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Offline grandarog

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5913 on: January 05, 2022, 12:26:21 PM »
It is "Margate" as it was built as a pumping station Waterworks to supply the towns needs from the water source springs at Wingham.. .
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5912 on: January 05, 2022, 12:07:21 PM »
It is indeed commonly known as Wingham Waterworks building, but for the extra virtual point, what is the more distant town name inscribed on the front of the building?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5911 on: January 05, 2022, 10:39:01 AM »
Wingham Water Works by any chance?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5910 on: January 05, 2022, 09:45:45 AM »
Passed by this Guess many times when collecting Vegetables from a Farm. :)
Will hold back for a while ,give Newby's a chance.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5909 on: January 05, 2022, 08:38:15 AM »
Interesting.  The granary is not listed although the farmhouse is: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1049087?section=official-listing  Both though do lie within the scheduled monument.  There's an entry for Coldred in Wikipedia that mentions the manor.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5908 on: January 05, 2022, 08:35:06 AM »
Many thanks stuartwaters


I remember sitting on the steps of the granary eating a sandwich after walking there from Canterbury one distant summers day. Then the owner use to leave the door open and the steps in place so you could inspect the interior, which then was all complete with its stowage bins either side of a central walkway.


Here is my next offering, which despite possessing a name of another Kentish town on its façade is a fair distance from it. It can be seen from the road on Google Streetview, but due to roadside trees not clearly from this direction.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5907 on: January 04, 2022, 11:54:49 PM »
A fascinating story of your family tree Stuart.  Something to be very proud of.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5906 on: January 04, 2022, 02:21:48 PM »
CAT has it, well done!


The maternal side of my family has a memorial stone in the cemetery there. Because that side of my family are Romany Gypsies who had settled in the area and because many years ago the church authorities would not allow them to be buried in consecrated ground, they were buried outside or cremated and paid for a stone to be put up with their names carved on it. My Grandmother, my mum and uncles' names are engraved on the stone, along with various cousins. My Grandmother married my Grandfather in the church there too in 1927.


Over to you CAT.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5905 on: January 04, 2022, 02:06:28 PM »
looks a bit like the one outside the entrance to Coldred Court Farm, Coldred. Itself next to St Pancras' Church, Coldred?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5904 on: January 04, 2022, 01:46:20 PM »
Nope, not there JW.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5903 on: January 04, 2022, 11:31:04 AM »
Monkton ?   There used to be one beside St Mary Magdalene Church that I passed on my way to work.  However, It seems to have gone now as I can't see it on GSV.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5902 on: January 04, 2022, 10:15:35 AM »
My turn to keep quiet  :)


I found it by sheer luck. On GSV the steps are laid down, very sensible as rodents love an easy climb.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5901 on: January 04, 2022, 09:06:34 AM »
Probably is a granary. Near a major trunk road. East Kent. Virtually next door to a church.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5900 on: January 04, 2022, 07:09:29 AM »
Don't know wherebut tis a Granary on Staddle Stones.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5899 on: January 03, 2022, 11:01:03 PM »
Quick guess - Kent Rural Life Museum, Maidstone ?
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