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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7314 on: September 22, 2022, 01:58:06 PM »
Sheppey ?


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7313 on: September 22, 2022, 01:10:26 PM »
Sorry John, unless you have a really long memory you won't remember 1879 when the glass was put in! :P
Hint: If a crow decided to fly there from Cliffe, he'd be knackered after about 16 miles.  And if you decided to walk there in a straight line you'd be very wet. :)
Whoops. Didn't read your post thoroughly 😁

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7312 on: September 22, 2022, 12:42:43 PM »
Maidstone area?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7311 on: September 22, 2022, 11:31:51 AM »
Sorry John, unless you have a really long memory you won't remember 1879 when the glass was put in! :P
Hint: If a crow decided to fly there from Cliffe, he'd be knackered after about 16 miles.  And if you decided to walk there in a straight line you'd be very wet. :)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7310 on: September 22, 2022, 10:11:40 AM »
Quick guess - St Helen's, Cliffe.  I remember reading of vandalism there a few years back and wonder if this is one of the repaired windows,

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7309 on: September 22, 2022, 09:19:54 AM »
Official listing for Great Paddock Farmhouse: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1071302?section=official-list-entry

Now for the next one.  An interesting little window.  The glass is modern (1879), but the window itself is much older.  Where, and for bonus points, how old?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7308 on: September 21, 2022, 11:32:49 PM »
Spot on MartinR. Apologies for the Boughton mix up, I looked at Boughton under Blean...............
So this is on the A252 Canterbury Road between Challock and Charing:Great Paddocks Farm, high on the North Downs at Challock, is a manor house dating from the 17th century.
Given listed building status in 1957, it is a rare Grade II* property, which means it is classified by English Heritage as a “particularly important building of more than special interest”.
English Heritage records that the red brick house is early 17th century with alterations in the 19th and 20th century, noting wooden mullioned windows and an interesting gabled roof. Look upwards to see the chimney on the left is two lovely “coupled” chimneys, while on the right, you can see four quirky octagonal chimneys.



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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7307 on: September 21, 2022, 10:09:37 PM »
Well Great Paddock Farm, next to Landmark Range Rover fits the bill:
  • Nat Grid:                  TQ 99116 50234
  • Nearest Post Code: TN25 4DW
  • WGS84:                   51°12'60"N 000°50'59"E or 51.21658,0.84971
Except that it is roughly NE of the two Boughtons, not south.


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7306 on: September 21, 2022, 09:09:59 PM »
Not a CT postcode, TN applies

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7305 on: September 21, 2022, 08:34:15 PM »
Further South MartinR. Not a Church, it's a criptic clue JW.
Recap: 17th Century Manor House on a Farm, on a main A road. You can see these Chimneys when passing. One stack are Octagonal.



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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7304 on: September 21, 2022, 03:01:29 PM »
Is the 'Landmark' a church ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7303 on: September 21, 2022, 09:13:41 AM »
So are we in Boughton Lees or Boughton Aluph? 

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7302 on: September 20, 2022, 10:35:22 PM »
Next to a "Landmark"

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7301 on: September 20, 2022, 10:31:48 PM »
Go East from Sutton Valence, and South from Faversham

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #7300 on: September 20, 2022, 12:39:49 PM »
Sutton Valence area ?