Guess the Place

[MartinR]

Well I've been thinking about the RAF Marine Branch, but haven't so far found any bass relief memorials in Kent.

[grandarog]

Will pass on this one unless it stalls.

[Stewie]

Yes Martin R it is a memorial commemorating numerous actions by a specific force during World War 2.

[MartinR]

I haven't the slightest idea, so am qualified to make guesses!
To me it looks like the rescue of men from a ship's lifeboat, or else a local small boat, by a larger ship.  It doesn't look like an RNLI lifeboat.  From this I'd deduce that it either represents one specific, probably heroic, rescue or else it is a memorial to men being rescued in general - perhaps WWI or WWII?
Am I anywhere near?

[John Walker]

I'll have to hold back on this one too. I was standing next to this in July so it wouldn't really be a guess in the spirit of GTP. 

[Stewie]

Thanks Lutonman, I dropped into the thread out of interest and thought "I know where that is"!


I don't have anything too challenging for the more 'senior' players and guess this may be an easy one for some of you, So where was I when I took this picture?

[John Walker]

Well worth a visit.  I watched the film A Portrait of a Marriage and it features Sissinghurst quite a lot. 


Portrait of a Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson is the 1973 biography of writer and gardener Vita Sackville-West compiled by her son Nigel Nicolson from her journals and letters.

I suggest either watching the film or reading the book before going as it adds greatly to the visit and makes it much more interesting.

[Lutonman]

Thanks Stewie, your correct, I left a little of the "other" tower on the left in view to make it a easier to spot.


Over to you

[Stewie]

Is this at Sissinghurst Castle?

[Lutonman]

If there is no takes by tomorrow John Walker I suggest that you take it over.


Its a well known for its visitors

[John Walker]

I've just realised where this is but I'll hold back as I've had a few GTP's lately.

[Lutonman]

Thank You John Walker,


Hopefully fairly easy this one.

[John Walker]

You have Lutonman.  It is Horsmonden.

The Gypsy Horse Fair is held there each year and the railway line which ran from Cranbrook to Paddockwood was closed in 1961 - a Beeching cut I believe  .


Over to you.

[Lutonman]

Horsemonden?

[John Walker]

Lutonman and Grandarog - Not Goudhurst or Cranbrook but you are both on the right track.


The village you are looking for can get a bit 'lively' once a year.