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The American billionaire philanthropist Montague H. Somersby has died, and in keeping with the terms of his will, you are cordially invited stake a claim to part of his fortune. As many of you are no doubt aware, Somersby was a great lover of quizzes and Treasure Hunts and one of his final actions on his last visit to London was to set a quest whereby teams of people would be invited to compete against each other and crack cryptic clues cunningly concealed about the old streets of his beloved metropolis. Thus it is that you will set off to explore graveyards, alleyways and historic courtyards. You must use his clues to find your way around the Somersby quest route. You must seek information that is situated on blue plaques, statues, on the upper storeys of Victorian buildings, and some that have long since been swallowed by creeping tides of urban vegetation.

Those of you who are familiar with the gossip concerning Somersby’s stay in London in the late 1970’s may remember the scandal concerning the so-called “Lady in the orange silk scarf.” What you may not realise is that towards the end of their “involvement,” Somersby – who was well known for his interest in hypnotism – concealed a message in her subconscious. We have evidence to suggest that she has recently returned to London for a vacation and you may well encounter her on the quest. Unfortunately no one really knows what she looks like today and the only image we are able to provide is a driving licence photograph that is twenty- five years old. However, you will have the opportunity of piecing together the key that will send her once more into an hypnotic trance, whereupon she will reveal some information that is vital to the successful completion of your task. The only questions are, can you locate the key and can you find her?

Somersby was of course, quite interested in photography, and part of your quest will involve photographing your team in some, to say the least, bizarre poses. We are not at liberty to divulge exactly what those poses will be, but - suffice it to say – they will be displayed at the end of the quest for the delectation of all who participate. With your fetch and find round, in which you will be expected to collect some unusual, and seemingly impossible articles, and a photo challenge round, whereby you will have to identify doors, statues and items of street furniture that have been photographed from different angles, your powers of deduction and observation will be stretched to their limits.

Clues, cameras, things to find and poses to perform – all these are part of the Somersby London quest. But don’t worry, it’s not too difficult. A bit of common sense, a smattering of observational ability, a faint stirring of those little grey (or gray as Somersby would have it!) cells, and you may well find yourself and your team mates in the lead. But beware the red herrings, for they could so easily send you racing off in the wrong direction. Imagine the indignity of ending up in Southend rather than Southwark. Liverpool instead of Liverpool Street, or even Stratford instead of Stratford (Sic)! All in all, you are promised a mind boggling and baffling journey from which just one team will emerge victorious. But which will it be? ...that’s the question. And why have you been given an old sock and a piece of string?