Guess the Place

[Local Hiker]

Thanks MartinR.

Not quite trains, planes and automobiles, but model trains, planes and boats.

A fun day in October 2016, where was I?

The waterway beside the railway is quite a historic feature.

[MartinR]

Yes it is Rochester Castle, I meant that by my previous reply (which maybe wasn't clear).

[Local Hiker]

I was going to sit this one out, but since I was on a bench (drinking coffee on a ramble) by that very church, not that long ago, and took this reciprocal shot, I could not resist.
Is Rochester Castle correct? (I won't post the next guess until you confirm, just in case I am wrong)

[MartinR]

Prime not zoom, but yes: 500mm.

[Local Hiker]

From the angle and elevation, I would say Rochester Castle with a good zoom.

[MartinR]

Possibly an easy one, but where was the photo taken from?

[Local Hiker]

MartinR, thanks for guessing correctly.

I cannot add any more than this website:-  https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-james-cooling.html

Cooling castle, where Jules Holland lives, is just along the road to the west of the village, and I had a nice lunch in the Horseshoe and Castle pub on the day, just to the east of the village.


Over to you.

[MartinR]

They're "Pip's Graves" in Cooling churchyard.  The churchyard is supposed to be the inspiration for the opening scene in Dicken's "Great Expectations".

[Local Hiker]

Maybe this is not as easy as I thought.
When I say North Kent, I was more north than south Essex.
(That pretty well gives the place away)

[Local Hiker]

OK castle261, we will leave somebody else to guess the place.

The writing is small because this site displays the image as a "thumbnail" (smaller) version of the picture.
You see a bigger picture if you click on the thumbnail.
And, if click on the file name to the right of the paperclip symbol, the picture is downloaded onto your computer so you can view it, and zoom it even bigger, with your favourite image viewer.
I think you can do that with any images on the site to appreciate them more, not just the "guess the place" pictures.

[castle261]

Your typing is TOO small, and I am TOO old to change. Over to you Local Hiker !

[Local Hiker]

castle261, you get the extra points for the book. If you have a picture, and want to name the place, then post your picture to have a turn, I am no IT expert, but can try and talk you through. A couple of tips to get you started:-

[castle261]

 Pip ----------- from Great Expectations ?


If right I can not follow on, dont know HOW !

[Local Hiker]

How the dickens has this not been guessed yet? (clue)
The graveyard is in North Kent.
Extra points for the book.

[MartinR]

I tried, but Stuart turned off registrations after you got in.