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Offline Beachbum

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5837 on: December 25, 2021, 11:45:34 PM »
Thanks JW. I remembered cycling along the canal and seeing the Ruin.


A statue for the next location?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5836 on: December 25, 2021, 11:26:50 PM »
Well done BeachBum - it is indeed Stutfall Castle.


http://www.everycastle.com/Stutfall-Castle.html


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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5835 on: December 25, 2021, 08:39:40 PM »
Stutfall Castle, near to Lympne Castle at Port Lympne Reserve?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5834 on: December 25, 2021, 05:27:34 PM »
Elephants and Castle close by.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5833 on: December 25, 2021, 06:54:56 AM »
Thank you Castle261. The same to you.


Next clue.  From this location you can see the sea.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5832 on: December 24, 2021, 10:19:38 PM »
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5831 on: December 24, 2021, 09:39:59 PM »
Not far from another castle.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5830 on: December 24, 2021, 02:35:35 PM »
Bit of Richborough Castle Wall?


Not there Grandarog.


Can be seen on GSV but too far in the distance to be of any help.


Water nearby.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5829 on: December 24, 2021, 02:27:08 PM »
Bit of Richborough Castle Wall?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5828 on: December 24, 2021, 12:02:42 PM »

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5827 on: December 24, 2021, 09:23:42 AM »
Roman?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5826 on: December 24, 2021, 02:03:31 AM »
Thanks JohnFilmer.  For some reason, once I saw your mid-Kent clue etc, I thought of Maidstone.  Still took some finding though.




Next one ....   Could be a quick one.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5825 on: December 23, 2021, 06:23:22 PM »
Thanks for the info John, I've wondered what the building was since it had obviously seen better days.  If you look at it on GSV the views seem to step forward during the restoration as you go up the hill!  Best view is https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.2700922,0.5257407,3a,75y,283.3h,80.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stHDJHUOmJrZFyaE2Jeyz7A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1  With John's location guide I doubt that any grid refs/lat&long are needed.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5824 on: December 23, 2021, 06:02:48 PM »
The photo and brief detail was taken from the book that marked the Kent Police centenary in 1957.


My father was a sergeant in the Specials at the time. In the back of the book are listed every serving police officer, the main force alphabetically, and the Specials by station.


So if anyone wants any info that could be in those lists, just ask.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #5823 on: December 23, 2021, 03:55:19 PM »
The building is Wrens Cross, HQ of Kent Police from 1857 to 1940, situated at the bottom of Stone Street (old paved Roman Road) and knight rider street.


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