Guess the Place

[MartinR]

As usual:

• Grid: TR 22260 65641
• Code: CT3 4EF
• WGS84: 51°20'47"N, 001°11'25"E or 51.34637,1.19016

JW: I checked Doomesday and Hasted and there were no references to Boyden apart from a couple of people mentioned in the latter.  It's not mentioned either in the Kent Hundred Rolls of 1274-5.  The Kent pubs website, http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Gate-Inn-Marshside.html, hazards a guess that the gate pub is named for it's proximity to the gate of the Arch Bishop of Canterbury's Hunting lodge at Ford.
One thing that Hasted does mention however is under the Rivers section.  Talking about the Chislet area he says:

These waters, especially the Nethergong, are at most times narrow inconsiderable streams, being continually crossed by wears, gates, &c. set up as well by the commissioners of sewers, as private persons, for the convenience of the levels, though in the time of floods they are both frequently increased to a great width, and run with vast force and rapidity into the sea.

so it's just possible that the gate as in the place and the pub is named for a nearby sluice.  Looking at the map the place seems to be a maze of drains and streams so this is (I hope) not too far fetched.

[johnfilmer]

I was looking in the completely wrong place for the Chapel. However Bill’s picture is instantly recognisable so I’ll sit this one out.

[DaveTheTrain]

As Bill has kindly put a picture up, we could run with Bill's picture.  I assume everyone is happy with that, it helps draw more folks into the game.  Assuming Bill you are happy?
DTT

[Bill Jones]

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[John Walker]

I think its the Weslyn Chapel at Boyden Gate... and I have not got a church one before (I think) so if I am correct it might be time to buy a lottery ticket!

Go get that lottery ticket DTT    . Spot on.
Over to you...

[DaveTheTrain]

I think its the Weslyn Chapel at Boyden Gate... and I have not got a church one before (I think) so if I am correct it might be time to buy a lottery ticket!

[John Walker]

Travel east from this church and you'll very quickly be in marshland.    Travel north or south and you'll meet A roads heading for the coast.

[John Walker]

A hamlet with an unusual name that I haven't been able to find the origin of so far.


Very close to a very old pub with a small stream beside the pub garden.

[John Walker]

Methodist Chapel.  East Kent.  Rural


( I didn't give clues to start with in case someone recognised it and wanted to go for it)

In a high-risk flood area.

[John Walker]

Methodist Chapel.  East Kent.  Rural


( I didn't give clues to start with in case someone recognised it and wanted to go for it)

[MartinR]

Is it a chapel, at a guess ex-Primitive Methodist?

[johnfilmer]

Ooh, I thought, JW is losing it, he’s left the nameplate on the photo...


Trotts Hall Gardens, at the bottom of Bell Road (or Bell Lane as some locals still insist on calling it) was on my route from Borden Grammar (boys), via the Girls Grammar then escorting the young lady to the station for her train back to Sheerness. I was 16 


So JW, a rough area clue would be nice.

[John Walker]

Thanks Grandarog


I actually found it by searching street by street on the overhead Google maps, looking for a house with that roof layout and a small roundabout close to it.  I nearly gave up as I was going cross-eyed after a while  .


Next one ...  Might be difficult but can just be seen on GSV through trees.  It can be seen on the overhead views and is captioned when zoomed in.

[grandarog]

John Walker triumphs again.
           For Info . The WW1 connection was that the Trotts Hall houses were built along with Glovers Crescent on the old Glovers Estate Grounds by the Council in 1926-1928 as part of the post WW1 need to provide more housing.
          During WW 1  Glovers House was a VAD Hospital . Trotts Hall House which stood roughly where Jarmans Solicitors Building is now.Was dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt at Milstead where it is now.


Photo house as is more recently.

[DaveTheTrain]

DtT. Following your day out, can we expect a series of GtP taken from the Flying Scot- although I doubt it went anywhere near Maidstone to help Bill?

A good question Dave.   As it happens I did not take any photos.  I could not get near the engine at Canterbury or Folketone (the two stopping points) due to the huge numbers of photographers and sightseers.   It was a real crush.


It was a great day out, although we were delayed a little.