Sunday Times Where Was I?

Not too difficult this week, near as I can figure it, the answers are:

1. Princess Beatrice

2. Julia Margaret Cameron

The initial clues place us firmly on the Isle of Wight. The Author who described his works as 'Logical fantasy', was John Wyndham. He published 'Day of the Triffids' in 1951 and towards the end of the book, the main characters move to the Isle of Wight to escape the toxic topiary. The stately home with the 342 acre estate is Osborne house, which was purchased by queen Victoria in 1845 and modified by a builder called Thomas Cubitt (b1788). Two authors who convalesced there (during WWI), were Robert Graves and A.A.Milne. Edward VII, who was queen Victoria's second child (he became king when she died) had his honeymoon at Osborne house.

The village is Newport and the castle is Carisbrooke castle (c12th century) which features in the book 'Moonfleet' by J.Meade Falkner. King Charles I was imprisoned in Carisbrooke castle for a time.A princess who lived in the governor of the Isle of Wight's house, was Princess Beatrice (b1857).

The poet who wrote 'Drake' was Alfred Noyes and he lived at Lisle Combe, Undercliff, Ventnor, which is approximately 8 miles south, south east of Newport. Driving northwest from there, takes you to the Village of Freshwater, home to a 19th century poet laureate called Alfred Lord Tennyson. Dimbola lodge in the Freshwater area, was owned by the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (b1815). Her family had an estate in Ceylon called Dimbola.