Guess the Place

[grandarog]

Victorian view of Queenborough High Street on the Isle of Sheppey.


Street View of the Guild Hall shown at end of street on the old print.

[johnfilmer]

Recognised it straight away... Lived around the corner for about a year.
Will hold fire otherwise it becomes the CAT and johnfilmer show

[CAT]

Sorry for the delay, but lost internet at home for the weekend. A blessing, but a pain also!


Many thanks johnfilmer, a site I know well as I recently undertook a condition survey of the Roman fort walls. Very few people know that Reculver had a village attached with housing both within and without the Roman fort. The only one left now being the King Ethelbert pub. Prior to the erosion of the fort's northern half and erosion of the coastline, the village of Reculver stood to the north of the fort, which goes to show how much has disappeared in the last two hundred years.


here is my next, which could go fairly quickly.

[johnfilmer]

Got it one CAT
I said that it was easy, but hoped that the old Coastguard Sation and cottages might throw people off the scent.
Another photo, presumably taken at the the same time shows those buildings behind the white pub building, and what appears to be a cafe to the left of the pub as we view it. Loking at the cars, I think early 1930s is about right.
Back to you.

[CAT]

St Mary's Church ruins looking east from the twin towers at Reculver?

[johnfilmer]

I was pretty sure that I had looked at it on GSV during a GTP hunt at some point, and being brick, not stone, it lodged in the memory.
This photo was taken probably early 1930s. Probably easy.

[CAT]

Evidently, my modern pic shows it from the inside and not the exterior as this one for comparison with my original early nineteenth century view

[CAT]

Not Leeds Castle John Walker, or Chiddingstone Castle. The pic was a little misleading as it gives the impression of this gateway as being built of stone, but it is in fact the main gateway into Lullingstone Castle. This is noted as being 'Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1550-1599. The extant outer gatehouse of Lullingstone Castle. Originally believed to have been built in the early 16th century, it now seems that it may have been built earlier in 1497 by Sir John Peche as part of his new house. The southwest turret was rebuilt in the 1960s after being damaged in WWII. The gatehouse is brick built and rectangular in plan polygonal turrets attached to the outer face. There is machicolation and castellated parapet around the whole gatehouse. The outer side faces west and has a four centred carriage archway which retains its original ribbed double 20 panel doors. The inner side had a similar moulded archway'

I think its over too you johnfilmer



 

[johnfilmer]

Lullingstone?


Sorry to have been awol for awhile, 4 days without power, then 2 more until Openreach came and persuaded broadband to play again

[grandarog]

Reckon it's Chiddingstone castle with a bit of Artistic licence.

[John Walker]

No luck so far.  It's similar to Leeds Castle but not sure.

[CAT]

Apologies for the delay.


Stevenson Brothers workshop is a welcome journey milestone when returning to Canterbury from West Kent for me.


My next is clearly a castle gateway, but where?

[John Walker]

If that's the case then it must be the workshop of Stevenson Brothers, Rocking Horse manufacturers at Ashford Road, Bethersden?

That's the place CAT.     51.12690079849638, 0.7550489084515422


https://www.stevensonbros.com/


There is a rocking horse on the roof which you see as you approach.


The 'rare' stuff clue =  As rare as rocking horse s**t.   


Princess Anne paid a visit there.


Over to you CAT.

[CAT]

If that's the case then it must be the workshop of Stevenson Brothers, Rocking Horse manufacturers at Ashford Road, Bethersden?

[John Walker]

An antique shop?

Not an antique shop CAT


This place is known nationally - possibly even worldwide.  Royalty has visited on at least one occasion.