| Notes |
| 1 |
In the direction of East Budleigh (birthplace of Sir Walter
Raleigh, the first potato-bringer) lies Bicton Gardens, which contain a palm
house with 18000 panes of glass. Once inside, Annabel finds the clue on bunch
of fruit on a banana tree (musaceous hand). |
| 2 |
Lady Nelson and Lady Byron both lived in Exmouth, and on the
outskirts of the town is A La Ronde, a round house. When Annabel enters she
finds a group of 18th century dancers in the Octagon Room, and joins in with
the dance. She goes upstairs to the Shell Gallery (rise to the conchology) and
finds the clue on the windowsill under a model of the house by Lucius Reichel
(a Reichel model). |
| 3 |
Kate and Ann are convinced that the clue refers to a boat,
but as Annabel flies over the marine barracks at Lympstone (‘Jolly’ is a slang
name for the marines), which is next to the Exeter-Exmouth railway line (where
trains and training go side by side), she sees some orange smoke and lands.
She then negotiates the marines’ assault course, landing in the water halfway
through, and finds the clue on the final obstacle. |
| 4 |
The helicopter flies north up the River Exe to Exeter Maritime
Museum, where scenes from the TV series ‘The Onedin Line’ were filmed, and Kenneth
and the contestants tell Annabel to look for a Chinese Junk when she gets there
(sort out the junk from the lugs and lateens). She lands some distance away,
and she and the crew commandeer three push-bikes and ride along the waterfront
to where the junk is moored [this scene is reminiscent of
Oxford 1986, with Graham and Frankie riding
behind Annabel, and Graham panning the camera to show Frankie holding the umbilical
cable between his teeth]. Once on the junk, Annabel has to climb the sail to
retrieve the clue, which is near the top. |
| 5 |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel built his experimental, vacuum-powered
Atmospheric Railway (Isambard’s atmospheric pipedream) near the River Exe at
Starcross. Nearby is Powderham Castle (titularly county home). Annabel enters
but runs out of time just as she reaches the music room. The treasure, a pair
of old-fashioned spectacles (glass – handle with care), was on the music stand
on the organ (face the music with something spectacular). |
