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vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
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The Old Man of Hoy was featured quite often in climbing programmes. Pretty sure there was a live one once.
So how many Old Men Of Hoy have there been? How did the Old Man get " re-animated "? was it Loki or Imhotep from The Mummy and who turned him back to stone?
 


jakarta

Well-known member
May 25, 2007
15,616
Sullington
No cheating.

Pocklington.

About 12 miles east of York, used to go there every year as one of my Clients has a Factory in what was originally a Hanger on the RAF Bomber Command Base. Some of the Main Runway is still there and used by the local Glider Club. As with many old wartime airfields there is a strange vibe about the place, hundreds of men left there and met violent deaths.
 


West Hoathly Seagull

Honorary Ruffian
Aug 26, 2003
3,540
Sharpthorne/SW11
Okay, where are the following:

1. California?
2. Houston?

Having got those, another rather important US city has at least two namesakes in the United Kingdom, one of them not too far from most of us. Which is it?
 


There is a California Cross in Devon I recall on the way to Kingsbridge. Washington Tyne and Wear and Washington West Side Sussex are the others. Is Houston anywhere near Boston?
 






Ludensian Gull

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Apr 18, 2009
3,651
Thorpness Suffolk
Another 'Old Man ' this ones 'Storr ' taken on our travels a few years back. FB_IMG_1483349340563.jpg
 








Okay, where are the following:

1. California?
2. Houston?

Having got those, another rather important US city has at least two namesakes in the United Kingdom, one of them not too far from most of us. Which is it?
California is in Birmingham.

The place that isn't an important US city is not far from Ashington, whether we are talking about West Sussex or the north east of England.
 
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poidy

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Aug 3, 2009
1,842
Goatacre....no googling.


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Fungus

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May 21, 2004
7,038
Truro
Having spent some time in Kernow, Cornwall has the best names for towns & villages. Off the top of my head, 3 that spring to mind.
1. Praze-an-beeble.
2. London Apprentice.
3. Sticker

And there's a Brighton down here - any others in the UK? (Apart from the original, and "New Brighton".)
 










Dr Q

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Jul 29, 2004
1,788
Ilkley
Having spent some time in Kernow, Cornwall has the best names for towns & villages. Off the top of my head, 3 that spring to mind.
1. Praze-an-beeble.
2. London Apprentice.
3. Sticker

Crows an Wra always makes me laugh
 



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