Guess the Place

[DaveTheTrain]

Lets pick the bones out of the picture:
1.  That is estate fencing on the RHS with stock protected trees so it must be a reasonable size estate
2.  The school on the left is quite large so a village that is a reasonable size
3.  The church has two church houses, that look like brick and flint.  That was typical of the sittingbourne/Swale area.


I would say a village around Sittingbourne.

[CAT]

Still rural JohnWalker, but for how long? There is a ever increasing moderate sized town close by. Its just off a major historic route and not too far from water, which helps with the interpretation of its Old English name as 'Moist and bleak'. However, its more likely to be a personal pre-Norman reference and his/there 'springs'.

[John Walker]

Still rural or been surrounded by urban development?

[CAT]

Much too far west JohnWalker, you should be roughly midway between your previous location and this last one.

[DaveTheTrain]

DaveTT. Do you know what happened to AEC please? They were really big in the bus world in the 30/40's/50'/60's- works in Southall I believe. But just disappeared!  Sorry everyone, gone off topic!

Sorry to muddle this in the middle of the game chaps, but here is my quick answer.  AEC aquired several other companies include body builders Park Royal.  They bought Maudsley and Crossley.  The group of companies was finally acquired by Leyland in 1962.

[John Walker]

Luddesdown Church ?

[John Walker]

What a great pic, simpler times.  Anyone want to play a side game of name-that-vehicle?  I am pretty certain, that the coach is an AEC Regal.

That could be a good idea for a new thread DTT.  I might ok ok on early cars but not transport. 


John

[CAT]

Sorry JohnWalker, not Birchington. More north/central Kent this one

[Dave Smith]

DaveTT. Do you know what happened to AEC please? They were really big in the bus world in the 30/40's/50'/60's- works in Southall I believe. But just disappeared!  Sorry everyone, gone off topic!

[John Walker]

All Saints  Birchington?

[John Walker]

Ignore

[AlanTH]

I well remember those days Shoot99. Myself and others were down near the top of Star hill one Sunday afternoon watching the  drivers just stop and some got out of their cars and sat on the wall and where we were we noticed a gap forming in the traffic in front of a truck (lorry to you ) We went over and the driver had fallen asleep. Woke with a start when we banged on the door.
Couldn't blame him as there could be a long wait getting down the hill and through the high street and out through Strood. What a difference the M2 made.
AlanTH.

[CAT]

Many thanks DaveTheTrain

Its a route out of Canterbury I've taken many times. The George is meant to be a very good place to eat, but have yet to get there.

Here's my next, but where is this sleepy scene?

[pete.mason]

Seeing the picture with all the charabancs reminds me of the A2 through Sittingbourne back before the M2 .Sunday evenings there would be streams of the old Red London Transport double Deckers coming back from Margate with full loads of London families on board . Used to watch them from the balcony and wave as they struggled up Snipes Hill some with steam blowing out of the bonnets.

And Strood, Rochester & Chatham gridlocked from Strood Hill back

[DaveTheTrain]

What a great pic, simpler times.  Anyone want to play a side game of name-that-vehicle?  I am pretty certain, that the coach is an AEC Regal.