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« on: November 23, 2018, 07:41:16 »
Planning an Advent quiz for 2018 ... wondering if I can find some old pictures as well as new ones ... have people quess not only "where" but also "when".





Help - emailing me ( graham - at - wellho.net ) images (credit to be given!) much appreciated - let's make this a real celebration season of all the various times and places.
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2018, 10:25:58 »
Top picture Exeter St Davids, possible 30th July 2018 when first 800 went South?
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2018, 10:36:48 »
I'll send you a few, Grahame.  Nothing for Taunton this time though.....
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2018, 10:49:24 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on November 23, 2018, 10:36:48
I'll send you a few, Grahame.  Nothing for Taunton this time though.....

Appreciated ... I may have a few of traditional quiz places to hand ... looking to go all the way from Acton Main Line to Yetminster this time, perhaps with some forays to Forres, diversions to Devizes and wider glances to Widnes.
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2018, 05:22:40 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on November 23, 2018, 10:36:48
Nothing for Taunton this time though.....

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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2018, 10:17:32 »
Quote from: grahame on November 23, 2018, 10:49:24
Quote from: SandTEngineer on November 23, 2018, 10:36:48
I'll send you a few, Grahame.  Nothing for Taunton this time though.....

Appreciated ... I may have a few of traditional quiz places to hand ... looking to go all the way from Acton Main Line to Yetminster this time, perhaps with some forays to Forres, diversions to Devizes and wider glances to Widnes.

Just make sure you don't get bustituted at Buxton, Grahame.
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2018, 10:18:17 »
Quote from: JontyMort on November 24, 2018, 10:17:32
Quote from: grahame on November 23, 2018, 10:49:24
Quote from: SandTEngineer on November 23, 2018, 10:36:48
I'll send you a few, Grahame.  Nothing for Taunton this time though.....

Appreciated ... I may have a few of traditional quiz places to hand ... looking to go all the way from Acton Main Line to Yetminster this time, perhaps with some forays to Forres, diversions to Devizes and wider glances to Widnes.

Just make sure you don't get bustituted at Buxton, Grahame.

Or Caped at Cary!
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