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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9012 on: October 08, 2023, 10:01:29 PM »
More to the point, it’s tidal water…
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9011 on: October 08, 2023, 08:44:45 PM »
A well used clue…. Near water
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9010 on: October 08, 2023, 02:01:13 PM »
Good luck with soldering those SMDs - I don't think I could manage that now.
With regard to the GTP - I thought I recognised the gate keeper's cottage.  I used to drive past it in the 80s when visiting another part of the company I worked for.
Once again - it won't be a guess so I'll hold back.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9009 on: October 08, 2023, 01:58:59 PM »
John Filmer ,I have always found a little pinch of Bluetac n the point of an instrument screw driver works best.
                        I thought your photo was the Sittingbourne Cemetery Gate house till I saw the Barrier.  :)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9008 on: October 08, 2023, 01:19:31 PM »
My wife has stopped Zooming, so I have got the lap top back. I missed yesterday afternoon as I was teaching myself to solder Surface Mounted Devices (SMD). These are very small, a 1206 resistor is 3.2mm x 1.6mm (or 1/8 x 1/16 in real money) so head magnifier, steady hand and a new pair of stainless steel (non magnetic) tweezers. For inanimate objects they are very mobile and ping out of the tweezers never to be seen again! I also tried a technique using a (very) hot air gun, but that took the trip out after 7 resistors...

Meanwhile, where is this level crossing? Its quite pleasant beyond it these days, but it was a different story in the 70s and 80s.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9007 on: October 07, 2023, 03:24:52 PM »
Wikpedia entry: Louis Zborowski
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9006 on: October 07, 2023, 01:58:26 PM »
You got it .
 Count Zorbrovski  built 2 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Racing cars there with their huge 27 litre aero engines.Very interesting bloke ..He was the one of the Astor family so had loads of money to play with. He also dabbled in narrow gauge Railways and was involved with Hythe and Dymchurch set up.

Over to you for the next one.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9005 on: October 07, 2023, 12:50:42 PM »
With Mr Google’s help, it is 16 St Radigans Street, formerly Blighs where the beasts were constructed in 1922, it says on the blue plaque that is obscured in the photo.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9004 on: October 07, 2023, 06:51:10 AM »
John Filmer is  almost there with his noble guess. It is indeed connected to ChittyChitty Bang Bang.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9003 on: October 06, 2023, 07:33:21 PM »
Or are we in Canterbury? Home of chitty chitty etc. But no idea where…
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9002 on: October 06, 2023, 06:25:58 PM »
Wasn't there a clue about motor racing in East Kent a while back?  Was it Betteshanger way?  IIRC the track has long gone so won't be on GSV.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9001 on: October 06, 2023, 06:02:31 PM »
Come on ,No one trying!
                                      2nd Clue . Motor Racing
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #9000 on: October 04, 2023, 10:10:08 PM »
It might look like it but it's not. Go East. :)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8999 on: October 04, 2023, 10:08:28 PM »
it looks like Abbey Street, Faversham, Rog.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #8998 on: October 04, 2023, 11:06:43 AM »
I counted 128 members - 10 + members Post - do any of the other 118 members - have a story or two - to tell - It`s your site - courtesy of Stuart.
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