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Saturday, 1 August 2026

The Ramsgate branch of Lewis and Hyland Harbour Street

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The Ramsgate branch of Lewis and Hyland Harbour Street originally operated as a toy shop in the early 1800s before becoming a general drap...

Friday, 31 July 2026

Rubbish Shopping in Ramsgate

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This is about shoppers and tourists wading through rubbish while trying to shop in Ramsgate town centre Ever since the new rubbish and recy...

Augusta Stairs collapse in 1956.

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These are the steps that lead from the top of the Eastcliff to the entrance to the Ramsgate Tunnels. The second picture shows the fireman ...

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

The oldest map of Ramsgate

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The oldest map of Ramsgate was produced at the beginning of the 1700s. We were very lucky here in Thanet to have a clergyman who was also ...

Monday, 27 July 2026

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Ramsgate Carnival Queen and Court 2026 Next links to Thousands of pictures of Ramsgate Carnival over the years Click here for 500 photos of ...

Saturday, 25 July 2026

Granville Marina Cafeteria

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Granville Marina Cafeteria and I think the organist is probably Ken Stroud. As for the date, probably 1950s but could be the early 1960s. ...

Friday, 24 July 2026

Pictures The Paragon Baths and its collapse in 1958

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The baths were built into the cliffs in 1862 and called the Royal Paragon Baths. It closed after World War One. They were partly demolish...

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