Guess the Place

[pete.mason]

I think the hospital was further back towards town and it's London Rd not Tonbridge Rd. Junction of Queens Rd and London Rd.  It was originally Fanum House , local HQ for the Automobile Association. In the 60s it had an aerial on the roof. There was also a bunker that was built &  used in WW2 as Anti Aircraft control room. Over to you Dave

[DaveTheTrain]

Pete's picture is the old Somerfield Hospital on Tonbridge Road, Maidstone.  Now Brachers, Solictors.

[pete.mason]

not Ashford, go west

[KeithG]

Yes shoot999 that's the name of the pub... great jukebox 

There was a gap next door where we used to meet with our bikes in '64 -'65 next to the  Von Alten never had to go far for a pint

[shoot999]

KeithG - it was mainly from New Road down Gundulph and along the High street to where Anchorage house is now. They're all public domain now, so no problems with posting any of them.

Bye the way, no one got the name of the pub!

Royal Exchange?

[KeithG]

I know... Although to be fair I made a mistake and only said
"where was this"  so Chatham High Street is correct.

[Smiffy]

KeithG - it was mainly from New Road down Gundulph and along the High street to where Anchorage house is now. They're all public domain now, so no problems with posting any of them.

Bye the way, no one got the name of the pub!

[John Walker]

Ashford?

[pete.mason]

Name of the building or owner when built 

[KeithG]

Smiffy.... I am suspecting the pictures I have may be yours as it was a long time ago. I have scanned and collected pictures for years of the Towns.
Did your pictures include Star Hill as well?

[Smiffy]

I remember posting this on the old forum as I couldn't remember the name myself. It's one of a series I took for a college project. I unearthed them many years later, digitized them and sent a copy to Medway archives.

[KeithG]

Smiffy...first come first served?? 
This was the last Pub i used before my bad car accident, not the same day , and this is why i scanned it from a newspaper i had at the time.
This picture is 1970...but the Pub was demolished in another newspaper i have a picture from  1984.


Pete... Yes Chatham High Street

[pete.mason]

Chatham High St?

[Smiffy]

Ha Ha - this is part of a picture I actually took myself, so it wouldn't be fair to answer this one   The only clue I can give is the date - October 1972 when it was still standing.

[KeithG]

Thanks John...


Usually we see things from the front but this is the rear of a Pub now gone but where was it?