Guess the Place

[John Walker]

So far the only place for a military vehicle collection I can find in Kent is at Hever Castle.

[MartinR]

Thanks for the video John.  One small point to make: they mention that landing is not permitted on Chetney Marshes, but it is also worth noting that landing is forbidden on Deadman's Island.

[pete.mason]

I was a bit concerned that "Colas Batching Plant" wasn't right, apparently they started in 1922 and were taken over by Shell in 1929. Now back to GTP- where can you find this?

[John Walker]

A video of a canoe trip to Deadmans and Burntwick Islands.

[MartinR]

Hmm, I'm not sure about "colas batching".  AIUI the photo shows the remains of the barracks for torpedo school.  There's a description of the place on http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/articleslist/341-infamous-island-of-burntwick  which is substantially copied to the Wikipedia entry.  The tall structure to the left is the chimney, it's probably a bit clearer on the full-colour Google view: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4225473,0.6816869,3a,75y,94.12h,93.51t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNhTvRbl09oxyX7LjwHPywRhiNmzvnotXoOwzev!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNhTvRbl09oxyX7LjwHPywRhiNmzvnotXoOwzev%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya190.61377-ro0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!5m1!1e1
FYI, the chimney is at 51.42259N 0.68191E.  There's also another structure at 51.42093N 0.68738E just alongside Stangate Creek.

[John Walker]

Colas batching plant at Sharfleet

That's the name on the photo Pete so you have the right place.  I haven't been able to confirm if that the correct name for the structure or what the structure actually was.  I'm hoping a member can throw some light on it.  Just stuck on a muddy island in the Medway.  There are other structures on the island so I'm guessing there could be some interesting history there.

Over to you Pete.

[pete.mason]

Colas batching plant at Sharfleet

[John Walker]

In the Swale?

Not The Swale, Pete but you're on the right lines.  Move West a tad.  Click on street view and find a solitary blue dot which indicates a photo.  I reckon the photographer was likely using a canoe.

[shoot999]

Amazing John.  you seem to have managed to get exactly the same cloud formation as Google did!

All my recent entries are from Google.  No longer a car owner and I've used all my Canterbury images.  Trying to find items that have some interest to other members.  So, are you going to give us the answer.  I'd like to know exactly what the structure was as I've read two different descriptions.      It seems to be in water at high tides so I guess water levels have risen since it was built.

Similar here. I moved away over forty years ago. Went back four years ago and managed to get a few snaps, but in the main rely on our friend Google.  I imagine most of us do these days, unless someone has a large back catalogue of pics or has the time and the wherewithal to get out and about.
Still drive, but living in Cornwall I don't think I'll be going back to snap any more. Not that I need to when I've got GTP.   

[pete.mason]

In the Swale?

[John Walker]

Amazing John.  you seem to have managed to get exactly the same cloud formation as Google did!

All my recent entries are from Google.  No longer a car owner and I've used all my Canterbury images.  Trying to find items that have some interest to other members.  So, are you going to give us the answer.  I'd like to know exactly what the structure was as I've read two different descriptions.      It seems to be in water at high tides so I guess water levels have risen since it was built.

[MartinR]

Amazing John.  you seem to have managed to get exactly the same cloud formation as Google did!

[John Walker]

Near the coast?

Not the coast as such but certainly near a lot of water.

[shoot999]

Near the coast?

[Dave Smith]

As an aside, would that have been Lenham Sanitorium? Visible from the A20. I remember that that one was for TB patients & the standard "treatment"- before antibiotics- was lots of fresh air; so rooms opened out onto the balconies &, when it wasn't raining, all was open wide, even in Winter!