The Power And The Glory
Sir: Yes, Mr Fildes' memory is playing him tricks (City and surbuban, 28 August). The branch line powered by a horse was Fin- tona, in Northern Ireland. It was closed down in......
Odd Algebra
Sir: It is ridiculous of Roderick Smart to argue (`Cutting the old school tie', 21 August) that the Oxbridge admissions sys- tem is prejudiced against public schoolboys, and the......
Belgians Take Offence
Sir: On returning to Belgium from the UK where I was at the time of King Baudouin's death, friends confirmed what I had sus- pected, that the BBC, practically alone in Europe,......
Letters Family Ties
Sir: What unfounded nonsense was Adam Nicolson's essay on bow-tie wearers (`Clever Dickies', 28 August). He says that `they' — and I admit to owning over 130 bow ties and hence......
Name-dropping
Sir: Now Alastair Forbes claims kin with Sweet Fanny Adams (Letters, 21 August). Is there anyone to whom he is not related? John Kallinicos 278 Manor Avenue, Sale, Cheshire......
Nanny-hunting
Sir: Nicholas Coleridge is afraid his nanny `will be headhunted, like Aunt Dahlia's chef Anatole in the Wodehouse stories' (The rise of the big bucks nanny', 28 August). In fact......
Sir: As A Gynaecologist I Wear A Bow Tie For
convenience. I am sorry that Adam Nicol- son is still dominated by his stepfather, as there could be circumstances in which he too would find one convenient. Edward Cope Pond......
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