Friday 13 September 2024

Click to expand, old Thanet pictures

 

The first few are form the Mick Twyman collection. Unfortunately the one of the fisherwoman above has no caption



This is the fallen jetty after the 1978 storm

















Monday 9 September 2024

Click to expand pictures of Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate

On Broadstairs Harbour Arm in the 1920s. I have captioned this one by looking at it the clothes look 1920s, please let me know if you know any better.

Says Broadstairs 


I think this one is 1920s as the charabanc has solid tyres all round.


Bobby's Northdown Road Cliftonville Margate


Drapers Mill



Westbrook Bridge




Note Isabella Baths centre left


Fishing Smacks in Ramsgate Harbour. Note the large number of fishing smacks, a considerable fleet.

Link to the latest books to go out here at Michaels Bookshop in Ramsgate


Saturday 7 September 2024

Click to expand pictures of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate

 

Queen Street Margate 1963 (looking from High St, along the side of boots towards Cecil Sq, council offices and the library now)


 Hippodrome Theatre 1964 Margate


 Harveys Hotel 1967 Margate


Clock Tower Margate

These next three Broadstairs photos are from the book we publish "Ramsgate Illustrated Photographic Views of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs circa 1906"
Broadstairs pictures are difficult to date so three with a known date can help with that.



The rest are of Ramsgate Harbour, probably 1920s and 30s





Ramsgate/work wise the week the schools go back after the summer is usually a very quiet one where I work at Michaels Bookshop, not so this year, we have had a busy week. 

Here is the link to latest arrivals at Michaels Bookshop in Ramsgate 

Wednesday 4 September 2024

Click to expand 1972 Margate Guide, some archive Ramsgate pictures

 

Starting with some sample pages from the 1972 Margate holiday guide that I bought yesterday for stock here at Michaels Bookshop in Ramsgate. The 1970s holiday guides are getting quite collectable 

To give you some idea of the value the 1973 one in the same series sold on Ebay recently for about £45 including postage here is the link














Copyright issues mean I can't do a cheap reprint of this one.

Next some Ramsgate pictures from the Tom Stokes collection that I am turning into a paper publication.

I think this is the kiosk at the bottom of the lif to the main sands




This storm looks like a close run thing for flooding the Pavilion.