Sunday Times Where Was I? 29/10/2017

[Etch]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/travel/where-was-i/

I hope Flonska and goodgoalie aren't too disappointed: not a pier, lighthouse, national trail, canal, or even a castle in sight this week! Although, if I'm not mistaken, Mr Fautley skirted very close to a well known example of the latter, but didn't think it worth a mention.

The last item referred to is a big clue to the running theme of the puzzle this week.

Good luck

[goodgoalie]

Hi. yes, really good one this week - I think I've got the two answers, but haven't got the third author yet. Had to dig out an ancient A to Z!

[davidsmith69]

Hi GG, Think the third author is Daniel Defoe who was married in St Botolph's church, Aldgate.

Cheers David Smith

[Flonska]

Very enjoyable this week, thank you Etch, with the inclusion of the two English Civil War Battles. I did not initially read the following clue properly, "A second author, born 1785, lived in an adjacent, similarly named street; his characters include Mr Skionar," and thought that a street had been named after him - then the penny dropped - No . . . it's the MP!!! It also took a bit of a furtle to get the bio on the character. Fascinating though, that he and others in the novel were parodies of such distinguished contemporaries of the time.

[goodgoalie]

Hi F. Enjoyed this - took me a while to realise what the six three-letter references were. Always find the ones set in London are difficult, and not a homophone in sight! :)

[Flonska]

"Acorns appear on this former borough’s crest," made me laugh since acorns appear to be included many boroughs' crests.

Fortunately, I worked in two locations where such letters were prominently displayed on all stationery - CHA being one. MIN and MAN were simply confirmatory,

[Tilly2]

Flonska, I am finding the ACO, CHA, AVE, MIN, MON, MAN a bit off putting.

I have found some names but am floundering a bit. Any thing to do with Staffordshire, (Izaak Walton)?

[Tilly2]

This is obviously way beyond my capabilities this week. :-(

[Toorak]

Not Staffordshire Tilly, but where he moved to

I couldn’t understand the abbreviations either

[Etch]

This site explains the three-letter abbreviations:
http://rhaworth.net/phreak/tenp_01.php

[Toorak]

Ah - thank you! I was thinking perhaps abbreviations for tube stations but couldn’t work it out.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Toorak. You are always helping me out! :-)

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Etch. Sorry I called you Flonska earlier. I do apologise.

[Toorak]

Tilly - if you google ambassador to France and the relevant date that will get you to the politician (and then the streets named after him)

[Tilly2]

Ta, Toorak, again.

[Flonska]

Tilly . . . are you on the right track now?