Old Thanet picts video about the book Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

So the first one is King Street Ramsgate and this is where Boots is now. Cinque Ports pub on the left. This was all demolished to make way for Boots in the 60s or 70s I think. 

Next one Margate Tudor house 

Next one st Catherine's hospital Ramsgate High Street. 

Then another one of the same hospital. 

Then marine drive in Margate.

The harbour restaurant in Margate. Note the sailors retreat lookout slightly left of Centre. 

Then Pearks store in Margate. 

Then the white heart hotel Margate. 

I think this next one is Margate but I can't remember where it is. 

Another Tudor House one. 

Arcade in Margate. 

Then the Roman columns from Reculver

Followed by a picture of the explanatory text

Then The sportsman Inn

Then the Ramsgate one that says Canterbury road Mews 

Then Ramsgate Westcliff with snow. 

It's been a very busy morning here at Michael's bookshop in Ramsgate. Mostly local history enquiries which take a long time to sort out so I have got a bit behind with the post and not researched some of the photos properly. I'm afraid you'll have to do your best with what you've got.

Thanet pictures

 Sorry the descriptions have all gone up backwards.

Some old Thanet pictures today. Before I start with the descriptions you will have to excuse me. It is busy, being market day, here in Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate and I have just changed my smartphone, which does nearly all the work in posting to Facebook, for a new second hand and more complicated one. 

The first picture is a carnival float and I think Ramsgate and I assume 1950s.

The second one is the children's corner at Ramsgate marina, this is adjacent to where Nero’s was. I think this was early in the 1950s 

Next one Ramsgate Sands and on the right you can see through the station.

The next one is looking towards Merrie England in Ramsgate. 

Ramsgate you can see the Marine Theatre in the middle Ramsgate Pier on the right and I can't really understand what the hoardings are on the left.

Then the one that says Ramsgate Parade, your guess is as good as mine. 

This is Coleman's yard off Queen Street opposite Leopold Street and I think I'd posted it before sorry about that. 

The Margate ones come from the Mick Twyman collection and some of them I really can't understand why they're there. 

The first one looks like a world war two military vehicle, possibly a Bedford OX, I don't understand why it's in the collection about Margate unless it's actually in Margate which it probably is. 

The next, one the building of a ceremonial arch. I think this is Margate High Street. Correct me if I am wrong. 

The next one another ceremonial arch probably Margate High Street again I assume the EKMR stands for Royal East Kent Mounted rifles.

The loading of the barges I don't understand, I don't think it’s Thanet

The next one is Vye and Son Station road Westgate. 

The next one and unknown barge probably in Margate. 

This one says Tank (Active) on the file name I suppose it could be in Margate but it seems unlikely. 

The one that says Dolby square on it is of course all be square.

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 The first three pictures are of the frozen sea in 1963. Ramsgate, a lifeboat at sea probably Ramsgate from the shape of the cliff and Margate.

Next a barn at Garlinge 

Garlinge crossing 

Then Kandy's tea room which was on the Canterbury Road around the Westbrook Garlinge area I think. 

The sailing boat at sea I think may have something to do with Thanet 

Then a print of Broadstairs and 1796 

I think the flowers in May arch is possibly Margate. 

Then Margate fireman, I think 

Then the fairly sea plane at Westgate on sea. Part of the WW1 station there. 

Then the tobacconist on the corner of Harbour Street Ramsgate now Timpson’s shoe repair. 

Then Ramsgate town hall the reading of the election result in 1904 I have based the date on Harry marks being Thanet MP from 1904 to 1910 but I should have said 1906 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_Isle_of_Thanet_by-election

And finally one of Ramsgate town hall which I'd probably published before but just to give you some idea. The site is now the Halifax in Ramsgate

The post all done between customers here at Michael's secondhand bookshop in Ramsgate so apologies in advance for any mistakes. At least you know it's me and so it isn't AI generated slop.

Jack Milton says

Lifeboat's not at sea, that's at its mooring in outer harbour

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Michael Child

Jack Milton second photo

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Jack Milton

Yes, 2nd pic, you can see the cover is still on the bridge and fenders over the side, had it been at sea the crew would have been on deck as well.

Nigel Stephens says

Fishing boat is the angler

Philip Williams says

The Garlinge barn pic is looking North along what was Rodney Lane, with the old school on the left. The pic was taken from outside the pub I would think, as the pub fronted the lane and not the High Street in those days.

Philip Williams says

The Garlinge Crossing pic is very early, looking north there are no buildings between the crossing gates and the sea! Just a few trees and farmland.

Michael Garland says

The Sailing Barge looks very much like the Cambria. She was the last working Thames Barge, with her skipper Bob Roberts. Bob sang regularly in The Butt and Oyster in Pin Mill and I'm pleased to say that although I missed Bob singing I do know his daughter who plays fiddle, very well, for Kings Morris in Kings Lynn. I've danced a Morris Jig to her music which was a great delight, and I regularly sing songs made famous by Bob.

Margate Ramsgate pictures Terry Pratchett Children's Books Video

 The first one is one of, apparently two different lifeboats called quiver number one

Wikipedia says Between 1866 and 1883, Quiver No.1 was launched 34 times and saved 70 lives. In 1883, the station would receive its second lifeboat from the Quiver Lifeboat Fund, a 37-foot lifeboat again named Quiver No.1, which was launched 68 times, and saved 61 lives, between 1883 and 1898. 

I think the first one had 10 oars and the second one 12

The second picture the bombing of the Granville hotel 

The next one is Sussex Street in Ramsgate you can see bits of St Paul's church on both sides 

The next one Westgate railway station 

The next one is the bombing of the air raid wardens post in Camden Square Ramsgate 

The next one Margate road winstanley Crescent Second world war 

The next one a couple of boats on Margate Harbor arm 

The next one garland dairy farm 

The next one Dent de Lion 

The next one Margate assembly rooms fire in 1882 

The next one the poster for the Britannia Yacht 

The next one looks like it's probably a lifeboat at sea

And the last two Second world war bomb damage possibly from newspaper articles I'm not really sure

If you want to delve further into WW2 in Thanet, I recommend coming here to Michael's bookshop in Ramsgate where we always have a reasonable variety of books on the subject.

I'm still having issues with Facebook the most recent problem seems to be posting to the Margate archive group. First only the pictures appear, the post itself doesn't appear and then everything vanishes. If you are an administrator for the Margate archive group please have a look at this, alternatively if you don't want me to post there please let me know and will stop.