Guess the Place

[John Walker]

I see what you are saying Grandarog.   This is the one I'm thinking of - Church of St Mary & St Eanswythe, on Church Street, Folkestone.
Perhaps there are two St Mary's churches ? 

[grandarog]

If it is St Marys it has certainly been made a lot bigger over the years.

[John Walker]

I believe that is St Mary in Folkestone where they think they have discovered the remains of St Eanswythe, who lived in the 7th century AD.

[CAT]

Sorry for further delay.


Keeping on the church theme, where is this church represented on an early nineteenth-century pencil sketch. It is still standing, and very much in use, but was heavily altered and restored during the mid nineteenth-century. It has recently been the focus for an important news article.

[CAT]

Many thanks Diapason. The clue was in the walling surrounding the doorway in your pic, which appeared to be of of chalk blocks. It is supposed because of this building material, and the shock of big military guns nearby during WWII that the church suffered seriously with plaster falling from the walls and ceilings, doors being blown open through shock and windows being blown in. Whether the military contribution caused the collapse of the nave roof and nave during the 1950s is debatable, as the church's structure had been poorly maintained for many years. It is also suggested that heavy rain and a flooding lake close by caused the chalk blocks to absorb water and fracture.


I will post my next later tonight

[Diapason]

Well done, CAT, that wasn`t an easy one.


The ruin of St. Mary`s, Eastwell.

[CAT]

Eastwell?

[Diapason]

Not semi, John. A complete ruin. That`s probably given it away.

[John Walker]

A semi derelict church ?

[Diapason]

Thanks, John! Very interesting.


My next one is a bit `off the beaten track`.

[John Walker]

I knew I had seen this in Margate but could not remember where. Is it in or close to Lombard Street?


Bryn Clinch (on the original forum)

Spot on Diapason - half way along Lombard Street.  It butts up against the old town hall.  I've just received this info from an acquaintance of mine.  Ian Dickie, curator of Margate Museum.

Hi John. The T Stall started life as a stopping place for handsome cabs etc in Victorian times. It was attached to the back of the Police and Civic Buildings built around 1898. The building originally was a green shed built against the wall of the building and was changed in recent years to its current format, I have plans of buildings from 1895 and some old photos the building is technically in market place the road from the sea front is actually 4 named highways, The Parade, to the old Midland Bank. Building, Market Street, to the Bulls Head Pub. Market Place to What is now the Whig and Pen, and Lombard Street to Hawley Street, the Main Road.
Hope this helps. regards Ian

So, over to you Diapason

[castle261]

My first thought `Cliftonville`

[Diapason]

I knew I had seen this in Margate but could not remember where. Is it in or close to Lombard Street?


Bryn Clinch (on the original forum)

[John Walker]

Right town Diapason - Margate.


The 'shelter' looks Victorian but I've not been able to find any information on it yet.

[Diapason]

Margate?