Guess the Place

[John Walker]

It's also a local nickname given to the large conservatory on the front of a very posh hotel near my GTP 

The King, Edward VII, became a frequent visitor, so much so that the locals would wander along in front of the building peering into the glasshouse to catch a glimpse of him.  Apparently because he and his friends were heavily bearded, it became likened to looking at monkeys in a cage, hence the sobriquet Monkey House.

[MartinR]

Not really.  The Monkey house is a restaurant near Hyde Park, London and a child's play area in Birkenhead! 

[John Walker]

The 'Monkey House' will put you close to the location

[Beachbum]

The Doors to ?

[John Walker]

Not far from a busy entertainment centre and two rather large buildings which were built as hotels - one is now apartments and the other is part hotel and part apartments as I understand it.

[MartinR]

Ooo, that was sloppy of me.  "200' of tidal range would indicate ..." should be "200' range of foreshore covered by tides would indicate ...". 

[Beachbum]

Found it. That made me laugh as the foreground caught me out


Can anyone else find this?

[John Walker]

Yes - tidal.  200ft is only a guess - it's not Pegwell Bay or the Medway/Swale system.

Best i can find is that currently the tide range between high and low tide is around 17ft in the area of my GTP.

Harbour not far away.

[MartinR]

If the water varies between 30' and 200', then it is either: (1) tidal or (2) a reservoir.  200' or tidal range would indicate either Pegwell Bay or else the Medway/Swale system.  A reservoir would be Bewl Water.  I can't see anything similar at Bewl, so am I right in guessing tidal?

[John Walker]

Can easily be seen on GSV from a different angle.

[John Walker]

Water nearby - sometimes about 30ft away and other times a couple of hundred feet away.

[John Walker]

Great info on the hospital MartinR.

[John Walker]

@John: Berlin?  Before the Wall came down? 

Come west quite a way.    Despite it's looks - it's nothing ominous.

Water nearby.

[MartinR]

@John: Berlin?  Before the Wall came down? 

[MartinR]

Ramsgate Hospital took a little finding, it closed in 1986.  However it is a Grade II listed building¹ and is visible on GSV, though the name is rather obscured by trees.²  Its origin was the Seaman's Infirmary (1848-c.1884) located in the Carramore Hotel, West Cliff Road.³  The Seaman's Infirmary became the Seaman's Infirmary and General Hospital up until 1910.  The new buildings were put up between 1907 and 1909 using the bequest of Mr John Nicholas, cost £15,500, and named the "Ramsgate General Hospital and Seaman's Institution".  In 1948 the "and Seaman's Institution" was dropped.  In 1974 it became the "Isle of Thanet District Hospital, Ramsgate Wing" and closed in 1986.

• Nat Grid:                    TR 37710 64579
• Nearest Post Code:   CT11 9NR
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°19'50"N, 001°24'39"E or 51.3307,1.4108

The "Carramore Hotel" was another little mystery.  It was built in the 1840s and paid for by public subscription at a cost of £1.396.  It was a temporary measure, but lasted from 1848 until 1910 as mentioned above.  It then became a girl's home and eventually a hotel.  It is now The Grange Montessori Nursery.⁴  It is also listed Grade II.⁵  The address is 71West Cliff Rd, CT11 9LJ nearly opposite the later hospital.

¹ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1262019?section=official-list-entry
² https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3309016,1.4108911,3a,59.1y,172.73h,89.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sX-ovO15rsZUoepymdqHEBw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu
³ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=464
⁴ https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3307076,1.4102373,3a,90y,334.71h,83.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spQngMOpf4F00AEHesvcMng!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu
⁵ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1281502?section=official-list-entry