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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5220 on: September 02, 2021, 06:12:17 PM »
IF it's where I think it is, .... rather nice inside !
Not giving any clues though  8)


I believe it's been converted into just four luxury apartments :)   Why not take a guess Lyn L :)


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5219 on: September 02, 2021, 04:49:20 PM »
IF it's where I think it is, .... rather nice inside !
Not giving any clues though  8)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5218 on: September 02, 2021, 04:22:18 PM »
Thanks MartinR, very informative.


Clue:  Most of the original buildings surrounding this chapel have been demolished making way for residential development.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5217 on: September 02, 2021, 12:00:19 PM »
There's a technical distinction between a church and a chapel which is not based on size.  A church is the parish church1, so therefore CofE2.  A chapel can be: a subsidiary space within a church or cathedral, an Anglican non-parish church such as a mortuary chapel or chapel of ease, or else a non-Anglican church.  The latter may look odd, but it is tied up with the establishment of the CofE and things like marriages.  An older generation in places like Wales would differentiate between "church" (CofE) or "chapel" (typically Methodist).

1) Though a cathedral church is not necessarily a parish church and yet can provide the same facilities for marriages.
2) I think RC common usage follows that of the CofE, but AIUI the legal distinction still applies, so all RCs are legally chapels.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5216 on: September 02, 2021, 11:43:07 AM »
Thanet - too far east.
Not sure if it was Congregational but despite its size, it's named as a chapel.
The building still exists but is no longer a church.
Can be seen on GSV.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5215 on: September 02, 2021, 10:09:37 AM »
I can’t quantify it, but it has the look (to me) of a Congregational Church?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5214 on: September 02, 2021, 08:47:41 AM »
Thanet area?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5213 on: September 01, 2021, 08:04:58 PM »
Thanks, JohnFilmer - I lost count of how many times I searched that length of the line.  I don't give up easily, fortunately.


Next one ...  An easier one.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5212 on: September 01, 2021, 07:32:13 PM »
Well done JW, you have it!


That area is Ware Street, hence the where? Clue ::) 


I couldn’t find out anything about the Wesleyan chapel, but it predated the railway.


Carry on Number One...
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5211 on: September 01, 2021, 07:17:58 PM »
That is well hidden :D    Chapel Lane, Bearsted ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5210 on: September 01, 2021, 05:53:11 PM »
The road under the bridge, and the farm further along it, is named for a feature shown on the earliest OS maps on NLS, but does not appear thereafter 1870s ish.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5209 on: September 01, 2021, 03:28:47 PM »
Very much in the right area.


But where? (That’s a clue...)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5208 on: September 01, 2021, 02:39:44 PM »
I've looked at many bridges along the line between Charing and Maidstone.  Very similar designs to the one in your photo but I haven't found the actual one so far.  Am I in the right area?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5207 on: September 01, 2021, 11:13:21 AM »
Near but not on A20 JW
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5206 on: September 01, 2021, 10:22:53 AM »
Are we looking around the A20 ?