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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1410 on: April 01, 2020, 11:03:28 PM »
How about Sevenoaks area ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1409 on: April 01, 2020, 04:36:10 PM »
Go west.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1408 on: April 01, 2020, 04:33:03 PM »
Quick guess to get things started.   Maidstone area ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1407 on: March 31, 2020, 06:12:20 PM »
Another one from trawling my bookshelves.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1406 on: March 31, 2020, 06:03:38 PM »
Well done MartinR. Over to you.
Didn,t need my next clue "near the dead centre of town"
My photos were taken from the churchyard here's the answer one.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1405 on: March 31, 2020, 02:22:29 PM »
Doctor Wilkes Memorial Hall, Formerly The Grammar School.  Photo taken from St Mary the Virgin Church (or else GSV)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1404 on: March 31, 2020, 02:09:00 PM »
Martin R has the Town .Now where and what. :)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1403 on: March 31, 2020, 01:58:53 PM »
Quick guess:  Fordwich Town Hall ?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1402 on: March 31, 2020, 01:55:48 PM »
Ashford?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1401 on: March 31, 2020, 01:34:30 PM »
Afraid not Keith, quite a long way off . Not far from a WW1 Tank either. :)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1400 on: March 31, 2020, 12:08:36 PM »
Chatham Dockyard?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1399 on: March 30, 2020, 09:20:35 PM »
Thanks KeithG.   I have researched quite a few of the WW1 Tanks in Kent over the years.
Lets try this next,probably wont last long.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1398 on: March 30, 2020, 02:11:00 PM »
Yes you have that one grandarog....
What a sad ending?
Over to you then....

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1397 on: March 30, 2020, 01:46:35 PM »
Great Picture . That's the Memorial Tank at Folkestone. Apparently it never showed its Number after the council repainted it. It was No 4609 a Female Mk 1.
Here it is being cut up for scrap.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #1396 on: March 30, 2020, 11:43:28 AM »
Moving on:
Where do you think this was?