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John Walker
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7794 on:
December 27, 2022, 11:25:43 AM »
War related?
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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7793 on:
December 27, 2022, 10:57:45 AM »
There is one nearby, but unrelated to this particular area.
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John Walker
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Reply #7792 on:
December 27, 2022, 02:02:06 AM »
A quarry ?
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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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December 26, 2022, 09:50:38 PM »
Ah, 'twas the Gun Inn that lead me there!
Ok, this is also from the 25-inch plan of 1892-1914. There doesn't look to be much there, but that is deceptive (clue). Where is it?
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johnfilmer
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Reply #7790 on:
December 26, 2022, 06:37:46 PM »
That was quick MartinR, and correct
I was aiming at the station, but it’s on the map edge, hence the strange orientation.
Over to you, and Seasons Greetings.
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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7789 on:
December 26, 2022, 05:44:33 PM »
Goudhurst Road, Horsmondon. Centred on:
Nat Grid: TQ 702 404
Nearest Post Code: TN12 8JX
Coords (WGS84): 51°08'N 000°25'E or 51.138,0.433
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johnfilmer
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Reply #7788 on:
December 26, 2022, 05:21:56 PM »
Christmas duties performed, visiting completed (the joy of a small family) so back to GTP
I have defaulted to an OS map, 25inch to mile, 1897.
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John Walker
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7787 on:
December 23, 2022, 07:37:17 PM »
You have it JohnFilmer - well done. It is indeed The Dove at Dargate.
The clue 'In the blue corner' related to a Dargate resident, Barry McGuigan.
For boxer Barry McGuigan, Muhammad Ali was the inspiration for taking up the sport.
The 55-year-old, who lives in Dargate near Faversham, told how Ali had just had his titanic fight with Joe Frazier in New York in 1971 when he began to take boxing seriously.
"Like many a kid just getting into boxing at the time, I wanted to be like Ali," McGuigan wrote in his column in The Mirror.
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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7786 on:
December 23, 2022, 06:15:57 PM »
Well done John. With the name I've now found it:
Address: Plumpudding Ln, Dargate, Faversham ME13 9HB
Nat Grid: TR0806661557
Coords (WGS84): 51°18'54"N 000°59'03"E or 51.31507,0.98427
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johnfilmer
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Reply #7785 on:
December 23, 2022, 04:50:12 PM »
Gotcha! It’s The Dove pub.
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John Walker
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Reply #7784 on:
December 22, 2022, 10:56:36 PM »
One more clue which might help.
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Beachbum
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Reply #7783 on:
December 22, 2022, 08:57:46 PM »
Got it, but will let others find it as I have had a few lately.........
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John Walker
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Reply #7782 on:
December 22, 2022, 08:14:28 PM »
The nearby busy 'A' Road is the A299
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John Walker
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7781 on:
December 22, 2022, 01:04:41 AM »
East Kent - rural
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John Walker
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7780 on:
December 21, 2022, 02:37:30 PM »
Not Sheppey MartinR. I can see your thinking though. The blue corner clue is more to do with a notable resident.
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