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John Walker
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #6883 on:
July 09, 2022, 05:11:44 PM »
Well done Grandarog - spot on!
Over to you.
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grandarog
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #6882 on:
July 09, 2022, 07:27:21 AM »
Well, it is Horsebridge Road Whitstable. The cause of damage to the building /shop, next door to the Theatre.WW2 Bomb strike.
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John Walker
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July 08, 2022, 08:54:43 PM »
I've found more info that might help.
The Assembly Rooms Theatre was built in 1868. It opened as a music hall. In 1894 it became an ‘all purpose’ hall. The proscenium was 17ft wide and the stage 17ft deep. Silent films were screened in 1909 & 1910.
In 1920 it was sub-divided to provide a dance hall upstairs with the lower part of the building in various entertainment uses. In 1940 the building suffered some damage from German bombs. It was later restored and in the 1950’s until 1960 it hosted some pop concerts.
A supermarket was created in the lower level and the entertainments moved upstairs. In 1987 it was in use as a community support centre. It was demolished around 1990.
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John Walker
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Reply #6880 on:
July 08, 2022, 07:07:57 PM »
This might prove to be a difficult one so I'll offer as many clues as I can. I don't think the building was saved so no point searching GSV.
A clue to the location. Deep Sea Diver.
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John Walker
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Reply #6879 on:
July 08, 2022, 01:25:49 PM »
Coastal
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John Walker
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Reply #6878 on:
July 07, 2022, 06:59:44 PM »
A convenient place for a bomb to drop
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John Walker
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Reply #6877 on:
July 07, 2022, 06:58:23 PM »
Quote from: grandarog on July 07, 2022, 06:34:20 PM
WW2 Bomb Damage ,Canterbury?
Not Canterbury but right end of Kent.
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grandarog
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #6876 on:
July 07, 2022, 06:34:20 PM »
WW2 Bomb Damage ,Canterbury?
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John Walker
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July 07, 2022, 04:51:18 PM »
Quote from: shoot999 on July 07, 2022, 10:47:05 AM
Cinema?
Listed as a hall. Might have shown films but not as an official cinema.
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shoot999
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Reply #6874 on:
July 07, 2022, 10:47:05 AM »
Cinema?
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John Walker
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Reply #6873 on:
July 07, 2022, 08:17:40 AM »
Trying again
Success. Where and what?
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John Walker
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Reply #6872 on:
July 07, 2022, 08:15:27 AM »
Thank you Bill.
I'm on holiday and have a GTP photo ready on my mobile but the forum software won't accept it for some reason. If it doesn't appear by this afternoon then anyone can jump in with one.
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Bill Jones
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Reply #6871 on:
July 06, 2022, 09:49:36 PM »
that is correct John apart from the spelling which I keep getting wrong anyway.
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John Walker
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Reply #6870 on:
July 06, 2022, 08:10:33 PM »
Keepers Cottage, Moat Park?
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Bill Jones
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July 06, 2022, 10:53:02 AM »
Yes, it is
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