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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #690 on: January 22, 2011, 11:21:57 am »
The original Coronation Street!  

The inspiration for the original Coronation Street set was a street in Salford called Archie Street, which was demolished in 1971. Despite there never having been a church on Coronation Street, and that there was a set built in the Granada TV studios, Archie Street was still used for filming in the very early years. Its used here in 1960 closing credits.

Residents began moving out in 1968 and the street was gone by 1971. The church, St Clement's, is still standing and there is an Archie Street in the area but no longer on the original site.


  
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« Reply #691 on: January 23, 2011, 12:33:39 am »
Very good Yorkie. The photo in this link shows an old resident with a striking resemblence to Albert Tatlock.

http://prints.paphotos.com/pictures_1352659/archie-street-salford-corrie.html


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« Reply #692 on: January 23, 2011, 10:08:38 am »
I haven't watched Corrie since Ena Sharples left!   Can't stand the program - prefer Eastenders and even that is rubbish now!   Too many fancy and outlandish story lines.     L0L

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #693 on: January 23, 2011, 10:10:37 am »
Easy peasy one again.  Who are this pair and for what are they famous?

Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #694 on: January 23, 2011, 06:40:19 pm »
Clue 1:   Strong connection with SAS

Clue 2:  Strong connection with the subject of the picture

Clue 3:  They met in a Sanitorium
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #695 on: January 24, 2011, 08:28:07 am »
Not even a guess yet - maybe everyone is too old!

Clue 4:  The three H's - HHH

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #696 on: January 24, 2011, 09:00:31 am »
In my day the three Hs described an enema--- High, Hot and Hell of a lot.
I diversify !
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #697 on: January 24, 2011, 09:04:10 am »
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.  $good$

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #698 on: January 24, 2011, 09:09:46 am »
Clue 1:   Strong connection with SAS

Clue 2:  Strong connection with the subject of the picture

Clue 3:  They met in a Sanitorium

Nice model railway station (no idea of the quiz answer though!)
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Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #699 on: January 24, 2011, 01:25:53 pm »
Well done Dave! 

The Railway Station is not a model it is (was) East Cheam, home of HHH - Hancock's Half Hour.  They were also the writers of SAS -  Steptoe and Son and much other comedy.  Alan is now 80 and Ray 81 and they indeed did meet in a sanitorium in 1948!

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« Reply #700 on: January 24, 2011, 02:11:53 pm »
 

The Railway Station is not a model

it's from John T's model railway pictures

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/305337637DHoCHG

it does look very convincing though, it's the road vehicles that give it away, no registration plates  D)
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« Reply #701 on: January 24, 2011, 04:23:24 pm »
Gosh so it is!  And I got it from a straight forward search for East Cheam Railway Station!   Certainly convinced me.  Thanks Merddin.     $thanx$

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #702 on: January 24, 2011, 04:28:54 pm »
Another easy one not that far away.  
What and leading to which building (since demolished).  What famous person was born there?
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #703 on: January 25, 2011, 06:23:02 pm »
Looks like this one is going nowhere so:-

It is Acton Hall Gates and Gate Lodge in Wrexham.  The original house was demolished and has been replaced on the same footprint with a modern building of similar shape but divided into apartments.   The dogs surmounting the gate pillars are of special note.

The famous person born there was Judge Jeffries otherwise known as The Hanging Judge.
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« Reply #704 on: January 26, 2011, 04:42:45 pm »
Which and Where is this famous landmark and Tourist attraction - not Wales!     $eu
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