Guess the Place

[John Walker]

I've found it but will hold off for now.   


I should add that I recognised the location so it was hardly a guess in the spirit of Guess the Place,

[johnfilmer]

Back to a map. Should be very simple, lots of clues in the pic.
So, where is this station?
From: OS 25inch 1908

[John Walker]

Is it the old Marley site near Harrietsham?

That was quick JohnFilmer - well done.  I thought it might last a bit longer.  The site is now enormous and appears to be still operating.
When we moved into our council house in 1951, all the downstairs rooms had Marley Tiles.  Dark brown with a mottled streak.  Fitted carpets came many years later in our house.  The Marley site appears to manufacture plastic piping etc.

51.24545275675208, 0.7015302357699851


Over to you ...

[johnfilmer]

Is it the old Marley site near Harrietsham?

[John Walker]

Here we go - next one.


Part of a larger site.  Quite rural.


What and where?

[castle261]

Reading  about Margate, we were on holiday the week the Pier Pool opened. I read recently, the Lido opened the same day.
We had the rooms above the fish & ship shop, near Dreamland, when our two kids, brought a six foot rubber boat, into the
restaurant, with the intention of bringing it, up the spiral staircase to our room, spraying all the customers with sand, as they were eating.

[John Walker]

Thanks Grandarog,


Just sorting the next one.


In the meantime, here's a view of 89 Bank Street.

[grandarog]

I wondered where you were yesterday, John Walker. Well done. Was also Post Office for a while.

89, Bank Street, Maidstone, Kent (britishlistedbuildings.co.uk)

Your turn. 

[John Walker]

That was a good one Grandarog - had me going round in circles.
89 Bank Street, Maidstone


TQ 7655 NW883/2/10016
Maidstone BANK STREET

Formerly insurance office, now building society offices. Built in 1913 as the district office of Prudential Assurance Company, possibly by Paul Waterhouse who carried out many commissions for this company. Tudor style. Upper floors timber-framed with plaster infill, ground floor of Portland stone. Plain tiled roof with brick chimney stack. Two storeys and attics; two windows. Upper floors have close-studding with plastered infill. Two projecting gables with decorated carved bargeboards and elaborately carved bressummer. Each gable has two paired arched windows with leaded lights with a lozenge pattern below. First floor has two oriel windows with three mullioned and transomed windows with leaded lights and carved bases. Decorative central rainwater head with a quatrefoil motif.

Four ogee-shaped stone niches with statues of Kentish worthies under four-centred wooden arches with blank shields and foliate moulding to spandrels.
These are (right to left) Archbishop Courtenay, Caxton, Sir Christopher Marlowe and Lord Avebury.

The ground floor has a stone shopfront with carved stone bosses, pilasters, two oak framed windows and two doorcases with rectangular fanlights and arched doorcases.  Right side plank doorcase has studded door.
INTERIOR: Ground floor has square ribbed ceiling with plastered vine motifs. Right side staircase has moulded balusters and newel post with panelling below.
Included as a good and complete example of an insurance office in this unusual arts and crafts style.
Listing NGR: TQ7604555697

[grandarog]

Not a Church.
Clue: - He does not stand alone.

[John Walker]

Should we be looking for a church?

[grandarog]

In full view from street level. Also visible on GESV.

[John Walker]

All Saints Church ?

[MartinR]

Is it visible from the street?

[grandarog]

Maidstone it is.
                        You just need to find him now.