Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Thanks JohnFilmer


Another good one that had me scratching my head.  I just couldn't be certain of the area covered by the Greensand Ridge.




Next one ...


Unless a member recognises it straight away, I think questions and clues might be needed.

[johnfilmer]

Well done JW, Egerton it is 


We went past this on our way to Egerton Forstal where we get our dog food. I thought that looks interesting, should get a few heads scratching...


Over to you.

[John Walker]

St James Church, Egerton ?

[johnfilmer]

Simplistic answer JW is that when you come down from the North Downs, at say Lenham, as you go south(ish) you go uphill until you reach the top of the Greensand Ridge, where in some places you can see for miles across the Weald. There are a string of churches along this vantage point. My ex neighbour reckoned that he could see 5 others from the top of one tower. No idea if this true.

[John Walker]

Struggling with this one.  I can't find a detailed map of exactly where the greensand ridge runs.  The search continues

[johnfilmer]

A bit too far, and Charing church is not up on the ridge.


This church looks out over The Weald, with its village spread down the scarp slope of the ridge. The photo shows the approach from the other, dip slope, side of the ridge.

[John Walker]

As far East as Charing ?

[johnfilmer]

It is one of many churches on the Greensand Ridge, but further along.

[John Walker]

Boughton Monchelsea area?

[johnfilmer]

It is the village church.

[shoot999]

Would the prominent building be a church?

[MartinR]

The abstract that shows up on my RSS reader said "..' the most prominent building in the villa".  Aha! I thought, it must be Eynsford.     Then I opened the whole message up in the browser.  Oops!

[johnfilmer]

The gate and steps beyond provide a back entrance (just for shoot999  ) to the most prominent building in the village.

[johnfilmer]

Rooting about old Rochester photos in pursuit of ancestors I had come across the building next to the gate and it rang a very distant bell when I saw the photo.
Sorry for delay posting the next one I was out and about - and forgot my camera. However, by the miracle that is computing, the fairies in my laptop have let me take a screenshot from GSV, in the same way as I always did, and this time it worked again - no idea
Just to set the scene - at the bottom of a hill that runs up to the left, on a sharpish bend (so with chevrons). Mid Kent.

[shoot999]

Looks like the top of Northgate?
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You have it John. Has had many names, I think the latest is College Gate, and obviously Jaspers Gate  from The Mystery of Edwin Drood.


The view in the 1900s before the building next door was demolished and replaced with the road;  and the view now.