Guess the Place

[John Walker]

The tower looks fascinating.  What are all the circles on the plan?

[MartinR]

Yes, I hoped that the ground plan would be more confusing and keep people off the scent for a while.  Ah well, over to you Stewie.
The plan is:  Cunningham, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons

[Stewie]

is it the Jezreel tower? In Watling Street Gillingham near where the Jubilee clip factory was? If so it was supposed to be a tower up to heaven for the Jezrelite movement.

[johnfilmer]

Sadly you are not alone Grandarog, I also recognised it immediately. I was fascinated as a child to get a glimpse from the bus when dragged along to go shopping by my mother.

[grandarog]

Another one to pass on for while, give newcomers a chance. I must have accrued a lot of trivial and odd data during my travels around Kent.

[MartinR]

Odd.  It must have been around the mid 1980s that I was told it was a church.  According to https://c20society.org.uk/c20-churches/christian-science-church it was sold in 1959, so don't rely on what old men in a pub tell you!  A couple of links to Burns: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/burns-guthrie-&-partners?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F and http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=207207
Location:

• Nat Grid:                  TQ 58184 40902
• Nearest Post Code: TN4 9UZ
• Co-ords (WGS84):   51°08'44"N, 000°15'36"E or 51.14553,0.26007

OK, here's an interesting one for you.  What and where is this ground plan for?
LEGAL NOTICE.  The image is licensed CC BY-SA.  A proper attribution will be supplied when the solution is found.

[John Walker]

JW, it was the Freight Transport Association, the industry body which represents hauliers.

Thanks Stuartwaters - head not working properly this morning - I have corrected - thanks.

[stuartwaters]

JW, it was the Freight Transport Association, the industry body which represents hauliers.

[John Walker]

It's similar to the Church of Christ, Scientist (aka Christian Science) in St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells.  I've no idea about any re-branding though and there's nothing about rebranding on the Wiki page, so is it is elsewhere by the same architect?

You have it MartinR    Hermes House.  I knew it as the HQ of the FTA (Freight Transport Association) and now re-branded as Logistics UK.  About to be demolished and converted to 43 flats.

Something else i have learned - The original Hermes House was a Christian Science Church that opened in 1931. It was designed by local architect Cecil Burns and is of a style contemporary to the time of design.

[John Walker]

Is this now linked to the Police?

Not directly linked to the police as far as I can tell.

[MartinR]

It's similar to the Church of Christ, Scientist (aka Christian Science) in St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells.  I've no idea about any re-branding though and there's nothing about rebranding on the Wiki page, so is it is elsewhere by the same architect?

[Beachbum]

Is this now linked to the Police?

[John Walker]

I had dealings here when I was manager of an oil terminal

[grandarog]

Very topical John Walker, building may soon disappear forever. Will pass for now

[John Walker]

Thanks Stewie.


Next one.


Where is this building? What is its purpose and what was the name of the association that was based here for many years before it rebranded in 2020?