Guess the Place

[grandarog]

Thats out in wild and wooly land. I will pass for a while.

[John Walker]

Thanks MartinR.


Many years ago I visited the Rhondda Heritage Museum in Trehafod, South Wales.  I am sure a lamp like that was discussed in the guided tour of the pit head.  The name stuck in my head but I wasn't certain.  Perhaps South Wales and North East mines used the same lamp?    I visited the Betteshanger Museum this Summer.  Small but very interesting.  Contains a lot of the social history of the Kent mining area.


Next one


Where is this pub and what is the name?

[MartinR]

Well done John, I was expecting to last much longer than that.  The Kent Mining Museum at Betteshanger was the easy part, but to correctly identify an early "Geordie" is impressive.  They were used extensively in the North-East in particular and were regarded as far safer than the rival "Davy".  On 16 February 1882 The Trimdon Grange colliery disaster occurred (69 men died) and the subsequent coroner's report to the House of Commons noted that: "the result of this inquiry is a further proof, if further proof were needed, that the Davy lamp affords no security whatever ... and that its employment ... ought to be absolutely prohibited".  When the benefits of the two lamps were incorporated in the Clany (and particularly its development the Mueseler) the basis of the modern safety flame lamp was developed.
Over to you.

[John Walker]

Possibly a Stephenson lamp.  Used in the Welsh Coalfields?
Kent Mining Museum, Betteshanger?

[MartinR]

Right, this one is a stinker! 
The two pictures show a type of lamp which is on display in a museum in Kent.  I'd like to know the museum (which may be relatively easy to guess), but also what type of lamp is it (not what is it used for).  As a hint, they are/were uncommon in Kent.  There's a close up of part of the base which helps to determine the type of lamp, if you know!

[johnfilmer]

You have it MartinR.


A lovely little church in the woods. My wife’s parents are both buried there.


Over to you...

[MartinR]

West Kingsdown, St Edmund King & Martyr, Fawkham Rd.

• Nat'l Grid:             TQ 57991 63354
• Post Code:           TN15 6AY
• Coords (WGS84): 51°20'50"N, 000°16'02"E or 51.34731,0.26721

For more info on the church: http://www.st-edmunds.co.uk/history.html (but note that the reference to Rochester Cathedral refers to the current building, the original goes back to AD 604).For more info on St. Edmund: http://www.st-edmunds.co.uk/st-edmund.html or of course our old friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_the_Martyr
The tower holds just a single bell (weight unknown, diameter 29") cast in 1963 by Mears & Stainbrrok and hung for swing chiming.

[johnfilmer]

That general neck of the woods (clue), JW, but head more northeasterly (ish).

[John Walker]

Sevenoaks area?

[grandarog]

Got it. Will Pass for a while. 

[johnfilmer]

A small church in an isolated position, not visible directly from GSV, but plenty of pictures when you click on the name. An unusual dedication will help you find it.
Not my usual area, to the west of the Medway

[johnfilmer]

Had seen a similar photo many moons ago. My father used to take my much older sister on the back of his James motorbike (remember them?) to spectate about then.


I’ll be back later with the next, as I haven’t a clue how to send pics from this iPad.

[shoot999]

Early days at Brands Hatch?

You have it johnfilmer. From the 40s when the track was dirt and the races held counter-clockwise. View up Paddock Hill Bend to the Pavilion.


Over to you.

[johnfilmer]

Early days at Brands Hatch?

[grandarog]

Random Guess. Folkestone Racecourse.