Where am I?

Using the following clues (the map above is purely decorative) in combination with Street View, work out my location.

Using the following clues (the map above is purely decorative) in combination with Street View, work out my location.

When I put down my microphone last Friday we were just about to plunge into Shildon Tunnel. In Locomotion, the Dr Who script I’m almost ready to pitch to the BBC, navvies digging this hill hole in 1840 unwittingly rouse the monstrous Shildon Worm sparking four episodes of creepy/claustrophobic capers involving animal-loving S&DR financier Joseph Pease, no-nonsense loco engineer Timothy Hackworth, and the sixteenth Doctor (who reliable sources at the Beeb tell me will be played by Basil Brush not Billie Piper).

This week’s handmade co-op puzzle won’t defox itself. If you’re a dab hand at quizzes, lateral thinking, and search engine sleuthing, why not help out.

When Mark Judd began self-publishing, indie game developers were as rare as hen dentists. After a lengthy hiatus, the chap behind pleasingly physical diversions such as Detonate*, X-Sail, and Vertigo has returned to the fray recently with a new instalment of his explosive demolition sim.

Splendid – we now have enough volunteers to begin Bouncing the Bogen! In Turn 1, thanks to orders issued by half a dozen game Cornerites, kit jangles and leaf springs flex on the heavily wooded western side of the river, and, inside Schloss Nottingheim, boots beat quick tattoos on cold cobblestones.

Using the following clues (the map above is purely decorative) in combination with Street View, work out my location.

Few parts of the UK have had such a profound impact on the world as the mineral-rich corner of North-East England I’ve picked as the venue for this Tally-Ho Corner rail tour. A pioneering rail network conceived and constructed two centuries ago in County Durham demonstrated the viability of long-distance, loco-reliant, public railways, and in doing so ushered in the Industrial Revolution’s second phase.

This week’s handmade co-op puzzle won’t defox itself. If you’re a whizz at quizzes, lateral thinking, and search engine sleuthing, why not lend a hand.