morrisc8 Posted 14 September , 2017 Author Share Posted 14 September , 2017 Trying to find out where the camp is in Kent. Dover area ? In some of the photos you can see houses in the background, and on one of the house has Leneys and below on the next sign the word Garage ?. On some photos you can see this building on the top of the hill/ridge OP post? Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 15 September , 2017 Author Share Posted 15 September , 2017 A few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 15 September , 2017 Share Posted 15 September , 2017 Boy Scout on the left looks like he's wearing a Military Cross ribbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 17 September , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 September , 2017 two more photos of the men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdparker Posted 19 September , 2017 Share Posted 19 September , 2017 Keith, Leneys was a local brewery, so the building is probably a pub. This would also help to explain why everyone looks so happy! The structure on the skyline reminds me of a coastguard lookout post, on top of the cliffs, or less likely a ventilation shaft for a railway tunnel.The background reminds me of the area just inland of the coast between Dover and Folkestone near Samphire Hoe now covered by the A20 trunk road. My guess is it may be Church Hougham now home to a BBC transmitter. Will see if I can find locations of Leneys Pubs Regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 19 September , 2017 Author Share Posted 19 September , 2017 Thanks Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchegg75 Posted 1 November , 2017 Share Posted 1 November , 2017 On 05/09/2017 at 20:43, morrisc8 said: Thank you Nigel for looking i think that date fits in with the photos very well. Just have to find the tented camp they were at, might be on or near St Martins Plain, Shorncliffe camp?or the Dover area? on the last photo on the top right there is what looks like a OP on the hill. keith This image I believe is the field off Folkestone Road in Dover near the former Hare and Hounds pub where camps were regularly held, below the Western Heights fortifications The building to his right the Battery Command Post which is near invisible these days as it is so overgrown ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchegg75 Posted 1 November , 2017 Share Posted 1 November , 2017 from the air you can see the BCP and the earthworks in the old image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntaylor Posted 2 November , 2017 Share Posted 2 November , 2017 Fascinating - congratulations for identifying the location! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 2 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 2 November , 2017 Well done, thanks for the ID of the camp area. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 2 November , 2017 Share Posted 2 November , 2017 Good egg! Is the grey rendered building on the left the one that used to carry the Leneys ad ? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchegg75 Posted 7 November , 2017 Share Posted 7 November , 2017 On 02/11/2017 at 18:29, charlie962 said: Good egg! Is the grey rendered building on the left the one that used to carry the Leneys ad ? Charlie Yes I believe so - the former Hare and Hounds pub Would be great to see more of the images sometime as they are of interest as I am involved in the Western Heights Preservation Society who look after parts of the fortifications above Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 10 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 10 November , 2017 Would these houses be in the same area? photos are from the same unit / lot. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchegg75 Posted 12 November , 2017 Share Posted 12 November , 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 12:12, morrisc8 said: Would these houses be in the same area? photos are from the same unit / lot. Keith This one certainly is the same place as the stepped roof is very distinct, and 'Plum Pudding Hill' behind sloping away (now very overgrown). I'll ponder over the other two... On 10/11/2017 at 12:12, morrisc8 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 13 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 13 November , 2017 Thanks for your time looking for IDs of the houses. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 16 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 16 January , 2018 I do like this original photo from the negative. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 19 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2019 One more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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morrisc8 Posted 4 November , 2019 Author Share Posted 4 November , 2019 Now we know the area of the camp, anyone know the name of the camp. Photos taken from Folkestone Road in Dover near the former Hare and Hounds pub where camps were regularly held, below the Western Heights fortifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 4 November , 2019 Share Posted 4 November , 2019 (edited) It seems likely that it could have been called Maxton Camp, as that was the name of the village to which it was adjacent. There is an interesting history of the Hare and Hounds pub (tied to Shepherd Neame), which sadly closed in 2008, here: http://www.dover-kent.com/Hare-and-Hounds.html. There seems to have been a permanent ‘Citadel Barracks’ (later a HM Prison (Borstal)) situated on the heights above. The following link confirms that there was a camp at Maxton: http://www.dover-castle-friends.org/files/Images/Fortress-Dover/Fortress-Dover-and-the-First-World-War-PP-edited.pdf Also, see ink stamp on enclosed post card. The camp is also mentioned in the experiences of a conscientious objector, here: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XWdtBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=WW1+Maxton+Camp,+Dover&source=bl&ots=vKFUuVdeHG&sig=ACfU3U1YmxENVRw6zhDnANrotKgOsnhMWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwv8e67NDlAhWJThUIHZRTCYoQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=WW1 Maxton Camp%2C Dover&f=false From ‘Dover Historian’ online: ”The Ministry of War took over much of Farthingloe valley and Round Down Cliff during World War I (1914-1918) and erected defensive military structures such as pillboxes. An aerodrome was built at Capel and in 1916, the Admiralty laid a 6-inch stoneware drain from the Aerodrome to the Corporation’s main drainage system at Manor Road, Maxton. It was laid along the main Folkestone Road as far as Little Farthingloe farm where it crossed the fields of Great Farthingloe farm to Manor Road. The farms, at that time, were short of labour due to the men going to the Front but in 1916, the Women’s Land Army was formed and the women eased the problem. During and following the War concrete-slab sound mirrors were built along the cliffs including one at the adjacent Abbot’s Cliff, which can still be seen. Following the War, Farthingloe was returned to the Church Commissioners.” Edited 7 November , 2019 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 10 November , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 November , 2019 (edited) Made this book to save the photos in as they will fade away as they are on glass . 2nd part of the book are photos taken by a RAMC doctor in 1918 taken from the original glass negatives. The photos Look better in full screen. https://www.bonusprint.co.uk/view-online-photo-book/3cf607cc-4afe-4fe2-82c9-9ecac6f0f4d5?utm_campaign=CRM_SML_EML_T34404&utm_medium=E-mail&utm_source=Service-Mail&crm_segment=All&utm_content=&id=18497545 Keith Edited 10 November , 2019 by morrisc8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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