Guess the Place

[Stewie]

Well actually in Whitstable Lutonman! Mrs Stewie and me had walked from Faversham railway station to Whitstable via the Saxon Shore Way and after a cop of tea in the castle gardens, was making our way to the station via a lovely footpath leading from 'Stream Walk'. The footpath is decorated along its length by artistic murals of which the picture on the bridge forms part.
The bridge itself is (just) visible on GSV (see attached), and was also featured in an article in Kent Online, concerning Network Rail cleaning their structures of graffiti (see attached), though I don't believe  that they meant this one. Back to you then Lutonman.

[Lutonman]

Are we talking near Whitstable?

[Stewie]

OK for another pointer, the picture on the bridge gives a clue to the town its in. The bridge recently featured in a local internet article concerning the removal of graffiti from Network Rail structures.

[John Walker]

I'll still hold off for a while as I've done a few GTPs lately.  Stewie's next clues will hopefully lead one of you to the location.

[Stewie]

Yes Shoot999, I suspect JW knows the location, but if he has not shown his hand by tomorrow I will give some more info.

[shoot999]

North Kent coast?

[Stewie]

Our walk took us along a section of the Kent coast starting and ending at a (different) railway station

[MartinR]

Is that a railway line above the bridge? Oops, you posted whilst I was typing!

[Stewie]

You are correct that there is a similar design on the other side John Walker so you are probably there, to narrow it down slightly the bridge is a footpath under a railway line, we were heading for the station after our walk.

[John Walker]

I'm fairly certain I've found it.  If I'm correct, there's a similar design at the other end.  I'll hold back for now in case we attract a new participant - and of course, I could be wrong 

[Stewie]

Thanks Lutonman, I haven't been entering GTP for some time as I don't really have anything to challenge you with, however Mrs Stewie and myself went for a walk on Wednesday and passed this fine example of graffiti. The bridge is viewable on GSV but not in its painted form. I guess that you will either know this or not so may need some clues later!

[Lutonman]

Well done Stewie, I thought a local would get it quickly. Yes it's the tower on the new (1984) church it has the original 1843 toll bell in it although it has an automatic ringing system which can vary the strike rate.


51.37156125779581, 0.5461970864104069


Over to you

[Stewie]

Is it Christchurch in Luton, Chatham Lutonman?

[Lutonman]

Thanks John Walker, spent many hours and days at Chattenden and Lodge hill with gas leaks and new construction work. Once we had to put a new supply into the Barracks and the connection point was way across a very muddy field. The RE's laid a metal track road for us to use.


Try this one should be easy, what building is this "tower" being put on to?

[MartinR]

There was a network of both narrow (2'6") gauge and standard gauge railways linking the sites and down to Upnor.  On the standard gauge some of Aveling & Porter's "traction engine" style (2-2-0T and 0-4-0T) locos were used.  To transport personnel between site the narrow gauge line coaches were built.  Four survive as numbers 196, 199, 200 and 204 on the Sittingbourne & Kemsley light railway.  See the Chattendon and Upnor Railway link below for more details.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattenden_and_Upnor_Railway
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittingbourne_and_Kemsley_Light_Railway
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveling_and_Porter#Locomotives

and in case anyone is still looking for it:

• Grid:          TQ 75378 73015
• Post code: ME3 8NE
• WGS84:    51°25'44"N 000°31'17"E or 51.4290022,0.5214011