects the state we are in.

The questions

1 Who was the composer?  Sir Edward German?

2 In which village did we end up?   not looked at yet

Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a 
postcard to Where Was I? April 24, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard LU95 
1AE, by Wednesday April 27. The winner will be announced next week. Only one 
entry per household. Normal Times Newspapers rules apply. No correspondence 
will be entered into.

Last week

Last week's answers are Bristol and the Severn Tunnel.

Sarah Bowman, from Scarborough, wins a weeks holiday in Las Vegas with 
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Is it Loggerheads?

Sheila


paul wrote:

> http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,15091,00.html
>
> The prize: A week for two in the unspoilt Azores, courtesy of Sunvil
> Discovery. An archipelago of nine emerald-green volcanic islands, set
in the
> Atlantic Ocean and washed by the warming Gulf Stream, the Azores are
home to
> outstanding scenery and fascinating flora and fauna. Activities on
offer
> include walking, cycling, whale-watching, fishing, diving and
swimming with
> dolphins. The prize includes return flights from Gatwick (on

Tuesdays) with

> SATA International, transfers and seven nights' B&B accommodation
at the
> four-star Hotel do Colegio, in Ponta Delgada, and must be taken in
May, June
> or October 2005, subject to availability and excluding bank holidays.
>
> For a copy of Sunvil Discovery's Azores brochure, call 020 8758
4747 or
> visit www.sunvil.co.uk.
>
>
>
> I can just imagine it: the 3rd century AD, and Navigationally
Challenged
> Friend (reads maps upside down) arrives at Mediolanum. Although he
has only
> a handful of roads along which to get lost, a pouchful of denarii
says he
> will take a wrong turning.
> It is several such wrong turnings that bring us to the town in the
21st
> century. Our aim is a battlefield 10 miles east-southeast, but, as we
have
> time to spare, we elect to stop and explore. Time, we discover, is
something
> they do rather well here: this place is home to the world's
> longest-established manufacturer of tower clocks.
> It was also the birthplace, in 1862, of a composer, whose works
included the
> march and hymn for the 1911 coronation.
> A little later, we are again planning to drive east-southeast -
which, of
> course, is why friend sends me seven miles south-southwest, to a
second
> town. A 19th-century essayist, creator of Conversations with
Northcote,
> spent much of his childhood here; these days, it is popularly
associated
> with Lathyrus odoratus, thanks to green-fingered work undertaken
during the
> 1880s.
> Back in the world of the cartographically confused, friend
reluctantly
> concedes that it may be better if I take over the navigation. Thus,
we head
> northeast to arrive, 11 miles later, in a market town. An
18th-century
> baron, victor at the battle of Plassey, was schooled here. Corrupt
practices
> brought him infamy, though the House of Lords acquitted him of any
> wrongdoing. He eventually committed suicide. The town is also the
> traditional home of gingerbread - the mere thought of which sees us
beetling
> off in search of a spicy snack.
> Resuming our journey east, we cross a canal on the town's
periphery. It
> totals 66½ miles in length, and the first stretch opened in 1774.
The
> battlefield (where, in 1459, Lord Audley was defeated and slain)
should be
> up the road. But how far? "Stop!" I exclaim, as we reach a
village three
> miles from the canal.
> "I think we've overshot." Friend (who can scarcely contain his
glee)
> disagrees. So there we sit. He insists we continue east; I am adamant
we
> should backtrack west. And where, precisely, are we? Let's just say

> somewhere whose name reflects the state we are in.
>
> The questions
>
> 1 Who was the composer?  Sir Edward German?
>
> 2 In which village did we end up?   not looked at yet
>
> Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a

> postcard to Where Was I? April 24, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton
Buzzard LU95
> 1AE, by Wednesday April 27. The winner will be announced next week.
Only one
> entry per household. Normal Times Newspapers rules apply. No

correspondence

> will be entered into.
>
> Last week
>
> Last week's answers are Bristol and the Severn Tunnel.
>
> Sarah Bowman, from Scarborough, wins a week's holiday in Las Vegas
with
> Funway Holidays (0870 444 0770, www.funwayholidays.co.uk).
>
>
>
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> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
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paul wrote:

