« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 694   Go Down

Author Topic: Guess the Place  (Read 1855690 times)

Offline CAT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 627
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10396 on: April 29, 2025, 07:50:34 AM »
It is Adisham Station Johnnie Walker, and you are right with the suspect device, though it was more than a few years back. Though the station is just another through station on the London - Canterbury - Dover line, it was once much larger and was seen as a fairly large shunting station for goods to and from the former coalmines nearby. So much so, the census notes at least a couple of prominent families engaged in the coal merchant trade.

Over to you Johnnie Walker
Logged

Offline Johnnie Walker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3021
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10395 on: April 28, 2025, 10:30:18 AM »
The station looks like Adisham. I took a train there to Hydraquip next door to purchase some hose fittings. I seem to recall a home-made bomb being set off in the phone box there a few years back.
Logged
Gouranga

Offline Local Hiker

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 169
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10394 on: April 27, 2025, 02:40:21 PM »
... I also think that with the high number of "guests" regularly logged into a fairly inactive website, (currently 13), the site is being mined by BOTs.
Logged

Offline Local Hiker

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 169
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10393 on: April 27, 2025, 02:36:33 PM »
I do wish Stuart well. He had been asking for Admin support a while ago because he had a lot going on.
https://kenthistoryforum.com/index.php?topic=845.0

Sadly, with the best will in the world to carry on the old Kyn's site's function on t'interweb, this site really just primarily provided a new home for Guess the place.

I do pop in to monitor GTP with a view to carrying on playing.
I know the answer to the current GTP, but it is a commercially available print rather than a personal photo. I will leave it for others to guess this one.
I also need to get out more and take some GTP images to contribute.

Logged

Offline Johnnie Walker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3021
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10392 on: April 25, 2025, 11:37:35 AM »
I'm happy to carry on, but my access to the forum is intermittent. This morning, I went straight into the forum with no warnings and a normal screen layout. Other times, I can't get in at all or just get the blue text version. It's quite frustrating.
Logged
Gouranga

Offline CAT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 627
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10391 on: April 25, 2025, 10:30:21 AM »
That was my thoughts also regards the certification. Do hope all is well with the administrator.

Are we happy to continue with this GTP without any personal details required?
Logged

Offline Local Hiker

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 169
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10390 on: April 24, 2025, 11:04:25 PM »
I am no expert, but looks like the SSL certificate has expired and needs renewed, which needs done by site administration (Stuart).

I recommend that nobody posts any private or personal or intimate information on the site... (not that you should even if the certificate was in place).


Logged

Offline Johnnie Walker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3021
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10389 on: April 24, 2025, 10:48:40 PM »
No reply from Stuart so far.  He usually responds quite promptly.  I hope he's ok.
Logged
Gouranga

Offline CAT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 627
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10388 on: April 22, 2025, 02:05:48 PM »
Same with myself Jonnie Walker. Though sometimes I only get a response of it being an 'Unsecure Site'  :(
Logged

Offline Johnnie Walker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3021
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10387 on: April 22, 2025, 12:57:42 PM »
Not sure if anyone will get this.  I've emailed Stuart asking him what the state of play is with the forum as I couldn't access it at first today and then when I did, it had gone to text only.

Regards

John
Logged
Gouranga

Offline CAT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 627
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10386 on: April 22, 2025, 10:29:08 AM »
Sorry to both, but still having problems logging on.

It is not Minster (Jonnie Walker), and is very much in use (Beachbum). Definitely mainline and falls on a coastal bound route
Logged

Offline Beachbum

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 513
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10385 on: April 20, 2025, 07:48:56 PM »
Current or disused?
Logged

Offline Johnnie Walker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3021
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10384 on: April 20, 2025, 02:11:09 PM »
Quick guess - Minster, Thanet ?
Logged
Gouranga

Offline CAT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 627
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10383 on: April 17, 2025, 01:55:13 PM »
OK, here we go. Not too difficult as a starter, especially if you know your train stations!  ;)
Logged

Offline Johnnie Walker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3021
Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #10382 on: April 16, 2025, 04:29:05 PM »
Something has changed - I got straight in just now.  I hope others see it and join back in.

If you have one ready CAT, why not put it up and see how it goes?
Logged
Gouranga
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 694   Go Up
« previous next »