Guess the Place

[shoot999]

St Nicholas Church, Boughton Malherbe? Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) the comedian and actor, and Tom Baker before him, lived nearby in Bell House.

[johnfilmer]

Let’s recap.


On top of the Greensand Ridge, with far reaching views south.


Old drovers road leading from the Weald to transport on the north coast runs past, but you are unlikely to drive by. I did the other day, but only because there were roadworks and closures all around, so I took the back double down Church Road.


Only a few surrounding houses, large farm buildings, many now converted. Farmhouse was once much grander. Adjacent old school has had a couple of notable residents.


Main parish settlement is now at the foot of the hill, although there are many other small hamlets.

[John Walker]

Struggling with this one.   A drovers route to Ashford ?

[johnfilmer]

Yes JW, south of M20.


On one of the old north-south drove roads.


Not much village around it, parish stretches south to include another village.

[John Walker]

South of the M20?

[johnfilmer]

On top of the Greensand Ridge, hence the view

[grandarog]

Like Diapason I know this one . Keep Guessing 

[Diapason]

I thought I recognised this church but I'm wrong.  I was convinced it was St John's Church, Marley Road, Harrietsham - the view with the wall is almost identical at first glance.  Back to the drawing board 

Ditto, John 


How about All Saints,Biddenden?

[johnfilmer]

Not wildly out of position JW.


If you turn to look right from where we see it, there is an excellent view.

[John Walker]

I thought I recognised this church but I'm wrong.  I was convinced it was St John's Church, Marley Road, Harrietsham - the view with the wall is almost identical at first glance.  Back to the drawing board 

[johnfilmer]

The old school on the far side of the church was home to a well known actor then a comedian.

[Diapason]

I`ll leave this one, for a while, as I know this church very well and have many photos of it.

[johnfilmer]

A history of your local fire brigade, plus family connections should make for an interesting thread.
I cheated a bit, guessed it was a fire station, had the plot number off the gate, and thought to start where I knew you would have an association. So Milton, an old fire station would be near where there would be fires, so reasonably central. A bit of playing with my friemd Google first on Streeview, then looking for old pictures to confirm.


Back to the Ecclesiastical - where is this sunlit church?

[Diapason]

Spot on, John! I`d be interested to know how you found it. Did you manage to decipher the engraved name on the concrete lintol above the two doors?

Apologies for not replying sooner, as I`ve spent the last few hours searching for photos of the members of the Milton Regis Fire service and some of their appliances, at least of which were horse-drawn. I had hoped to post on this reply. Unfortunately, they appear to have disappeared from my PC, all except my father-in-law`s brass helmet (and his father`s before him). The badge has  been changed from Milton Regis to Sittingbourne and finally to the National Fire Service.  I still have the original prints, somewhere, and will post them in due course.
 

[johnfilmer]

Well it's number 27 on the gate post, so I think it is Crown Road, Milton Regis