History Challenge & Journal

Post by **caller** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:29 am

No to both!

More inland than Chester and South of Durham.

Never made it to uni DM, I just about finished school! Although my art teacher was keen for me to apply for Goldsmiths, others took a different view - thats how I ended up in the civil service, after 1st serving a year on the outside.

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:59 am

Well, I was plumping for Lumley Castle, but now I'm stumped.
Yorkshire, presumably?

Post by **caller** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:34 am

dtaai-maai wrote:Yorkshire, presumably?

Nope. Like I said, a castle in name only - lovely views.

Post by **Jimbob** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:53 am

not Yorkshire?
well stumped my choice of Bolton Castle in the Wensleydale Cheese hills.

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:47 am

caller wrote:... thats how I ended up in the civil service, after 1st serving a year on the outside.

That made me chuckle - you mean in the real world, of course!

Post by **caller** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:39 pm

Actually, I think this one is a pretty crap task really. I got intrigued as I was staying next to it and it was all locked up and out of bounds, plus the dominating position over the town it fails to guard - not that its worth guarding IMHO, albeit a popular tourist destination.

It was built as a private home, then became a school.

Post by **redzonerocker** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:24 pm

^
Riber castle, overlooking the Derbyshire town of Matlock?

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:42 pm

^^

It's the tram shelter clock that I was trying to identify after I'd exhausted castles with square corner towers. If only I'd known it was a tram shelter...

Post by **caller** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:07 pm

Well done RZR - curious to know how you found it - or do you know it?

And the photo was meant to be a sort of clue, if anyone knew the clock!

http://www.peakdistrictview.com/?page=place&placeid=97

And this is an interesting article about the place from 2006, from the same website -

http://www.peakdistrictview.com/?page=a_ribercastle

I stayed at Riber Hall which adjoins the castle and is recommended:

http://www.riberhall.tk/

Post by **redzonerocker** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:20 pm

caller wrote:Well done RZR - curious to know how you found it - or do you know it?

And the photo was meant to be a sort of clue, if anyone knew the clock!

No, didn't know it.
Just all down to dogged detective work, following the clues etc

The clock was of no help at all

Post by **dtaai-maai** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:44 pm

OK rzr, over to you!

Post by **redzonerocker** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:01 am

dtaai-maai wrote:OK rzr, over to you!

Right! sticking with the theme, here are three castles. One is in England, one in Wales & one in Scotland (in no particular order

)

Name them & for the bonus point, despite being hundreds of miles apart, what connects all three???

: quiz 2.jpg (7.95 KiB) Viewed 399 times

: quiz 1.jpg (24.41 KiB) Viewed 399 times

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Clues can & may be added when or if required, but being that your such a clever lot of Charlie's, i doubt you'll need them

Post by **Jimbob** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:28 am

Castle 2 looks like an 'iron ring' castle of Wales
Conway?

Post by **pharvey** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:34 am

3. Bodiam Castle in Sussex.

Post by **pharvey** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:43 am

1. Doune Castle in Scotland.

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