Vye and son lorry
Tanners bazaar I think this was marine terrace Margate
Ramsgate Harbour before the road alterations I think the fishing smack on the right is from Reykjavik, Iceland. Note how narrow it is by the pub.
An early photo of Jacob's Ladder, note the sailors church has not been built yet.
I think this is Foads lane and Cliffsend
The London Stores that is King Street Ramsgate
Margate the pier before 1978
Not sure what the sailing boat is
The Royal Oak in Margate
The Sea Bathing Hospital chapel Margate
The Thames steamer 1815 which is the date that steamboats first made it to Margate they didn't get to Ramsgate as they were wary of trying to sail around North Foreland in such a primitive craft. These early steamboats were liable to explode, adding interest to the journey.
And the last one is Margate Harbor pier in 1953 after the tidal surge storm demolished the lighthouse.
For further local history research I recommend coming here to Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate where we have not only the books we publish but quite a lot of secondhand local history books from the Ramsgate millennium book down to local history books from about £2.
Please excuse the any errors as I am doing this between customers
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