West Yorkshire
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Episode 6.5
17 March 1988
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| Contestants |
Bess Cummings, retired head teacher, and Alison Quaye,
retired customs officer; both from the Isle of Man |
| Hint to the Treasure |
A golden chip off the old block |
| Clue 1 |
West of the town with the fabulous start, Walkleys live
up to their first syllable by going Dutch. The sidecutter is your sole guide! |
| Leads to |
Hawks Clough, near Hebden Bridge – on clog in Walkleys Clog Factory |
| Clue 2 |
In the home of the literary Bells, look where Mrs Nicholls
left her spectacles. 1 |
| Leads to |
Haworth – under writing desk in Brontë Parsonage |
| Clue 3 |
Worth huffing and puffing downtown for – a cab ride to
where Mr Cribbins held sway. There a penny in the slot will see you on your
way. 2 |
| Leads to |
Oakworth station – on a platform ticket |
| Clue 4 |
To terrier town and the staircase from Leeds. Unlock the
puzzle at the 26th gate. |
| Leads to |
Bingley Five Rise Locks
on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal – on the 26th lock gate 3 |
| Clue 5 |
Above the modern Olicana, take your hat off to Yorkshire
grit and get to grips with the bovine mother. 4 |
| Leads to |
Ilkley – Anneka has to abseil down the vertical face of the Cow Rock
in the Cow & Calf Rocks
to retrieve the treasure, a brass calf, from a ledge |
| Result |
The contestants won the treasure with 1 minute 5 seconds
to spare |
| Notes |
| 1 |
Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë used the pseudonyms Acton,
Currer and Ellis Bell to disguise the fact that they were women. |
| 2 |
Anneka is given a lift by Land Rover from the Brontë Parsonage
to Haworth Station, and then rides on the footplate of K&WVR steam loco
43924 one stop to Oakworth. |
| 3 |
Off-screen, Anneka incurred the wrath of lock-keeper Barry
Whitelock because she arrived at the locks over an hour after the Treasure Hunt
planners had predicted, due to unforeseen delays during earlier stages of the
treasure hunt. By the time she arrived, there was a long queue of boats waiting
to get up and down the staircase of locks. |
| 4 |
Olicana was the Roman name for Ikley. |
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