Town & Country Notebook

Edited by Victoria Marston

Quiz of the week 1) Proverbially, what does the camera never do? 2) The highest mountain in Wales is in which national park? 3) Which river flows through the city of Durham? 4) Which monarch ordered the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots? 5) Which word can mean both ‘nearby’ and ‘to shut’? 1) Lie 2) Eryri (Snowdonia) 3) River Wear 4) Elizabeth I 5) Close. Riddle me this: Honey Riddle me this This sweet five-letter word has only one left when two letters are removed. What is it? Time to buy On this day… February 5, 1924 The Greenwich Time Signal—six short pips to indicate the time of day—was broadcast on BBC radio for the first time at 9.30pm. Initially, the BBC had imitated the chimes of Big Ben using tubular bells, but director-general John Reith arranged with Astronomer Royal Sir…

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Country Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 5, 2025

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