Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Would this be one of the many arches under the rail line in Strood?

[KeithG]

Thanks CAT.....recognised the layout as when i moved to Hythe around 2003 that was my journey up to Tesco and on the way back dived in the Pub.


Next one is where might this be and where did it lead to in the 1960`s / 70`s ?

[CAT]

Having looked again, the image must pre-date 1929 as the construction of a small shop/post office on the southern end of the terrace of houses (seen as the white building on KeithG's screen shot) is shown on the 4th Ed OS map, but not on the 3rd Ed OS map. So yes early twentieth-century would fit nicely.

[MartinR]

Thanks.  Looking at it I'd noticed what appears to be a motor tyre track in the foreground, so I was guessing 20thC.  The lamp looks like it is gas, so we are talking after mains gas arrived buit before electric street lighting replaced them, so early 20thC.

[CAT]

Not the precise date MartinR, but it might not be as early as it first looks. The terrace of houses on the right going up the hill were constructed after 1873 (1st Ed. OS), but before 1898 (2nd Ed. OS). The buildings in the right foreground are still shown on the 1938 OS map, but are gone by 1958. At a guess, I would say just pre WWII, but it could be just after?

[MartinR]

Just out of interest CAT, do you know the date of the photo?

[CAT]

It is indeed Horn Street KeithG at a period when going up, or down, was safer to do so.


Over to you

[KeithG]

Sorry to guess again but it's on my mind...
Is this Horn Street Hythe by The Brittania pub?

[CAT]

Sorry for the delay.[/size]KeithG, you are totally correct with the identification of the fountain, though the problem between the two images is that after the first, which i think was taken in the mid 1850's, is that by the close of the nineteenth-century a horse drinking trough was added to it as well as a gas light. The building behind was a private library for many years, but the exposed wall with the bay window became an advertisers dream with the wall being able to be seen from the harbour side and several sizeable hotels close by.Her is my next, but where is this tranquil rural scene?

[KeithG]

I understand what you say grandarog .....it may be a later replacement fountain but look at the windows of the building to the right and they are identical?

The building on the 1st picture is not rounded at the roof it is just a cropped picture (not by me) also the top part of the fountain in both pictures is the same ball shape with leaves on it is just a light been put on.

So it must be the same location as can be seen even the building frontage has changed?

You have me going now as i keep going back and forth but i have settled for just the larger water reservoir as the whole thing is at a different angle so a different aspect.

[grandarog]

I maybe completely off track But are we sure this is the same Fountain.The base looks different and looks like a straight rather than scalloped bowl. The lions heads look different.as well

[KeithG]

While in the Intermission here is a photo of 1895 showing the fountain with it`s light on top and also the Alexandra Hotel at the bottom of the High Street/Harbour Street which also had WW2 damage ......notice the building on the right has the same windows but a completely different looking facade.

[KeithG]

Exactly right CAT..... Back to you

[CAT]

The fountain formerly stood on the junction of Beach Street and Harbour Street near the harbour side, Folkestone. However, Beach Street use to be called New Kings Bridge after George III following the construction of a bridge spanning the line of the Pent Stream to South Street. Sadly, all of the buildings in the immediate area were heavily devastated by a parachute mine in WWII. The only survivor of this wartime action and the subsequent clearance, was the Ark Cafe and the lower ground floor to the George Hotel, now known as The Royal George. Sadly again, the Ark cafe has its own storey to be told.

[KeithG]

No John sorry it is on the coast.