Guess the Place

[Stewie]

The background is virtually the same today with the same sign of The Lemon Tree, as well as the ornate bracket on the building to the left. Its Tenterden High Street. I guess the East Kent bus was on a day trip?

Well Done CAT, it is indeed Tenterden High Street as you say, I took the picture in 2019 after a stay over in the town following an evening out on the K&ESR dining train! I have attached the original picture for comparison.

[CAT]

The background is virtually the same today with the same sign of The Lemon Tree, as well as the ornate bracket on the building to the left. Its Tenterden High Street. I guess the East Kent bus was on a day trip?

[Stewie]

Thanks John Walker, we visited Sissinghurst for the first time in 2019 and I seemed to recall the fact that was used as a  French POW camp. So a quick view of Google matched your picture.


So, I get to host for the second time in three days which is a bit of a record for me! Can you say where this picture of the bus was taken? I don't think that the background is that much different to how it is today.

[John Walker]

Its Sissinghurst Castle

Well done Stewie.  It certainly is the gardens at Sissinghurst.  The connection with a conflict between Britain and the French is that it was a prisoner of war camp during The Seven Year's War.


Over to you ...

[Stewie]

Its Sissinghurst Castle

[Invicta Alec]

There is a connection with a conflict between Britain and France.

There's been a lot of those John, Doesn't narrow it down much! 


Alec.

[John Walker]

There is a connection with a conflict between Britain and France.

[John Walker]

Not Penshurst, Grandadrog or Knole, Pete.

[pete.mason]

Knole

[grandarog]

Penshurst ??

[John Walker]

Once surrounded by a large deer park.

[John Walker]

Thank you Stewie.   I would never have found it without your clues.  Great fun with my detective hat on.


Next one.


Where is this?

[MartinR]

One thing about those older cottages; did you notice that the wall of the front garden was part of the flood defences, hence the boards slotted in where the gates were.  They look very picturesque, but I wouldn't want to live there, I'd be scared of flooding when there is a tidal surge like earlier this week.  The new houses are all built up about 6'.

[Stewie]

Yes you have it JohnWalker, we were walking to Gillingham Riverside Park and back and passed this interesting house, would love to know a bit more about it. Just along from here the front gardens of some more houses are decorated with 'beach' and nautical themes as well.
Over to you 

[John Walker]

Just to the east of The Strand parallel with Waterside Lane?  Next to Medway Cruising Club overlooking the Medway.


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