Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Hoo Peninsular?

[grandarog]

To far go west'ish again.

[John Walker]

Near the Oare gunpowder works?

[grandarog]

No further East.

[John Walker]

Wells Firework Factory, Dartford?

[grandarog]

Yes, Yes, but where is it?

[John Walker]

Firework factory?

[MartinR]

Military/defence?

[grandarog]

Thanks Beachbum,
                            Here's the next one courtesy of Googly Earth.
                                                                         Get Guessing ,Good Luck

[Beachbum]

Well done grandarog, you have it. Great information from MartinR.

The photo attached shows the Westminster Bank opposite Sangers location in the High Street. I remember it as Fine Fare Supermarket and until recent times, it was Argos.

[MartinR]

I found an online description¹ which gives the address as 58, High Street.  The GSV view down Hardres Street towards the High Street² has the correct gradients, and the building on the left looks to be part of the original terrace that included the amphitheatre.  If so, then the original camera position was at:

• Nat Grid:                    TR 38202 65071
• Nearest Post Code:   CT11 9AQ
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°20'05"N,001°25'06"E or 51.334801,1.418273

¹https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/2180-royal-palace-theatr
²https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3348027,1.4182927,3a,75y,225.16h,87.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su7LeAYnwpe7EkzhDk2MhaA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu

More links:
Acts performing: https://theatricalia.com/place/3dx/sangers-amphitheatre-ramsgate-kent
Wikipedia article on Sanger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_George_Sanger
More extended biography: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca/researchandarticles/sanger

[John Walker]

Well done Grandarog.   An interesting one Beachbum.  I'm trying to work out the location without success.  The nearest I can find is looking from Grundys Hill toward Waitrose but all the buildings are recent.

[grandarog]

I have seen this postcard somewhere before.Might have been a post on the old forum about the statue on top. It's on the isle of Thanet ,think it was a Theatre at Ramsgate.

Confirmed after Googling Margate and Ramsgate theatres and cinemas .Found this.

George Sanger built Sanger’s Amphitheatre on this site in 1883. The architect was the borough surveyor, Albert Latham. It was a circus building but used also from its early years for opera and drama. In 1908 Frank Matcham carried out a major conversion to a theatre, known thereafter as the Royal Palace. Films were shown and in 1929 it was equipped for talking pictures, but it continued to be used for variety and stage plays until about 1950. It was demolished together with Sanger’s Hotel, adjoining, in 1960 and a supermarket was built on the site.

[Beachbum]

Thanks for the info and images MartinR, a very detailed Water Pump.

John Walker, you are in right area. The Carlton Cinema was built in 1910 as a Town Hall by a unknown Architect.

The Building in this GTP is from an earlier date and linked to another in London.

[John Walker]

When I first saw your current GTP Beachbum, I was going to go straight in with the Carlton Cinema, Westgate on Sea.  Very similar but you mentioned the building no longer exists.
Am I in the right area and possibly the same architect?