tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post7659648101562927217..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Why has the Royal Victoria Pavilion in Ramsgate gone grey?Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-64701758857337275712011-01-12T12:00:50.455+00:002011-01-12T12:00:50.455+00:00According to 'The Times' (30.06.1904), the...According to 'The Times' (30.06.1904), the Pavilion was 'formally opened' by Princess Louise on 29 June. 'The occasion was favoured with delightfully sunnyweather and the town, with its gaily decorated streets and crowds of holiday folk, looked its brightest' reported the paper; 'The outlay for the for the pavilion has amounted to about £40,000, the provision of adequate foundations proving very expensive; but theresult is to rpovide not only an admirable place of amusement, but also an extensive free public shelter facing the sands.'David Masseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-44803417950481716672010-10-22T16:24:19.034+01:002010-10-22T16:24:19.034+01:00I thought the Pavillion roof looked quite shiny in...I thought the Pavillion roof looked quite shiny in the sunlight yesterday....moreso than I'd expected. Slightly different topic but one that irritated me as a visitor to Ramsgate, the large signboard advertising a long defunct cafe/restaurant out on the end of the mole......well someone must have heard me as the offending object has now been removed.Pat Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-48461149773227358032010-10-18T10:31:31.226+01:002010-10-18T10:31:31.226+01:00I've been watching this closely as the repair ...I've been watching this closely as the repair work has progressed. The first stage was removing loose paint from the roof, which exposed the surface underneath in places as being grey metal. The paint applied to the roof was from a paint spray. I'd guess that this may have been some kind of specialist paint for the purpose.<br /><br />Assuming that this roof paint may only come in a limited range of colours, I'd prefer the roof to be duller than before rather than brighter !Geraldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-65408956820283331042010-10-17T11:04:14.773+01:002010-10-17T11:04:14.773+01:00The listing (below) says a lead roof although I am...The listing (below) says a lead roof although I am not sure this is right, looks more like zinc to me. <br /><br />RAMSGATE HARBOUR PARADE<br />TR 3864 NE<br />(south side)<br />14/151<br />13.9.74 Royal Victoria<br />Pavillion<br />GV II<br />Concert hall and Assembly Rooms, now Casino. 1903 by S.D. Adshead,<br />built by F.G. Minter of Putney. Rendered with glazed and leaded roof,<br />ostensibly in the style of a Robert Adam orangery. Horizontally<br />rusticated ground floor, with polygonal pavillions to left and to right<br />with fluted Doric columned arcading (originally open, now infilled),<br />and projecting entrances to left (originally with a Dome) and to right,<br />now with glazed barrel roof. Continuous cast iron balustrade to 1st<br />floor; recessed central roof, curved with a top cornice, as if a giant<br />conservatory. Rear (seaward) elevation with covered arcade on iron<br />posts. Irregularly placed sashes and casements over whole elevation,<br />with C20 glazed doors to left in double Ionic columned porch, the fascia<br />still topped by large male and female figures which originally supported<br />a dome, but now lean precariously into space. Glazed doors to right<br />hand entry. Interior: altered and modernised. The commission was<br />given by Ramsgate Corporation to Adshead on the strength of his<br />entry for the Ramsgate Library Competition of 1902. The interior was<br />originally based on the Little Theatre at Versailles; the whole was<br />aimed as an exercise in the Adam style. Designed in 1 week, to be built<br />in 6 weeks in time for the 1903 season, Adshead considered he "completed<br />this building with some success" despite delays (Thanet District Council<br />preserve F.G. Minter's claims for non-payment of monies due by Ramsgate<br />Corporation during construction). (See Architectural History, 24, 81,<br />p.103Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-8772969621047579092010-10-17T03:38:42.088+01:002010-10-17T03:38:42.088+01:00Didn't you see the offer battleship grey buy o...Didn't you see the offer battleship grey buy one get one free.<br />joking aside it is hopefully an undercoat, to change the colour of the roof i would think they would require listed building consent and planning permission.<br />Or is another fine mess that tdc have got tdc in and they will be taking themselves to court to get it painted the right colour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-48356147461981734512010-10-16T21:16:41.978+01:002010-10-16T21:16:41.978+01:00Sorry if this is off topic, but I just stumbled ac...Sorry if this is off topic, but I just stumbled across the BBC's Coast website tour of Ramsgate. <br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2005/06/24/coast05walks_stage1.shtml<br /><br />The "sorry looking" Royal Pavilion gets a mention. Actually, the tour of Ramsgate goes on for 6 or 7 pages. Quite impressive.Mac Medicinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09878469555714039618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-58294134238907353942010-10-16T20:42:18.261+01:002010-10-16T20:42:18.261+01:00Also if it was a copper roof some things react wit...Also if it was a copper roof some things react with copper in a corrosive manner and the whole thing will deteriorate even more. Can only imagine what damage was done to the interior in the name of progress. still Ramsgates going to the dogs OHH I forgot it cant anymore since the dog track has become such a nice feature.Don Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-78096074789903269622010-10-16T20:22:33.360+01:002010-10-16T20:22:33.360+01:00Wasn't the green colour a copper roof? If it&...Wasn't the green colour a copper roof? If it's a listed building I would have thought you'd need some kind of permission to paint over a wonderful feature like that because it alters the whole character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-38226254365831432202010-10-16T19:41:17.803+01:002010-10-16T19:41:17.803+01:00Perhaps its to match the colouration of the roof o...Perhaps its to match the colouration of the roof of the Pleasurama development...when its built. Either that or the MoD are selling off surplus paint due to the reduction in our surface fleet.Pat Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-42873659355217632882010-10-16T19:10:21.483+01:002010-10-16T19:10:21.483+01:00The Turner Contemporary have produced a wall of et...The Turner Contemporary have produced a wall of etchings, sketchings and paintings as part of their Big Draw Doodle Mania.<br /><br />I wonder where that idea came from???Readithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343086161535755495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-29335289459431903702010-10-16T19:04:43.137+01:002010-10-16T19:04:43.137+01:00Grey roof, on instructions from men in grey suits ...Grey roof, on instructions from men in grey suits with similar imagination.<br /><br />The seaside is supposed to be a fun place, look at the fantastic old photos posted by Michael.<br /><br />People enjoying themselves, can't have that in Thanet.Readithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343086161535755495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-16383256527250761002010-10-16T18:37:42.370+01:002010-10-16T18:37:42.370+01:00Sea grey, to avoid disturbing the view?Sea grey, to avoid disturbing the view?Mac Medicinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09878469555714039618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-39196378873261495982010-10-16T17:38:49.151+01:002010-10-16T17:38:49.151+01:00Nice pictures Michael, the ones of the sandbags ar...Nice pictures Michael, the ones of the sandbags are unusual. So why has the roof been painted on the Pavilion.Don Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.com