Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Western Heights leading to Grand shaft

This pathway starts in Albany Place (not far from the Dover Museum).  It starts off on a steep track beside allotments and then arrives at this staircase.  It continues up on many more steps to the Drop Redoubt on the right fork or round to the Grand Shaft by the left fork.  This is one hell of an upward route.  You can follow it on GSV.   Better to drive to the car park at the top    if you plan a visit.


Over to you Pete.

[pete.mason]

Western Heights leading to Grand shaft

[John Walker]

Dover Castle?

Not Dover Castle Pete - but very much the right part of Kent.

[pete.mason]

Dover Castle?

[John Walker]

I think that if I went up them, they would take me straight to A&E 

There are more steps after this flight.   

[johnfilmer]

I think that if I went up them, they would take me straight to A&E 

[John Walker]

Thanks CAT.  The architecture immediately made me think of Maidstone.  I initially headed for the palace just down the road.

I guess there's a story to go with these images.  Did the crane arrive to rescue the roller and then collapse into the trench as well ?


Next one ...


What place do these steps lead to ?

[MartinR]

If you go to https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.2703976,0.5220675,3a,75y,314.17h,83.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slunZ7KHhQufQKDpOVnGznQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1 you can see the three bollards that are just behind the roller.  The window tracery and base of the tower also match All Saints' Maidstone.  That's why I assumed that they were both the same incident down by the college.

[CAT]

It is indeed alongside All Saints Church, Maidstone, so John Walker has it.


With regards to the two images, yes it does appear that there are the same incident as pointed out by Martin R. This is one of a series of pics in my collection.


Interesting to see how a sepia image can give the impression of it being older than it actually is. The 'incident' is recorded as being in the first few years of the 1950s (approx. 1950-52). With regards to the number on the roller, i think it shows on my image to be KO1761 and not KO 1781 as suggested by grandarog. This might show it having a different location to Tovil as mentioned by grandarog later on.


Look closer at the open door to the shed to the left of the roller on my image. Two very disapproving 'men in suits' looking on the the sheds gloomy protection

[grandarog]

Picture of KO1781 was at Tovil.

[John Walker]

The road alongside All Saints Church, Maidstone?  Possibly named The Horseway?

[MartinR]

Isn't that the same accident, just shot from the other side?

[johnfilmer]

Where and when was the one in your photo grandarog?

[grandarog]

Don't know where your accident was Cat but that certainly was one unlucky steam roller. KO1781

[CAT]

Sorry for the delay. Many thanks John Walker, a very distinctive west end of a church that one.


Here is my next, but where is this 'elf n safety' mishap?