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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4179 on: March 22, 2021, 08:21:27 PM »
Thanks Shoot999.   An interesting one.  I could just make out the word 'COMPONENTS' on the old faded sign in some of the earlier street views.  I've lost count of the number of Jubilee Clips I've used over the years!


Next one.


Where is this and what is the use of the bridge?
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Offline shoot999

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4178 on: March 22, 2021, 08:14:06 PM »
The vans outside are Jubilee vehicles.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4177 on: March 22, 2021, 08:08:26 PM »
Quote from: John Walker on March 22, 2021, 07:45:05 PM
Junction of Kimberley Road and Canterbury Street.  Called The Factory now - might be something to do with hair dressing.  If I'm right it looks like the road has been widen since the photo was taken.


You have it John. Called the Factory now, and called the Factory then! It was No 1 Factory, Jubilee Clips. The re-plating production shop. I was born just behind the factory in Pretoria Street and never knew of its connection to Jubilee Clips until I read about it on the old Forum. :)


It was being run by the widow of Commander Lumley; the inventor of the clip, as war approached. The story goes that when the men from the Ministry turned up to take over the running of this essential  business from a mere women; she promptly kicked them off the site and ran it herself for the duration.


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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4176 on: March 22, 2021, 07:45:05 PM »
Junction of Kimberley Road and Canterbury Street.  Called The Factory now - might be something to do with hair dressing.  If I'm right it looks like the road has been widened since the photo was taken.


Numerous businesses listed there over a long period but not sure what it was when photo was taken.  Possibly Jubilee Components Ltd?
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Offline shoot999

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4175 on: March 22, 2021, 07:08:24 PM »
Quote from: castle261 on March 22, 2021, 07:02:34 PM
The Sunlight Laundry in Richmond Road


To far away,  grandarog was really close.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4174 on: March 22, 2021, 07:02:34 PM »
The Sunlight Laundry in Richmond Road
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Offline shoot999

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4173 on: March 22, 2021, 06:19:31 PM »
Quote from: grandarog on March 22, 2021, 06:09:23 PM
The big Factory building that used to stand at the top of Canterbury Street. Demolished a few years ago.


This building is still there as far as I know. At least on GSV in 2019! 


You are very close
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4172 on: March 22, 2021, 06:09:23 PM »
The big Factory building that used to stand at the top of Canterbury Street.Demolished a few years ago.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4171 on: March 22, 2021, 05:52:13 PM »
Quote from: John Walker on March 22, 2021, 05:37:47 PM
Somewhere on Gillingham Business Park?


Not the Business Park or any industrial area. Residential and situated on a reasonably busy road.
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4170 on: March 22, 2021, 05:37:47 PM »
Somewhere on Gillingham Business Park?
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« Reply #4169 on: March 22, 2021, 05:27:46 PM »
Quote from: shoot999 on March 22, 2021, 03:38:27 PM


Not Foremans Road.  (Is there a Foremans Road in Gillingham?)



It was just a guess as CAV seemed to be the company we were looking for at the time.  They had an operation in a Foremans Road - possibly not Medway though
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« Reply #4168 on: March 22, 2021, 03:38:27 PM »
Quote from: John Walker on March 22, 2021, 03:28:28 PM
Foremans Road?


Not Foremans Road.  (Is there a Foremans Road in Gillingham?)


To clarify, you don't need the name of the company if you know the location. The well known company no longer operates out of this particular site.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4167 on: March 22, 2021, 03:28:28 PM »
Foremans Road?
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« Reply #4166 on: March 22, 2021, 03:27:34 PM »
Gillingham. But not Lucas/CAV.  And given the GTP is a similar operation, if you guess the company I will need the location of the actual branch.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4165 on: March 22, 2021, 03:18:38 PM »
Quote from: shoot999 on March 22, 2021, 02:04:03 PM
Not Strood, but that part of Kent.


Were CAV in Strood? I remember dad working for them along the Esplanade in Rochester.


May be wrong on CAV, I thought they were on Priory Rd Strood towards the Darnley Rd, Cuxton Rd junctions, just before the raileay bridge

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