Local lass
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The local quizanswer a question then post a new question .has to be calne and surrounding areas related though .
so first question
WHAT IS THE STUDLEY PUDDING?
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abitmuch
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That chubby bird down Hungerford Piece
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GTB
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I've never heard of a Studley Pudding. :ummm?: I've heard of a Studley Dumpling which is an old mill stone built into a boundary wall along Norley Lane.
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Local lass
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| GTB wrote: | | I've never heard of a Studley Pudding. :ummm?: I've heard of a Studley Dumpling which is an old mill stone built into a boundary wall along Norley Lane. |
sorry gtb you are quite right.
next question
HOW MANY WHITE HORSES ARE THERE IN WILTSHIRE?
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abitmuch
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8 are visible but its 13 really.
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Local lass
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correct
how many pubs are in calne and can you name them?
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abitmuch
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9.
bug and spider
jenny wren
kings arms
london road inn
talbot
wheatsheaf
white hart hotel (if hotels count)
lansdowne strand hotel (if hotels count)
three crowns
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Bear
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Three Crowns ????
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Local lass
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well done apart from the three crowns.
what is the bus number you take to go from calne to swindon?
(IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER THEN CAN YOU ALSO INCLUD THE NEXT QUESTION)
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abitmuch
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sorry king alfred!
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abitmuch
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55,
Next Question
What was the name of the baby shop that used to be in the centre of Calne many moons ago?
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Chepfer
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give us a clue ?!
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abitmuch
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it was up church street
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Local lass
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no idea what was the answer>
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abitmuch
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Baby World. Owned by the Turner's who also had a shoe shop in the High street.
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abitmuch
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next question,
Name the boutique that used to be on the corner of Church street and Kingsbury street.
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Local lass
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where is kingsbury street?
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abitmuch
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you know the one that goes round the back of the church and up to the green.....picture postcard looking.
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Top Dog
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Country bride?
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abitmuch
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no, sorry
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Local lass
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havnt a clue 8)
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abitmuch
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Femme Fatal
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Local lass
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ok so next question
how many clubs are there in town (drinking clubs)
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Biggles
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think 4
football club
north star
rec club
liberal
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GTB
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What about the Woodlands club?? B|
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Local lass
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cant think of any more so i guess the answer is five .
next question.
in what year did harris close?
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GTB
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1983
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Biggles
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1982
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Local lass
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it was 1983
who/what is phelps parade named after?
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Chepfer
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Harris's infact have never closed and are still going as stong as ever in Norfolk .... !
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Local lass
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ok smart arse i should have said harriss in calne . 
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Local lass
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come on someone answer
who/what is phelps parade named after?
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GTB
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Haven't a clue. Tell us then. :D
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Local lass
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will give you the answer in two day you have untill then to answer .
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Biggles
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there used to be a Phelps Mill way back in ancient historyis it anything to do with that
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Local lass
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you will get the answer tomoorow.
(as i was reading it in a book what my parents have got and i cant find it on the internet)
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Biggles
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is it tomorrow yet :twisted:
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Local lass
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ok sorry biggles i know im late.
before phelps parade was built they knocked down some buildings,there was also a ally way.either the group of buildings or the alley way was called phelps chambers.
what is the earliest record of calne?
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GTB
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That would be in the 10th Century - about 946. King Eldred?
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Local lass
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well done gtb .
what is the shop called now .iin the old hawkins building?
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Chepfer
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Is it sam widges local.......
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Peter Dolman
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How many pubs have closed down in Calne over the last 25 years and name them!
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GTB
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| Peter Dolman wrote: | | How many pubs have closed down in Calne over the last 25 years and name them! |
The Jolly Miller is the only one that I can think of that has closed since 1983.
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Peter Dolman
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That's an easy one having only closed down in the last couple of years.
I remember one where were used to drink cider from a barrel on the bar. It cost 10p (old money) and for half a crown you would get fighting drunk and have change for chips from the chippie in Church Street.
So the Jolly Miller is 1, how many more can be remembered?
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GTB
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Would that be the Green Dragon (I think that was what it was called) on the Green?
There was a pub in Curzon Street called the Plume of Feathers but that has been closed for nigh on 40 years.
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Local lass
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chepfer you were right well done.
there was a pub on the high street what was knocked down for phelps parade but that was more than 25 years ago.
if pub includes club then you have the cons .
other than that you have stumped me.
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Peter Dolman
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Green Dragon, although I am not usre when it shut. Dennis Wood was the publican in my day (1966/7 onwards).
Plume of Feathers was even before my day.
There was another in Church Street and another in Wood Street.
