Guess the Place

[Stewie]

Thanks Lutonman, I haven't been entering GTP for some time as I don't really have anything to challenge you with, however Mrs Stewie and myself went for a walk on Wednesday and passed this fine example of graffiti. The bridge is viewable on GSV but not in its painted form. I guess that you will either know this or not so may need some clues later!

[Lutonman]

Well done Stewie, I thought a local would get it quickly. Yes it's the tower on the new (1984) church it has the original 1843 toll bell in it although it has an automatic ringing system which can vary the strike rate.


51.37156125779581, 0.5461970864104069


Over to you

[Stewie]

Is it Christchurch in Luton, Chatham Lutonman?

[Lutonman]

Thanks John Walker, spent many hours and days at Chattenden and Lodge hill with gas leaks and new construction work. Once we had to put a new supply into the Barracks and the connection point was way across a very muddy field. The RE's laid a metal track road for us to use.


Try this one should be easy, what building is this "tower" being put on to?

[MartinR]

There was a network of both narrow (2'6") gauge and standard gauge railways linking the sites and down to Upnor.  On the standard gauge some of Aveling & Porter's "traction engine" style (2-2-0T and 0-4-0T) locos were used.  To transport personnel between site the narrow gauge line coaches were built.  Four survive as numbers 196, 199, 200 and 204 on the Sittingbourne & Kemsley light railway.  See the Chattendon and Upnor Railway link below for more details.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattenden_and_Upnor_Railway
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittingbourne_and_Kemsley_Light_Railway
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveling_and_Porter#Locomotives

and in case anyone is still looking for it:

• Grid:          TQ 75378 73015
• Post code: ME3 8NE
• WGS84:    51°25'44"N 000°31'17"E or 51.4290022,0.5214011

[John Walker]

Looks like Chattenden?

Spot on Lutonman.  Well done.   Over to you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattenden_and_Lodge_Hill_Military_Camps


And for the current views and insights

[Lutonman]

Looks like Chattenden?

[John Walker]

Thousands of barrels of gunpowder were stored here.  Close by is a Northern Ireland and an Afganistan connection.

[John Walker]

Amazing history, right up to fairly recent times.

[John Walker]

Some where on the Hoo Peninsular ?

Yes Grandarog 

[grandarog]

Some where on the Hoo Peninsular ?

[John Walker]

Some sort of explosives factory or storage?

Certainly explosives storage.  I can't find any mention of manufacture.  The area has quite a history dating back to the 1800s.  Sold for redevelopment now.

[MartinR]

Some sort of explosives factory or storage?

[John Walker]

Easy to see on Google

[John Walker]

Right - time for the next one ...


This might be instantly recognisable to some of you.




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