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Offline CAT

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #257 on: November 14, 2019, 12:17:58 PM »
Only the lower two thirds of the tower remain, the top third being remodelled in the restoration.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #256 on: November 14, 2019, 11:08:07 AM »
Does the tower remain much the same?

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« Reply #255 on: November 14, 2019, 08:13:28 AM »
A quick clue.

The church, which dates from the twelfth-century, possesses part of Canterbury cathedral as one of its fixtures.

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« Reply #254 on: November 13, 2019, 10:37:55 PM »
The photo is not in negative Diapason with the view being of the North side of the church as MartinR rightly deduced. It's not Teynham, but is a church in East Kent. The porch is actually concealing the North door, which is the main entrance despite it having a larger west door.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #253 on: November 13, 2019, 09:24:43 PM »
Well the door with a porch is unlikely to be a priest's door into the chancel, so that implies the east end is to the left of the picture, the view must therefore be from the north.  I'm still no closer to identifying it though.

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« Reply #252 on: November 13, 2019, 09:24:25 PM »
Well the with a porch is unlikely to be a priest's door into the chancel, so that implies the east end is to the left of the picture, the view must therefore be from the north.  I'm still no closer to identifying it though.

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« Reply #251 on: November 13, 2019, 06:15:01 PM »

At first I thought the negative of this church had been printed with the wrong side down on the paper, but on second thoughts, now knowing that there had been some alteration, the only church that I can think of that bears some resemblance, is St. Mary, Teynham, viewed from the south, although I don`t think it is and am very interested where this church is.
 

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« Reply #250 on: November 13, 2019, 09:56:49 AM »
It does still exist, but the pic I posted is an early one ahead of its restoration. Whilst the restoration was fairly severe, the church is still fairly recognisable.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #249 on: November 13, 2019, 08:47:06 AM »
Not having a lot of luck with this one so far.  Does it still exist?

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« Reply #248 on: November 12, 2019, 03:21:25 PM »
Though the jaunty angle and the blossom camouflage helped :)

Here is my next, but where?

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« Reply #247 on: November 12, 2019, 12:39:16 PM »
CAT, I was indeed. That is the gatehouse through the blossom.
I guess that I need to get out with the camera more since I have resorted to using photos of one of the most famous landmarks in the world to play GTP.
Over to you...

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« Reply #246 on: November 12, 2019, 11:17:14 AM »
Were you were walking around the outer moat edge towards the main entrance to Leeds Castle?

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« Reply #245 on: November 12, 2019, 10:28:32 AM »
Thanks CAT. I am not familiar with the place.
It is interesting to see some of the castle tower walls still exist as part of the modern building, http://www.ecastles.co.uk/leybourne.html

I took this photo back in the spring because I liked the blossom.
I gave no thought to the background at the time.
Where was I?



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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #244 on: November 12, 2019, 07:12:57 AM »
Not Scotney Stewie, but Local Hiker has it with Leybourne Castle. Over to you Local Hiker

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