We have just finished the republication of Robert Matkin’s
book Historical Study No1: The Construction of Ramsgate Harbour 1749 – 1985. I
think this was first published in around 1985 by the maritime museum.
I am sourcing and republishing their various historical
reports on behalf of the maritime museum here in Ramsgate. This is the first
one completed, for sale in our bookshop and on our website at http://www.michaelsbookshop.com/catalogue/construction_of_ramsgate_harbour_1749___1985___robert_matkin.htm
It will also be for sale in the maritime museum, hopefully
next week, although the museum isn’t open at this time of year, The Ramsgate
Society are operating from the foyer.
The book 43 pages A4 is a pretty straightforward history of
the harbour construction and maintenance, I have read it a couple of times in
the various proof reading stages of resetting it from photocopied typewriter to
printable digital file and it works well as a local history book, getting the
relevant information across, precise and concise sums it up really.
Book No. 172 in my range of local history publications and I
think a good one, I would recommend coming into the bookshop here in Ramsgate
and having a browse of it.
CONTENTS
SECTION 1
THE HARBOUR — 1749 –
1850 1
1749 to the suspension of work in 1753 1
The suspension of work 1755 – 1760 6
1760 – 1774 7
John Smeaton 1774 — 1762 8
Construction of basin and sluices 8
Samuel Wyatt 1793 — 1807 12
John Rennie 1807 — 1821 16
Sir John Rennie 1821 — 1850 17
SECTION 2
THE HARBOUR — 1851 —
1985 20
SECTION 3
THE DRY DOCK 26
SECTION 4
THE CLOCK HOUSE 35
The Meridian Line 38
BIBLIOGRAPHY 43
Also another four old Ramsgate pictures
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