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[HalfManHalfTitanium]

Clue time. A careful perusal of those depicted on the Scott Monument may offer some help.

Smollett is I think on the Scott Monument? And his initials would be TGS (Tobias George).

But I don’t get the rest of the clue - I suspect it is not about Smollett, but about Scott’s novels, which I’m not familiar with.

Tim

[CharlesT]

Clue time. A careful perusal of those depicted on the Scott Monument may offer some help.

Smollett is I think on the Scott Monument? And his initials would be TGS (Tobias George).

But I don’t get the rest of the clue - I suspect it is not about Smollett, but about Scott’s novels, which I’m not familiar with.

Tim

Not Smollett and not related to Scott's novels.

[CharlesT]

Another clue. TGS subsequently became the first Scottish production of its nature. Its progenitor also,produced a renowned eponymous scion.

[HalfManHalfTitanium]

A wild guess, the first Scottish opera was I think The Gentle Shepherd?

But no idea about the other aspects of the clue I'm afraid

Tim

[CharlesT]

A wild guess, the first Scottish opera was I think The Gentle Shepherd?

But no idea about the other aspects of the clue I'm afraid

Tim

So far, so good. Should not be too hard to find the rest working from there.

[Sgurr]

!/2 M 1/2 T should get this as any fule wot no how to google can find that it was dedicated to Susanna Montgomery, Lady Eglinton

[CharlesT]

!/2 M 1/2 T should get this as any fule wot no how to google can find that it was dedicated to Susanna Montgomery, Lady Eglinton

Correct, a great beauty of her day and at six feet tall must have cut an imposing figure. The Gentle Shepherd was a play written by the poet Allan Ramsey, later turned into the first Scottish opera. Allan Ransey is among those portrayed on the Scott Monument and was the father of Allan Ramsey the famed portrait painter.

I'll leave you to fight it out with Tim as to who goes next.

[Sgurr]

Tim goes next...it's obvious he did the bulk of the sleuthing.

[CharlesT]

Tim goes next...it's obvious he did the bulk of the sleuthing.

Over to you then, Tim.

[HalfManHalfTitanium]

!/2 M 1/2 T should get this as any fule wot no how to google can find that it was dedicated to Susanna Montgomery, Lady Eglinton

Correct, a great beauty of her day and at six feet tall must have cut an imposing figure. The Gentle Shepherd was a play written by the poet Allan Ramsey, later turned into the first Scottish opera. Allan Ransey is among those portrayed on the Scott Monument and was the father of Allan Ramsey the famed portrait painter.

I'll leave you to fight it out with Tim as to who goes next.

Thanks both - as G. Willans wold have sed "History started badly and hav been getting stedily worse"

So here is one that confused me when I first visited Scotland - KB is unconnected with K

[Sgurr]

Kinloch-Bannoch is unconnected with Kinloch? No, I knew it wasn't.

[Glengavel]

Kingston Bridge?
Kincardine Bridge?
Kylesku Bridge?

I'd opt for Kincardine Bridge, which is nowhere near Kincardineshire.

[HalfManHalfTitanium]

When I first drove up to Scotland, I had a road atlas with Kincardineshire marked in it (it was a bit old I admit)

Then I saw lots of signs for Kincardine Bridge.

As you can imagine, I ended up driving the wrong way.

Well done Glengavel, over to you!

Tim

[Glengavel]

Ah, the perils of answering correctly - you have to think of one yourself...

HJ replaced SJ.

(edit - sort of, at least played a more prominent role)

[Glengavel]

OK, a clue.

SJ was associated with PH.