http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,15091-1406888,00.html

has just come on-line too late for me

Q1 refers to a famous tel phone number and refers to police
I assume it is whitehall 1212 but haven't checked

Will leave this for my team of super solvers who will no doubt have this 
solved and posted
before i get out of bed ;-))

good luck

paul




The prize: A yachting holiday for two in the Canaries, courtesy of the 
sailing specialist Sunsail. The winners will spend seven nights, with 
breakfast and lunch included, on a 37ft yacht, based at Sunsails new 
sailing school at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, and can choose from a range of 
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Competent Crew (for beginners) up to Yacht Master. The prize includes return 
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availability and excluding bank holidays.

Sunsail offers RYA courses year-round. In addition to Lanzarote, it has 
sailing schools in the UK, Holland, South Africa, Thailand and Australia, 
and water sports beach clubs in Antigua and the Mediterranean. For details, 
call 0870 777 0314 or visit www.sunsail.com/schools.

Letter to Puzzle-Loving Friend:  Write me a number puzzle, you said. 
Happy to oblige. Although it is easy to work out where I am, the answer to 
each clue (asterisked) in this puzzle is a number  be it a digit, year or 
something quite different. Remember to scribble them down.
This place was a great Roman city. I hope you know how many gates* its wall 
had  although I only had time to find the site of two. According to legend, 
the second of these (literally back gate) was built by a mythical king in 
66BC. From there, I walked to the cathedral. Staring skywards, I was 
reminded of the significance of its height (in feet*), from pavement to 
lantern tip.
One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its 
height (again in feet*) is also significant  were it lain flat. Resisting 
the urge to climb to the top, I instead hopped on a bus and returned 
west-northwest to explore a leafy place  formerly known as Purse Field and 
Cup Field. Make a note of the house number* where lived Mr Tulkinghorn, a 
character in an 1853 novel. Thereafter, matters slithered downhill: though I 
knew my next stop was a mile south-southwest, I became lost.
So I asked a policeman, who helpfully led me to the former home of a 
well-known institution. The red-brick building  an arresting sight indeed  
dates from 1888 and was the best-known work of an architect specialising in 
the Queen Anne style. Its telephone number*, in those merrily mechanical 
days prior to subscriber trunk dialling, was equally famous.
Bearings regained, I struck out for a palace. Walking south for about half 
a mile, I crossed a river bridge (the current version dates from 1929), 
counting its arches* as I did so. That, in turn, led to the palace, where, 
in 1575, an archbishop died. His conduct is said to have given us the 
expression nosy parker.
At this spot, my puzzle concludes  and the mathematical challenge begins. 
Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read as a 
year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station north-northeast of 
the palace. It was there that, exhausted, I boarded my train home.

The questions

1 What was the famous telephone number?

2 What is the grand total?

Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a 
postcard to Where Was I? May 1, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard LU95 
1AE, by Wednesday May 4. 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 Sir Edward German and Loggerheads.

David Kennedy, from Cheltenham, wins a week for two in the unspoilt Azores, 
with Sunvil
Discovery (020 8758 4747, www.sunvil.co.uk).



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Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields

http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html

Bleak House = number = ?
http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/



