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Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4821 on: July 01, 2021, 09:02:15 AM »
Just to add to Cat's excellent piece:

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OS X (Eastings)     579900
OS Y (Northings)    162114
Nearest Post Code   ME7 3LA
Lat (WGS84)         N51:19:47 (51.32966523852896)
Long (WGS84)        E0:34:51 (0.5808552918629801)
Lat,Long            51.32966523852896,0.5808552918629801
Nat Grid            TQ799621 / TQ7990062114

Oh, and in passing, the rather nice double bell-cote was a 19thC addition.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4820 on: July 01, 2021, 08:41:04 AM »
Sadly it's not East Peckham Lutonman, but the view is indeed the east end of St Peter's Church, Bredhurst, so johnfimer has it correct. The church possesses a west tower, nave, chancel and a south chapel giving the double gables east end. Despite the ivy covering the chancel (right side of the picture), when this painting was done it was the chapel (left side) that was described as being ruined. This was remedied during the 1860's when the entire church was restored.


Regards its location, despite it feeling its in the countryside, its location is no more than 1/2 km from the M2. The present village of Bredhurst is located more towards the northwest, whilst archaeological evidence has shown that the original medieval village was located both in the open fields and the small parcel of woodland surrounding the church. As for the name Bredhurst, generally the term 'hurst' represents a clearing/settlement amongst the trees/forest, which is why large numbers of 'hurst' village names (Goudhurst, Staplehurst, Wadhurst, Ticehurst etc.) are to be seen across the Kent and Sussex weald. This was due to this area formerly being covered by the Great Wealden forest of Andred, giving us the  name of 'Andredes weald' in the middle ages and 'Andredesleage' in the Anglo Saxon period. The 'leage' portion of the work being Old English for woodland and represented in modern times by the word 'Liegh'


So following my ramble, its over to you johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4819 on: June 30, 2021, 08:22:48 PM »
St Michaels East Peckham?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4818 on: June 30, 2021, 04:30:24 PM »
Is it St Peter’s, Bredhurst?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4817 on: June 30, 2021, 02:23:14 PM »
Though this church stands fairly isolated away from its 'modern' village, there is strong evidence it was once the centre of its lost village, whilst the parish name would suggest it was in the Weald.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4816 on: June 30, 2021, 10:43:17 AM »
Not Romney Marsh Pete. Opposite (up) end of the county. Not to far from a major Kent road (but then what isn't?).

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4815 on: June 30, 2021, 10:30:43 AM »
Romney marshes?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4814 on: June 30, 2021, 09:36:16 AM »
Most definitely johnfilmer, and when I was last there (only a couple of years ago) it was still a functioning church.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4813 on: June 30, 2021, 09:27:08 AM »
Is it still standing?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4812 on: June 30, 2021, 08:48:23 AM »
Many thanks Diapason


Double ones are indeed a rarity, and not just Kent, but nationwide. I was also holding back, but eventually pounced.


Here is my next, which is again an antiquarian church view of the late 1780s, but where would this be? 

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4811 on: June 30, 2021, 07:51:13 AM »
I guessed you were `holding back` on this  one, John as I know you are very familiar with the Doddington area and the double squint appears to be a rarity in Kent churches.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4810 on: June 29, 2021, 05:48:49 PM »
As I can see Doddington church from my back garden, I thought it best to keep quiet on this one once I realised the answer just after my post about Wychling, which is probably closer.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4809 on: June 29, 2021, 04:46:01 PM »
Ah, so not Eastchurch then.
It would have helped if I'd read the description of the right Doddington.  The one in Cambridgeshire has no squints mentioned!  The Historic England listing is at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087004 and the location is at TQ 94002 57582

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4808 on: June 29, 2021, 04:45:47 PM »
Spot-on, CAT

Over to you.


Here`s another view . . . . .

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4807 on: June 29, 2021, 03:38:50 PM »
Could it be the unenviable titled church of The Beheading of John the Baptist at Doddington?