A page from an old Thanet history book, a wander around Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate with me and a visit to the town of Deal in Kent.

 

A couple of pages from a book called 1831 book “The Picturesque Pocket Companion To Margate Ramsgate Broadstairs & Parts Adjacent” by GW Bonner.

Picture from two different copies available here at Michaels Bookshop and Ramsgate. Our cheap reprint which I think is £6.99 or an 1831 original copy.

The picture will expand to readable size with bit of clicking or tapping depending on whether you are looking at this on copter or smartphone.

Next a video I made yesterday of a look around Michaels bookshop where I work in Ramsgate.

The idea here is to have something for people who are not familiar with the bookshop so they can decide whether or not it will be worth them coming to have a look.

Next we went to the town of Deal in Kent yesterday. This was mostly to buy some books from the Oxfam Bookshop there. But we did get out our mobile phones and take a few pictures which you can see here.

We had lunch at Acordo Lounge there which is part of the group that has the very good cafe on Ramsgate seafront called Perico Lounge. The same good quality and relaxed atmosphere in both places.

I also got out my paint and brushes and started painting a picture from there.

here is the link to the books that went in Michaels bookshop today

The Town of Deal in books and pictures and of course some Thanet pictures

 Starting with a picture of a mine on Deal Beach in 1943 all the pictures should expand wiht a bit of clicking

Then Deal Pier in 1863

Deal boatmen

We Went to Deal yesterday mainly to visit the Oxfam Bookshop there, I bought some books including one about Ramsgate.

This works both way as quite a few of our customers, here at Michael's Bookshop in Ramsgate, come from Deal.  

We do stock books about Deal History as well as book about Isle of Thanet History, it is important to understand that our maritime history is linked to Deal's maritime history. 

Excellent lunch in King's Coffee Shop almost next to Oxfam Bookshop at the end of the High Street

Not many pictures of Deal as busy with books.

next some old Ramsgate pictures 

next some Margate pictures

Queen of Kent

These are the frozen sea in 1963

Back at work today here at Michael's Bookshop Link to the books we put out today