In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Fairhurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Adrian Stott wrote: >> There is a story that one of the colleges (can't remember which) at >> one time had so much real estate that you could walk from Oxford to >> the east coast without stepping of its land (excluding when you >> crossed roads, I assume). > >I'd heard that of Trinity College, Cambridge, but it may be an urban myth.
That's what was said when I attended in the 70's, but that was before urban myths were invented so it must be true. Wassail! -- Martin E Phillips http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk Homebrewing, black pudding, boats, morris dancing, ham radio and more! The Gloucester-Sharpness canal web page http://www.glos-sharpness.org.uk
