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Offline CAT

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9407 on: January 05, 2024, 11:49:25 AM »
It was originally built in 1839 as a Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan) up until at least the 1930's before being repurposed for other community uses.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9406 on: January 05, 2024, 11:34:58 AM »
Quote from: grandarog on January 05, 2024, 07:55:42 AM
Found it.
Kings Hall ,Buckland Terrace ,287 London Road Dover.
According to Kent Messenger up for Sale last August for £295K.

You have it Grandrog (edited  ;) ) .  As far as I can find out, it wasn't a chapel. 
It was a music hall then a wedding venue, before being closed due to anti-social behaviour.

Over to you ...
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« Reply #9405 on: January 05, 2024, 07:55:42 AM »
Found it.
Kings Hall ,Buckland Terrace ,287 London Road Dover.
According to Kent Messenger up for Sale last August for £295K.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9404 on: January 05, 2024, 01:06:02 AM »

Currently derelict.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9403 on: January 04, 2024, 08:25:08 PM »
East Kent coastal town - you're closing in fast  :D
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9402 on: January 04, 2024, 06:09:25 PM »
I'le go a bit further than Ashford,. Is it at an East Kent coastal town.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9401 on: January 04, 2024, 04:05:38 PM »
Well it looks like a disused chapel.  Clearly on quite a hill, but I don't think it's in the Medway Towns.  I've not noticed it in Maidstone.  Canterbury is too flat, so as a first guess Ashford?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9400 on: January 04, 2024, 03:46:25 PM »
Hi all,  Apologies for the delay but here's the next one for you.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9399 on: January 02, 2024, 08:06:21 PM »
Parodied most beautifully in HMS Pinafore.
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« Reply #9398 on: January 02, 2024, 07:15:42 PM »
The unexpected coarse language really has the power to shock.

My mother never swore that I heard. Then when I was going into a flat in my second year at university she gave me a wartime cookbook (which I really wish I still had), and the immortal advice, “when it’s brown it’s cooked, when it’s black it’s buggered.”

Never been so lost for a reply!
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9397 on: January 02, 2024, 06:33:57 PM »
Many years ago, we had a big family gathering at the George and Dragon in Speldhurst.  We were in the upstairs dining area and it was packed.  We'd had our main course and the desserts were served.  My niece who was in her early twenties announced that her pudding was stone cold.  Her three-year-old son on hearing her, shouted out at the top of his voice "Oh Boluks Mum "!! The restaurant went silent and my niece had the redest face I've ever seen.  It was obvious where her son had picked the language up from.  The rest of us were trying to hide fits of giggles.  I must add that my niece is usually extremely polite and well-spoken.

The system has auto-changed the offending word.

Next one up shortly.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9396 on: January 02, 2024, 03:35:26 PM »
FYI, it's at the junction of Speldhurst Hill, Langton Road and Penshurst Road.  Detailed location:
  • Nat Grid:                    TQ 55332 41385
  • Nearest Post Code:   TN3 0NN
  • Co-ords (WGS84):     51°09'02"N,000°13'10"E or 51.150650,0.219537
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« Reply #9395 on: January 02, 2024, 03:05:10 PM »
John Walker, you are correct.
Had a lovely lunch in the George & Dragon there in November, and took that pic from the car park.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9394 on: January 02, 2024, 01:33:36 PM »
Interesting about "The Majesty Oak".  I'd always thought that the Major Oak¹ was the largest and oldest oak, but it seems that this Dover youngster has taken the former title.  I visited the Major Oak back in the 60s or 70s and it is truly impressive.

¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Oak
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« Reply #9393 on: January 02, 2024, 01:20:49 PM »
An hour or so of searching and I've tracked it down.  St Mary's Church Speldhurst?
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