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Solution - Jan 09
A big thanks to everyone who took part in our first treasure hunt and helped to make it such a great success.
Well done to everyone who came close and better luck next time. You don’t have to wait long to try again because there’s a new hunt beginning every month.
And just to put your mind at rest here’s the full solution to the Jan 09 treasure hunt.
The lines from the original clue are in bold and the explanations are underneath.
He may be the ripper or was it an act,
The renowned actor Richard Mansfield was suspected of being the serial killer ‘Jack the Ripper’ by some.
Where firstly he trod, is no longer intact.
Richard Mansfield first took to the stage at St. George's Hall which was a theatre in Langham Place, London. The theatre was closed and the building was demolished in 1966.
The palace you’d see there on 9 6 85,
A theatre programme dated the 9th of June 1885 tell us that the comedy ‘The Palace of Truth’ was performed on this date. Copies if the programme are still available and can be found here.
Will give you the answer, which writer devised?
The writer of ‘The palace of truth’ was W.S. Gilbert.
His partner’s first home, leads you up to the group,
W.S. Gilbert’s famous writing partner was Arthur Sullivan. Sullivan was born in Boswell Terrace, Lambeth. Boswell relates to the name of a Scottish Clan called the ‘Clan Boswell’
The bird on the crest will reveal the next truth.
The crest of the Clan Boswell contains an image of a falcon.
So using the tool find the road near the sun,
The word ‘falcon’ comes from the Latin name falco which relates to the word flax meaning ‘sickle’. Sickle Road can be found in Haslemere, Surrey near to ‘Sun Brow’.
Seek somewhere to worship and then you are done.
The nearest church to Sickle Road is called Three Counties Church.
Where are you?
