Hopefully today has been great fun for all so here is the chance to compare how you've all done for the bragging rights.....

 

​

 

ANSWERS

 

1. There’s a bit of ‘solid excitement’ about which agricultural location? A: BUZZARD FARM

 

2. What is there no facility for in Taynton? A: TURNING

 

3. One house’s namesake is music royalty. What’s it called A: THE HOLLIES

 

4. What are you being warned not to do? ‘Think Gambling insights for insects’ A: FLY TIPPING

 

5. At Aldsworth what restful place might give you a hug? A: THE SHERBOURNE ARMS

 

6. The ‘Beautiful Game’ is “open to all” but what else is? A: THE BAR

 

QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT BIBURY

 

7. On Church Road what was donated by Arthur Chisman? A: ​GATE TO THE CHURCH

​

8. Arlington Row was purchased by who in 1929? (Perhaps Isabelle’s ‘artisitic’ talent will lead her here one day). A: ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS

 

9. The Rack Isle is managed under what scheme? A: ​COUNtRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP SCHEME

 

10. What is the only thing allowed through the wooden gates? A:  WILDLIFE

 

11. On the way out of Bibury where did a Blacksmith once work? A: THE OLD FORGE

 

12. No one likes getting this, but perhaps you would if you stayed here too long! A: THE BOOT

​

 

QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT CIRENCESTER

 

TEAM 1

 

13. According to a plinth in the market square who is credited with the earliest written record of Cirencester? A: PTOLMY

 

14. What pickled delicacy might get things ‘wagging’? A: TONGUE

 

15. Who once lived at 19 Market Place? A: WILLIAM LAWRENCE

 

16. What should Dunstall House actually have been called? A: GUNSTOOL HOUSE

 

17. Perhaps a good location for a Dad’s Army spin off? Who was Headquartered at the Barracks in WWII? A: CIRENCESTER HOME GUARD

 

18. What sort of ‘gathers’ were based in Coxwell Street? A: WOOL

 

19. Who’s been ‘meeting’ since 1673 A: QUAKERS

 

 

TEAM 2

 

20. Who built St Thomas’s Hospital  in the 15th Century? A: SIR WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM

 

21. On this ornately carved building what are the other towns? CHELTENHAM, STROUD, REDDITCH & STOW on the WOLD 

 

22. What was the name of the Inn that once stood on Castle Street? A: THE RAM INN

 

23. What is supposedly built around you on Black jack Street? A: THE GALLERY

 

24. Which famous rock drummer once performed around here? A: COZY POWELL

 

25. When was number 7 on Park Street repaired? A: 2006

 

26. Formerly 23 Park Street was what? A: HENRY TANNERS CHAPEL

 

27. When were the Tontime Buildings constructed? A: 1802

 

28. What’s open May to early September? A: OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL

​

 

29. Which fruit has been pedestrianised here? They might go well with Madison and Isabelle’s icecream from Jeni’s. BLACKBERRIES

 

30. Which Lord of the Rings character lives along here? A: PIPPIN

 

31. OYF: It’s probably not big enough for Isabelle and Chris’s wedding but when was ‘access’ improved to the black & white chapel? A: 2014

 

32. How many Stables are here? A: 40

 

33. OYF: When is the Pitman Brook Path closed? A: TUESDAYS

 

 

QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT FAIRFORD

 

34. Something supersonic lived in Fairford. What is it and when did it live here? A: CONCORD 1969-76

 

35. Flowers normally live in a vase, perhaps like Isabelle and Lauren’s matching tattoo’s, this sort of ‘pot’ is different. What is it?

A: TEA POT

​

36. Aches, pains, back problems! Who will sort you out in Fairford? A: BENJAMIN JAMES COURT

 

37. Drivers are wanted on Croft Lane? What is an essential requirement of the job? A:  IMAGINATION

 

38. Maurice is the pride of “F-hare-ford”. Who designed him? A: FREYA BARLOW

​

39. Who “rendered great service to Fairford” as Headmaster of Farmers Endowed School between 1921 to 1947? A: 

A: HERBERT W. HEDGES

​

 

40. What type of ‘Board’ has a ‘centre’ of activity along here? A: PADDLE

 

41. It’s no lie, but what is being fabricated along here? A:STEEL

 

42. What’s the missing initial? A: N

​

​

​

QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT LECHLADE

 

43. To see one of the big safari 5 when should you turn up at the New Inn Hotel? A: 2ND & 4TH THURSDAY AT 8PM

 

44. What sort of Gnome home is under the Yew tree in the churchyard? A: HAPPY 

 

45. One can drink this but not with this body part? A: TEA CHEST

 

46. There are many barges on the river here but allowed them to travel from London to Bristol for the first time and when?  A: THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL - 1789

 

47. When was the old mans drinking vessel built? A: 1692

 

48. Tom, Tabby and Luna (Isabelle’s adopted Cat) would be warm in winter here but what would they wear? A: PJAMAS

 

49. What seasonal event appears to be a permanent fixture? A: CHRISTMAS

 

50. From when was St Jon’s Street telling time. A: 1743

 

51. Who had ‘sweet secrets’ here? A: SHELLEY

 

52. Since when was Halfpenny Bridge collecting money? A: 1792

 

53. When was the toll to cross the bridge scrapped? A: 1839

​

 

54. It maybe hot air but who sponsored the 2007 award for the village? A: CALOR

 

55. Which cunning creature should you believe in? A: FOX TRUST

 

56. Where does theatre meet agriculture? A: WEST END FARM

 

57. Identify the ‘angry colour’? A: BLUE CROSS

 

 

QUESTIONS ON FOOT AT BURFORD

 

58. What 2 ‘band’ members were executed at the church during the English Civil War in 1649? A: CORNET THOMPSON, CORPORAL PERKINS & PRIVATE CHURCH

 

59. Which Earl built the Almshouses in 1457? A: EARL OF WARWICK

 

60. At the Tolsey what over 400 year old institution is commemorated? A: BURFORD GRAMMER SCHOOL

 

61. What happened on Sheep Street in 1792? A: NOTHING

 

62. Who lived along here that worked with Queen Elizabeth I? A: SIR LAWRENCE TANFIELD

 

63. What did J.W. Robertson Scott create here? A: COUNTRYMAN 

​