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It's Thursday! - Lewes Hang Man

On 25 Jun 2009 at 6:00pm Herbert wrote:

The Game: Guess this kind of structure that can be found in and around (but not exclusive to) Lewes but marks a historic period.
Rules: 1 letter per post. I will check from time to time and fill (or not) in the suggested letters. You have 10 tries for this one.
IMPORTANT: If you try to guess a whole word and it is wrong I deduct two tries per incorrect word but credit three for each word guessed right. So, if you guess the first word right you get a three-try-credit but two tries are deducted if you don't guess the second word giving you a one-try net credit. Capiche?
Tries Left: 10, Deducted Credits: 0, Credits Earned: 0
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On 25 Jun 2009 at 7:14pm zola wrote:

Just got back,that was good timing!
Evening Herbert.
A please.

On 25 Jun 2009 at 7:18pm Decent Citizen wrote:

Evening Zola hope you had a good time. Hallo Herbert an S please.

On 25 Jun 2009 at 7:36pm zola wrote:

Herbert,is there just one word on this one? I ask because your 'Important' comments seem to suggest there are 2 words...
It is lovely to be able to click on the last post in a thread and them all to come up in the right order too....Nice one Webby.

On 25 Jun 2009 at 8:12pm Sorry! wrote:

Is it an Obelisk?

On 25 Jun 2009 at 9:03pm Herbert wrote:

One word.
No 'A' as in Zola.

No 'S' as in inquisitive Decent Citizen.

I will have to deduct two additional tries 'Sorry!'. Not an obelisk.

Tries Left: 6, Deducted Credits: 2, Credits Earned: 0
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On 25 Jun 2009 at 9:16pm Zola wrote:

R please Herbert.

On 25 Jun 2009 at 10:53pm Herbert wrote:

errr.. no 'r'

Tries Left: 5, Deducted Credits: 2, Credits Earned: 0
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On 25 Jun 2009 at 11:27pm zola wrote:

Rats...Only 5 goes left...E please.

On 26 Jun 2009 at 3:35pm Herbert wrote:

Sorry Zee no 'E'... only one vowel in this word.. another is a double letter. I'm sure most born & breed in Lewes will have played in it as kids.. and perhaps their kids still do.
Tries Left: 4, Deducted Credits: 2, Credits Earned: 0
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On 26 Jun 2009 at 9:14pm Zola wrote:

O ??

On 27 Jun 2009 at 1:56am Herbert wrote:

There's an 'O' for clever Zola...

Tries Left: 3, Deducted Credits: 2, Credits Earned: 0
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On 27 Jun 2009 at 11:31am Decent Citizen wrote:

Dewpond?

On 27 Jun 2009 at 11:46am Decent Citizen wrote:

SORRY a twit this morning! :| :|

On 27 Jun 2009 at 12:17pm zola wrote:

I don't really want to use our remaining go...Can I have T please Herbert?

On 27 Jun 2009 at 12:33pm Bella wrote:

On 28 Jun 2009 at 4:08am Herbert wrote:

Started to wonder where you all went..
Err...no DC sorry to disappoint. Zola brave girl, no 'T' either. All tries used now. I credit Bella the 'P' though and give you two more tries

Tries Left: 0, Deducted Credits: 4, Credits Earned: 0
P _ _ _ _ O _

On 28 Jun 2009 at 5:54pm Zola wrote:

L please Herbert.

On 28 Jun 2009 at 5:55pm zola wrote:

Is O the only vowel Herbert?

On 28 Jun 2009 at 7:10pm Herbert wrote:

Err. No it's not Zola. What a mistake I have made. There's a second vowel and 2 more tries to make up for it. Sorry!!

Tries Left: 2, Deducted Credits: 4, Credits Earned: 0
P _ L L _ O _

On 28 Jun 2009 at 7:15pm Decent Citizen wrote:

x please.

On 28 Jun 2009 at 7:17pm Decent Citizen wrote:

Pillbox! Sorry could not wait any longer.Am I right?

On 28 Jun 2009 at 7:40pm zola wrote:

Awww....Wouldn't have got it anyway.

On 28 Jun 2009 at 8:09pm Herbert wrote:

Well done. Pillbox is the correct answer. There are several of them around Lewes as part of the former coastal war defence. If you follow the Ouse to Barcombe you can see and go into one to your left next to the railway tracks at the height of Landport. 'East Sussex under attack' by Chris Butler is a good book to read on the subject. Explosives were kept under Cliffe Bridge and plan was to blow it up in case of a German invasion.