> http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,15091,00.html
>
> The prize: A week for two in the unspoilt Azores, courtesy of Sunvil
> Discovery. An archipelago of nine emerald-green volcanic islands, set
in the
> Atlantic Ocean and washed by the warming Gulf Stream, the Azores are
home to
> outstanding scenery and fascinating flora and fauna. Activities on
offer
> include walking, cycling, whale-watching, fishing, diving and
swimming with
> dolphins. The prize includes return flights from Gatwick (on

Tuesdays) with

> SATA International, transfers and seven nights' B&B accommodation
at the
> four-star Hotel do Colegio, in Ponta Delgada, and must be taken in
May, June
> or October 2005, subject to availability and excluding bank holidays.
>
> For a copy of Sunvil Discovery's Azores brochure, call 020 8758
4747 or
> visit www.sunvil.co.uk.
>
>
>
> I can just imagine it: the 3rd century AD, and Navigationally
Challenged
> Friend (reads maps upside down) arrives at Mediolanum. Although he
has only
> a handful of roads along which to get lost, a pouchful of denarii
says he
> will take a wrong turning.
> It is several such wrong turnings that bring us to the town in the
21st
> century. Our aim is a battlefield 10 miles east-southeast, but, as we
have
> time to spare, we elect to stop and explore. Time, we discover, is
something
> they do rather well here: this place is home to the world's
> longest-established manufacturer of tower clocks.
> It was also the birthplace, in 1862, of a composer, whose works
included the
> march and hymn for the 1911 coronation.
> A little later, we are again planning to drive east-southeast -
which, of
> course, is why friend sends me seven miles south-southwest, to a
second
> town. A 19th-century essayist, creator of Conversations with
Northcote,
> spent much of his childhood here; these days, it is popularly
associated
> with Lathyrus odoratus, thanks to green-fingered work undertaken
during the
> 1880s.
> Back in the world of the cartographically confused, friend
reluctantly
> concedes that it may be better if I take over the navigation. Thus,
we head
> northeast to arrive, 11 miles later, in a market town. An
18th-century
> baron, victor at the battle of Plassey, was schooled here. Corrupt
practices
> brought him infamy, though the House of Lords acquitted him of any
> wrongdoing. He eventually committed suicide. The town is also the
> traditional home of gingerbread - the mere thought of which sees us
beetling
> off in search of a spicy snack.
> Resuming our journey east, we cross a canal on the town's
periphery. It
> totals 66½ miles in length, and the first stretch opened in 1774.
The
> battlefield (where, in 1459, Lord Audley was defeated and slain)
should be
> up the road. But how far? "Stop!" I exclaim, as we reach a
village three
> miles from the canal.
> "I think we've overshot." Friend (who can scarcely contain his
glee)
> disagrees. So there we sit. He insists we continue east; I am adamant
we
> should backtrack west. And where, precisely, are we? Let's just say

> somewhere whose name reflects the state we are in.
>
> The questions
>
> 1 Who was the composer?  Sir Edward German?
>
> 2 In which village did we end up?   not looked at yet
>
> Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a

> postcard to Where Was I? April 24, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton
Buzzard LU95
> 1AE, by Wednesday April 27. The winner will be announced next week.
Only one
> entry per household. Normal Times Newspapers rules apply. No

correspondence

> will be entered into.
>
> Last week
>
> Last week's answers are Bristol and the Severn Tunnel.
>
> Sarah Bowman, from Scarborough, wins a week's holiday in Las Vegas
with
> Funway Holidays (0870 444 0770, www.funwayholidays.co.uk).
>
>
>
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"paul"  wrote in message
news:d4er77$4bm$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

