Comments on: The weekly quiz http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/ Life and Work in the House of Lords Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: lordnorton http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6480 lordnorton Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:17 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6480 Croft: I was indeed thinking of 'The Annexe', which was what Churchill dubbed it (there is a reference in 'Chips' Channon's diary) and apparently if MPs asked taxi drivers to go to the annexe, they knew where to take them. However, I am also happy to take the Churchill Club as the answer. Hence, congratulations to Robert Doyle and Croft. You are this week's prize winners. Especial congratulations to Croft who is now a grand prize-winner. An invitation to tea at the Lords will be on its way. Croft: I was indeed thinking of ‘The Annexe’, which was what Churchill dubbed it (there is a reference in ‘Chips’ Channon’s diary) and apparently if MPs asked taxi drivers to go to the annexe, they knew where to take them.

However, I am also happy to take the Churchill Club as the answer. Hence, congratulations to Robert Doyle and Croft. You are this week’s prize winners. Especial congratulations to Croft who is now a grand prize-winner. An invitation to tea at the Lords will be on its way.

]]> By: Jana Porner http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6479 Jana Porner Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:25:17 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6479 It was called the Annexe. I cheated and found this on your site. :) Reference: http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/09/08/if-only/ Presumably because Church House became an annexe of the Palace of Westminister? Might it also be a play on 'annexe' as used for the seemingly endless add-ons to bills, reports, and so forth? It was called the Annexe.

I cheated and found this on your site. :)

Reference:
http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/09/08/if-only/

Presumably because Church House became an annexe of the Palace of Westminister? Might it also be a play on ‘annexe’ as used for the seemingly endless add-ons to bills, reports, and so forth?

]]> By: Croft http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6478 Croft Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:23 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6478 I saw some reference to the 'annex' but I'm not sure that was the answer. Jonathan: The Tory party of old, peers (Irish), sons of peers, baronets, knights of the shires and the former mayors of the great cities and industrialists. And the use of 'noble lord' for an MP, something we haven't heard for a good number of years now. I saw some reference to the ‘annex’ but I’m not sure that was the answer.

Jonathan: The Tory party of old, peers (Irish), sons of peers, baronets, knights of the shires and the former mayors of the great cities and industrialists. And the use of ‘noble lord’ for an MP, something we haven’t heard for a good number of years now.

]]> By: Jonathan http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6477 Jonathan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:07 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6477 Well, I have to concede, I've been unable to find an alternative name used for Church House during the war. My search did lead me to reading an interesting Commons debate Hansard from 1945, in which MPs discussed rebuilding. (As an aside, from the number of MPs using courtesy titles, I thought at first it was a Lords debate! People complain now that MPs are unrepresentative, but back then they seemed mostly knights, baronets and sons of peers!) Well, I have to concede, I’ve been unable to find an alternative name used for Church House during the war. My search did lead me to reading an interesting Commons debate Hansard from 1945, in which MPs discussed rebuilding. (As an aside, from the number of MPs using courtesy titles, I thought at first it was a Lords debate! People complain now that MPs are unrepresentative, but back then they seemed mostly knights, baronets and sons of peers!)

]]> By: lordnorton http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6476 lordnorton Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:17:26 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6476 Thanks for the two responses so far. I will leave the thread open in case anyone wishes to contribute: there is an alternative answer to Question 2. Thanks for the two responses so far. I will leave the thread open in case anyone wishes to contribute: there is an alternative answer to Question 2.

]]> By: Croft http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6475 Croft Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:20:14 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6475 1) Church House - Convocation Hall (Lords) and Hoare Memorial Hall (Commons) A rather helpful sites exists at http://www.churchhouse.org.uk 2) Churchill Club 3) Robing Room 4) Lord Cranborne (sitting as did his grandson via a writ in acceleration) 1) Church House – Convocation Hall (Lords) and Hoare Memorial Hall (Commons) A rather helpful sites exists at http://www.churchhouse.org.uk

2) Churchill Club

3) Robing Room

4) Lord Cranborne (sitting as did his grandson via a writ in acceleration)

]]> By: Robert Doyle http://lordsoftheblog.net/2009/11/07/the-weekly-quiz-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6474 Robert Doyle Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:25:28 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.net/?p=3851#comment-6474 Church House The Churchill Club The Robing Room Baron Cecil of Essenden (Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, more commonly known by his former courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne) Church House

The Churchill Club

The Robing Room

Baron Cecil of Essenden (Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, more commonly known by his former courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne)

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