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Offline Jackie Paper

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8910 on: August 25, 2023, 11:58:18 PM »
Very warm.
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8909 on: August 25, 2023, 08:51:36 PM »
Somewhere in Chatham Docks ?
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8908 on: August 25, 2023, 05:44:47 PM »
They are only easy if you know them. I know this one...

Having just "been" I'll pass, no doubt one of the many local inhabitants will be along shortly. ::)
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Offline Jackie Paper

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8907 on: August 25, 2023, 04:57:19 PM »
OK. Here's one.
Not sure if it's too easy or too difficult...
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Offline Jackie Paper

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« Reply #8906 on: August 25, 2023, 03:44:58 PM »
No info on the date. The undeveloped surroundings suggest soon after opening in 1876?
Odd that it should be painted over the decorative brickwork visible in some other pictures though.
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Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8905 on: August 25, 2023, 03:13:52 PM »
I'm not sure the portakabin style replacements for the buildings either side are an improvement.  I notice that the current main road doesn't exist in the earlier pic, any idea on the date?  (Just curious)  BTW, I don't think either Queenborough or Paddock Wood stations need location information!
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8904 on: August 25, 2023, 03:13:43 PM »
You are so right Jackie Paper, it is Queenborough. Love the photo that you used clearly showing the original “wings” on each side. Although that signal on the right seems very tall?

I house shared with an old school friend for about a year in the early 70s just round the corner in front of the station, even used it a few times before that. I now find that a great(x3?) uncle had a dairy farm between the station and the main road to Halfway.

It’s over to you…
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Offline Jackie Paper

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8903 on: August 25, 2023, 02:52:56 PM »
Queenborough BR on the Isle of Sheppey.

(Old pic from the Kent Community Rail Partnership website [https://kentcrp.org/])
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8902 on: August 25, 2023, 01:49:31 PM »
How restrained (pun intended) grandarog  8)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8901 on: August 25, 2023, 11:55:56 AM »
Recognised straight away so isle pass on this one . :-X
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8900 on: August 25, 2023, 11:47:50 AM »
Thanks JW, I had forgotten about the Kent Rail site, plenty of interesting reading for anyone interested in railway history.

Browsing a couple of stations from the index gave me an idea and a change of image for the next item.

So its a station, North Kent, but unlike the usual LC&DR station buildings.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8899 on: August 24, 2023, 11:05:29 PM »
Quote from: johnfilmer on August 24, 2023, 01:37:50 PM
Oh, and it’s Paddock Wood station, by the way  :)

Well done JohnFilmer.  Quite an interesting history for this station.  It appears that Paddock Wood only exists because of the station.  In addition to the main line, it had branch lines heading north and south plus various sidings etc.  As you say, a good example of the third rail changing sides.   Over to you.

https://www.kentrail.org.uk/paddock%20wood.htm

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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8898 on: August 24, 2023, 01:37:50 PM »
Oh, and it’s Paddock Wood station, by the way  :)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8897 on: August 24, 2023, 01:33:21 PM »
As an aside, this is a good example of the third rail position as discussed recently.
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8896 on: August 23, 2023, 10:28:11 PM »
Thanks Beachbum.  Another interesting one.  I never realised there were so many breweries in Kent in years past.

Next one.  Should be easy.  Name the station.
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