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A tripod is the most naturally stable platform, as (assuming the ground is reasonably stable) all three feet will be in contact with the ground.
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That's what Reliant told me when they sold me my MK6 sidevalve!!Hell Razor5543 wrote: ↑27 Jul 2020, 18:20 A tripod is the most naturally stable platform, as (assuming the ground is reasonably stable) all three feet will be in contact with the ground.
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One of my recent birthday presents was a book called AA British Road Map PuzzleBook. It contains a huge range of motoring map related questions which I feel I should share, so here is number 1:
Can you name the 7 Roman Gates to London?
Can you name the 7 Roman Gates to London?
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The correct answer to that is : No. I can't.
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Nor me but probably too easily googlable so I'll approach it with guesses elimination and clues if I can Mick.mickthemaverick wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:25 One of my recent birthday presents was a book called AA British Road Map PuzzleBook. It contains a huge range of motoring map related questions which I feel I should share, so here is number 1:
Can you name the 7 Roman Gates to London?
So the first crop of seven
Highgate, Newgate, Aldgate, Southgate, Stanegate, Eastgate, Westgate
Not expecting many right so I hapent bothered spoilerising it!
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I think you can work out the marking system!NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:47Nor me but probably too easily googlable so I'll approach it with guesses elimination and clues if I can Mick.mickthemaverick wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:25 One of my recent birthday presents was a book called AA British Road Map PuzzleBook. It contains a huge range of motoring map related questions which I feel I should share, so here is number 1:
Can you name the 7 Roman Gates to London?
So the first crop of seven
Highgate, Newgate, Aldgate, Southgate, Stanegate, Eastgate, Westgate
Not expecting many right so I haven't bothered spoilerising it!
REgards Nril
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:47
Highgate, Newgate, Aldgate, Southgate, Stanegate, Eastgate, Westgate
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First clue: of the remaining 5, 4 are still in use (the names not the gates!) but I have not heard of the fifth myself, so an element of research is likely to be needed but I think you should go for the other 4 first to get more fun out of it!!
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Try the next crop please Mickmickthemaverick wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:50NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:47Nor me but probably too easily googlable so I'll approach it with guesses elimination and clues if I can Mick.mickthemaverick wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:25 One of my recent birthday presents was a book called AA British Road Map PuzzleBook. It contains a huge range of motoring map related questions which I feel I should share, so here is number 1:
Can you name the 7 Roman Gates to London?
So the first crop of seven
Highgate, Newgate, Aldgate, Southgate, Stanegate, Eastgate, Westgate
Not expecting many right so I haven't bothered spoilerising it!
Ludgate, Moorgate, Billingsgate, Notting Hill Gate, temple gate
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Next clue one of the two remaining still in use, begins with the same three letters as one you have already named!NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 14:15Try the next crop please Mickmickthemaverick wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:50NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 13:47
Nor me but probably too easily googlable so I'll approach it with guesses elimination and clues if I can Mick.
So the first crop of seven
Highgate, Newgate, Aldgate, Southgate, Stanegate, Eastgate, Westgate
Not expecting many right so I haven't bothered spoilerising it!
Ludgate, Moorgate, Billingsgate, Notting Hill Gate, temple gate
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Well I'm scraping the barrel of my London knowledge now I've rejected Lancaster Gate (Lancaster probably wasnt even invented in roman times.) but are we moving on now to gates that dont have *gate on the end of the place?mickthemaverick wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 14:32Next clue the remaining two still in use both begin with the same three letters!Correct so far
Aldgate, Newgate, Ludgate, Moorgate,
but just to keep the guesses going I'll try a few gates form other parts of the country which may be reflected in the remaining London Roman Gates....expecting a zero for these.
Tollgate, Cowgate, Gallowgate, Micklegate
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You got your zero but I amended the last clue as I had it wrong when I first wrote it. So to clarify:
3 remaining, two names still in use one of which uses the same first three letters as one you have already named, the third I had not heard of either!!
Extra clue, they all end in gate.!
3 remaining, two names still in use one of which uses the same first three letters as one you have already named, the third I had not heard of either!!
Extra clue, they all end in gate.!
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Well on my minor musings around the London Underground I did spot Aldersgate which is now just Barbican.
So does ALdersgate take us onto 5
Possibly Crossgate
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So does ALdersgate take us onto 5
Possibly Crossgate
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Indeed it does, now you may need some help from the clergy!!NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2020, 15:02 Well on my minor musings around the London Underground I did spot Aldersgate which is now just Barbican.
So does ALdersgate take us onto 5
Possibly Crossgate
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