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Post by afarlie on Dec 4, 2009 0:20:54 GMT
OK Folks - I note some clues from previous days STILL haven't been solved.
Clues for today... And these may be some of the toughest yet.
3 in my rating is fiendishly hard to get unless you know the area
concerned.
Today's clues are linked though (at least 2 of them at any rate )
1. St Giles, St Peter, Pass along thier namesakes highway
to reveal more recent truth.Chalfont and Latimer (formerly Chalfont Road)
2. The Central runs far beyond here, Jointly of courseAmersham
3. What a load of cress beyond the meadow! Shall this halt progress?
Chesham
Cryptic Hint: Zoned? That used to be way out man!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2009 1:04:47 GMT
1 is Chalfont and Latimer
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Post by vato on Dec 4, 2009 1:15:18 GMT
1. Chalfont & Latimer
I'm no good to even guess at anything else.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2009 3:28:07 GMT
2 smells like North Acton.
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Post by afarlie on Dec 4, 2009 11:58:14 GMT
2 smells like North Acton. Good guess, but it's not that central... |
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Post by yerkes on Dec 4, 2009 12:20:06 GMT
2. The Central runs far beyond here, Jointly of course West Ruislip (the present limit of the former Great Western/Great Central joint line). |
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Post by afarlie on Dec 4, 2009 13:28:49 GMT
2. The Central runs far beyond here, Jointly of course West Ruislip (the present limit of the former Great Western/Great Central joint line). It is Great Central related, but it's Not West Ruislip. You can award yourself a bonus point though, as I concede West Ruislip fits the clue  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2009 15:27:40 GMT
2. Amersham?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2009 15:32:27 GMT
3. Watford? - Wild guess, having understood the cryptic hint....
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Post by afarlie on Dec 4, 2009 16:31:11 GMT
3. Watford? - Wild guess, having understood the cryptic hint.... Good thinking but it's not Watford.. |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Dec 4, 2009 19:07:23 GMT
Chesham (or should that be Cress-ham - a nice combination for a sandwich!)
They are all three in the outermost zones.
(would have answered before, but I was at work and could only lurk!)
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Post by afarlie on Dec 4, 2009 19:31:07 GMT
Chesham (or should that be Cress-ham - a nice combination for a sandwich!) They are all three in the outermost zones. (would have answered before, but I was at work and could only lurk!) It is indeed Chesham. and the right link That said the clue related to some specfic locations and history of the Chesham line.. The original terminus for the line into Chesham would have been on the Boismoor road. The section of line between here and the current location of Chesam Station passes over some Water Meadows by the Chess, some of the the river here was used for Water Cress beds |
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Post by ruislip on Dec 5, 2009 0:07:34 GMT
Chesham (or should that be Cress-ham - a nice combination for a sandwich!) Is that how it's actually pronounced? I used to think it was pronounced "CHESS-am". |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Dec 5, 2009 0:37:11 GMT
Chesham (or should that be Cress-ham - a nice combination for a sandwich!) Is that how it's actually pronounced? I used to think it was pronounced "CHESS-am". Pronunciation of names ending in "-ham" is inconsistent: Witham in Essex is prononced Whitt-am, which confused this Lincolnshire lad used to the River With-am. "Cress Ham" was a joke! However, it's Chesh-am rather than Chess-am I believe. Or, by analogy with Chetham School, perhaps it's "Cheese - ham": another sandwich!  Only Americans give the "h" in such names its proper value, as in "Burr-ming-Ham" |
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Post by railtechnician on Dec 5, 2009 8:51:28 GMT
Is that how it's actually pronounced? I used to think it was pronounced "CHESS-am". Pronunciation of names ending in "-ham" is inconsistent: Witham in Essex is prononced Whitt-am, which confused this Lincolnshire lad used to the River With-am. "Cress Ham" was a joke! However, it's Chesh-am rather than Chess-am I believe. Or, by analogy with Chetham School, perhaps it's "Cheese - ham": another sandwich! Only Americans give the "h" in such names its proper value, as in "Burr-ming-Ham" Interesting, I dunno what the locals call it but for 30+ years I've called it 'Chesh-um'. Yep in Lincs Witham is With-am but Witham in Essex I have always pronounced 'Whit-um' Of course Birmingham is 'Burr-ming-um' but what else would you expect from a Londoner born and bred. |
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Post by angelislington on Dec 5, 2009 11:22:11 GMT
Interesting, I dunno what the locals call it but for 30+ years I've called it 'Chesh-um'. You're right, locals call it that, to go along with Amersh-um. |
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