Guess the Place

[johnfilmer]

This was the local forge, attached to Forge House. It later became a motor car and agricultural repair garage, still selling fuel about 35years ago. The site has diversified into a minor industrial estate, mainly motor orientated. The last owner did not live in Forge House, but in the house out of shot to the right, but kept his splendid Lanchester in the old forge.

Central Kent 

[grandarog]

Thats it ,You have it been like that for donkeys years.
            On the A2 just as you leave Teynham towards sittingbourne. Old Farm House.
            It is listed so I think the idea is to wait until it becomes dangerous and beyond repair then knock it down and build a housing estate on the farmyard.

[johnfilmer]

It’s Radfield House, London Road, Teynham.


Grade 2 listed, would be wonderful to see it sympathetically refurbished.

[John Walker]

Need to narrow it down, so here goes  .   Maidstone area?

[grandarog]

Thanks Pete.
This one from Street view shouldn't last long.
                                        Where is it?

[pete.mason]

Youu've got it Grandarog. It is the Weald Foundation, Rugmer Hill farm Yalding

[grandarog]

That's one of the WW1 Tanks at a Farm at Yalding. Not sure if open to the public its a restoration group that are based there.

[John Walker]

So far the only place for a military vehicle collection I can find in Kent is at Hever Castle.

[MartinR]

Thanks for the video John.  One small point to make: they mention that landing is not permitted on Chetney Marshes, but it is also worth noting that landing is forbidden on Deadman's Island.

[pete.mason]

I was a bit concerned that "Colas Batching Plant" wasn't right, apparently they started in 1922 and were taken over by Shell in 1929. Now back to GTP- where can you find this?

[John Walker]

A video of a canoe trip to Deadmans and Burntwick Islands.

[MartinR]

Hmm, I'm not sure about "colas batching".  AIUI the photo shows the remains of the barracks for torpedo school.  There's a description of the place on http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/articleslist/341-infamous-island-of-burntwick  which is substantially copied to the Wikipedia entry.  The tall structure to the left is the chimney, it's probably a bit clearer on the full-colour Google view: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4225473,0.6816869,3a,75y,94.12h,93.51t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNhTvRbl09oxyX7LjwHPywRhiNmzvnotXoOwzev!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNhTvRbl09oxyX7LjwHPywRhiNmzvnotXoOwzev%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya190.61377-ro0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!5m1!1e1
FYI, the chimney is at 51.42259N 0.68191E.  There's also another structure at 51.42093N 0.68738E just alongside Stangate Creek.

[John Walker]

Colas batching plant at Sharfleet

That's the name on the photo Pete so you have the right place.  I haven't been able to confirm if that the correct name for the structure or what the structure actually was.  I'm hoping a member can throw some light on it.  Just stuck on a muddy island in the Medway.  There are other structures on the island so I'm guessing there could be some interesting history there.

Over to you Pete.

[pete.mason]

Colas batching plant at Sharfleet

[John Walker]

In the Swale?

Not The Swale, Pete but you're on the right lines.  Move West a tad.  Click on street view and find a solitary blue dot which indicates a photo.  I reckon the photographer was likely using a canoe.