Guess the Place

[grandarog]

Thanks DTT .Time to start trawling see if i can find it before John Walker

[DaveTheTrain]

It is Ashford, Rog.

[grandarog]

Ashford??

[DaveTheTrain]

Circling back to Martins answer earlier, its not a church.  But it is a large building with a tower not dissimilar to a church tower.  Although for an entirely different purpose.  The building stills stands today, in full sight.

[John Walker]

This looks familiar but it's not coming to me yet.  Need another shot of caffeine   

[DaveTheTrain]

Not Canterbury Martin, but within about 13 miles.  But a major town, that had one major employer.   Sadly, a bit past its prime now.

[MartinR]

Hmm, I'm envious.
There's a substantial church in the background, is this Canterbury?
Did I mention I'm envious?

[DaveTheTrain]

Thanks JW.  A nice search, wish I had been to the pub.

Now, where is this?  The road looks similar today, I use it every day.  The wall to the left is intact.  The building to the RHS has been demolished.  It was a nursery.     The road was once a main artery into this town, now cut off and a dead end.  In its day double deck buses went up and down.     


I am on the Flying Scotsman tomorrow (Thursday) for a trip around Kent, so will be offline from around 12 noon, good searching.  I will be back around 9pm.  Good luck.

DTT.

[John Walker]

That is the old Hog and Donkey, at Marshside.  Run by Dennis Maynard.   A character of the old tradition.
DTT

You have it DTT.  Here's some more information on this pub and landlord.


http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Hog-and-Donkey-Marshside.html


Over to you DTT   

[John Walker]

Would the hamlet be Marshside?  No idea about the animals unless you are referring to Marshside Fishery.

Marshside is the correct hamlet MartinR


Animals relate to the pub name.

[DaveTheTrain]

That is the old Hog and Donkey, at Marshside.  Run by Dennis Maynard.   A character of the old tradition.
DTT

[MartinR]

Would the hamlet be Marshside?  No idea about the animals unless you are referring to Marshside Fishery.

[John Walker]

Animals

[John Walker]

North or south of A28?

North of the A28  Shoot999.   The name of the hamlet fits the location well.


The building in the foreground still remains.  The pub is now residential and enlarged.

[shoot999]

North or south of A28?