tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post7247874921294089354..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Damage to the floor of the Eastern gully, Ramsgate HarbourMichael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-61971082434166495082008-06-20T07:25:00.000+01:002008-06-20T07:25:00.000+01:00Whoops my mistake. Only excuse is similar camera a...Whoops my mistake. Only excuse is similar camera angles, the fact that the other photos were obviously of the eastern sluices didn't ring alarm bells.<BR/><BR/>While reading about the sluices I came across a paper which mentioned discharging 30,000 tons of water in 15 minutes when acting violently.Cassoulethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800361532470179912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-13228367451060975152008-06-19T12:26:00.000+01:002008-06-19T12:26:00.000+01:00Whoops, Tony the steps are a bit of a giveaway, wh...Whoops, Tony the steps are a bit of a giveaway, what with posting a postcard of Worthing labelled Margate its definitely as well people are keeping an eye on me.<BR/><BR/>A while ago I posted a card of Folkestone labelled Ramsgate and have just put together three new books of Ramsgate postcards containing about 500 pictures in all, probably with one of Folkestone, so I had better get onto that one too.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-63979060189309127022008-06-18T21:36:00.000+01:002008-06-18T21:36:00.000+01:00Michael, I think there is a bit of confusion. The ...Michael, I think there is a bit of confusion. The first picture of Cassoulets is of the West Gulley sluices, which does have more courses of stone than the East gulley sluices,shown in Cassoulets second picture and in the 1910 photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-39203521118300547252008-06-18T09:35:00.000+01:002008-06-18T09:35:00.000+01:00Cassoulet has sent me the pictures he mentioned ea...Cassoulet has sent me the pictures he mentioned earlier and I have published them with the others, link on this post, you can see what he means it is obvious that at sometime the crosswall was built up to increase its height.<BR/><BR/>Even with the increased height it has been immersed in 18 inches of water during tidal surges, something that are often underestimated in Ramsgate. <BR/><BR/>Another interesting point here is that this means that sides of Smeaton’s dry dock must have been raised at some time.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-57626527447145186762008-06-17T11:23:00.000+01:002008-06-17T11:23:00.000+01:00Well people thanks for the vote of confidence, Ton...Well people thanks for the vote of confidence, Tony I haven’t found out about these photographs yet, I bought them at Sundays boot fair from a chap who found them in the attic. They will eventually find their way into one of my books.<BR/><BR/>I find it very ironic that had he donated them to the Kent archive or the National Maritime Museum, were they would have been insignificant and there would probably have been better copies already, hardly anyone from Ramsgate would ever have seen them. <BR/><BR/>Sound advice Matt.<BR/><BR/>Cassoulet if you email me the picture I will try to resolve that one, I suspect the sluices have been rebuilt on several occasions, if you click on the link to Smeaton’s book in this posting you will see a map showing a very different crosswall and sluice arrangement.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-11599684355379708252008-06-17T10:35:00.000+01:002008-06-17T10:35:00.000+01:00Michael,Local history is always interesting. Your ...Michael,<BR/><BR/>Local history is always interesting. Your efforts here are not in vein! Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-84588095998030400262008-06-17T10:32:00.000+01:002008-06-17T10:32:00.000+01:00I was looking at a recent photo of the sluices and...I was looking at a recent photo of the sluices and there are 11 courses of stonework above the left hand arch, 6 in the 1905 / 1910 photo. Were the slabs used to increase the height of the cross wall?<BR/>Does anyone know when the sluices were last run and were the gates removed?<BR/><BR/>Definitely NOT dull, keep up the good work.Cassoulethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800361532470179912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-42749076059484514832008-06-17T08:47:00.000+01:002008-06-17T08:47:00.000+01:00Sorry that should have said "blog about what matte...Sorry that should have said "blog about what matters most to you".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-75425480488795312182008-06-17T08:33:00.000+01:002008-06-17T08:33:00.000+01:00If you don't blog about what interests you how wil...If you don't blog about what interests you how will you find blogging interesting? I say blog about what matters most - besides it adds some depth and flavour to local blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-43146919419991605142008-06-16T22:33:00.000+01:002008-06-16T22:33:00.000+01:00DULL!! never, very interesting set, they show how ...DULL!! never, very interesting set, they show how well built the harbour is, unfortunately the silt covers most of it now. Any idea if they are repairing the slabs due to the force of water from the sluices?<BR/>I remember seeing the sluices in action and the force of water was quite incredible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com