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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by John Walker on Today at 08:30:26 PM »Too near the edge of Kent Beachbum.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by Beachbum on Today at 07:57:12 PM »Wild guess: Charles Court, Tunbridge Wells?
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General Discussion / Re: Pete Waterman
« Last post by johnfilmer on May 02, 2024, 06:21:27 PM »The Model World Live exhibition at the NEC last weekend (27/28th April) had the latest incarnation of Pete Waterman and the Railway Nuts Making Tracks layout. It is massive.
They were awarded a Guiness World Record for a portable layout with 694.9metres of useable track!!
YouTube will have many videos, once everyone has had time to edit them. They will range from the mobile phone with dodgy sound (mainly other attendees chatting) to very well presented professional standard camera work.
They were awarded a Guiness World Record for a portable layout with 694.9metres of useable track!!
YouTube will have many videos, once everyone has had time to edit them. They will range from the mobile phone with dodgy sound (mainly other attendees chatting) to very well presented professional standard camera work.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by John Walker on May 02, 2024, 06:07:54 PM »Very interesting one JohnFilmer and thank you for telling us about your family.
Next one ...
Another lost building. This is part of a large building. Now replaced by a Sheltered Housing Complex named after a king.
Next one ...
Another lost building. This is part of a large building. Now replaced by a Sheltered Housing Complex named after a king.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by MartinR on May 02, 2024, 02:29:13 PM »Location:
The OS 6" County series 1869 (as mentioned in the link John provided) can be seen overlaid over modern satellite imagery here: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=51.34032&lon=0.57249&layers=257&b=1&o=44
- Nat Grid: TQ 79120 63236
- Nearest Post Code: ME7 3PD
- Co-ords (WGS84) 51°20'24"N,000°34'13"E or 51.33999,0.57024
The OS 6" County series 1869 (as mentioned in the link John provided) can be seen overlaid over modern satellite imagery here: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=51.34032&lon=0.57249&layers=257&b=1&o=44
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by johnfilmer on May 02, 2024, 11:01:23 AM »JW has it, the Chapel of St Mary Magdelene at Lidsing.
I found an interesting article with more pictures https://jamesweirhbcblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/the-lost-chapel-of-lidsing-kent/
My interest comes from my mother's grandfather who left his job in Chatham Dockyard, as an Anglesmith, after his wife died in 1903. He left Luton and took on The Harrow at Lidsing. My mother visited frequently, the family walking from Luton Road and back on a Sunday afternoon. She always pronounced the hamlet as Lidjin.
Walter Colyer went on to marry his Irish barmaid Catherine, 20years his junior, and kept the Harrow until his death in October 1921.
I found an interesting article with more pictures https://jamesweirhbcblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/the-lost-chapel-of-lidsing-kent/
My interest comes from my mother's grandfather who left his job in Chatham Dockyard, as an Anglesmith, after his wife died in 1903. He left Luton and took on The Harrow at Lidsing. My mother visited frequently, the family walking from Luton Road and back on a Sunday afternoon. She always pronounced the hamlet as Lidjin.
Walter Colyer went on to marry his Irish barmaid Catherine, 20years his junior, and kept the Harrow until his death in October 1921.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by MartinR on May 01, 2024, 08:01:11 PM »Chilham location:
Apologies if I'm getting later at doing the locations but I'm finding sitting at the computer increasingly uncomfortable, so need to do things in short bursts.
- Nat Grid: TR 06763 53592
- Nearest Post Code: CT4 8BZ
- Co-ords (WGS84): 51°14'38"N,000°57'40"E or 51.24402,0.96099
Apologies if I'm getting later at doing the locations but I'm finding sitting at the computer increasingly uncomfortable, so need to do things in short bursts.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by John Walker on May 01, 2024, 07:33:57 PM »The lost chapel of Lidsing?
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by johnfilmer on May 01, 2024, 07:27:43 PM »Go south from Hoo, to the very edge of Medway. Maidstone creeps up to surprise many.
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General Discussion / Re: Guess the Place
« Last post by John Walker on May 01, 2024, 06:48:18 PM »Never seen this before. Hoo area?