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GTB
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I didn't know there was a pub in Church Street. :omg: Still, I suppose it is the oldest part of Calne.
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Local lass
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peter are you talking about the white house public house what was on wood street?
and the butchers arms in church street?
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Peter Dolman
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The betting shop on the corner of Phelps Parade was original a public house which was redeveloped when the parade was built. It had a chequed history becoming a "nightclub" and there were frequent fisticuffs.
The Butchers Arms in Church Street was another of Calnes pubs that had a reputation of being a "tough" town pub.
Its very likely that we shall lose at least 1 more over the next 12 months with all thats happening in the world, any thoughts on which one it's likely to be?
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Local lass
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| Peter Dolman wrote: | | How many pubs have closed down in Calne over the last 25 years and name them! |
so what is the answer ?as both the white horse and the butchers were closed over 25years ago .
from what i have heard the talbot isnt doing very well at all so my money is for that to close.
IN WHAT YEAR WAS MARDEN COURT OPENED?
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Biggles
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butchers arms in church street what a place spent many a "happy hour" in there
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Local lass
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whats the answer?
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Bear
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1963 :thumbl:
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Local lass
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well done bear.
other than harris bacon what other industry was calne famous for?
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Biggles
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woollen industry
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Local lass
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well done biggles
ummmmm cant think of one.
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Local lass
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what was there before the town hall?
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Unknown
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A Mill.
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GTB
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A field. :thumbl:
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Chepfer
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As unknown states it was indeed "A mill" .
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GTB
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It was a field before that. :thumbl:
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Chepfer
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And a very nice field it was i bet .......
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Local lass
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it was a water mill.ok next question is....
when did calne post office open?
(the main one not the one attached to newsagents.
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Biggles
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1950s i think
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Unknown
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The old building was used as a post office from 1953 to 2000. But the Calne post office was opened in January 1884.
The town hall was built in July 1886.
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Local lass
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it was 1953 .
i never asked when the town hall was built B|
ok next question is....
who designed the head ?
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Biggles
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Rick Kirby
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GTB
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| Unknown wrote: | | The town hall was built in July 1886. |
I thought the Town Hall was built in 1888? Or maybe that was when it was opened.
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Local lass
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well done biggles.the town hall was opened in 1886 so proberly built 1885at a cost of 9.275 4s 3d
ok next question is.....
what year did buckridges open?
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Biggles
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tough one
i know when buckeridges closed
about 5pm LOL
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Local lass
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ok i will give you with in ten years
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Local lass
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come on its not that hard
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Chepfer
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1929 ...... bring it on !
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Local lass
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| Chepfer wrote: | | 1929 ...... bring it on ! |
nope
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Peter Dolman
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they closed in the 70's (1970's).
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Local lass
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| Peter Dolman wrote: | | they closed in the 70's (1970's). |
peter the question was when did buckridges on the corner of the market place first open?
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Chepfer
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1875 ..... come on !
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Local lass
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one year out chepfer
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GTB
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That's good enough! Next!! 
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Local lass
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it was 1876
when was holy trinity church built?
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Biggles
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started in 1852 and finished in 1853
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Local lass
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biggles your good.
who gave calne the rec
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Biggles
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Thomas Harris of Harris Company
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Chepfer
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Biggles is on fire !!!!
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Biggles
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been lucky, can see holy trinity church from me house and drink down rec club lol
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Local lass
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well done]
when was cherill white horse cut in to the hill
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Chris P Bacon
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1780
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Local lass
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well done crisp
running out of questions now ummm 
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Local lass
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when was the first calne scout group registered?
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Local lass
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scrap that one cos i lost the answer 
How many towns are there in wiltshire?
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GTB
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There are 21 towns in Wiltshire.
How many pigs per week were slaughtered at Harris' during the year 1956? Try and google that one!!
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Local lass
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on average they slaughtered 1000 pigs aday so i would say 6 thoushand per week.
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Local lass
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was this correct?
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Peter Dolman
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some days they did not slaughter any pigs, it depended on the availability of pigs, transport and the season.
if you worked in the slaughter house you had no work breaks once the pigs were brought in and they were all processed.
i spent a day working in the slaughter house process during the summer of 1968. in those days Harris's employed student labour during the summer months. students were bused in from as far a field as Swindon, Cirencester and Bath.
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GTB
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| Local lass wrote: | | was this correct? |
I don't know. It wasn't a rhetorical question.
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Local lass
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well post a question you do know then 
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GTB
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Ok. Which Wiltshire white horse faces to the right?
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Local lass
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is it alton barnes?
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GTB
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Nope - that faces left.
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