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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3909 on: February 15, 2021, 11:07:13 AM »
The old Bockingford Arms, now a private house as Bockingham Steps. An imposing building, but quite shallow upstairs.

www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Bockingford-Arms-Loose.html
We installed a heating system there some years ago, challenging but hugely interesting, I did the design. The main rooms downstairs used new cast iron sectional radiators (think old school type) that had to be assembled on site. The instructions specified the torque for the connecting nipples by where a given weight man stood on which length bar. Failed to mention the three other guys hanging onto the radiator!
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3908 on: February 15, 2021, 12:28:56 AM »
Bockingford Arms or Bockingford Steps, Bockingford Lane, Bockingford, Loose ?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3907 on: February 14, 2021, 06:15:02 PM »
Right stream and valley :)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3906 on: February 14, 2021, 06:04:05 PM »
Loose ?
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3905 on: February 14, 2021, 03:13:13 PM »
Clues.

The property is part named both as pub and house for the hamlet. The road leading up the valley side next to the property is now also named for the hamlet, but used to be Farm Hill.
The building across the road from the property, visible on the right of it in the picture, was an industrial one (of many) until about 120 years ago. It is also named for the hamlet.
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3904 on: February 14, 2021, 12:09:00 PM »
Not beside the Medway itself, but feeds into it. There’s vague for you  ::)


This view across the valley has the Medway off some way to the right.


The GSV screenshot (from 2009) is not closer as there is a gap in its availability in front of the building.
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3903 on: February 14, 2021, 11:36:12 AM »
Beside the river Medway - somewhere?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3902 on: February 14, 2021, 10:46:02 AM »
I used to drive past there to go to Stone Lodge Ranges which were just down and along a bit - all gone now. Always seemed an odd spot to find some full-sized railway stuff.
Another attempt at a screenshot - where is this? Clues - old pub, and near (fresh) water.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3901 on: February 14, 2021, 09:04:40 AM »

"................ I cant remember when I went but I think it was late 80's. I think the North Downs Railway had designs on opening the former Gravesend West branch but this came to nothing. I think in the end they moved to Tunbridge Wells to form the Spa Valley. Over to you."

https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/article.php/15/history-line-closure
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3900 on: February 13, 2021, 07:45:13 PM »
Quote from: johnfilmer on February 13, 2021, 05:28:44 PM
How about Dartford, Stone Lodge, Cotton Lane?


You are right Johnfilmer, I cant remember when I went but I think it was late 80's. I think the North Downs Railway had designs on opening the former Gravesend West branch but this came to nothing. I think in the end they moved to Tunbridge Wells to form the Spa Valley. Over to you.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3899 on: February 13, 2021, 06:12:45 PM »
East Kent Light Railway at Shepherdswell ?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3898 on: February 13, 2021, 05:32:26 PM »
The former Selling Steam Rally site?
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3897 on: February 13, 2021, 05:28:44 PM »
How about Dartford, Stone Lodge, Cotton Lane?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3896 on: February 13, 2021, 02:02:28 PM »
Thanks Grandarog, twas a bit of a speculative guess as I remembered that the railway had one! A very nice p[lace to visit with quite a bit to see if you like engineering.


I haven't really got much to test you all with so having completed my 'Lockdown' Project of digitising all of the family photos can anyone tell me where I was when I took this picture some time in the past?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #3895 on: February 13, 2021, 11:40:56 AM »
Sorry for delay responding.  Stewie has it. The day I was there that time The UK Harley Davidson club had a bike meet there. Just a few of the bikes that day.
Next please Stewie :)
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