I was in Margate buying books mostly today, we had lunch in Bernie's and chatting to one of the staff in there about the 1978 storm, so here are some photos of the damage.
I think I read somewhere recently that the lifeboat crew had to be winched out to rescue the lifeboat
In Ramsgate the damage wasn't so severe
Here is a period add from 1978 to help focus the period.. I hope I didn't put any of the photos up twice.
A few snaps of Margate today, I may write a bit more if anything comes to mind.
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