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Title: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on July 18, 2011, 20:54:41 I know full well that there are some eagle-eyed folks on this Site, you just don't miss anything.
So who can tell me where this is. I only know of One location on a FGW station (there maybe others at other FGW stations I'll admit) where a door has a Horse Shoe fixed on it. I'd guess this horse shoe was fitted to this door when the Railway still had Horses on it's books. I'll only say that in the case that I'm thinking of, the public can get right up to the Door, but only Staff ever use it. Knowing my luck, someone will spit the answer out Yesterday. >:( But's it's only for fun. ;D ;D Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: eightf48544 on July 18, 2011, 21:41:27 which way up is the horse shoe?
Points up OK good luck stays in horseshoe points down all the luck drains out! Haven't a clue where it might be! Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: JayMac on July 18, 2011, 21:58:32 Some say that it's 'points down' so the luck pours on to you.
Other folklore says either way is fine, it's the iron that is important. As iron was believed to ward of supernatural beings. Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 18, 2011, 22:31:29 Camborne? :P
Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on July 19, 2011, 16:52:15 Camborne? :P Camborne? Is young Chris pulling at Straws. Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: JayMac on July 19, 2011, 17:08:51 Horseshoe?
Newbury Racecourse? Shirehampton? West Drayton? ;D Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: Electric train on July 19, 2011, 18:12:52 Horseshoe? Drayton GreenNewbury Racecourse? Shirehampton? West Drayton? ;D Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on July 21, 2011, 20:57:08 Well so far only Chris from Nailsea with his Camborne guess, and I reckon it's a lucky guess is warm.
Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: JayMac on July 21, 2011, 21:26:14 Redruth?
Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 21, 2011, 21:44:54 Well so far only Chris from Nailsea with his Camborne guess, and I reckon it's a lucky guess is warm. Charming. ::) :D ;D Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on July 21, 2011, 21:59:55 Let me give another clue,
Above the Horse Shoe is one of off those Warning Labels, This one has a Yellow Triangle and the Lovely words "DANGER OF DEATH" So whats within? The RPI Team? ;D Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: super tm on July 22, 2011, 14:00:28 A BR ham sandwich ? :o
Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on July 24, 2011, 16:30:15 Well so far only Chris from Nailsea with his Camborne guess, and I reckon it's a lucky guess is warm. Charming. ::) :D ;D Well it's time for another Clue, and thanks to Chris from Nailsea with his very lucky guess of Camborne, I'll just say that bignosemac's guess of Redruth is colder than Camborne. Well that's shortened the Running by 95% Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 24, 2011, 22:49:19 Ahem. ::) My answer wasn't just a rather lucky guess: it was the result of many hours of painstaking research ... ;D
Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on July 29, 2011, 19:45:44 Ahem. ::) My answer wasn't just a rather lucky guess: it was the result of many hours of painstaking research ... ;D Yeah Right. ::) I reckon I'm going to win this one! :P After all Chris's Lucky Guess of Camborne was in the right Country. (Kernow) and if Redruth is Colder how many Stations are west of Camborne? Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: smokey on August 03, 2011, 17:53:15 Well I never expected to win this but the answer that I'm thinking off is Penzance.
Thats not to say there isn't a Horse Shoe on another door at a FGW station. Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: Phil on August 03, 2011, 19:50:29 is it Salisbury?
No? Oh, cobblers.... Title: Re: Horse Shoe on a door! Post by: paul7575 on August 03, 2011, 20:17:52 IIRC there was a photo of a horseshoe on a railway door in one of those photo quizzes a year or so back. I just can't find it now though...
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