This Hunt (without collecting treasure) can be a lovely walk for everyone during the month of July. (You could still go after this, but one or two clues could be missing.) Some of the answers to the clues could be from the Old or the New Testaments of the bible. Some answers relate to Old Slaithwaite and some to New Slaithwaite; clues can be solved by adults (old!) and children (new-ish!) GOOD LUCK.
- The Hunt starts at our Parish Church named ………………………………………..?
- Is Slaithwaite a town/village/hamlet ………………………………………………….?
- The meaning of Genesis …………………………………………………………………….?
- Just as you turn up the slope to the main door of the church, how far is it to
- Christian Fellowship……………………………….? How many steps lead up to the front door of the church …………………………….. ?
Follow the path alongside the church, veering right and down the steps. Turn left.
- Which country makes the pottery ……………. ?
- The bird sits atop the letter …….. ?
- Walking along look carefully to see ‘what we are voting for’ ………………… ?
- Turn left into Station Road. What baking ingredient used to be graded at what is now the Gin Bar …………………………. ?
- Slaithwaite welcomes our Vicar. What’s his name …………………………………. ?
- Turn right to Lewisham Road. What flowers are laid at the cenotaph, and what symbol stands proudly on the top ……………………………………………….. ?
- How long has Clifford been here ………………………….. ?
- Which of Jesus’ disciples spread the news in the first four books of the New Testament ………………………………………………………………………………………..?
- When you post your letter, watch out for the hazard …………………………….. ?
- What’s the name of Postman Pat’s black and white cat ………………………….. ?
- What colour is the sign outside the shop founded by the Rochdale Pioneers………………………………………………………………………. ?
- What must you always remember when shopping here ………………………………………. ?
Carry on to where the heart is and make your way up the STEEP lane on the left. Don’t be alarmed!!
- You must ring this number for energy …………………………….
- As the lane narrows name three plants growing there:
- 1. It is prickly ………………
- 2. A girl’s name ………….
- 3. Make a pie with the fruit from this one ……………………………..
At the top of the lane look out for 21K1. See the metal strips alongside the pavement edge.
- What do you think the purpose of these were……………………………………………………. ?
- Head down the hill to see where you would be made welcome……………………………………. ?
- Which brothers founded this religion ……………………………………………… ?
- Who displays at Tel: 07903 502625 ………………………………………………… ?
Turn sharp right and cross over the road following the Surestart sign.
- Where can you workout ………………………………………….. ?
- You now face the Fire Station, but who first saw the burning bush ……………………………….?
- One for the children – what colour are fire engines ……………………….. ?
Keep walking along New Street.
- What sports are played next to the moon ………………………………………………………………… ?
- Here we are at the Health Centre where we visit the doctor, but do you know the By-name of the flamboyant herbalist, Richard Horsfall, who lived down below Upper Slaithwaite Church (Shred) in the 19th century ……………………………………………………………………. ?
- How many cars can be parked …………………… ?
- Crossing over to the Civic Hall, what did the Act of Parliament allow…………………………………….. ?
- DON’T THINK YOU’VE REACHED THIS …………………………………….. ?
- At Spinning Mill House what does the Union Jack support……………………………………………….. ?
- You’re sure to spot a flower here …………………………………………………… ?
- … and there’s always a silver lining here …………………………………………. ?
- It’s plain to see the year the Globe was built …………………………………… ?
Cross over the road at the zebra crossing:-
- Which animal lives at the bank ………………………………………………………. ?
- Could there be a spider here ………………………………………………………….. ?
- What kind is the bean ……………………………………………………………………. ?
- Walk on to find what can be fitted here ……………………………………………. ?
- Which table might you sit at …………………………………………………………… ?
- Where is this Porkie ……………………………………………………………………… ?
- With your two eyes look very carefully to spot a couple of escapees from Noah’s Ark…………………………………………………………………………………… ?
- Fallen from the Oak tree perhaps ……………………………………………………. ?
Across the zebra crossing, alongside the canal and turn left.
- What does this resting place commemorate ……………………………………………………………. ?
Hope we don’t have a Monsoon, but carefully cross over the road to the Little Bridge Wine Bar.
- Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding at ……………….?
- In ………………………….. ? A miracle.
- Hope we are not like Jonah and find one of these in the canal!! ……………. ?
- Keep on the canal bank and this Mr Man is sure to spot you ………………… ?
- Look to the right for it was at this public house that the 5th Earl of Dartmouth provided free dinners for his tenants on rent day ……………………………….. ?
- No doubt this stopped them from ‘Kicking up a ……………… ? at their rent increase. (Today we all love one of these!!)
- The canal runs alongside which river ………………………………………………… ?
- You could learn reading and writing, thanks to Robert Meeke, as early as ……………… ?
- Do you know the name of the hump-backed bridge on your right…………………………………………………… ?
- What did the natives of Slaithwaite say they were raking out of the canal ………………………………………………….. ?
- Who asks us to respect the water ………………………………………………………. ?
- As you carry on the canal bank, watch out for the lizard ………………………… ?
- SB built his new homes …………………… ?
- Which sly animal is at The Mill House …………………….. ?
- What are dreams made of …………………………….. ?
- And who are making a difference ……………………….. ?
- When Jesus fed the five thousand the boy had two fishes and maybe he got five ………………….. ?
- from here ……………………………………………..?
- You should now have arrived at the land of hops and barley …………………… ?
Turn right over the bridge, and then turn right.
- What numbers hide in the letter H ………………… ?
- Hickory, Dickory, Dock, what time is on the clock ………………………. ?
- Can you guess what kind of shop was at ‘Coverdale’ …………………………………….. ?
- As you walk along Howgate Road, at Fernlea, this reminds us of Daniel in the den………………………. ?
- The people who live at No. 4 often join us for worship here ……………………. ?
As we join into Nabbs Lane, cross over the road.
- At John Hoyle’s Buildings, what does the plaque commemorate………………………………………………….. ?
Carry on down the road and as you look right you see 6 prominent stones on top of a square building.
- What did this used to be ………………………………… ?
- What was the original name of The Silent Woman ………………………………….?
- What body part is she missing ……………………………………………………………..?
Carefully cross the road to the church. This is the end of the Hunt – hope you have enjoyed it.
Just one or two questions for you to try and answer:-
- What is the last word printed in the Bible ……………………………………………?
- How many books in the New Testament ………………………………………………?
- Who is the Patron Saint of Children ……………………………………………………..?
- Who are responsible for the Pope’s safety ……………………………………………?
- Which King, originally Catholic, created the Church of England ………………….?
- Who is MP for the Colne Valley ……………………………………………………………?
Did you know that where Aldi stands in Slaithwaite today, the old Corn Mill was on this site? The mill changed hands many times within the textile trade and was often referred to as ‘Owd Walls’ (Wallets) after one proprietor who paid all his bills from an old leather bag held by a strap over his shoulder!
