Guess the Place

[MartinR]

Iwade?

[John Walker]

Struggling with this one.  Am I correct in thinking this was a Methodist Church?

[Diapason]

ME9 postcode.


I`m uncertain when it was demolished, possibly very much longer than I previously estimated.

[John Walker]

Rural?

[Diapason]

Another church that was demolished in favour of housing at least 10 years ago.

[MartinR]

The church is located at:

• Grid: TQ 99236 63135
• Post: ME13 0TH
• WGS84: 51°19'37"N, 000°51'31"E

and there are more pictures of it at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:St_Mary%27s_Church,_Luddenham

[John Walker]

I`m 99.9% sure that it`s St. Mary, Luddenham.

Spot on Diapason.  Grade 1 listed within the confines of Luddenham Court.  It's very remote so I can't imagine a large congregation.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenham,_Kent


Over to you 

[John Walker]

The disaster was on land and over 100 were killed.  Just over 1km from the church.

That sounds like the Faversham explosives disaster.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faversham_explosives_industry#World_War_I

Yes, that happened only 1km from the church.

[MartinR]

The disaster was on land and over 100 were killed.  Just over 1km from the church.

That sounds like the Faversham explosives disaster.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faversham_explosives_industry#World_War_I

[Diapason]

I`m 99.9% sure that it`s St. Mary, Luddenham.

[John Walker]

Would the disaster be either the HMS Bulwark or the HMS Princess Irene explosions?

The disaster was on land and over 100 were killed.  Just over 1km from the church.

[MartinR]

Would the disaster be either the HMS Bulwark or the HMS Princess Irene explosions?

[John Walker]

1km from water, most likely salty
Marshes nearby
Probably shaken due to a disaster

[John Walker]

Quite remote
Redundant but open to visitors

[grandarog]

Know it.  .
I will pass on this one or it will be only us few on GTP. Lets have some new blood having a goat Guessing.