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Old 08-12-2004, 10:59   #1
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Puzzle 13
Unlucky for some, this should get the brain cells tingling.

2000 Ackers

for the correct and precise location

5000 Ackers

if you can tell me what it was originally constructed as.
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Re: Puzzle 13
Registrar Office. Originally built as Mechanics Institute.
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Old 08-12-2004, 11:32   #3
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Ahh, well, now, you see....No!
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Old 08-12-2004, 19:54   #4
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Re: Puzzle 13
Not much to go on there A-B......did you lie on your back to get that pic????
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Old 08-12-2004, 20:28   #5
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Re: Puzzle 13
Lar de dars - originally Liberal Club?
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Old 08-12-2004, 21:13   #6
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Not Lar-de Dars. Surprisingly, it is quite a prominent building.
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Old 08-12-2004, 23:29   #7
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Re: Puzzle 13
I know I've seen those curly bits so it's really frustrating me.
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Old 09-12-2004, 13:01   #8
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Bottom of Eagle St, now the doctors surgery?
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Old 09-12-2004, 13:59   #9
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YES, well done! Cazzer wins the first bit of the puzzle and 2000 Ackers. But Cazzer does not have a bank account so I cannot tranfer the funds.
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Old 09-12-2004, 14:04   #10
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I think this was originally a bank.
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Old 09-12-2004, 14:05   #11
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District Bank?
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Old 09-12-2004, 18:30   #12
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Re: Puzzle 13
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District Bank?
No Willow, I think it was Martins Bank
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Old 09-12-2004, 23:04   #13
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I think you could be right.
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Re: Puzzle 13
He certainly was. To prove it, if you look at the Blackburn road elevation you can just about make out the name from the staining on the granite where the old bronze letters were. Well done everyone!
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Old 13-12-2004, 16:51   #15
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Re: Puzzle 13
I've won my first Accy comp YES!!


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