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MartinR
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7533 on:
November 05, 2022, 12:09:44 PM »
West Kingsdown, St Edmund King & Martyr, Fawkham Rd.
Nat'l Grid: TQ 57991 63354
Post Code: TN15 6AY
Coords (WGS84): 51°20'50"N, 000°16'02"E or 51.34731,0.26721
For more info on the church:
http://www.st-edmunds.co.uk/history.html
(but note that the reference to Rochester Cathedral refers to the current building, the original goes back to AD 604).For more info on St. Edmund:
http://www.st-edmunds.co.uk/st-edmund.html
or of course our old friend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_the_Martyr
The tower holds just a single bell (weight unknown, diameter 29") cast in 1963 by Mears & Stainbrrok and hung for swing chiming.
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johnfilmer
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Re: Guess the Place
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Reply #7532 on:
November 05, 2022, 11:48:11 AM »
That general neck of the woods (clue), JW, but head more northeasterly (ish).
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John Walker
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Reply #7531 on:
November 05, 2022, 11:17:50 AM »
Sevenoaks area?
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grandarog
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Reply #7530 on:
November 04, 2022, 06:13:42 PM »
Got it. Will Pass for a while. 
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johnfilmer
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Reply #7529 on:
November 04, 2022, 05:47:25 PM »
A small church in an isolated position, not visible directly from GSV, but plenty of pictures when you click on the name. An unusual dedication will help you find it.
Not my usual area, to the west of the Medway
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johnfilmer
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Reply #7528 on:
November 04, 2022, 02:45:18 PM »
Had seen a similar photo many moons ago. My father used to take my much older sister on the back of his James motorbike (remember them?) to spectate about then.
I’ll be back later with the next, as I haven’t a clue how to send pics from this iPad.
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shoot999
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Reply #7527 on:
November 04, 2022, 11:43:58 AM »
Quote from: johnfilmer on November 04, 2022, 10:52:09 AM
Early days at Brands Hatch?
You have it johnfilmer. From the 40s when the track was dirt and the races held counter-clockwise. View up Paddock Hill Bend to the Pavilion.
Over to you.
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johnfilmer
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Reply #7526 on:
November 04, 2022, 10:52:09 AM »
Early days at Brands Hatch?
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grandarog
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Reply #7525 on:
November 04, 2022, 10:22:24 AM »
Random Guess. Folkestone Racecourse.
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shoot999
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Reply #7524 on:
November 04, 2022, 09:33:02 AM »
Quote from: John Walker on November 04, 2022, 09:22:00 AM
A sports event ?
Yes.
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John Walker
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Reply #7523 on:
November 04, 2022, 09:22:00 AM »
A sports event ?
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shoot999
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Reply #7522 on:
November 04, 2022, 09:06:34 AM »
Lucky guess. Lived a bit further north of this in the 60s opposite Fort Bridgewood, so quite familiar with the contours of Bluebell Hill as a biker in those days.
This shouldn't last long.
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MartinR
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Reply #7521 on:
November 03, 2022, 10:55:10 PM »
That didn't last long! The Roman road is now Chatham Road, the track linking the pits is Old Chatham Road (weird that the "old" road is the newer of the two) and the current Bluebell Hill (A229) passes roughly along the right-hand edge of the chalk pits. See the overlay below.
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shoot999
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Reply #7520 on:
November 03, 2022, 10:08:33 PM »
Quick stab at it. Blue Bell Hill area?
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MartinR
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Reply #7519 on:
November 03, 2022, 03:51:28 PM »
I'll bet they were a bit fresher and more appetising than the curling cardboard that BR used to serve.
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