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Offline CAT

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1997 on: May 27, 2020, 03:42:04 PM »
Margate?

Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1996 on: May 27, 2020, 03:17:31 PM »
Gravesend?

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« Reply #1995 on: May 27, 2020, 03:03:41 PM »
Kent being very coastal what Pier is this picture?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1994 on: May 27, 2020, 08:16:51 AM »
Thanks smiffy:

Was one of my childhood play areas... Use to pick blackberries for my Mum and Dad opposite the top of the High Street in Tank Field about 1959.


I'll be back later today ..........

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« Reply #1993 on: May 26, 2020, 10:45:24 PM »
That didn't take long!


Over to you...

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« Reply #1992 on: May 26, 2020, 10:17:52 PM »
Upper Upnor High Street?

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« Reply #1991 on: May 26, 2020, 09:55:25 PM »
I've seen those pictures before and I'm still unsure if they date from the 19th century, or if they belong to some kind of later reenactment. I believe Holcombe itself dates from the 1890's.


The view seen in this photo isn't a million miles from what you'd see now...


Offline shoot999

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1990 on: May 26, 2020, 09:26:03 PM »
I went to school here. Its Holcombe - was Chatham Tech, now a Grammar school.


Same here, I was there 62-66 :)  A recent Head Boy was putting something together on the history of the place; and had a number of pics of the place from different viewpoints. This was one of them. This view is surrounded by new builds now.


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1989 on: May 26, 2020, 09:12:31 PM »
I went to school here. Its Holcombe - was Chatham Tech, now a Grammar school.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1988 on: May 26, 2020, 08:49:30 PM »
Originally surrounded by woodland and a lake. Now part of an urban sprawl.

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« Reply #1987 on: May 26, 2020, 07:17:32 PM »
is that an early domed observatory on top of the tower behind?


Not sure CAT. It was originally a private house.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1986 on: May 26, 2020, 07:09:21 PM »
is that an early domed observatory on top of the tower behind?

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« Reply #1985 on: May 26, 2020, 07:06:20 PM »

Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1984 on: May 26, 2020, 05:53:12 PM »
Coastal ?


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1983 on: May 26, 2020, 05:31:19 PM »
Thank you KeithG.   




Not sure where I found this one from; but if it was from KHF it wont last long!   ;D