I spotted it purely by chance in the bay window of an ordinary house a week before Christmas in Brookland Road, Walsall Wood. I adore this knitted nativity – I particularly like the angel with the bunches and bloomers. My hat is doffed to the person who made it.
Well, this year’s quiz is complete, and we have a winner – the two year reigning champion is Tony Jakeman, who this year came first with a highly creditable 20 points, but team Jakeman did face a sustained challenge from Kate and Andy Dennis amongst others.
Tony Jakeman 20 points
Kate 14 points
Andy Dennis 8 points
Peter 7 points
Clive 4 points
David Evans 2 points
Lynn 2 points
Caz 1 point
Trev in Aus 1 point
Last year, the quiz was easier to solve using Google, so this year I made it harder. I have to say, Tony rose to the challenge beautifully and really has earned his case of Backyard Beer. To find the stuff he did – like the bicycle weathervane in Stonnall and the remarkable Nativity in Brookland Road – was extraordinary. It’s very impressive.
For mounting such a solid challenge, and for some very thorough research, Kate wins a min-keg. I’ll be in touch with all winners in the week to sort details.
Tony also earns a couple of books for really hunting out answers I thought would not happen (The Walter Jones headstone, the woolly Nativity), I also think readers Any Dennis, Peter and Lynn deserve a book prize each too – you all put in such effort. It was great fun.
This old Rushton-Bucyrus dragline excavator – at least 5 decades old – will be familiar to generations of local kids who explored the old clay pit on Pelsall Road. Surprised the question was last to go. This pic was taken in 2011.
I’ve embedded the spreadsheet of results below.
Thanks to everyone for being up for it, and not taking things too seriously. I agonise over these quizzes and like to be fair – so if I’ve made any glaring errors or suchlike please do get in touch.
Can I also ask, are we up for further quizzes in future, and would you like to see the nature of them changed? I’m open to suggestions. I have enough questions for at least another couple…
Again, thanks, it was great fun. Comment here with your thoughts or mail me: BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com. Cheers.
