Guess the Place

[DaveTheTrain]

You are not so far away, Diapson.  I used to cycle from home (where this is (nearly)) to Minster, and walked it on several occasions as a teenager.

[Diapason]

Not precisely coastal, although not far away, but it does remind me of Minster, Thanet. The abbey being to the left at the top of the slope.

[DaveTheTrain]

Okay, time for a clue, or two.


As JW asked, there was an Abbey at the top of this road on the left.  The area is coastal and has had many significant visitors over history. 

[DaveTheTrain]

Not Hollingbourne, you are quite a distance from here.  I shall put up a clue tomorrow morning but you need to be much further East.

[John Walker]

Wild guess - it has the feel of Hollingbourne but I can't actually place the photo.

[DaveTheTrain]

I didn't get a chance on the last one.  Popped out to get a bit of shopping and it was done and dusted when I got back 


DTT - is that a church yard at the top of the hill ?

I had wondered where you were, John.  You beat me to it on the church at Dayton Road so I had to act quick.   


You are not quite right, but close, on the Left hand side of the photo would have been an Abbey.  I don't believe the RHS building was connected to the Abbey.


As always with my posts I have a local connection, and this time I can claim to have delivered newspapers (as a 14 year old (yikes 40 years ago)) up this very road.  It does not look much different today.


Pete - no, not T.Wells.  Too far West.
DTT

[pete.mason]

Tun Wlls, looking from the Old High St onto the common

[John Walker]

I didn't get a chance on the last one.  Popped out to get a bit of shopping and it was done and dusted when I got back 


DTT - is that a church yard at the top of the hill ?

[DaveTheTrain]

Thanks Diapson, I live not that far from here, and know the farm and the family that farm it.     
We took the steam engine up the road last year...


anyway,  where is this?

[Diapason]

That`s correct, DaveTheTrain, Badlesmere Court.


I also remembered that JohnWalker guessed Badlesmere Church last week so I expected him to guess this one.

[DaveTheTrain]

Dayton Road, Fisher Street.  In fact, right next to the Church that JW guessed correctly just last week.   

[Diapason]

The clues put me on the right track for that one Granderog, as I`m not too familiar with the area.


Here`s one that won`t take a lot of finding, especially for John Walker.


The usual arrangement of the `big` house, farm and church. 

[John Walker]

That was a good one.  I was so close but I don't think I would have got it.

[grandarog]

Well done Diapason.
                                I expect you trespassed in the grounds and the old Derelict House as a kid same as us. Still Pictures on walls and Swords ,Shields etc plus some furniture. There was a problem with the family when the old Lady Honeyball died and it was abandoned. There is a lot of history attached to it .
For interest of Members there is a lot about it on
                        http://teynham.org/index.htm


Your Turn .

[Diapason]

Newgardens, Teynham?