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Offline little meg

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Re: Is it a map...? Is it a game....? Any ideas appreciated!
« Reply #45 on: Thursday 21 August 08 07:27 BST (UK) »
Is it possible someone in more recent times has copied an old doc. ??

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« Reply #46 on: Thursday 21 August 08 12:22 BST (UK) »
As a child my friend and I made up a code to write messages to each other.....If it was still around I think we may have a debate about it.

Seems like the sort of code a child would devise to me.

Also I have kept many drawings and stories and such of my own childrens. Some of which may well draw debate if they were to be published.

Still you never know....... :-\
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« Reply #47 on: Thursday 21 August 08 12:34 BST (UK) »
i had hoped somebody would have solved this by now!

it was on my mind all last night, looks like i'm going to have

another day of seeing squares in my head.

the fact he used graph paper must mean he was trying to

put down in small scale something that was large scale? :-\

anything else, a normal piece of paper would have been easier to find :-\

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« Reply #48 on: Friday 22 August 08 09:38 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone

I have spoken to Chris and she is as flumoxed as the rest of us!

I am going to go down to the Hall and take better photographs of the said item from all angles (!) I actually used my phone to take the ones posted here although they have turned out really well.

Chris is going to let me know the best time to go in so as soon as I can get them taken, I'll post them here again.

thanks for all your continuing itnerest!

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« Reply #49 on: Friday 22 August 08 09:44 BST (UK) »
Look forward to it. They ARE good pictures considering. While you're there maybe you could take one or two pictures of the house as well  ;).

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« Reply #50 on: Friday 22 August 08 10:00 BST (UK) »
Wow!  Taken with a 'phone?  Blimey, you must have a posh 'phone to take pictures of that quality.
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« Reply #51 on: Friday 22 August 08 15:23 BST (UK) »
Crikey what a puzzle, but i think by looking at it, it was done by a child, proberly his/hers made up game

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« Reply #52 on: Friday 22 August 08 18:50 BST (UK) »
Good idea MissM.

Could you please please please try really hard to photograph the writing. I think that would be our best bet at cracking this puzzle.

Also helpful would be to look closely at the colours and try to decide if its felt-pen or ink.

Try to get some idea how the cards are attached to the linen. If it is glue, note its colour and whether it is cracked and brittle or not and did it soak through the linen.

Oh I do wish I could come with you and have a look myself. I'm too far away though. :(

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« Reply #53 on: Friday 22 August 08 19:11 BST (UK) »
was graph paper and coloured pens invented back then?
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