QUESTIONS

Q: In Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield, there is a reference to sending someone to Coventry. When did this idea originate? Jane Hamer, Stone, Staffs. Q: What became of the state coach of the Speaker of the House of Commons? Leo Chapman, London EC1. Q: How do builders ensure skyscrapers go up straight and true, and don’t lean at the top? Bob Westerman, Mitcham, Surrey.