"paul"  wrote in message
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> http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,15091-1406888,00.html
>
> has just come on-line too late for me
>
> Q1 refers to a famous tel phone number and refers to police
> I assume it is whitehall 1212 but haven't checked
>
> Will leave this for my team of super solvers who will no doubt have this
> solved and posted
> before i get out of bed ;-))
>
> good luck
>
> paul
>
>
>
>
> The prize: A yachting holiday for two in the Canaries, courtesy of the
> sailing specialist Sunsail. The winners will spend seven nights, with
> breakfast and lunch included, on a 37ft yacht, based at Sunsail's new
> sailing school at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, and can choose from a range of
> five-day courses, certified by the Royal Yachting Association, including
> Competent Crew (for beginners) up to Yacht Master. The prize includes
return
> flights and transfers, and must be taken before October 31, 2005, subject
to
> availability and excluding bank holidays.
>
> Sunsail offers RYA courses year-round. In addition to Lanzarote, it has
> sailing schools in the UK, Holland, South Africa, Thailand and Australia,
> and water sports beach clubs in Antigua and the Mediterranean. For
details,
> call 0870 777 0314 or visit www.sunsail.com/schools.
>
> Letter to Puzzle-Loving Friend: " 'Write me a number puzzle,' you said.
> Happy to oblige. Although it is easy to work out where I am, the answer to
> each clue (asterisked) in this puzzle is a number - be it a digit, year or
> something quite different. Remember to scribble them down.
> "This place was a great Roman city. I hope you know how many gates* its
wall
> had - although I only had time to find the site of two. According to
legend,
> the second of these (literally "back gate") was built by a mythical king
in
> 66BC. From there, I walked to the cathedral. Staring skywards, I was
> reminded of the significance of its height (in feet*), from pavement to
> lantern tip.
> "One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its
> height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat. Resisting
> the urge to climb to the top, I instead hopped on a bus and returned
> west-northwest to explore a leafy place - formerly known as Purse Field
and
> Cup Field. Make a note of the house number* where lived Mr Tulkinghorn, a
> character in an 1853 novel. Thereafter, matters slithered downhill: though
I
> knew my next stop was a mile south-southwest, I became lost.
> So I asked a policeman, who helpfully led me to the former home of a
> well-known institution. The red-brick building - an arresting sight
indeed -
> dates from 1888 and was the best-known work of an architect specialising
in
> the Queen Anne style. Its telephone number*, in those merrily mechanical
> days prior to subscriber trunk dialling, was equally famous.
> "Bearings regained, I struck out for a palace. Walking south for about
half
> a mile, I crossed a river bridge (the current version dates from 1929),
> counting its arches* as I did so. That, in turn, led to the palace, where,
> in 1575, an archbishop died. His conduct is said to have given us the
> expression 'nosy parker'.
> "At this spot, my puzzle concludes - and the mathematical challenge
begins.
> Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read as a
> year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station north-northeast of
> the palace. It was there that, exhausted, I boarded my train home."
>
> The questions
>
> 1 What was the famous telephone number?
>
> 2 What is the grand total?
>
> Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a
> postcard to Where Was I? May 1, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard LU95
> 1AE, by Wednesday May 4. 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 Sir Edward German and Loggerheads.
>
> David Kennedy, from Cheltenham, wins a week for two in the unspoilt
Azores,
> with Sunvil
> Discovery (020 8758 4747, www.sunvil.co.uk).
>
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 15/02/2005
>
>

?Could be Waterloo station, opened 11th July 1848 and is NNE of Lambeth Palace which is associated with Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury who died 1575.


>That, in turn, led to the palace, where,
> in 1575, an archbishop died. His conduct is said to have given us the
> expression 'nosy parker'.

> Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read as a
> year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station north-northeast of
> the palace.

Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields

 http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html


 Bleak House = number = ?
http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/

 The red-brick building = Scotland Yard

http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html

http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm

bridge =
http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm



> "paul"  wrote in message
> news:d51aj8$4n$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> > http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,15091-1406888,00.html
> >
> > has just come on-line too late for me
> >
> > Q1 refers to a famous tel phone number and refers to police
> > I assume it is whitehall 1212 but haven't checked
> >
> > Will leave this for my team of super solvers who will no doubt have this
> > solved and posted
> > before i get out of bed ;-))
> >
> > good luck
> >
> > paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The prize: A yachting holiday for two in the Canaries, courtesy of the
> > sailing specialist Sunsail. The winners will spend seven nights, with
> > breakfast and lunch included, on a 37ft yacht, based at Sunsail's new
> > sailing school at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, and can choose from a range
of
> > five-day courses, certified by the Royal Yachting Association, including
> > Competent Crew (for beginners) up to Yacht Master. The prize includes
> return
> > flights and transfers, and must be taken before October 31, 2005,
subject
> to
> > availability and excluding bank holidays.
> >
> > Sunsail offers RYA courses year-round. In addition to Lanzarote, it has
> > sailing schools in the UK, Holland, South Africa, Thailand and
Australia,
> > and water sports beach clubs in Antigua and the Mediterranean. For
> details,
> > call 0870 777 0314 or visit www.sunsail.com/schools.
> >
> > Letter to Puzzle-Loving Friend: " 'Write me a number puzzle,' you said.
> > Happy to oblige. Although it is easy to work out where I am, the answer
to
> > each clue (asterisked) in this puzzle is a number - be it a digit, year
or
> > something quite different. Remember to scribble them down.
> > "This place was a great Roman city. I hope you know how many gates* its
> wall
> > had - although I only had time to find the site of two. According to
> legend,
> > the second of these (literally "back gate") was built by a mythical king
> in
> > 66BC. From there, I walked to the cathedral. Staring skywards, I was
> > reminded of the significance of its height (in feet*), from pavement to
> > lantern tip.
> > "One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its
> > height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat.
Resisting
> > the urge to climb to the top, I instead hopped on a bus and returned
> > west-northwest to explore a leafy place - formerly known as Purse Field
> and
> > Cup Field. Make a note of the house number* where lived Mr Tulkinghorn,
a
> > character in an 1853 novel. Thereafter, matters slithered downhill:
though
> I
> > knew my next stop was a mile south-southwest, I became lost.
> > So I asked a policeman, who helpfully led me to the former home of a
> > well-known institution. The red-brick building - an arresting sight
> indeed -
> > dates from 1888 and was the best-known work of an architect specialising
> in
> > the Queen Anne style. Its telephone number*, in those merrily mechanical
> > days prior to subscriber trunk dialling, was equally famous.
> > "Bearings regained, I struck out for a palace. Walking south for about
> half
> > a mile, I crossed a river bridge (the current version dates from 1929),
> > counting its arches* as I did so. That, in turn, led to the palace,
where,
> > in 1575, an archbishop died. His conduct is said to have given us the
> > expression 'nosy parker'.
> > "At this spot, my puzzle concludes - and the mathematical challenge
> begins.
> > Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read as
a
> > year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station north-northeast
of
> > the palace. It was there that, exhausted, I boarded my train home."
> >
> > The questions
> >
> > 1 What was the famous telephone number?
> >
> > 2 What is the grand total?
> >
> > Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a
> > postcard to Where Was I? May 1, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard LU95
> > 1AE, by Wednesday May 4. 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 Sir Edward German and Loggerheads.
> >
> > David Kennedy, from Cheltenham, wins a week for two in the unspoilt
> Azores,
> > with Sunvil
> > Discovery (020 8758 4747, www.sunvil.co.uk).
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
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> >
>
>

Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html

Bleak House = number = ?
http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/

The red-brick building = Scotland Yard

 http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm

bridge = Lambeth Bridge
http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm

that also fits Mikes answer

regards




> > "paul"  wrote in message
> > news:d51aj8$4n$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> > > http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,15091-1406888,00.html
> > >
> > > has just come on-line too late for me
> > >
> > > Q1 refers to a famous tel phone number and refers to police
> > > I assume it is whitehall 1212 but haven't checked
> > >
> > > Will leave this for my team of super solvers who will no doubt have
this
> > > solved and posted
> > > before i get out of bed ;-))
> > >
> > > good luck
> > >
> > > paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The prize: A yachting holiday for two in the Canaries, courtesy of the
> > > sailing specialist Sunsail. The winners will spend seven nights, with
> > > breakfast and lunch included, on a 37ft yacht, based at Sunsail's new
> > > sailing school at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, and can choose from a range
> of
> > > five-day courses, certified by the Royal Yachting Association,
including
> > > Competent Crew (for beginners) up to Yacht Master. The prize includes
> > return
> > > flights and transfers, and must be taken before October 31, 2005,
> subject
> > to
> > > availability and excluding bank holidays.
> > >
> > > Sunsail offers RYA courses year-round. In addition to Lanzarote, it
has
> > > sailing schools in the UK, Holland, South Africa, Thailand and
> Australia,
> > > and water sports beach clubs in Antigua and the Mediterranean. For
> > details,
> > > call 0870 777 0314 or visit www.sunsail.com/schools.
> > >
> > > Letter to Puzzle-Loving Friend: " 'Write me a number puzzle,' you
said.
> > > Happy to oblige. Although it is easy to work out where I am, the
answer
> to
> > > each clue (asterisked) in this puzzle is a number - be it a digit,
year
> or
> > > something quite different. Remember to scribble them down.
> > > "This place was a great Roman city. I hope you know how many gates*
its
> > wall
> > > had - although I only had time to find the site of two. According to
> > legend,
> > > the second of these (literally "back gate") was built by a mythical
king
> > in
> > > 66BC. From there, I walked to the cathedral. Staring skywards, I was
> > > reminded of the significance of its height (in feet*), from pavement
to
> > > lantern tip.
> > > "One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast.
Its
> > > height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat.
> Resisting
> > > the urge to climb to the top, I instead hopped on a bus and returned
> > > west-northwest to explore a leafy place - formerly known as Purse
Field
> > and
> > > Cup Field. Make a note of the house number* where lived Mr
Tulkinghorn,
> a
> > > character in an 1853 novel. Thereafter, matters slithered downhill:
> though
> > I
> > > knew my next stop was a mile south-southwest, I became lost.
> > > So I asked a policeman, who helpfully led me to the former home of a
> > > well-known institution. The red-brick building - an arresting sight
> > indeed -
> > > dates from 1888 and was the best-known work of an architect
specialising
> > in
> > > the Queen Anne style. Its telephone number*, in those merrily
mechanical
> > > days prior to subscriber trunk dialling, was equally famous.
> > > "Bearings regained, I struck out for a palace. Walking south for about
> > half
> > > a mile, I crossed a river bridge (the current version dates from
1929),
> > > counting its arches* as I did so. That, in turn, led to the palace,
> where,
> > > in 1575, an archbishop died. His conduct is said to have given us the
> > > expression 'nosy parker'.
> > > "At this spot, my puzzle concludes - and the mathematical challenge
> > begins.
> > > Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read
as
> a
> > > year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station

