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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5484 on: October 20, 2021, 12:42:38 AM »
Marden area?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5483 on: October 19, 2021, 08:54:11 PM »
Sorry, I forgot to say, Mid Kent.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5482 on: October 19, 2021, 08:10:37 PM »
Decent, still open, pub serving excellent food, and church close nearby (spire visible over roof of house).



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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5481 on: October 19, 2021, 03:52:14 PM »
We have done Dead Pubs a lot, but there are many on-line listings of pubs dead and alive, so I wondered what else has been disappearing. Little local petrol stations was one thought, but these are often redeveloped beyond recognition.
So... Old Post Offices.
Could be a rich seam for us to mine  :)
Try this one, closed 1998.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5480 on: October 18, 2021, 08:00:01 PM »
I think it is an optical illusion .My photo was taken from roughly between the red Vehicles in Johns picture and the dark coloured block in the foreground. My photo shows the last 5 roof lights at the left.


Just a point of interest.   I've just checked on Google Earth and the window arrangement has the two ' blocks of three' as per your photo if you go back a few years.  It looks like the windows were there but had been blocked out.  Also, the roof doesn't look in such good condition in 2013 so it does look like it'd been re-roofed/re-painted at some point between 2013 and current times.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5479 on: October 18, 2021, 07:15:09 PM »
Ah, the camera never lies  ::)
My problems loading (borrowing) GSV images persists, despite, or because of, my best efforts to resolve it.
I have a suitable idea, but will therefore go and actually take a photo in daylight tomorrow. Will be a good excuse for a jaunt out and about, which have been few and far between over the last 18months.
Excellent idea to do the circle back around to Headcorn grandarog, I would do another around there if only I could think of an obscure clue to keep you on your toes.
I'll be back...
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5478 on: October 18, 2021, 06:04:50 PM »
I think it is an optical illusion .My photo was taken from roughly between the red Vehicles in Johns picture and the dark coloured block in the foreground. My photo shows the last 5 roof lights at the left.

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« Reply #5477 on: October 18, 2021, 01:13:22 PM »
This one threw me.  I looked at Headcorn Hanger and the current roof window arrangement seems different.  In Grandrog's photo there appears to be a block of three windows then a gap followed by another block of three.  If you look at the current Google view the arrangement is different.  Has it been re-roofed at some point? - or perhaps I can't count :D

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5476 on: October 18, 2021, 09:39:22 AM »
Over to you John Filmer .Lashenden Airfield now called Headcorn Aerodrome.
Its the hanger on the right as you enter .

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5475 on: October 17, 2021, 06:33:32 PM »
Yep outskirts. :)


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5474 on: October 17, 2021, 02:51:01 PM »
Are we back in Headcorn?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5473 on: October 17, 2021, 02:40:11 PM »
An active airfield or a disused one?
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« Reply #5472 on: October 17, 2021, 12:55:33 PM »
Good tries, wrong airfields. More Mid Kent,ish. :)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5471 on: October 16, 2021, 11:27:02 PM »
Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5470 on: October 16, 2021, 10:59:13 PM »
Manston?
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