I have intentionally left the ragged edges on this one. It has been cut from a sheet of other prints. The caption reads "Hampton, nr Herne Bay. Now long since fallen into the sea." This is Hampton-on-Sea, which was abandoned in 1916 and drowned due to coastal erosion in 1921 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton-on-Sea
The wikipedia entry also tells us that the Hampton Inn survives and that could be the building in the distance, more or less central in the photo http://www.shepherd-neame.co.uk/pubs/pubs.php/hamptoninn_hernebay
I believe Herne Bay was a holiday destination for the Mackie family and this picture, which must have been taken no later that 1921, could have been one of Uncle Jack's early attempts.
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The building in the centre of your picture is the old farmhouse. Hampton Inn would have been off the picture to the right. There is another photo, slightly earlier than yours, of the farmhouse on my website at www.abandonedcommunities.co.uk/hampton-on-sea5.html.
Best wishes,
Stephen Fisk
Stephen,
Thanks for the update. Your website is fascinating and I look forward to studying it in detail.
If you wish to reproduce my picture on your site, please feel free.
Cheers,
Phil
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