north-northeast

> of
> > > the palace. It was there that, exhausted, I boarded my train home."
> > >
> > > The questions
> > >
> > > 1 What was the famous telephone number?
> > >
> > > 2 What is the grand total?
> > >
> > > Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a
> > > postcard to Where Was I? May 1, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard
LU95
> > > 1AE, by Wednesday May 4. 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 Sir Edward German and Loggerheads.
> > >
> > > David Kennedy, from Cheltenham, wins a week for two in the unspoilt
> > Azores,
> > > with Sunvil
> > > Discovery (020 8758 4747, www.sunvil.co.uk).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > > Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 15/02/2005
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

On Sun, 1 May 2005 09:41:19 +0100, Andrew Hall wrote:


> Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
> http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
> http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html
> 
> Bleak House = number = ?
> http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/
> 
> The red-brick building = Scotland Yard
> 
>  http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
> http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm
> 
> bridge = Lambeth Bridge
> http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
> http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm
> 
> that also fits Mikes answer
> 
> regards
> 
>>> "paul"  wrote in message
>>> news:d51aj8$4n$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>>> > http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,15091-1406888,00.html
>>> >
>>> > has just come on-line too late for me
>>> >
>>> > Q1 refers to a famous tel phone number and refers to police
>>> > I assume it is whitehall 1212 but haven't checked
>>> >
>>> > Will leave this for my team of super solvers who will no doubt have
> this
>>> > solved and posted
>>> > before i get out of bed ;-))
>>> >
>>> > good luck
>>> >
>>> > paul
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The prize: A yachting holiday for two in the Canaries, courtesy of the
>>> > sailing specialist Sunsail. The winners will spend seven nights, with
>>> > breakfast and lunch included, on a 37ft yacht, based at Sunsail's new
>>> > sailing school at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, and can choose from a range
>> of
>>> > five-day courses, certified by the Royal Yachting Association,
> including
>>> > Competent Crew (for beginners) up to Yacht Master. The prize includes
>>> return
>>> > flights and transfers, and must be taken before October 31, 2005,
>> subject
>>> to
>>> > availability and excluding bank holidays.
>>> >
>>> > Sunsail offers RYA courses year-round. In addition to Lanzarote, it
> has
>>> > sailing schools in the UK, Holland, South Africa, Thailand and
>> Australia,
>>> > and water sports beach clubs in Antigua and the Mediterranean. For
>>> details,
>>> > call 0870 777 0314 or visit www.sunsail.com/schools.
>>> >
>>> > Letter to Puzzle-Loving Friend: " 'Write me a number puzzle,' you
> said.
>>> > Happy to oblige. Although it is easy to work out where I am, the
> answer
>> to
>>> > each clue (asterisked) in this puzzle is a number - be it a digit,
> year
>> or
>>> > something quite different. Remember to scribble them down.
>>> > "This place was a great Roman city. I hope you know how many gates*
> its
>>> wall
>>> > had - although I only had time to find the site of two. According to
>>> legend,
>>> > the second of these (literally "back gate") was built by a mythical
> king
>>> in
>>> > 66BC. From there, I walked to the cathedral. Staring skywards, I was
>>> > reminded of the significance of its height (in feet*), from pavement
> to
>>> > lantern tip.
>>> > "One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast.
> Its
>>> > height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat.
>> Resisting
>>> > the urge to climb to the top, I instead hopped on a bus and returned
>>> > west-northwest to explore a leafy place - formerly known as Purse
> Field
>>> and
>>> > Cup Field. Make a note of the house number* where lived Mr
> Tulkinghorn,
>> a
>>> > character in an 1853 novel. Thereafter, matters slithered downhill:
>> though
>>> I
>>> > knew my next stop was a mile south-southwest, I became lost.
>>> > So I asked a policeman, who helpfully led me to the former home of a
>>> > well-known institution. The red-brick building - an arresting sight
>>> indeed -
>>> > dates from 1888 and was the best-known work of an architect
> specialising
>>> in
>>> > the Queen Anne style. Its telephone number*, in those merrily
> mechanical
>>> > days prior to subscriber trunk dialling, was equally famous.
>>> > "Bearings regained, I struck out for a palace. Walking south for about
>>> half
>>> > a mile, I crossed a river bridge (the current version dates from
> 1929),
>>> > counting its arches* as I did so. That, in turn, led to the palace,
>> where,
>>> > in 1575, an archbishop died. His conduct is said to have given us the
>>> > expression 'nosy parker'.
>>> > "At this spot, my puzzle concludes - and the mathematical challenge
>>> begins.
>>> > Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read
> as
>> a
>>> > year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station
> north-northeast
>> of
>>> > the palace. It was there that, exhausted, I boarded my train home."
>>> >
>>> > The questions
>>> >
>>> > 1 What was the famous telephone number?
>>> >
>>> > 2 What is the grand total?
>>> >
>>> > Click the button above to submit your entry or send your answers on a
>>> > postcard to Where Was I? May 1, 2005, PO Box 5078, Leighton Buzzard
> LU95
>>> > 1AE, by Wednesday May 4. 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 Sir Edward German and Loggerheads.
>>> >
>>> > David Kennedy, from Cheltenham, wins a week for two in the unspoilt
>>> Azores,
>>> > with Sunvil
>>> > Discovery (020 8758 4747, www.sunvil.co.uk).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ---
>>> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>>> > Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 15/02/2005
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>


