Period House in Family Album

[MdB]

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2683141

 

[Penners]

Now come along, Joss - you've let that wall get into a shocking state! It won't do, you know!

Or is it a ha-ha? Difficult to be sure, but it could be.

 

[MdB]

Well done MdB - certainly looks like the same house. How on earth did you find that?

I started by finding the postcode of the Church (WR15 8NW). A reverse postcode lookup then gave me the names of the properties in that postcode. The obvious one was Eastham Court. A Google image search for Eastham court wells then provided the picture.

As it turns out, it appears that Eastham Court isn't the correct name (it must be somewhere else).

I'm not sure if it is wonderful or worrying that an unidentified building with a vague hint of the area can be so quickly identified. It is also something that computers can do fairly easily already so expect this sort of question to be even easier to answer in a few years time.

 

[Penners]

I'm not sure if it is wonderful or worrying that an unidentified building with a vague hint of the area can be so quickly identified.

I suspect the answer to that is: worrying when it's yours, wonderful when it's someone else's!

 

[Moneypit]

I think I can claim today's prize

An excellent find MdB with lineage back to Charlemagne, but I found it first so there!

Searching further I discover that you can even go and stay there. see http://www.robinsend.co.uk

Now I must get back to some renovations before the light goes.

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Gah - and I spend ages on GoogleMaps...!

Anyway - for those still catching up, here is the googlmaps link: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=52.310625,-2.49939&spn=0.001217,0.003683&t=k&z=19

 

[Flyfisher]

Or is it a ha-ha? Difficult to be sure, but it could be.

A ha-ha was my first thought but I see what you mean. Ideal outlook for one though.

 

[Penners]

Searching further I discover that you can even go and stay there. see http://www.robinsend.co.uk

Et vous pouvez choisir une date pour votre réservation en francais! (For no apparent reason... :? )

 

[Feltwell]

Pfah - my outside loo is bigger than that place :wink:

OK - that house is lovely and is way beyond what I'll ever get!

 

[jocelyn plummer]

I have a sneaky feeling that Gareth is probably closest to the mark as I have just found out that my Grandmother and Grandfather, were married at Rochford Church ( which I already knew) in 1892 by The Revd Henry Browne, vicar of Eastham-- hence the photos of the Browne's graves. The chances are that the house could be the Rectory. My Grandmother's home was Rochford House. The google pictures are all tantalisingly close.
Thanks folks, I would still be interested in the drive by, then we will see if Gareth wins the kit kat!

 

[Penners]

we will see if Gareth wins the kit kat!

Hey... hang on!! Nobody mentioned that there was a Kit-Kat on offer!

I would have tried a lot harder if I'd known. :evil:

 

[jocelyn plummer]

:lol: :lol: