Saturday, 18 January 2020

Some mystery photos, and a map of Thanet

 Question 1 Do you recognise where in Thanet this is? Well I suppose was is more appropriate than is. 

 Question 2 George V Coronation Party so June 1911, but which Thanet street?
 Question 3 WW2 Victory party so 1945, but which Thanet street?
 Question 4 WW2 bomb damage, but where in Thanet?

 an early Margate steamboat print from the Mick Twyman collection, from the construction style of the two steamers I would think not long after 1815 when paddle steamers first arrived in Margate.
 Another one from the Mick Twyman collection which just says Armistice Celebrations 1918 so probably in the Margate area
on to the 1910ish Thanet map which may expand to a greater or lesser degree if you click on it.

Here at Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate a very normal winter's day, bright cold January day reasonably happy customers, buying books from us and selling them to us.

link to the photos of the books we put out

New takeaway in York Street -  Souvlaki or σουβλάκι is a Greek fast food, it was very busy when I went by, mid afternoon.


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