That makes the station Waterloo, but there are several dates on which it
could be described as having been "built", which excludes taking a shortcut
to the answer. :-(

> Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read as a
> year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station north-northeast of
> the palace.


It's 'opening' date.


> That makes the station Waterloo, but there are several dates on which it
> could be described as having been "built", which excludes taking a shortcut
> to the answer. :-(

On Sun, 1 May 2005 11:13:23 +0100, Mike wrote:


>> Add your collected six numbers to produce a grand total, which, read as a
>> year, equates to the opening date of a terminus station north-northeast of
>> the palace.
> 
> It's 'opening' date.
> 
>> That makes the station Waterloo, but there are several dates on which it
>> could be described as having been "built", which excludes taking a shortcut
>> to the answer. :-(


Sorry, I was being a bit casual, and using "built" as interchangeable with
"opened". The problem remains that there are several opening dates:
The original station, for example, opened in 1848, the North station opened
in 1860, the South station in 1878, & so on.

so if we accept the previous posts as correct then

Roman Gates in London wall = 5
http://www.roman-britain.org/places/londinium.htm

sugest that the gate is Ludgate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lud_son_of_Heli

From this the cathedral walking could be St.Pauls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
http://www.beautiful-london.co.uk/st-pauls-cathedral.htm
= 365 feet


> Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
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> http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html
>
> Bleak House = number = ?
> http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/
>
> The red-brick building = Scotland Yard
>
>  http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
> http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm
>
> bridge = Lambeth Bridge
> http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
> http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm
>
> that also fits Mikes answer
>
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"Andrew Hall"  wrote in message
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> so if we accept the previous posts as correct then
>
> Roman Gates in London wall = 5
> http://www.roman-britain.org/places/londinium.htm
>
> sugest that the gate is Ludgate
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lud_son_of_Heli
>
> From this the cathedral walking could be St.Pauls
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
> http://www.beautiful-london.co.uk/st-pauls-cathedral.htm
> = 365 feet


One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its
height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat???


> > Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
> > http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
> > http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html
> >
> > Bleak House = number = ?
> > http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/
> >
> > The red-brick building = Scotland Yard = 1212
> >  http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
> > http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm
> >
> > bridge = Lambeth Bridge  Spans = 5
> > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
> > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm


 = roman gates + cathedral height + tall structure + Mr Tulkinghorn, house
number+ telephone number + number arches =
 = 5 + 365 + ?????x + ????x + 1212 + 5 = 1587 + x = ?????

