Any one recognise this village I have a soldier pic says Cranbrook photographer on back

[arantxa]

Thanks

u looked at cranbrook but didn’t think it was there soldier pic is RAMC

[MaxD]

Doesn't look like Cranbrook Church which has no spire and has different style windows.  Likely to be near Cranbrook though as the photographer is from there.

You mentioned a soldier pic, not seen.

 

MaxD

 

Edited 26 July , 2021 by MaxD

[Michelle Young]

Another avenue to search would be Russell Ironmongers

[David Porter]

It is Rolvenden

Image courtesy Google Streetview

[Moonraker]

The only Russells Ironmonger listed in the 1903 Kelly's Directory for Kent is David Russell of Rolvenden. 

postcard

The churches seem to match?

Rolvenden is six miles from Cranbrook.

 

EDIT: David beat me to it, after I spent a long time fumbling through on-line Kelly's Directories!

Edited 26 July , 2021 by Moonraker

[PRC]

5 minutes ago, Moonraker said:

The only Russells Ironmonger listed in the 1903 Kelly's Directory for Kent is David Russell of Rolvenden. 

Same business and location on the 1913 Kelly's, plus Arthur Stickells, Photographer at the High Street, Cranbrook, Kent on the 1911 Census of England & Wales. Was just working on taking a screenshoot of Goggle Streetviews when David beat us all too it

Cheers,
Peter

[arantxa]

That’s fantastic thank you I spent ages I was hoping the RAMC man maybe from the village 

thanks so much I had spent a lot of time looking and have it up as a bad idea 

I’d never heard of Rolvendern 

[arantxa]

It doesn’t look very different does it