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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6152 on: February 19, 2022, 11:03:00 PM »
Preston Street, Faversham?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6151 on: February 19, 2022, 08:18:34 PM »
Well that sort of implies either Milton Regis or Faversham, but I can't find a match in either place.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6150 on: February 19, 2022, 07:10:23 PM »
Coastal in the sense that the town  has has a Creek.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6149 on: February 19, 2022, 06:32:13 PM »
Coastal?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6148 on: February 19, 2022, 05:41:12 PM »
Not Tonbridge.  A tad closer to Canterbury than Medway or Maidstone.


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6147 on: February 19, 2022, 05:10:12 PM »
Quick guess - top end of Tonbridge High Street ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6146 on: February 19, 2022, 04:18:23 PM »
Well it's obviously a substantial settlement.  The street appears to be descending significantly in the distance and there is a large tall building at the end.  I'm pretty sure we can rule out any of the Medway Towns and I can't think of such a structure in Maidstone, so is it either Ashford or Canterbury?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6145 on: February 19, 2022, 11:53:10 AM »
Here,s the next one. Taken long before WW1.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6144 on: February 19, 2022, 10:01:58 AM »
@shoot999: top end of City Way

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6143 on: February 19, 2022, 08:17:57 AM »
I lived near the junction of Sir Evelyn Rd and Maidstone Rd for years and spent a lot of time with Borstal warders kids over the years. I never knew that was there either so it must have been inside the walls.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6142 on: February 18, 2022, 10:47:31 PM »
Hmm, about ¼ mile away as the crow flies and I didn't know it was there!


You must be near my old stamping ground. I lived corner of Tideway and Maidstone Road a lifetime ago.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6141 on: February 18, 2022, 08:50:45 PM »
Hmm, about ¼ mile away as the crow flies and I didn't know it was there!

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6140 on: February 18, 2022, 08:10:50 PM »
Lived less than 200 yards from this complex from the 60s to 80s. The site of the original Borstal.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6139 on: February 18, 2022, 07:30:51 PM »
Thanks John Walker . No Comment.
Will put up the next Guess tomorrow evening,when I have sorted one out.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6138 on: February 18, 2022, 07:09:33 PM »
Sports complex at Her Majesties Prison Rochester. (Please don't ask how I know) :)


Well done Grandarog - looks well equipped for sports and other recreational activities.  How long were you there?  ;) ;D ;D ;D

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