Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Much too far NW Pete.

[pete.mason]

RARDE Q[size=78%]inetiq Fort Halstead[/size]

[John Walker]

Not explosives/fireworks JohnFilmer - the photo is fairly current.

[johnfilmer]

Explosives of some sort?
How about fireworks?
So a wild guess Astra Fireworks at Sandwich - some time ago!

[John Walker]

Thanks JohnFilmer


I was lucky with that one.  Something made me think it was Torry Hill which is not far away.  As it was near a private railway, the only other place I could think of was Doddington.




Next one - What and where?
Clue: Dangerous if something goes wrong.

[johnfilmer]

That’s it JW. Photo taken through a gateway off the Faversham Road, just up from Wichling church. The Old Lenham Road runs down on the right, cutting the corner off the Faversham Road, rejoining it in The Street at Doddington.


I’m writing this just out of shot on the right, about a third of the distance to Doddington Place.


North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


You’re “It” again!

[John Walker]

The other place I can think of that looks like the one in your photo is Doddington Place ?

[johnfilmer]

Not Tory Hill JW.


Photo taken through a gap in the hedge from a busy, unclassified road, not far from a church.

[castle261]

A bit different from the cleaning vessel - from my 1935 schooldays - Stuart - A man with a horse/cart
came up the hill - with his half tank - pulled by one horse - he got out the long scoops - to scoop out
the drain of muck - then he put pink powder down - over the drain - put scoops back on cart & away.

[John Walker]

I'm thinking of Torry Hill.  Owned by the previous Governor of the Bank of England. The Leigh-Pemberton family?


Just one thing puts a doubt in my mind.  I don't think there are pylons that close to the house but the telephoto might be deceiving.

[johnfilmer]

There or thereabouts JW

[John Walker]

Is there a private narrow gauge railway nearby?

[johnfilmer]

Not there. North of M20.

[pete.mason]

Groombridge Place?

[johnfilmer]

I remember using that lane to turn round to go back to Sutton Valence - looking for a housename, usually took more than one pass - and I initially thought that I had gone around a big circle and was looking at the back of Sutton Valence church. Found a map and realised that there were two very close together. Very strange.
Next one - what is the grand(ish) building roughly in the centre of this vista.