tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post3866079629228294720..comments2024-03-29T10:44:22.891+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: I have been to ... Upnor Castle, KentRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46706897632282246492018-04-13T12:16:08.319+01:002018-04-13T12:16:08.319+01:00Maggiewebbercdn,
We liked it so much that we almo...Maggiewebbercdn,<br /><br />We liked it so much that we almost bought the house with the gazebo!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-12739486067630284842018-04-13T12:06:02.766+01:002018-04-13T12:06:02.766+01:00Visited this same castle a few years back. Loved ...Visited this same castle a few years back. Loved it. Your photos are wonderful, makes the ones I took look very silly! Thanks for blogging this.maggiewebbercdnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838169333982566436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91075445528464652182014-09-10T06:49:06.578+01:002014-09-10T06:49:06.578+01:00Nigel Drury,
You don't say! I must admit that...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />You don't say! I must admit that it looked in keeping with the other buildings, which is why I probably didn't notice that it was a recent addition.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-69403872774235335152014-09-08T18:03:08.848+01:002014-09-08T18:03:08.848+01:00The half timbered house a few doors down on the le...The half timbered house a few doors down on the left in your second photo is actually a recent build using traditional methods.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19046794731146794032014-09-07T06:41:58.875+01:002014-09-07T06:41:58.875+01:00SoA Shows North (Phil),
You could easily spend a ...SoA Shows North (Phil),<br /><br />You could easily spend a couple of days in the area visiting the numerous places of interest ... and I strongly recommend that you do!<br /><br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72182133164437675212014-09-07T06:39:12.644+01:002014-09-07T06:39:12.644+01:00Pete.
I must admit that I was very tempted to bui...Pete.<br /><br />I must admit that I was very tempted to build something similar ... and may well still do so!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-26601099586984806682014-09-07T06:37:16.841+01:002014-09-07T06:37:16.841+01:00John Lambshead,
You are a very lucky man to live ...John Lambshead,<br /><br />You are a very lucky man to live so near to so many interesting places.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77419154021483002622014-09-07T06:35:39.387+01:002014-09-07T06:35:39.387+01:00David Crook,
There is so much of interest in the ...David Crook,<br /><br />There is so much of interest in the area around Chatham that it would be very easy to spend days visiting them all. I strongly recommend that you return to your boyhood roots to refresh your memories of them!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-75120227715538010392014-09-06T20:22:04.227+01:002014-09-06T20:22:04.227+01:00Nice report ... not somewhere I have visited but i...Nice report ... not somewhere I have visited but it is on my list now ...<br /><br />Thanks for drawing it to my attention<br /><br />PhilSoA Shows Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181076390844159417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-61545384082268692582014-09-06T01:21:38.477+01:002014-09-06T01:21:38.477+01:00Great post Bob...
... you are made of stronger st...Great post Bob...<br /><br />... you are made of stronger stuff than me though, if I visit a castle, find a floor plan, take loads of pics, then see a model of it it is inevitable that in just a few hours of arriving ho,e I'll be up to my neck in polystyrene offcuts.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-63437114167179205182014-09-05T22:39:29.515+01:002014-09-05T22:39:29.515+01:00I live in Medway. Upnor Castle is one of my favour...I live in Medway. Upnor Castle is one of my favourites.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-29219337515983186302014-09-05T11:37:07.869+01:002014-09-05T11:37:07.869+01:00Hi Bob,
That takes me back! I visited Upnor on a ...Hi Bob,<br /><br />That takes me back! I visited Upnor on a school trip when I was boy living in Sheerness. As an aside Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey was occupied by the Dutch briefly during the raid up the Medway and was technically Dutch terrotory until quite recently.<br /><br />The town of Queenborough used to have a couple of Dutch-themed pubs as well.<br /><br />I must go back to the castle at some point - and back to Sheerness as well to visit the former naval dockyard.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.com