> http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,15091,00.html
>
> The prize: A week for two in the unspoilt Azores, courtesy of Sunvil
> Discovery. An archipelago of nine emerald-green volcanic islands, set in
the
> Atlantic Ocean and washed by the warming Gulf Stream, the Azores are home
to
> outstanding scenery and fascinating flora and fauna. Activities on offer
> include walking, cycling, whale-watching, fishing, diving and swimming
with
> dolphins. The prize includes return flights from Gatwick (on Tuesdays)
with
> SATA International, transfers and seven nights' B&B accommodation at the
> four-star Hotel do Colegio, in Ponta Delgada, and must be taken in May,
June
> or October 2005, subject to availability and excluding bank holidays.
>
> For a copy of Sunvil Discovery's Azores brochure, call 020 8758 4747 or
> visit www.sunvil.co.uk.
>
>
>
> I can just imagine it: the 3rd century AD, and Navigationally Challenged
> Friend (reads maps upside down) arrives at Mediolanum. Although he has
only
> a handful of roads along which to get lost, a pouchful of denarii says he
> will take a wrong turning.
> It is several such wrong turnings that bring us to the town in the 21st
> century. Our aim is a battlefield 10 miles east-southeast, but, as we have
> time to spare, we elect to stop and explore. Time, we discover, is
something
> they do rather well here: this place is home to the world's
> longest-established manufacturer of tower clocks.
> It was also the birthplace, in 1862, of a composer, whose works included
the
> march and hymn for the 1911 coronation.
> A little later, we are again planning to drive east-southeast - which, of
> course, is why friend sends me seven miles south-southwest, to a second
> town. A 19th-century essayist, creator of Conversations with Northcote,
> spent much of his childhood here; these days, it is popularly associated
> with Lathyrus odoratus, thanks to green-fingered work undertaken during
the
> 1880s.
> Back in the world of the cartographically confused, friend reluctantly
> concedes that it may be better if I take over the navigation. Thus, we
head
> northeast to arrive, 11 miles later, in a market town. An 18th-century
> baron, victor at the battle of Plassey, was schooled here. Corrupt
practices
> brought him infamy, though the House of Lords acquitted him of any
> wrongdoing. He eventually committed suicide. The town is also the
> traditional home of gingerbread - the mere thought of which sees us
beetling
> off in search of a spicy snack.
> Resuming our journey east, we cross a canal on the town's periphery. It
> totals 66 miles in length, and the first stretch opened in 1774. The
> battlefield (where, in 1459, Lord Audley was defeated and slain) should be
> up the road. But how far? "Stop!" I exclaim, as we reach a village three
> miles from the canal.
> "I think we've overshot." Friend (who can scarcely contain his glee)
> disagrees. So there we sit. He insists we continue east; I am adamant we
> should backtrack west. And where, precisely, are we? Let's just say
> somewhere whose name reflects the state we are in.
>
> The questions
>
> 1 Who was the composer?  Sir Edward German? agree
>
> 2 In which village did we end up?   suggest  Loggerheads
>
> Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a
> postcard to Where Was I? April 24, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard
LU95
> 1AE, by Wednesday April 27. The winner will be announced next week. Only
one
> entry per household. Normal Times Newspapers rules apply. No

correspondence

> will be entered into.
>
> Last week
>
> Last week's answers are Bristol and the Severn Tunnel.
>
> Sarah Bowman, from Scarborough, wins a week's holiday in Las Vegas with
> Funway Holidays (0870 444 0770, www.funwayholidays.co.uk).
>
>
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> Mediolanum = Whitchurch


http://www.roman-britain.org/places/mediolanum.htm

http://www.shropshiretourism.info/whitchurch/

Sir Edward German = Born Whitchurch b1862

http://www.musicweb-international.com/Classpedia/German.htm


Conversations with Northcote = William Hazlitt

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRhazlitt.htm

Settled at Wem in Shropshire

Lathyrus odoratus = Sweet Peas

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_sweetpea.shtml

http://www.wem.gov.uk/

http://www.wem.gov.uk/history.html

victor at the battle of Plassey = Clive of India

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/108.shtml?question=10
8

http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/features/2004/04/clive.shtml

was schooled here = Market Drayton

http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/towns/market_drayton_town.shtml

http://www.waterscape.com/waterwaysguide/waterways/Shropshire_Union_Canal/Sh
ropshire_Union_Canal.html

Lord Audley was defeated and slain = Audley's Cross, Blore Heath, Nr Market
Drayton

http://www.bhills-history.fsnet.co.uk/staffordhire.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/history/2003/09/blore_heath.shtml

Loggerheads

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?GridE=-2.38930&GridN=52.91920&client=
public&lon=-2.38930&lat=52.91920&place=Loggerheads,Staffordshire&db=freegaz&
local=&type=&start=&limit=&overviewmap=&scale=100000&lang=&db=freegaz


Regards

Agree
1. Sir Edward German
2. Loggerheads.

dave

thanks to all that have completed
and confirmed

good luck

paul


"David Jones"  wrote in message 
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> Agree
> 1. Sir Edward German
> 2. Loggerheads.
>
> dave
>
>



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