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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6107 on: February 12, 2022, 09:40:49 PM »
Quick punt, Folkestone area?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6106 on: February 12, 2022, 03:21:17 PM »
Quick punt, Folkestone area?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6105 on: February 12, 2022, 02:07:28 PM »
Coastal town Shoot999 :)


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6104 on: February 12, 2022, 11:05:08 AM »
Town or rural? Coastal or inland?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6103 on: February 12, 2022, 09:49:55 AM »
Diapason - a tad too far east.


JohnFilmer - It no longer exists but the building can be seen on earlier versions of GSV.




Became a popular pub under a different name until a fire destroyed it.



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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6102 on: February 12, 2022, 09:05:43 AM »
Does the building still exist, and if so is it visible?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6101 on: February 12, 2022, 08:16:56 AM »
Isle of Thanet area?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6100 on: February 11, 2022, 08:50:39 PM »
Since I had no idea where Egerton was, perhaps some others won't:

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6099 on: February 11, 2022, 08:14:19 PM »
Thanks JohnFilmer


Another good one that had me scratching my head.  I just couldn't be certain of the area covered by the Greensand Ridge.




Next one ...


Unless a member recognises it straight away, I think questions and clues might be needed.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6098 on: February 11, 2022, 06:32:56 PM »
Well done JW, Egerton it is  :)


We went past this on our way to Egerton Forstal where we get our dog food. I thought that looks interesting, should get a few heads scratching...


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6097 on: February 11, 2022, 05:11:48 PM »
St James Church, Egerton ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6096 on: February 11, 2022, 03:49:19 PM »
Simplistic answer JW is that when you come down from the North Downs, at say Lenham, as you go south(ish) you go uphill until you reach the top of the Greensand Ridge, where in some places you can see for miles across the Weald. There are a string of churches along this vantage point. My ex neighbour reckoned that he could see 5 others from the top of one tower. No idea if this true. :-\
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6095 on: February 11, 2022, 02:50:19 PM »
Struggling with this one.  I can't find a detailed map of exactly where the greensand ridge runs.  The search continues :D

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6094 on: February 10, 2022, 07:14:43 PM »
A bit too far, and Charing church is not up on the ridge.


This church looks out over The Weald, with its village spread down the scarp slope of the ridge. The photo shows the approach from the other, dip slope, side of the ridge.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6093 on: February 10, 2022, 03:54:01 PM »
As far East as Charing ?