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Offline MartinR

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4923 on: July 16, 2021, 07:32:58 AM »
Devious!  I notice that you didn't mention that the junction was no more, just a copse of trees on Google maps satellite.  Well done John (subject to John's confirmation).
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4922 on: July 15, 2021, 10:32:08 PM »
At last!     Headcorn Station.  The branch being the Kent and East Sussex line heading for Tenterden and beyond.
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4921 on: July 15, 2021, 10:22:50 PM »
The mainline station is still very active, my younger son lives almost opposite.


The Railway Hotel is no more.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4920 on: July 15, 2021, 09:11:30 PM »
Do the station and junction still exist?  Are they mainline or heritage?
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4919 on: July 15, 2021, 08:35:48 PM »
Still searching :D
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4918 on: July 15, 2021, 05:56:14 PM »
I forgot to mention that the map is an OS 25inch to the mile, revised 1906 and published 1908.
This meant some substantial additional information had only just been incorporated.
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4917 on: July 15, 2021, 12:19:24 PM »
That was local knowledge greatly assisted by our good friend Mr Google :)
I thought that I might try something a little different - an old map (from NLS maps)
It is possibly too easy for the train spotters (like me) and there are obviously only so many railway lines to search, so we will see. Enjoy!
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4916 on: July 15, 2021, 10:28:32 AM »
It does look odd.  The gap between the stones looks to be far too wide.  The official listing calls them "Decorative chalk voussoirs placed towards east end to suggest blocked round-headed south entrance" which sounds suitably vague.
Grid ref (from the listing): TQ8917257403
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4915 on: July 15, 2021, 10:14:56 AM »
Well done .

Yet again Johnfilmer triumphs with local knowledge. Hard luck Diapason..


I found it amazing that either there had never been an opening beneath the arch of stones or the mason had blended the filler flint work in with the existing so well.

  Over to you Johnfilmer. :)
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4914 on: July 15, 2021, 07:54:35 AM »
I think you`ve just beaten me to it, John!


I knew I`d taken a photo at some time, so after laboriously ploughing through hundreds of photos, I enlarged and cropped this one.
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Offline johnfilmer

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4913 on: July 15, 2021, 07:10:12 AM »
St Dunstans, Frinsted?
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4912 on: July 14, 2021, 08:14:47 PM »
Hartlip area ?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4911 on: July 14, 2021, 06:46:17 PM »
I think it was more for the inshore sand banks at Margate .I believe Goodwins are  a bit further out.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4910 on: July 14, 2021, 01:07:00 PM »
I know that you have moved along but was that tower to warn of the Goodwin Sands, Grandarog? I seem to remember that there was a Goodwin Lightship?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #4909 on: July 14, 2021, 10:32:01 AM »
Thought you would recognise it Diapasson.
Sorry Johnwalker shielded by trees.


Twixt M2 and M20.
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