Guess the Place

[Diapason]

Is it the Pizza Hut, next door to the "Hope Centre", Rochester? Although not absolutely sure, but I was drawn to this area by the railings, having walked by many times en route to Rochester Art School.
 

[johnfilmer]

Yes it still stands, now “repurposed”.


The original name was added to in 1890s, but the additional name was redundant by 1911, although not removed from the building.

[grandarog]

Think I have  it ,shop and Flats now I think.Will hold off.

[johnfilmer]

It is Medway, JW

[John Walker]

Thanks for the detailed info on St Catherines Church CAT.






JohnFilmer


Medway Towns area?

[johnfilmer]

Thanks CAT, I really should have known that one earlier as I have seen old pictures of it before, and done a drive-by, by accident when trying to avoid traffic (unsuccessfully!). There have been a few ancestors associated with this church, one, a Thomas Clements 1695-1772, married once there, once in St Mary Faversham, and again, probably back at Preston.
Onwards etc - where is this dead pub?

[CAT]

You have it johnfilmer, it is indeed St Catherine's Church, Preston. Not the only Preston in the county and now largely absorbed into the suburbs of the town and former port of Faversham. There is the suggestion that Preston as a settlement may predate the founding of Faversham as it sits further up the head of the creek and is closer to the line of Roman Watling Street. Though a Roman villa is known under the remains of Faversham abbey, Preston church appears to be older than Faversham church. Certainly, there is a rare piece of carved Anglo-Saxon cross shaft in Preston church, which came from the blocking of an early Norman window disturbed during the church's restoration.


Over to you johnfilmer

[johnfilmer]

St Catherine’s Church, Preston, Faversham

[Lutonman]

Try Teynham

[CAT]

Its not the Herne Bay area Lutonman, your too far east from the earlier attempts by both John Walker and Diapason, and sadly John Walker's last go was too far to the southeast.


The town that this village has been absorbed into was previously regarded as a port despite being nearly 3km from open water.

[John Walker]

St Andrew's Church, Buckland, Dover ?

[Lutonman]

Herne bay area?

[CAT]

Both the tower and spire are still there today, though the spire is shingle clad and not lead as in my image.


This parish is not the only one with this name in the county.

[John Walker]

Has the tower and spire survived?

[CAT]

I can see the similarities, but its not Offham Johnfilmer. Head east a fair few km's