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>
> "Andrew Hall"  wrote in message
> news:4274c41c$0$389$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> > so if we accept the previous posts as correct then
> >
> > Roman Gates in London wall = 5
> > http://www.roman-britain.org/places/londinium.htm
> >
> > sugest that the gate is Ludgate
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lud_son_of_Heli
> >
> > From this the cathedral walking could be St.Pauls
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
> > http://www.beautiful-london.co.uk/st-pauls-cathedral.htm
> > = 365 feet
>
> One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its
> height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat???


Would suggest Monument = 202 Feet
http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_sights/monument1.htm
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/UK/England/London/TheMonument.html


> > > Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
> > > http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
> > > http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html
> > >
> > > Bleak House = number = 58??????? saw this number mentioned and can't
find it now
> > > http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/
> > >
> > > The red-brick building = Scotland Yard = 1212
> > >  http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
> > > http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm
> > >
> > > bridge = Lambeth Bridge  Spans = 5
> > > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
> > > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm
>
>  = roman gates + cathedral height + tall structure + Mr Tulkinghorn, house

number+ telephone number + number arches =


>  = 5 + 365 + 202 + 58??? + 1212 + 5 = 1847????

On Sun, 1 May 2005 13:28:05 +0100, "Andrew Hall"
 wrote:

>
>One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its
>height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat???


Almost certain "The Monument", which is 202ft high.  This is also the
distance from it's base to the origin of the "Great fire of London" in
Pudding Lane (hence the comment about it being laid flat)


>> > Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
>> > http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
>> > http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html
>> >
>> > Bleak House = number = ?
>> > http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/


58.  See
http://www.london-walks.co.uk/30/dickens-london-a-walk-wit.shtml


>> > The red-brick building = Scotland Yard = 1212
>> >  http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
>> > http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm
>> >
>> > bridge = Lambeth Bridge  Spans = 5
>> > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
>> > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm
>
> = roman gates + cathedral height + tall structure + Mr Tulkinghorn, house
>number+ telephone number + number arches =
> = 5 + 365 + ?????x + ????x + 1212 + 5 = 1587 + x = ?????


Revised sum 5 + 365 + 202 + 58 + 1212 + 5 = 1847

As there seem to be differing heights for St Paul's Cathedral (one of
which is 366ft rather than 365), we can assume that the opening date
of the original Waterloo station (1848) is the date they are seeking!

PWH

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> > > so if we accept the previous posts as correct then
> > >
> > > Roman Gates in London wall = 5
> > > http://www.roman-britain.org/places/londinium.htm
> > >
> > > sugest that the gate is Ludgate
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lud_son_of_Heli
> > >
> > > From this the cathedral walking could be St.Pauls
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
> > > http://www.beautiful-london.co.uk/st-pauls-cathedral.htm
> > > = 365 feet


http://www.aviewoncities.com/building/stpaulscathedral.htm

        = 366 feet


 One tall structure led to another, not quite a mile east-southeast. Its
 height (again in feet*) is also significant - were it lain flat???


> Would suggest Monument = 202 Feet
> http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_sights/monument1.htm
> http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/UK/England/London/TheMonument.html
>
> > > > Cup Field, Purse Field = Lincoln's Inn Fields
> > > > http://www.okima.com/tour/lincolnsinn.html
> > > > http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/lincoln.html
> > > >
> > > > Bleak House = number = 58

            http://www.london-walks.co.uk/30/dickens-london-a-walk-wit.shtml

> > > > http://www.charles-dickens.org/bleak-house/
> > > >
> > > > The red-brick building = Scotland Yard = 1212
> > > >  http://www.tartans.com/articles/scotlandyard.html
> > > > http://www.victorianlondon.org/ql/queenslondon95.htm
> > > >
> > > > bridge = Lambeth Bridge  Spans = 5
> > > > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/london_bridges.htm
> > > > http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_bridges/lambeth_bridge1.htm
> >
> >  = roman gates + cathedral height + tall structure + Mr Tulkinghorn,
house
> number+ telephone number + number arches =
>
> >  = 5 + 365 + 202 + 58??? + 1212 + 5 = 1847????
>

      = 5 + 366 + 202 + 58 +1212 + 5 = 1848????

If the terminus station is Euston
then it's 1837


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thanks for all the input this week.
prize doesn't interest me,
so I will give this comp no further time

for what it is worth, I will go for 1848 for Q2

good luck

paul



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>
> 2 What is the grand total?




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>so I will give this comp no further time


Enter it anyhow - if you win, I'll go on your behalf!  :-)

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thanks for your generosity  ;-))

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