Where was I? 16 Sept 07
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- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:01:00 +0100
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The prize:a luxurious three-night break in the Czech Republic, as guests of
Mandarin Oriental, Prague, and EasyJet. The winners will stay for three
nights, on a B&B basis, at the five-star Mandarin Oriental, Prague, set in
a restored 14th-century monastery in the heart of the city’s most
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features, including a Baroque colonnade and a Renaissance chapel, which is
now the setting for its spa, and is within easy walking distance of all the
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Gatwick, Newcastle and Stansted; fares start from ￡42.98 return (including
taxes). For bookings, go to www.easyjet.com or call 0905 821 0905. The
prize must be taken before December 18, 2007, excluding public holidays and
subject to availability. Entries:on a postcard to Where Was I? September
16, 2007, PO Box 48795, London E98 1WY or at timesonline.co.uk/wherewasi by
Wednesday. The winner will be announced in next week’s Directions. Only one
entry per person. Normal Times Newspapers rulesapply. No correspondence
will be entered into
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Read the article below and answer the questions at the end of the text.
Clues to the answers can be found within the story
Tradition has it that there is a little aureate treasure to be found in the
town to which I am heading. I am travelling by rail – principally because
the journey will take me across an impressive piece of railway
infrastructure. Accordingly, seven miles to the southwest of the town
centre, the line passes through a village by means of a dramatic viaduct.
Almost half a mile long and built in 1852, its 43 arches bound at a height
of 65ft across the river. “Top notch,” I exclaim as we trundle across,
although I wonder whether I might better have appreciated the architecture
had I viewed it from below.
The 80-mile river, meanwhile, is very much the focus of today’s journey.
Indeed, five miles beyond the viaduct, we meet again as the line crosses it
on its final approach to the town. A tad beyond, we pause briefly at a
station, before once more setting off with a rumble.
Through there lies something that limits the river’s tidal reach – a
structure sitting upon some 580,000 cubic feet of concrete, completed in
1995. Alighting at the next station, I check my bearings. Hmm: the football
stadium is just a short walk away. Founded in 1876 by a cricket club, the
football club was, in 1905, the first to pay a ￡1,000 transfer fee for a
player – born, in 1880, not too far from here. Noted managers include one
who, as a player for another team, became, in 1937, the youngest captain to
skipper an FA Cup-winning side. And, for good measure, a second player and
manager (though not of this team), 1955 footballer of the year, was born in
the town.
Meanwhile, the object of my desire lies half a mile north-northeast; it
does not take long to find it. So it’s true: it’s not in Arizona. A listed
structure, 851ft long, it was opened in 1911. You need a head for heights,
that’s for sure. And is this really where gold might be found? It’s a
riveting prospect, and the odds must be thousands to one.
I join the queue. There may be a short wait, but I am quite prepared to
hang around.
The competition questions (with suggested answers):
1 What is the name of the viaduct? <- Yarm Viaduct [1]
2 Which listed structure was opened in 1911? <- Middlesborough Transporter
Bridge [2]
[1] http://picture.stockton.gov.uk/photos/t1350.aspx
[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/webcams/transporter.shtml
ENTER THE COMPETITION
Enter by clicking on the link above or by sending a postcard to Where Was
I? September 16, 2007, PO Box 48795, London E98 1WY, by Wednesday. The
winner will be announced next Sunday. Only one entry per person. Normal
Times Newspapers rules apply. No correspondence will be entered into.
Last week
LAST WEEK’S answers are the Man on the Clapham Omnibus and John Walter. J
Nash of London wins a weekend in Istanbul with the Sheraton Istanbul Maslak
hotel (00 800 325 35353, www.sheraton.com/istanbul) and EasyJet (0905 821
0905, www.easyjet.com).
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