Guess the Place

[johnfilmer]

Quite close JW, but at the moment anywhere too close to Yalding would be under water rather than next to it!

[John Walker]

No luck in my searches so far.


Yalding area?

[johnfilmer]

Sorry about that MartinR but it's such a distinctive building that I knew it straight away. I must investigate Lambert Mews, as the yard through the opening was then Avenue Engineering (Boss Ted Lambert) during my time working there. The Dixonheat offices were best described as ramshackle, and the wall to the left hand side was painted ragstone internally, slightly damp and paint always flaking away.
Happy days though, a good office atmosphere (unless the drains were blocked!) and I met my wife there, she lived along the Holborough Road, and here we are 43years later cooking Xmas dinner together.
Anyway - next one. This is still a pub, though slightly altered. Photo taken in 1938, the ladies are my Grandmother, her sister and her neice who were both over from South Africe on a visit. Mid Kent, on a B road, and near water (but not next to it).

[MartinR]

An afternoon looking for the unusual and John gets it in under 2 hrs.  Grr!
To all contestants: A happy Christmas to you all and I'll try to confound you next year.

 

[johnfilmer]

Queens Avenue, Snodland. Was the old public bathhouse.


I worked next door at 23 when it was Dixonheat 1972-80 and it was still in use then, I think.

[MartinR]

A nice two parter here.  Where is it, and what was it originally?

[Stewie]

Yes Martin R well deducted, Mrs Stewie, my father and me visited here in October, over to you.

[MartinR]

The furniture looks to be the same as a Chartwell, the blinds look "Nation Trust" style, so I'm guessing it is Churchill's home at Chartwell.

[castle261]

The three windows -- remind me of the old NAAFI Club -- for some reason -- right or wrong.
A hotel now.

[Stewie]

I pass this almost every day so it was instantly recognisable to me! Hoping this wont last long so nothing cryptic, Where is this fine room?

[MartinR]

Yes.  I was hoping the unusual view might confuse folks, but you're all too sharp.  Over to you.

[Stewie]

The top of Chatham Town Hall (or the Brook Theatre)?

[MartinR]

OK, try this one:

[stuartwaters]

MartinR has it. It's actually the Southern Water Sewage Treatment Works at Sittingbourne, although it's actually in Milton Regis. The photo is of the flow-rate meter at the old inlet works.


It measured the incoming flow in the millions of gallons per day. This part of the works is actually derelict now, having been replaced by a new inlet works built in the early 2000's, as part of an overall expansion in the capacity of the plant. In addition to building a new inlet works, some new settlement tanks and a new sludge works were built. The expansion was necessary because of all the new housing built around Milton Regis and Kemsley. Also, more stringent environmental controls meant that the inlet works needed better and higher capacity screens designed to handle all the "rag". "Rag" is what Sewermen call the mass of wet wipes, sanitary towels, tampons, condoms and ear buds which seem to be finding their way into the drains in ever greater amounts these days.


The old inlet works at Sittingbourne is now completely derelict and overgrown with brambles and bushes, but is easily visible from the Saxon Shoreway as it follows Milton Creek up towards the Nature Reserve. I took this photo amongst others while doing some work on the Storm Tank at Sittingbourne.


Over to you MartinR.....

[MartinR]

Or Milton Regis works hard by Milton Creek?