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c 1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? Bradninch in Exeter
« on: Friday 30 September 16 20:37 BST (UK) »
Hello!

Any ideas please as to the location of the
 
CASTLE HOTEL
 
c1912. Three story CASTLE HOTEL with column entrance having flagpole above. Two story residential terraced property to left. Lantern from entrance has wording but unreadable (probably says Castle Hotel). Fire Brigade pose outside.Looks like a small rural town.
 
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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 September 16 21:14 BST (UK) »
I am thinking it's the Castle Hotel in Wem. The window surrounds are just right but the doorway has changed a bit, and the window above the doorway has been filled in.

http://www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/images/pubs/4/Castle%201.JPG

http://www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/pubs/pub_details.php?id=4
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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 September 16 21:20 BST (UK) »
No suggestion other than I don't think the one is wem is right, proportionally  not grand enough and the windows look different

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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #3 on: Friday 30 September 16 22:05 BST (UK) »
I am agreeing with ameliamarden (sorry ShaunJ)!
The properties next door at Wern are commercial, they're residentail on the card. Also the windows of the hotel differ as does the extent of the door porch. :(
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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #4 on: Friday 30 September 16 22:13 BST (UK) »
Yes I concur. The window surrounds are not "just right" as I first thought, just a bit similar at the top.

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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #5 on: Friday 30 September 16 22:34 BST (UK) »
Something about it looks Welsh to me. Plenty of towns with castles there too.
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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #6 on: Friday 30 September 16 22:37 BST (UK) »
Just wondering whether there is anything about the firemen's uniform to help identify at least which county it was in?
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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #7 on: Friday 30 September 16 23:18 BST (UK) »
Related to: Lots of people!
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Mostly Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, some Kent and Dorset.
 
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Re: c1912 CASTLE HOTEL Fire Brigade Small rural town? UK LOCATION help, please
« Reply #8 on: Friday 30 September 16 23:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: StanleysChesterton on Friday 30 September 16 23:18 BST (UK)
This has some similarities.
http://www.bradninchmusicfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the-castle-hotel1.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/The_Castle_Hotel,_Bradninch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1123835.jpg

I'm utterly convinced I nailed it :)

It had a fire in November 1912.

SOME? A LOT!

Now you've got to tell us how you worked this out!  ;D

Added: lovely to see that it is still in excellent order and looking so similar to 001's image.  :)
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