TERRINGTON 2020 Quiz on 9th February 2020
Congratulations to Nigel Goodwill, Robert Goodwill, and Sue & Mike Blunt who got the most correct answers.
In the Children's quiz, congratulations to Mimi (age 11) and Poppy (age 7) on their answers and on 2 good drawings of birds. And to Wilf (age 4) who got all the answers right and saw a lot of different birds. He should become an RSPB Wildlife Explorer.
These are the answers to the questions.
1. In which year did The Bay Horse Inn close? 2008 / 2011 / 2015
Answer: 2011 (on 31st December)
2. Where was the post office before it was in the van?
Answer: In the village shop
And before that?
Answer: At ‘The Old Post Office’ (Ian Hurst’s, between the pub and the shop. It used to have POST OFFICE in topiary on the hedge). Before that it was at Rose Villa.
3. What was Terrington Hall School originally built as?
Answer: The Rectory
4. When was the current village school built? 1876 / 1888 / 1907
Answer: 1888
5. Where was the Village Hall before the present one was built?
Answer: The Cliff
6. Where are the village War Memorials?
Answer: Inside the church (north wall) & in the churchyard (near the South door)
7. Where was the last blacksmith’s? The Forge / Smithy House
Answer: The Forge. We don't know why Smithy House has that name.
8. Where was Terrington spa? Bottom of Terrington Bank / On the road to Ganthorpe / In the triangle at the junction of Main Street and Mowthorpe Lane
Answer: On the road to Ganthorpe (at Willow Corner). It was already mentioned in the 1770s in the Enclosure Act.
9. Who was James Wimbush? Landlord of the Bay Horse Inn / The Rector / The Rector's son
Answer: The Rector & The Rector's son (he was the son of Rector Samuel Wimbush and succeeded him as Rector)
10. Where is this? North Back Lane / Wiganthorpe / South Back Lane
Answer: North Back Lane
and what has it been used for? Bothy for seasonal workers / Abattoir / Pottery / Methodist chapel
Answer: Abattoir/Butcher’s & Pottery
11. What was this bay window used for? Selling beer (bring your own jug) / A shoemaker's / A tailor's
Answer: A tailor's. It gave Mr Leaf plenty of light to work.
12. Which of the following are not in our parish today? The Cliff / Castle Howard / Ganthorpe Hall / Terrington Hall / Terrington House / Wiganthorpe Hall
Answer: Castle Howard. (The old Wiganthorpe Hall was largely demolished in 1955 so we’ve accepted that answer too)
13. In 1851 which ONE of the following did NOT exist in the parish? Shopkeeper / Butcher / Baker / Victualler / Cowkeeper / Shepherd / Farm Bailiff / Blacksmith / Dressmaker / Policeman / Postmaster / Schoolmaster / Stonemason / Plumber and Glazier / Housekeeper / Lady's maid / Butler / Basketmaker / Maltster / Wheelwright / Joiner / Botanist / Gamekeeper / Veterinary Surgeon
Answer: Baker, presumably most women made their own bread at home. Surprisingly, there was a Botanist, though not Richard Spruce, who was in South America in 1851.
14. How many village pumps are there in Terrington today?
Answer: One beside the plump (there are also a number of standpipes with taps, white with black tops)
15. When did piped water reach Terrington? 1910s / 1920s / 1930s
Answer: 1930s
16. A famous botanist was christened in Terrington in 1817 and is buried in the churchyard. What did he become known for? Naming a type of conifer / Travelling in the Andes in search of a cure for yellow fever / Advancing the knowledge of mosses and liverworts
Answer: Advancing the knowledge of mosses and liverworts. (The Spruce tree is apparently named from the Polish name for Prussia, and Richard Spruce was in the Andes searching for a cure for malaria, not yellow fever.)