Guess the Place

[MartinR]

The only preserved gunpowder mill I could find was Chart, Faversham.  However the grindstones are quite different, compare the picture below with Stewie's picture, the axles look quite different.  What else in Kent used large grindstones?  Charcoal?  Malt?

[John Walker]

Part of a museum?   Gunpowder perhaps?

[Stewie]

Good spot Martin R and I was going to offer this as a clue later. The mechanism inside the room is a (large) grinding wheel.

[MartinR]

I'm trying to make out the object inside the building.  It could be an early turbine - is it some sort of preserved town or estate electricity plant?  The only other thing it looks like is a flint mill, but we don't have any 19thC potteries in Kent (or do we?).

[Stewie]

Thanks Beachbum


We visited Chidderstone Castle in 2019 and even photographed the orangery but could not remember it! My next one was taken a few years ago but I would guess the view is still the same so where was I when I took this picture?

[MartinR]

Location:

• Nat Grid:                   TQ 49747 45034
• Nearest Post Code:  TN8 7AD
• Coords (WGS84):     51°11'06"N,000°08'29"E or 51.184931,0.141277

[Beachbum]

Spot on Stewie, it is the Orangery at Chidingstone Castle.


Over to you....

[Stewie]

Presumably the colour is orange from the term orangery? So a quick search of orangeries in Kent gives  an image of one at Chiddingstone Castle.

[Beachbum]

Another clue....

[grandarog]

Ditto ,Lovely Place to visit.   Hold off for a while.

[John Walker]

I like your clue Beachbum  .  I know this one, so it wouldn't be a guess.


I'll hold back.

[Beachbum]

Thanks CAT.      I must check out the Beach at Cranbrook 


Next one: "Think of a Colour"

[MartinR]

Location:

• Nat Grid:                    TQ 77695 36165
• Nearest Post Code:   TN17 3HA
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°05'50"N,000°32'11"E or 51.09726,0.53639

PS - I loved accidental village name "Cranbrook Beachbum"; it ought to rank along with "North Piddle", "Wyre Piddle", "Scratchy Bottom" and of course "Shitterton"

[CAT]

It is indeed St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook Beachbum. Over to you and again apologies for the delay.

[Beachbum]

St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook?