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Online John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6698 on: May 28, 2022, 08:30:58 AM »
On the Triangle bus route. Canterbury, Herne Bay, Whitstable?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6697 on: May 27, 2022, 10:08:46 PM »
I've seen this picture before - darned if I can remember where though.....
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6696 on: May 27, 2022, 06:10:47 PM »
I have to say CAT that “frequent rural bus route” is an oxymoron around here  :(
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6695 on: May 27, 2022, 04:58:21 PM »
For those who don't know the area, the Pegwell Bay Hotel is at:
  • TR 36362 64170
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  • 51°19'39"N, 001°23'29"E or 51.32748,1.39131
and the South Foreland Lighthouse is at:
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  • 51°08'25"N, 001°22'16"E or 51.14040,1.37105

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6694 on: May 27, 2022, 10:21:30 AM »
Many thanks gradarog. Ironic your pic occurring when it did as I was walking around the lighthouse only a week or so earlier.


Here is my next vintage village scene, which might not last too long as its along a frequent rural bus route, but where....?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6693 on: May 26, 2022, 12:18:30 PM »
You have it Cat. I said it wouldn't last long.
 Makes up for pipping you on the last one. :)
Over to you.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6692 on: May 26, 2022, 10:55:57 AM »
One of the Foreland lighthouses, probably South?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6691 on: May 26, 2022, 08:39:16 AM »
Lighthouse?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6690 on: May 26, 2022, 08:09:18 AM »
Thanks Beachbum. Certainly an impressive building.
Next is an old pic from early 1900's.
Shouldn't take long to find.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6689 on: May 25, 2022, 09:20:58 PM »
The original design plan................

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6688 on: May 25, 2022, 09:20:00 PM »
Well done grandarog, it is indeed the current Pegwell Bay Hotel.
It was: The Passmore Edwards Working Mens Union Convalesent Home until 1969. It was then converted to a Hotel and remains open now.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6687 on: May 25, 2022, 11:26:39 AM »
You could well be correct grandarog. I was nearly there myself, but 'pipped at the post'

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6686 on: May 25, 2022, 11:20:47 AM »
I think that is the Tower on the old Pegwell Bay ,Ramsgate ,Convalescent Home. I may be wrong.
I don't know if it is still there ,I only found it by searching Frith's old Postcards.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6685 on: May 25, 2022, 08:49:57 AM »
Are we looking at the southeast Kent coastal town/port?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6684 on: May 24, 2022, 10:30:49 PM »
There was a nearby Pleasure Pier.............