Guess the Place

[Jackie Paper]

Not National Trust.
It's going to cost you quite a lot if you want to visit. 

[MartinR]

National Trust?

[Jackie Paper]

An indoor Guess the Place, open to the public.
 

[Jackie Paper]

That does seem confusing. I remember some clueless guy sailing round the island several times thinking he would get to Brighton or somewhere if he kept the shore on one side...
Looks interesting down there though. I'm hoping to walk that bit of the Saxon Shore way at some point.

[MartinR]

Bang on Jackie.  Over to you.

It is indeed the Lillies, and the smaller blacked out name is Lily Creek.  One little fact I meant to mention: it is here that the direction of buoyage changes.  As you travel west along The Swale, red cans are on your left (port) and green cones on your right (starboard), however once past The Lillies red cans are to your right, and green cones to your left.  Confuses trainee sailors like mad!

The map is the OS 6" County Series published between 1830s-1880s.  This particular sheet is Kent XXI, Surveyed: 1865, Published: 1869.  Pulling out slightly and with no blanking:

[Jackie Paper]

Is it The Lilies?
The Swale at Kemsley Mill.
Not much sign of the Coastguard Station. Perhaps a suggestion of a slipway.

[MartinR]

No, but very close.

[johnfilmer]

Sheppey?

[MartinR]

Not that I'm aware of, but then there is a lot about Kent that I don't know.

[John Walker]

Anything to do with gunpowder?

[MartinR]

No.  Hints/directions will start tomorrow.

[Stewie]

Is this the North end of the Wansum Channel?

[MartinR]

Until I can get out a bit more, we'll have to put up with a map one.  You'll notice that there are two blanked off labels, what I'm after is the larger label.  I've even left the benchmark in for you, aren't I nice!

[John Walker]

Well done MartinR. Over to you 

[Beachbum]