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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #9569 on:
February 04, 2024, 06:17:59 PM »
Grr, beaten to the post whilst I checked! Well done Stewie.
I notice that Legh Street is now Station Road (that one had me chasing around Manchester). The station's pub is now "Medi-Aid (UK)" the Wesleyan Chapel is now simply the Methodist Church. The Widows' home is still standing, but now appears to be private houses, I was looking for an almshouse there. Out of interest, the spot heights in Church Lane are given in your map as 89' and 100' whereas the 1892-1914 25" OS map gives 90' and 98' respectively.
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Stewie
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Reply #9568 on:
February 04, 2024, 05:59:34 PM »
Newington?
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johnfilmer
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February 04, 2024, 04:33:32 PM »
Apologies for delay, unexpected visitors.
Following on from Stewie's question, I've gone for a railway one, a simple map (1906/8).
Where is the station? It still exists, in much altered form, but still a station.
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John Walker
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February 03, 2024, 07:26:43 PM »
That was a good(s) one Stewie. Can you forward a link to that map please - it looks a good one as I only have earlier ones linked.
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Stewie
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February 03, 2024, 05:31:42 PM »
Yes Johnfilmer it is the goods yard at Rochester (although known as Chatham Goods Yard). There is a good link to the history of this building here:
https://kentrail.org.uk/rochester_goods_depot.htm
The shed was very large and the left hand door in the picture was for rail traffic with road traffic via the central door to the right. The wooden platform that I was standing on allowed from the transfer of goods from rail to road and vice versa. At the time I took the picture, the office attached to the building was still in use for booking freight.
The building can be seen (circled) on the 1936 OS map of the area as a comparison against the present layout of houses, shops and a hotel occupying the former yard now.
Over to you johnfilmer
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johnfilmer
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Reply #9564 on:
February 03, 2024, 05:10:38 PM »
Rochester goods shed?
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Stewie
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Reply #9563 on:
February 03, 2024, 03:04:51 PM »
Not Sittingbourne Martin R, stay on the train towards London.
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MartinR
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February 03, 2024, 02:50:58 PM »
Well if I head towards London from Whitstable, and its not Faversham, then perhaps Sittingbourne somewhere?
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Stewie
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February 03, 2024, 02:38:59 PM »
Not Whitstable Martin R, head towards London
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MartinR
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Reply #9560 on:
February 03, 2024, 02:34:09 PM »
Whitstable?
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Stewie
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Reply #9559 on:
February 03, 2024, 01:01:01 PM »
Not Faversham, Johnfilmer but you’re heading in the right direction, the building is no longer there and has been replaced by a housing development 🤓👍
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johnfilmer
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Reply #9558 on:
February 03, 2024, 12:28:06 PM »
Faversham?
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Stewie
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #9557 on:
February 03, 2024, 08:08:13 AM »
Not Dover JohnWalker
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John Walker
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Reply #9556 on:
February 03, 2024, 12:10:38 AM »
Dover Docks?
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Stewie
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Reply #9555 on:
February 02, 2024, 10:07:34 PM »
Not Strood Martin R, the building was built by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway.
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