March 17, 2020

Maidstone Zoo - Gate House Remains Permission Visit

Maidstone Zoo Gatehouse remains

Date: March 2020 
Location sandling
Abandoned or public:  permission is required 
Delmoished: No 


After learning about the Maidstone Gatehouse, I searched Google to see if it still existed. Surprisingly, I discovered that the gatehouse remains intact. On our way back from Maidstone, we made a quick stop to visit the place. We asked the owner if it was okay to take some photos and videos, and he agreed but warned us that we were doing so at our own risk. We then retrieved our camera from the car and proceeded to take pictures of the old gatehouse ruins.

It was an interesting place to photograph, where nature has taken over the gatehouse and left it to rot away on the site.

According to reports, Maidstone Zoo was managed by Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt Drake. The zoo opened in 1934 and became a popular attraction. Unfortunately, it closed its doors to the public in 1959.

















Ashenbank Wood air raid shelter - Cobham

Ashenbank Wood air-raid shelter 


location: Ashenbank woods 
Date: 17-03- 2020 
Current state: You can visit  on walks 

We were just walking around the woods as we had recently discovered it. The air-raid shelter was used in World War II and was one of five camps in the area. After the site was utilized by the Royal Naval in 1945, homeless individuals used the site until 1954 when the huts were removed, and the area returned to nature.



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Saint Mary the Virgin Upchurch

 St Marys The Virgin  Date September | location Upchurch | Delmoished - No  I had been interested in visiting this church for a while, as I ...