Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Thank you Stewie,  I've only been to the town end of Moat Park.  I would guess those apartments are well outside my league too.


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Has a bit of  70s history to it.

[Stewie]

Well done John Walker it is indeed Mote House, we passed it on a circular walk around the extensive park here one Sunday morning in July.  It is now an 'upmarket' retirement home together with its associated outbuildings including a good example of an old stable block. The prices for accommodation here are slightly out of my league though!

[John Walker]

Yes - there is a photo of this building in a write up on mansions in Gunnersbury Park London. I presume it's what you found as well Grandarog.- someone's cocked up. 


Anyway - after a long search I've found it.  In Moat Park, Maidstone.  Audley Mote House.  It looks like it's a rather upmarket retirement home now?

[Stewie]

OK, this rather grand looking house was built in the 18th century, replacing an earlier one on the same site.

[Stewie]

Sorry granderog, I know Geography was not my strong suit but is is definitely in Kent!

[grandarog]

Is it one of the Mansions in Gunnersbury Park?  If it is I thought that was  London.

[Stewie]

You do surprise me John Walker, the wily old hunter of GTP!    OK to start the chase, its in west Kent.

[castle261]

Once a railway station - I have no doubt
Here there maybe it`s somewhere about
That`s my lot - I realy havent got a clue
So I will leave it my friends to you & you !

[John Walker]

I haven't a clue where this one is but it looks quite splendid.  I look forward to the answer.

[Stewie]

Thanks Shoot999, we seemed to overlap a bit there! I an afraid that I don't have much to test your skills so here is a picture taken on another of our walks in the country.

[Stewie]

Its the right hand side unit of the palatial looking white building opposite the old Post Office in Rochester High Street just along from the junction with bottom of Star Hill. I think the building is now a restaurant of some sort possibly an Indian. I have no idea what the right hand side unit was used for in the 60's I was too young!

[shoot999]

Rochester High Street. Star Hill end?

Spot on Stewie,  Thought that distinctive entrance would give it away. Haven't been that way for over 40 years so had a quick check on GSV and not much as changed. The building on the right was Charles Waldrons secondhand shop. Bought my first guitar there in the early 60s.  Over to you.

[Stewie]

Rochester High Street. Star Hill end?

[shoot999]

Jolly well done Shoot999. We have been taking regular walks around St Marys Island during the current conditions. Out of interest, would you happen to know anything about the slip?

Not a great deal. I was on the tugs in the 60s and during lunch and quiet periods us younger seaman and cabin boys would congregate around the slip. It was used in those days for refitting and repairing barges that there was no urgency for. Pretty much a a back water as far as the Dockyard was concerned.  One of the tug engineers always said he would hire it if the Dockyard ever closed as there was plenty of work for a slip that size. I had left the Dockyard by that time, but I understand he did hire it and ran it as a going concern for a number of years after.


Next one which hopefully won't be difficult.  And for a bonus point anyone remember who  ran the business premises on the right in the 60s?

[Stewie]

Jolly well done Shoot999. We have been taking regular walks around St Marys Island during the current conditions. Out of interest, would you happen to know anything about the slip?