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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7794 on: December 27, 2022, 11:25:43 AM »
War related?

Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7793 on: December 27, 2022, 10:57:45 AM »
There is one nearby, but unrelated to this particular area.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7792 on: December 27, 2022, 02:02:06 AM »
A quarry ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7791 on: 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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Re: Guess the Place
« 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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Re: Guess the Place
« 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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Re: Guess the Place
« 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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Re: Guess the Place
« 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.
Barry McGuigan has been responding to news of the death of Muhammed Ali

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Re: Guess the Place
« 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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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7785 on: December 23, 2022, 04:50:12 PM »
Gotcha! It’s The Dove pub.
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7784 on: December 22, 2022, 10:56:36 PM »
One more clue which might help.

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Re: Guess the Place
« 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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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7782 on: December 22, 2022, 08:14:28 PM »
The nearby busy 'A' Road is the A299

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7781 on: December 22, 2022, 01:04:41 AM »
East Kent - rural

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Re: Guess the Place
« 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.