Guess the Place

[Local Hiker]

Sorry for the delay. I am home now.
I was dog sitting for a few days last summer. I took the dog in the vicinity of this one afternoon and stumbled apon it unexpectedly.
Where was I?

[Local Hiker]

Thanks grandarog. I had a family "afternoon tea" there back in the summer. I have just driven by it this afternoon on the way to Oare Gunpowder Works!


I am not at home right now. I will post the next photo from my laptop later.

[grandarog]

You have it Local Hiker.One of those that if you have been there you spot it straight away.
Over to You for the Next.

[Local Hiker]

Following the 2nd clue, this must be Wouldham Church.
It has changed a lot since. It really looks like Hempstead House at Bapchild now.

[John Walker]

Strood?

Whoops! - forgot the Swale clue

[castle261]

Strood ? -----  typing error --- John Walker
My guess -------------------------- Milton

[John Walker]

Strood?

[grandarog]

By the A2 yes but not that close to Faverham.

[John Walker]

Is this by the A2 in Faversham ?

[grandarog]

2nd Clue , You might have got Married here.

[grandarog]

Thank You Martin. John I didn't mean to usurp you .Your post came up when I posted mine.
Getting a bit short of pics of my own ,haven't been around Kent with camera lately.
This one shouldn't take long .
Swale area

[johnfilmer]

Perfectly fair by me, for once I didn't check my answer, it just looked like the building that I drove past every day to and from work for about 4years back in the 70s.

[MartinR]

It took me longer to get the photo than you two took to recognise it!  I had hoped that a well hidden chapel away from East Kent might be harder.

It is indeed St. Benedict's, Paddlesworth.  Grandarog gets the brownie points.  Built early 12C.  From 1678 until the early 20C it was used as a barn.  It was restored and subsequently declared redundant in the 20C and is now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.

The pair of you have created a problem for me.  You both got it within three minutes of each other.  John only identified it by "looks like Paddlesworth" and "probably used to house livestock".  Grandarog made a definite statement, included the dedication and ownership.  Therefore I'm awarding it to Grandarog, but only by the shortest of short noses.  I hope that's fair.

[grandarog]

I think it is St Benedicts ,Paddlesworth ,Snodland. For the Brownie points. Owned by Church,s Conservation Trust.

 I believe was used as a farm shed for years before it became the Chapel it is today.

[johnfilmer]