Guess the Place

[grandarog]

That,s the old Government Agriculture offices site at Wye. Has a great long brick wall arround the site.
I don,t know if they are still there or have been demolished for development.


Update:-Agricultural Development Advisory Service.Offices planning apps in at Ashford Council for redevelopment.

[johnfilmer]

Old barracks?

[John Walker]

Thanks Shoot999.  When I first saw your photo, I thought it might be the cafe near Bluewater which I believe was also a 60s bikers hang-out.


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[shoot999]

It looks like one of the motorcycle meet-up cafes from the 60s.


Possibly this one Johnson's Cafe at West Kingsdown - although the window count is different?

Spot on John. That was quick! The windows were reconfigured and chimneys removed  a while back. Currently a Chartered Accountants.  Over to you.

[John Walker]

It looks like one of the motorcycle meet-up cafes from the 60s.


Possibly this one Johnson's Cafe at West Kingsdown - although the window count is different?

[grandarog]

Cant remember exactly where it was but it was a Greasy Spoon Cafe in the old days somewhere near Brands hatch.
Sure someone can pinpoint it.

[shoot999]

Thank you John.  I suspect like quite a few others on here who play regularly I am restricted by the number of GTP pics I can muster to post myself. So thank you and the other  posters who keep us supplied with the goods.


Think if this one doesn't go quickly it'll need a fair few clues.

[John Walker]

The Opera House, Tunbridge Wells. A pub.

You have it Shoot999 - The Wetherspoon Pub.  Great to see these old buildings saved.


Over to you

[shoot999]

The Opera House, Tunbridge Wells. A pub.

[John Walker]

I experiment using it while developing liquid wheels for disco projectors in the early 70s. 

I am guessing that would be the famous Pluto Projector, JW.  I remember them well back in my disco days from 79-95.   Coloured oils warmed by the lamp.   I think ours came from Roger Squires.
DTT

We were ahead of the Roger Squires outfit but unfortunately didn't realise the potential of it becoming so popular.  Our first 6" wheels had two tanks about 1mm deep with an oil based dye and a water based dye in each tank.  As the wheel rotated, friction would take the liquids up and it would flow back down aided ( as you mention) by the heat of the lamp.  We originally converted Rank Aldis projectors.  Traded as South Coast Discos and then Socodi Music Ltd.  It wasn't long before Pluto and Citronic started producing them too.

[DaveTheTrain]

I experiment using it while developing liquid wheels for disco projectors in the early 70s. 

I am guessing that would be the famous Pluto Projector, JW.  I remember them well back in my disco days from 79-95.   Coloured oils warmed by the lamp.   I think ours came from Roger Squires.
DTT

[John Walker]

Hi Diapason


Sorry to hear of your lost images.  I hope you manage to get them back.  I'm sure there are some free image recovery programs available.  Good luck.

Grandarog - our posts overlapped.  Toluene - evil stuff.  I experiment using it while developing liquid wheels for disco projectors in the early 70s.  Always made me feel unwell.  No warnings were given when I purchased it.


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[grandarog]

Ha Ha. Toluene..... When I worked for Lacron at the Teynham Oast House the Moulds for the Filters we made were dewaxed and cleaned out with Toluene after each use. some of the bigger moulds required a lot of arm stretching and leaning over to wash out. Consequently every now and then a novice worker would be found head down hanging in the mould. Treatment was to get him out into the fresh air when he would quickly come round. Unfortunately the charge hand had a stupid habit of sitting them on the wall to recover.This caused more problems than the Toluene ,as there was a 10 foot drop into the field below. You can guess what used to happen. Luckily no serious injury,s occurred.

[Diapason]

Yes! Methyl ethyl ketone, Benzene and Toluene were dangerous if misused. I think all are banned now.


Please would you continue with GTP as I have accidentally deleted most of my photos. The ones I have retrieved are all unsuitable.

[John Walker]

From memory, it looks like St Augustines Hospital, Chartham.

I visited the hospital on two occasions, once to see a workmate and also a neighbour. The elder of the two managed to `break` out and never returned. Strangely, both had worked in the printing trade.

Spot on Diapason.  I wonder if your workmate and neighbour had been affected by a chemical previously used in the printing trade?
I remember as a child hearing adults speak in sad and concerned tones if anyone they knew was admitted there.   In the late 60s or early 70s, I was booked to do a number of disco evenings in the main hall.  They were quite successful and I'm guessing only certain patients were allowed to attend.  For obvious reasons I was asked not to use flashing lights/strobes, so I just lit the hall with static coloured floods to create an atmosphere.  Also, had to be very careful with my choice of records.

Over to you Diapason ...