I've been abit tied up today but this might interest some people (especially those laying slabs on loose sand)."A remarkable and dangerous high tide occurred in … August…about midday, when the bathing was at it’s height, a very rapid rise of the sea took place, not unlike the “bore” seen in some tidal rivers, accompanied by a succession of heavy waves rolling up the harbour with prodigious force. The rush of water was so enormous and sudden that the lives of a number of bathers were in great peril…thirty of the bathing machines were floated away…Fifteen of Gore’s machines were utterly wrecked…ladies and gentlemen were with the loss of their clothes…The tide rose over the sea wall and up the the level of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.” 1870, Ramsgate. (A Gossiping Guide)
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