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The Great London Treasure Hunt 2008

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Clue 41 Haymarket
From Pall Mall, walk up Haymarket. You’re looking for a theatre on your right, and more specifically one of the entrances for ticket holders. Until 1968, the Lord Chamberlain acted as chief censor for every work appearing on the London stage – but that’s not all he had the right to ban. According to ‘an Extract from the Lord Chamberlain’s Rules and Regulations’, what must be kept locked during performances?

Clue 42 British Library
From here on the clues get tougher – you'll find the answer in something smaller than a matchbox. Head for the British Library and prepare yourself for a spot of philately. Near the central tower of glass-encased books you'll find an impressive collection of stamps, housed in display stands that slot into the wall. You're looking for a Nicaraguan stamp – specifically one dated between 1869 and 1871. There are five on show in a row, in a variety of hues. The stamp on the right-hand end is white and what other colour?

Clue 43 Russell Square
After an epic trawl around London’s hidden corners, it’s the final clue. If you can catch one of the intermittent sunny days, it’s worth ending your epic treasure hunt with a wander round Bloomsbury – specifically Russell Square. Mingling in the square you’ll find a varied mix of people – from tourists wandering towards the British Museum to native cabbies tucking into bacon sarnies in the green hut in one corner. Somewhere you’ll find a long-term resident, with a lamb at his feet. When did he arrive? We’d like the date in the form that he gives it.

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