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Offline shoot999

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8448 on: May 21, 2023, 04:21:30 PM »
 Drake the seafarer?

Offline stuartwaters

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8447 on: May 21, 2023, 04:07:11 PM »
Swale Council area.....
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8446 on: May 21, 2023, 04:06:28 PM »
Gillingham, as in “proper “ Gillingham, Gads Hill, Grange Road area?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8445 on: May 21, 2023, 02:57:32 PM »
As far as the Medway Towns?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8444 on: May 21, 2023, 01:32:03 PM »
"I did not say the French would not come, I said they will not come by sea" - Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8443 on: May 21, 2023, 11:10:34 AM »
Bobbing?

Offline stuartwaters

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8442 on: May 21, 2023, 09:25:00 AM »
Holy Trinity Church, Murston ?

Nope....
"I did not say the French would not come, I said they will not come by sea" - Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent.

Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8441 on: May 21, 2023, 09:07:15 AM »
Holy Trinity Church, Murston ?

Offline stuartwaters

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8440 on: May 21, 2023, 08:26:43 AM »
Time for a clue methinks......

The small port located near here gave a very famous British sailor his first experience of the sea......
"I did not say the French would not come, I said they will not come by sea" - Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8439 on: May 20, 2023, 11:53:36 PM »
North-East of Maidstone.....
"I did not say the French would not come, I said they will not come by sea" - Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8438 on: May 20, 2023, 10:15:58 PM »
Maidstone?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8437 on: May 20, 2023, 09:12:24 PM »
Starter guess.    Suttin Valence area?

Nope, further north-ish....
"I did not say the French would not come, I said they will not come by sea" - Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent.

Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8436 on: May 20, 2023, 05:50:11 PM »
Starter guess.    Sutton Valence area?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8435 on: May 20, 2023, 05:46:17 PM »
I was away from home when I saw your reply and it looked close enough and I didn't want to be pedantic  :)

I didn't know there were two St Marys so close together.

Now to try and find your current GTP.  :)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8434 on: May 20, 2023, 05:24:52 PM »
Thank you John, though technically, it seems I didn't get it right. For the sake of avoiding confusion though and it might seem unsporting, I'm going to take the turn.

Where is, or was (because the photo is a few years old now) this unusual art work?
"I did not say the French would not come, I said they will not come by sea" - Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent.