Quiz Three - Castles and Towers of the National Trust.
Each of these clues is related to a National Trust Castle or Tower.
Q 19. For which service were Radio Officers trained at Wray Castle?
Q 20. In 1827, G H Dawkins Pennant gave Thomas Hopper a free hand, when he commissioned him to rebuild the Gothick House (Samuel Wyatt circa 1800)
Q 21. What caused an aircraft to crash into Alfred's Tower on 10 July 1944?
Q 22. Name two NT Properties in Northern Ireland that feature the word 'CASTLE' in their name
Q 23. Which popular London Museum stored their collections in Tattershall Castle protecting them from the Blitz?
Q 24. Who was authorised in 1127, by an Abbey Foundation Charter, to hold Manorial Courts and Dispense Justice at Dalton Castle?
Q 25. Which former Viceroy of India restored the outside elevations at Bodiam Castle in 1917?
Q 26. Which Castle is located near a Heritage Railway and a masterpiece of canal engineering?
Q 27. The river Monnow completed the water defences on the east side of this castle.
Q 28. Which early 13thC king lavished £1,400 on improvements to Corfe Castle? built this folly as a monument to his friend, Lord Nelson
Q 29. Sir William .......... built this folly as a monument to his friend, Lord Nelson.
Q 30. Home to the St Aubyn Family, tide tables are useful for access.
Q 31. The gardens at this castle were largely the creation of Edward Hussey
Q 32. This castle, with decoration by T F Pritchard, is named after the family who have occupied it since before the Domsday Book with only a 150-year gap.
Q 33. Formerly part of this River Severn side town's defences, this 14thC building in now a NT Holiday Cottage
Q 34. Indian works of art collected by Clive of India are displayed in a museum, named after him, here
Q 35. Restyled and restored by Edwin Luytens in 1902, this castle might possibly have puffins, seals and Grace Darling as neighbours
Q 36. The two portcullised entrances, handsome battlements and angular towers on the north front give this south western castle an almost
Please send or email your answers to Steven Harris (address in Newsletter),
including your Name, Address and WSNTA Membership Number.
Answers will be available when winner has been decided.
