Friday 23 August 2019

The anniversary of Ramsgate's WW2 blitz


24th August 1940 was the first major civilian raid of the Battle of Britain, the target was Ramsgate. Over 500 bombs fell on the town, 78 houses destroyed and a further 1,200 damaged.
 I would think the before and after photos of Vye and Son say more than pages of text could.
We publish a booklet about the raid this is the link but one to browse when you are in the bookshop perhaps. ABC Kempe's book here is the link has a very short account of the raid.

More picture of the raid damage 
 Camden Sq
 Camden Sq, Warden's Box
 and again
 Denmark Rd
 a couple of Ramsgate Gas Works


 Margate Rd

next a few other Thanet WW2 photos

 Margate Ambulance corps 1941
 Acol WI Sept 1941

 Blown jetty gap 1940

 Belgrave Rd National Fire Service 1943
Michaels Bookshop Ramsgate, where I work, was reasonably busy today. One thing I was told when I started in bookselling and subsequently on numerous occasions is. "Poetry books don't sell." I can qualify this one, Books containing selections of poems by different poets, don't sell, books by poets you have never heard of don't sell. Customers coming to a bookshop say. "Have you go any Blake, Auden, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and so on.

Link to the photos of the books we put out today







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  1. PompaulAugust 29, 2019 12:10 am

    I thought the gap in the pier was made to prevent the pier being used as a landing for enemy troop carrying ships.

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