Fake 187

A long time ago, we stayed in the Chaucer Hotel, on the ring road, just to the south of Canterbury town centre. At that time, a rather old fashioned hotel, possibly dating from the 1920s, involving a fair amount of brown wood doors, trim and so on on the ground floor.

There was some connection with Rupert Bear, lately of the Daily Express and for whom see reference 2.

The place is now a Travelodge with a reformatted restaurant area, complete with a good supply of plastic plants. This despite the ease with which this one - a mother in-law's tongue of reference 3 - can be grown for real. Given away both by the pale colouring of and the mould marks on the leaves.

PS 1: I now find that parts of the building at least are grade II listed: 'an early C19 house. 3 storeys red brick with right side canted bay on all 3 floors, Hipped tiled roof and stone coping. Sashes with glazing bars intact, 3 storey later extension to right in matching style'.

PS 2: the listing people are rather protective of their images, but their protection is no defence against Microsoft's Snipping Tool. An image which may have been made before Travelodge moved in.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2024/12/fake-186.html.

Reference 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bear.

Reference 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata.

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