East Sussex

Episode 7.7
30 March 1989

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Contestants

Brian Bishop, actor-teacher, and colleague Callum Collins, English teacher; both from Coventry.

Hint to the Treasure

Top of the bill

Start Position

Clue 1	Take up the gauntlet where a plummy novelty was unfurled, and go to the dogs beyond Sir Joshua’s Lambs.
Leads to	Firle Place – in mouth of china dog in Long Gallery

Clue 2	West of the familial heptad, take a meandering paddle to get to the bottom of the clue.
Leads to	Seven Sisters Country Park – Annabel paddles a canoe across the River Cuckmere to retrieve the clue from another canoe

Clue 3	A Devonshire development, a Debussy grand finale, and high fashion along the concourse. It could go to one’s head!
Leads to	Eastbourne – under model’s hat in fashion parade in Grand Hotel

Clue 4	Where Norman fortified Anderida, psych up with a quartercentennial pike and check out the demi-culverin.
Leads to	Pevensey Castle – on cannon in sixteenth century battle re-enactment

Clue 5	Where Flamsteed’s heirs give you the pip, look under the verdigris for Keith’s far-sighted namesake and keep your eye on the piggyback guide.
Leads to	Herstmonceux Observatory/a> – silver star on Thompson telescope

Result

The contestants won the treasure with 50 seconds to spare

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