Old Photos Ramsgate Margate and Garlinge video about Pelican Books

 

sorry the pictures have gone up backwards 

The first two are Vye and Son, one from the late 30s and the other one showing the WW2 bomb damage. Sorry I think I've posted these before. 

Next one is Thanet College in Margate. 

Next one the square in Garlinge 

And then Garlinge High Street 

The next one I'm pretty sure this is Palm Bay please correct me if I'm wrong 

The next one Ramsgate fireman WW2

The next one Ramsgate fireman in Effingham Street 

The next one Wellington Crescent Ramsgate, bandstand during WW2

I think the last three are all Dent de Lion Primary School, classroom dormitory and building. Please correct me if I'm wrong with this one. 

Facebook and my various problems of posts not showing,I think I have resolved by only posting to local history groups and not posting to the local chat groups. I got far more response and engagement with yesterday's post than I have for a long time. Also it was much quicker and easier for me to do.

Michael Cates says

Thanet College, Margate is now Drapers Mills Junior School, Some parts of the 19th century house are 'entombed' in the modernised school buildings.

Old Thanet Pictures and Video about Books for Very Young Children

 So starting with four Ramsgate wartime Wellington Crescent pictures, I'm sorry if I have posted some all of these recently but looking at them I just couldn't remember. 

Then one looking across Westcliff Arcade before the red brick arches were built. Pre 1890s note the shipping in the Harbour. 

Then 2 of the Royal Sovereign paddle steamer 

Then a cartoon from the 1800s depicting the problem of seasickness and paddle steamers. 

Then a concert in Dane park.

Then a Margate lifeboat picture. 

Then Wanstall butchers in Margate. 

Then the White Swan pub in Ramsgate I think this is probably looking along Hardres Street you can see the older of the two gas works on the right. That is not the gas works that is now being converted into housing.

Then finally two pages from the 1887 1888 Ramsgate Street directory covering Hardres Street.  This was part of my research into the White swan. The Street numbering was all different back in 1887 but as the pub was opposite the gas works it's fairly easy to see that the White Swan didn't exist then. My online search seems to say it did so I've obviously got something muddled up. 

If you're interested in this sort of conundrum we publish cheap reprints of Thanet directories here at Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate so you may wish to come and have a browse to see if you can solve it.

Ramsgate and Margate pictures and video about bookshops

 First picture is Margate road in Ramsgate before the building of the viaduct. 

The next three are all of the Tudor House in Margate. 

The next one is an engraving of sailing ships off Margate. 

The next one I think his Church Square Margate 

The next one is Saint Augustine's cross this commemorates the landing of Saint Augustine in AD 597 the cross itself dates from 1884 by Granville George Levison Gower the second earl of Granville 

Couple of st Lawrence pubs the Wheatsheaf appears in both of them but one of them has the White Horse as well 

And finally The iron Duke in Ramsgate, it always begs the question where did the lantern go? I did hear that one pane of glass from it resides in the heritage department of tdc of course I may be mistaken 

Here at Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate I'm having a fairly busy day on the local history book and historic local map front. I'm putting this down to my Facebook group posts. My ultimate intention of improving people's understanding of Thanet local history seems to be working. I'm still considering reducing the number of Facebook groups that I belong to so if you don't want my posts in your group please tell me.

Some Thanet photos some of Pegwell and video on Killing Commendatore by Murakami, Haruki

 Before I start with the photos descriptions I need some advice about using Facebook so if you know about this please read what I have to say at the end. 

First picture is the Tudor House Margate. This is obviously before or during the major restoration. 

Next one Ramsgate mayor Eddie Butcher lugworming at pegwell bay 

Next one is the tents for set up Margate carnival 

Next one the Medway Queen 

Next one the well known sailors grave in Margate 

Then we have a batch of pegwell pictures 

The last one being the most notable which was when the cliff collapsed taking the road with it this happened in 1947. 

If you are interested in Pegwell I strongly recommend coming to Michael's bookshop and browsing the book “Adventures in Shrimpville  Pegwell Bay 1760 1916” By Martin Easdown.

I will endeavor to add information on my Thanetonline blog where the pictures will probably expand better.

So my problem with Facebook is that what I do seems to disagree with its algorithm. Local people have donated and are still donating pictures to me, with the intention of me putting them online so that local people can enjoy them. 

What I do is to prepare a text with a rough description of the pictures and then post it to the local Facebook groups. There isn't an easy way of doing this as I wouldn't have time to post each picture individually to about 20 groups and put the description underneath the picture. Doing this however means that my posts drop to the bottom of the Facebook groups and people pick up just the photos from recently added photos and then comment asking me what the picture is showing. Obviously particularly in the local history groups these people really want to see them, so any ideas would be greatly accepted.

Paul Wells says Put the post as public on your own wall with descriptions on each image and share the post to the various groups

Pauline Danton says

Ahh the Medway Queen ..as a child my parents and my grandparents and some of my dad's siblings and sailed from Gillingham on her across the Medway and Thames on the way to Southend and back for a fun day at the seaside. The steam ferry was so packed with people that we had to use the jockey seats on the bridge. From there I watched the captain at the wheel next to her.. To clear the Medway she was pulled by tugs on a long chain. I was fascinated by the paddle wheel splashing through the water but it was a slightly windy day that blew the soot smuts over us as we were next to the funnel on the top deck and it did get a little breezy. Her pounding piston brass engines were polished so they shone and very smooth in operation as the steam from the boilers that drove them and in turn they turned the paddle wheels, but it was noisy.this was in 1958 when i was 8 yrs old.... I was so pleased to see her being restored and visiting Ramsgate a couple of years ago, she had to be towed as then she had no engine. I hope someday she does get an engine again as it would be wonderful to hear them turning her magnificent paddle wheels once more. I won't mind the the soot smuts if it happens and I would love to sail on her again before I die. Michael Child .