Guess the Place

[MartinR]

Yes John, you're right.  The tramway didn't connect with the rest of the system, instead it appears to have had an unloading area above the tramway in the earlier pit.  the tramway passed through a tunnel to the Burham Brick, Lime and Cement Works down by the river.  the BBLCW had its own clay pit, and clay + lime = cement.  I've included a larger view to show the two quarries.

Location of the hut by the entrance points is at:

• Grid ref:  TQ 74055 62012
• Co-ords: 51°19'51"N,000°29'50"E or 51.53056,0.49700

Over to you John Filmer.

[johnfilmer]

Looks like it is the old chalk pit to the west of the Upper Bell on Bluebell Hill - roughly from above which the long lens photo of Kits Coty was taken in a previous challenge.

I only found the complex rail layout on a 25inch OS from 1895ish.

[John Walker]

Munitions connection?

[MartinR]

No to both, but Grandarog is closer.

[grandarog]

Looks like a sand or gravel pit for a brickfield.

[Stewie]

Is it something to do with the super heavy gun batteries on the  Martin Mill light railway?

[MartinR]

A map one this time.  An interesting bit of trackwork, but what for and where?  BTW, don't get confused by the "93 10.008", it is not a height.

[John Walker]

You have it MartinR. Looking at early aerial shots, I get the impression that this warehouse was part of the Ragstone Quarry workings.  Perhaps another member can confirm?

Over to you MartinR

[MartinR]

Oh naughty.  It's not in The Quarries, but just around the corner in Old Tree Lane!

Location info:

• Nat Grid:                   TQ 77568 51607
• Nearest Post Code:   ME17 4NQ
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°14'10"N,000°32'32"E or 51.23601,0.54220

As an aside, some time ago I explained the reason for the "WGS84" annotation for the co-ordinates.  I had a quick look at the earlier OSGB36 standard for the warehouse, and it differed from the WGS84 by about 1/10 mile, say 180 yards.  Enough to put it in the next field.

[John Walker]

The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea ?

That's the road - now, to find the warehouse.  Shouldn't be difficult.

[Beachbum]

The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea ?

[John Walker]

quarry?

Yes - also a clue to the road that leads toward this warehouse.

[MartinR]

quarry?

[John Walker]

Clue: Rockery

[John Walker]

Would the area that has been filled in and built upon have been a mill pond?

Much bigger and deeper than a mill pond.