Very many thanks to all who tried to help with last week's ST WWI? The Darlington painter whose work includes Triumph of David was William Bewick (1795-1866). The final -brilliant- assistance came...
Any of you helpful experts out there like to help with this one? The only painter I can find from Darlington is Sonia Lawson, but I can find nothing regarding any work of hers titled Triumph of David....
Here's a good one - for QM, maybe: We all know that Karsie is abbreviated Cockney rhyming slang for the toilet - ie: Karsie Moilet, but who or what was Karsie Moilet? Have a nice weekend ABuddies....
Morning all, Happy Maundy Thursday to you! Now that you've sent in your efforts - and I hope that one of you comes out of the @ - will a kind ABer please tell me the village and author of the first...
Here's a trivial one for you brainy ones - e.g., Jim Jools, Aquagility and their ilk: How many miles, please, from Rochester, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent? I hope you're all enjoying a nice...
May I please ask one more question about this week's effort in the Isle of Dogs? Brunel's S S Great Eastern was built in Millwall, but where was it almost marooned in 1858? I ask because I think that...
Does anyone know the two answers for September 24 -that Times Online didnt publish on 1st Oct.? With many thanks and best wishes to all you friendly ABers. LM
The Sunday Times states that Newtown in Wales was the childhood home of the novelist whose work includes Call Back Yesterday. Can anyone tell me anything about this author -name, lifespan, etc.? With...
Two and a half hours on a train from Paddington the compiler has to change at a station from which a 10 minutes' trundle gets him to Torquay. I can't puzzle out the name of this station. Can, our...
Not too difficult today, but I can't find the author whose works include The Wedding Day. If QM and Shaney can't help, can anyone else - please? And very many thanks. Lm
Robert Adam. one of the 18th century's greatest architects: Can anyone tell me, show me, when, if, he was schooled in Aberdeen. And, what was the life span of Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, another...
Morning all - counting our ?40 million are we?!! I have read that the town car park in Chalfont St Giles is named in honour of a local coal merchant's family. Can anyone please give me details of this...
Did anyone do the "live" Where Was I? puzzle in August? I have just been given a copy that was "set aside" for me when I was away on holiday and then forgotten until this afternoon. Vincent Crump the...
Anyone know of a building in Oxford "that featured in a literary masterpiece.It is patently an ideal stop for a little reflection"? Any help much appreciated. And if you don?t happen to know, then...
In which of his works did John Betejman (I think it was) refer to Waterloo Station as a "practical, airy place"? Any help much appreciated. Have a nice week-end, everyone -AFTER you've found my...