Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Not Austen, Bates or Thackeray


One of his homes was roughly midway between Folkestone and Canterbury.


The plaque is on the building that now stands where his birthplace was.

[KeithG]

Edward Austen?

[Diapason]

H. E. Bates, Canterbury?

[MartinR]

Thackeray?  Another long shot I'm afraid.

[John Walker]

Lived on the Kent Downs at one time.

[John Walker]

A novelist.

[John Walker]

Not Beaney or the institute.   


East Kent.


In full view on GSV

[MartinR]

Long shot: Beaney at the eponymous institute?

[John Walker]

Thank you MartinR


When it was Quine's Diner in the early 70s, it was run by David Quine and his late wife Mary.  David is now living in America.  They lived a couple of doors up from my music shop - Socodi Music Ltd.


They were ahead of their time with the set up there.  Large burger based meals and progressive rock music playing loud through a good sound system.  Always busy.


https://www.thefoundrycanterbury.co.uk/our-history/


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Where and who ?

[pete.mason]

in the late 60s early 70s it was a student dive, 4 or 5 gas cookers, pots of curry,spag bol and chilli at about 2 bob a bowlfull. Used to go there most days when I worked at Lefevres

[MartinR]

That's the one John.  GSV shows the "unusual restaurant" but you're quite right it is now the Foundry pub/brewery.   The wall plates are along the Jewry Lane side of the building.  The whole building though is rather fine, with dog-tooth detailing along the cills and lintels and the original iron windows.  If you look closely at the top of the blue door you can see where the original crane track was.

[John Walker]

I should have known this place, I've been there enough times.  Originally a foundry where local lamp posts were cast.  In the late 70s it became an American style hamburger joint run by David Quine and his late wife.  A great place with loud rock music playing.  Then an art shop, an unusual restaurant and now the Foundry Pub.  Stour Street, Canterbury.  Strange how you notice thing less in your own neck of the woods!

[shoot999]

Nice try John, but no.  shoot99 is right on both points, do you have a specific place in mind?

Nope! Just put the clues together.     Now off to explore Canterbury by GSV   

[MartinR]

Nice try John, but no.  shoot99 is right on both points, do you have a specific place in mind?

[shoot999]

An old industrial building thats now a pub/brewery?   Canterbury area?