Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Medical centre ?

[grandarog]

Thank,s Beachbum


Heres my next one .
Clue to start you off Swale area.

[MartinR]

I've just had a look at the chart for the area.  There are three cables marked as running out from Dumpton Gap.  One seems to just peter out, but the other two run right across the chart in the general direction of Belgium.  There is, however, an annotation next to them: "Area of disused cables".  Well below my maximum anchoring depth though!

[John Walker]

That was a good one Beachbum.  Very interesting too.


https://www.broadstairsapartments.co.uk/post/the-subterranean-secrets-of-dumpton-gap

[Beachbum]

Forgot to post the Photo...............

[Beachbum]

You have it grandarog. So this is at Dumpton Gap, Broadstairs.Othe cables have been layed in more recent times.

[Lutonman]

Sorry, have been away from the PC for a couple of days. I'll always join in when I can if only to help others locate the general area of the GTP.

[MartinR]

Strange.  Signs like that are usually placed to warn shipping about the cables, specifically so that they don't anchor in the vicinity.  Anyhow, the location of the hut behind the sign is:

• Nat'l Grid:                 TR 39528 66680
• Nearest Post Code: CT10 1TJ
• Lat,Long (WGS84):  51°20'55"N, 001°26'18"E or 51.348686,1.438354

[grandarog]

      Found it at last. I knew I had seen the picture before,just a case of trawling to try and find it again. It's on the Broadstairs History Site.
      It shows workman hauling the undersea cable to the exchange hut at the top of the cliffs at Dumpton Gap to complete the lines connecting England and Belgium. It was supposedly completed in 1914 but some suggest it was 1926.

[Beachbum]

Now I have access back on the Site (thanks Stuart), I have checked back on previous answers that I missed.Apologies to Lutonman, you were in the right area. Have another go Lutonman?

[Beachbum]

So MartinR is close and Stewie is the wrong direction..........

[John Walker]

As long as I'm alive and physically able to, this Forum is not going to go away. I don't contribute as much as I'd like to, but I do read every post and look in on it every day. Unfortunately, my area of expertise and interest is quite limited. I think a lot of people lost interest when the old forum closed down, but at risk of repeating myself, barring serious unforeseen circumstances, this one won't be going anywhere.

That's good news Stuart.  I really appreciate you keeping this site running and realise that it's not an easy task.  It's a shame that many of the topics aren't well-supported. I don't have a great deal of knowledge that other members might find interesting but add posts when I do.   GTP is ticking along nicely but it would be nice to have more participants.  I think a lot of members either don't have photos to add or don't have a facility to upload them for GTP.
Thanks again.
John

[stuartwaters]

I fear the site is going as did the previous one. Very sad but there's not been much happening or messages from anyone including myself for a long time now. Hopefully it won't go but.
AlanH.

As long as I'm alive and physically able to, this Forum is not going to go away. I don't contribute as much as I'd like to, but I do read every post and look in on it every day. Unfortunately, my area of expertise and interest is quite limited. I think a lot of people lost interest when the old forum closed down, but at risk of repeating myself, barring serious unforeseen circumstances, this one won't be going anywhere.

[MartinR]

Ah, long distance phone lines.  would this be Deal or its immediate area?

[Stewie]

is this something to do with the coal carrying aerial ropeway between Tilmanstone Colliery and Dover harbour which cut through the cliffs at Langdon Hole?