Guess the Place

[grandarog]

That's the Place. The Vicar at Rainham took photos of the beacons in the surrounding villages from the tower of Rainham Church. Upchurch was the brightest he saw.
Over to you John Walker.

[John Walker]

Upchurch recreation ground ?

[shoot999]

To try to narrow it down further-Medway Towns?

[grandarog]

John Walker,you are in the right quarter of Kent .

[John Walker]

Quick guess - Beacon at Hoo St Wereburgh  ?

[MartinR]

Thanks CAT and Grandarog.  The website for Murston Heart is https://www.murstonheart.org/  The official listing is at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1011768?section=official-list-entry  Location details:

• Nat'l grid:   TQ 92093 64769
• Post code: ME10 3TW
• WGS84:     51°20'58"N, 000°45'25"E or 51.34951,0.75701

[grandarog]

Here's a topical one. Just say where it was, we know it was for the Jubilee

[grandarog]

Thankyou Cat .I worked for Anchor Forklifts when they were in the units next door.It was in a very sad and vandalised state back then.
Luckily the local populace have come to the rescue.
Murston All Saints Trust (MAST) is working with the local community to shape a new future for Murston Old Church and its churchyard. Our vision is to bring back this beautiful medieval church in its green oasis on the banks of Milton Creek to the heart of the community. The hub is scheduled to open in summer 2022 and will provide creative opportunities for the community of Murston and beyond. The hub will be called Murston Heart.

[CAT]

It is indeed the remains of the chancel of Old All Saints Church at Murston, which despite a very chequered history was largely demolished leaving its Chanel as a mortuary chapel to the encircling churchyard. Now being restored with the construction of new working studios and cafe in an adjacent building, it’s future has never looked as good since the twelfth century when the first church was constructed.


Over to you grandarog.

[grandarog]

Is it the remains of old Church at Murston ,Sittingbourne. Being converted to a Community Hub?

[MartinR]

Could have been both!

[johnfilmer]

Old local knowledge, so I’ll hold back for now.


That’s ambiguous, I meant knowledge from a while ago, not that I’m an old local...

[MartinR]

From the tracery it looks like an old church or chapel.  By "its future is changing at the moment" do we understand that it is being converted for another purpose?

[CAT]

A very interesting, but poorly known about early engagement of WWII, thank you Beachbum


My next may look as if its been through the 'wars', but many years of neglect reverted this building almost to a ruin, but its future is changing at the moment, but where?

[grandarog]

Unfortunately the Luftwaffa had their revenge.


On February 3rd, 1941, the British auxiliary patrol vessel ARCTIC TRAPPER, built in 1928 by Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by British Royal Navy, was attacked and bombed by German aircraft near the Gull light buoy, Goodwin Sands and foundered with the loss of 17 crew.
Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?153881