Guess the Place

[MartinR]

Sorry to be picky John, but the roof is the wood and slate construct over head.  The vault is the stone and concrete structure you are walking over.  there's a good reason for the stone vault over the quire.  Sound from the choir, particularly the high voices of the choristers, is reflected by stone but absorbed by wood.  The vault therefore acts as a medieval sound system, and in addition can make it sound like the angels are providing the upper line.

[John Walker]

Wow!  I wasn't expecting to be correct. It just reminded me of a trip to the top of the Bell Harry Tower, Canterbury Cathedral.  There is a walkway over part of the roof that has some similarities to your photo Stewie.

Next one up later.

[MartinR]

I learnt to ring at Rochester Cathedral so have walked that passage many times.  Latterly I was been ringing at Frindsbury and acted as ringing master there.  Unfortunately I had to give up ringing "proper" bells and now content myself with handbells.  Incidentaly, the tenor at the cathedral is over 30cwt, so it is like swinging a family car around.

[Stewie]

Yes it is JohnWalker, very well done! Mrs Stewie and myself were having a go at bell ringing and it was an honour to be allowed to ring the bell at the cathedral even if the sound is electronically synthesised for practice sessions. We didn't pursue this hobby as it wasn't really for me though Mrs Stewie seemed to be doing well.
Just for Martin R, the attached picture gives some idea where in the roof we were, the 'x' is roughly where I was standing when I took the picture.
 

[John Walker]

Quick guess - in the roof space of Rochester Cathedral - heading for the tower?

[Stewie]

Thanks JohnWalker, the Cinque Ports heraldry gave me a good idea and then it was a case of narrowing down which town it was in.

My next one was taken pre covid when Mrs Stewie and myself were visiting somewhere we had never been before so where did I take this picture and for a bonus point where were we going?

[MartinR]

Thanks Stewie, I found it from your directions.  Location information:

• Nat Grid:                    TR 37664 52901
• Nearest Post Code:   CT14 6TR
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°13'33",001°24'09" or 51.22579,1.40248

The building is grade II listed:https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1363477?section=official-list-entry.  However the official listing states that the drinking fountain was inserted by "Earl Grenville, Warden of the Cinque Ports at that time" but this is an error, it was actually Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG PC FRS.

[John Walker]

Deal Town Hall? Just above the drinking fountain on the corner of St Georges Road and the High Street?

That was quick Stewie  .  Over to you ...

[Stewie]

Deal Town Hall? Just above the drinking fountain on the corner of St Georges Road and the High Street?
 

[John Walker]

Sandwich?

Not there but you are in the right end of the county.

[Stewie]

Sandwich?

[John Walker]

In full view on a wall in a medium size town.  On GSV too.

[John Walker]

Will add clues if not guessed straightaway.

[John Walker]

Next one up this evening ...

[MartinR]

FYI, the chart wasn't online, it is one of the folio of real paper charts I have for navigation, hence the two handwritten "(NOTE)"s which refer to a warning about changing depths.  Just another hazard, the sands don't stay still!