Guess the Place

[CAT]

You have it JohnWalker, it is indeed the Canterbury Road heading out of Lyminge. Interestingly, whilst Lyminge is well known for its early Kentish Christian origins a ‘pagan’ cemetery is known on the hillside where the windmill is in my pic.


Over to you JohnWalker and apologies to all for the delays as I’m currently in the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales where signal is limited.

[John Walker]

Along the Elham Valley Road perhaps? Canterbury Road, heading out of Lyminge ...

Ethelburga returned to Kent to become abbess of a new convent, Lyminge Abbey. When she died in 647 she was venerated as a saint.

51.13062251234568, 1.0885025323150974

[CAT]

Not St Eanswythe JohnWalker, but look between the saintly sites of Eanswythe and Augustine

[John Walker]

Are we looking for a connection with Saint Eanswith?  I can only find a Folkestone connection so far.

[CAT]

As far as I’m aware this village is beyond the scope of the Kent coal as it’s a to the south and southwest of Northbourne JohnWalker.


The Saintly connection is not St Augustine, but a slightly less venerated Kentish saint DaveTheTrain.

[John Walker]

Northbourne area?

[DaveTheTrain]

Is the saintly connection, Saint Augustine?

[John Walker]

Did there used to be a coal mine beyond the house on the right?  The house looks familiar from another photo which had something to do with a mine beyond the house.

[CAT]

Too true JohnWalker, plenty of the bus routes are rural, but this one is renowned for the area. It’s not the Canterbury-Whitstable-Herne Bay route, though a distant route from Canterbury to the coast can be returned on another long route back. This village has a strong Kentish saintly association.

[John Walker]

On the Triangle bus route. Canterbury, Herne Bay, Whitstable?

[stuartwaters]

I've seen this picture before - darned if I can remember where though.....

[johnfilmer]

I have to say CAT that “frequent rural bus route” is an oxymoron around here 

[MartinR]

For those who don't know the area, the Pegwell Bay Hotel is at:

• TR 36362 64170
• CT11 0NJ
• 51°19'39"N, 001°23'29"E or 51.32748,1.39131

and the South Foreland Lighthouse is at:

• TR 35906 43307
• CT15 6HP
• 51°08'25"N, 001°22'16"E or 51.14040,1.37105

[CAT]

Many thanks gradarog. Ironic your pic occurring when it did as I was walking around the lighthouse only a week or so earlier.


Here is my next vintage village scene, which might not last too long as its along a frequent rural bus route, but where....?

[grandarog]

You have it Cat. I said it wouldn't last long.
 Makes up for pipping you on the last one.
Over to you.