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Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7875 on: January 11, 2023, 08:38:31 PM »
Is that the Lion killing the serpent?  In which case are we looking for a Church/chapel - probably 19thC or heavily restored then?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7874 on: January 11, 2023, 08:30:45 PM »
"Great Lines Chatham" is probably a good enough location, but just in case anyone is having difficulty locating it on a map:
  • Nat Grid:                    TQ 76294 68000
  • Nearest Post Code:   ME4 4NA
  • Coords (WGS84):      51°23'01"N,000°31'55"E or 51.383667,0.532065
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7873 on: January 11, 2023, 07:05:47 PM »
Are they back home now?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7872 on: January 11, 2023, 06:31:17 PM »
Thanks Stewie.
                          Staying with the Lion theme where will you find this one.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7871 on: January 11, 2023, 04:36:22 PM »
yes it is grandarog, we visited here on a KHF outing around Brompton which is where I took the picture.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7870 on: January 11, 2023, 04:35:07 PM »
yes it is grandarog, Chatham Naval war memorial There is a connection to the KHF because I took the picture during a walking tour of Brompton and we ended up here, (see attached picture, not mine though).
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7869 on: January 11, 2023, 04:24:28 PM »
Looks like one of the 4 Stylised Lions to be found at the base of all the Royal Navy War Memorials so presumably on the great lines Chatham.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7868 on: January 11, 2023, 03:32:49 PM »
Aha! I thought, easy that one.  Rochester Bridge, but the lions there are in bronze and more finely detailed.  So, to start fishing: East or West Kent?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7867 on: January 11, 2023, 01:56:55 PM »
Thank you MartinR. Again I have not got much to entertain you all with but having a 'dig' around, I did find this image taken some time ago as the date shows. So where was I when I took this photograph?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7866 on: January 11, 2023, 01:30:07 PM »
Quote from: grandarog on January 11, 2023, 07:20:19 AM
Similar to johnfilmer I remember seeing it from the Bus as we passed. I was fascinated by the huge sandstone coloured plaques on the fromt walls .One was large Trumpet and i think the other one was Swords. There was a smaller one between them ,I cant remeber what was on that one.

Read about its history here    Jezreel's tower - Wikipedia
I believe that it also had a giant lift in it so that the faithful could ascend to heaven.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7865 on: January 11, 2023, 01:17:57 PM »
Gave this one a bye as I could see it in the 50s from my nans house. Had an air of doom about the place which it history seems to confirm. More of a cult than a religion. Somewhat please to discover its last use was as a refuge for suffragettes escaping the census in 1911.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7864 on: January 11, 2023, 11:30:34 AM »
Photo from Medway Council. (Couchman collection DE402, Medway Council).
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7863 on: January 11, 2023, 09:13:10 AM »
I assume the circles are seating, possibly stepped.  See https://www.facebook.com/j1o9n44/photos/1130429567028544 for an example of a stepped gallery, this time in a redundant Methodist Church.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7862 on: January 11, 2023, 07:20:19 AM »
Similar to johnfilmer I remember seeing it from the Bus as we passed. I was fascinated by the huge sandstone coloured plaques on the fromt walls .One was large Trumpet and i think the other one was Swords. There was a smaller one between them ,I cant remeber what was on that one.

Read about its history here    Jezreel's tower - Wikipedia
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7861 on: January 11, 2023, 01:30:12 AM »
The tower looks fascinating.  What are all the circles on the plan?
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