Click on them to expand the 1960s pictures of, Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs

 

I think all of these pictures show Thanet in the 1960s I'm not 100% certain, although I was here in the 1960s.

Here at Michaels Bookshop where I work in Ramsgate we are fairly busy and it was that way on Monday and Wednesday so I didn't get time to do blog posts then. 

A couple of batches of books went out in the shop, Monday and Wednesday one with some local history in it here is the link and one with part of a large collection of Ladybird boos that we bought recently here is the link 

Click to expand, old Thanet pictures

 

The first few are form the Mick Twyman collection. Unfortunately the one of the fisherwoman above has no caption

This is the fallen jetty after the 1978 storm

Click to expand pictures of Broadstairs, Margate and Ramsgate

On Broadstairs Harbour Arm in the 1920s. I have captioned this one by looking at it the clothes look 1920s, please let me know if you know any better.

Says Broadstairs 

I think this one is 1920s as the charabanc has solid tyres all round.

Bobby's Northdown Road Cliftonville Margate

Drapers Mill

Westbrook Bridge

Note Isabella Baths centre left

Fishing Smacks in Ramsgate Harbour. Note the large number of fishing smacks, a considerable fleet.

Link to the latest books to go out here at Michaels Bookshop in Ramsgate

Click to expand pictures of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate

 

Queen Street Margate 1963 (looking from High St, along the side of boots towards Cecil Sq, council offices and the library now)

 Hippodrome Theatre 1964 Margate

 Harveys Hotel 1967 Margate

Clock Tower Margate

These next three Broadstairs photos are from the book we publish "Ramsgate Illustrated Photographic Views of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs circa 1906"

Broadstairs pictures are difficult to date so three with a known date can help with that.

The rest are of Ramsgate Harbour, probably 1920s and 30s

Ramsgate/work wise the week the schools go back after the summer is usually a very quiet one where I work at Michaels Bookshop, not so this year, we have had a busy week. 

Here is the link to latest arrivals at Michaels Bookshop in Ramsgate 

Click to expand 1972 Margate Guide, some archive Ramsgate pictures

 

Starting with some sample pages from the 1972 Margate holiday guide that I bought yesterday for stock here at Michaels Bookshop in Ramsgate. The 1970s holiday guides are getting quite collectable 

To give you some idea of the value the 1973 one in the same series sold on Ebay recently for about £45 including postage here is the link

Copyright issues mean I can't do a cheap reprint of this one.

Next some Ramsgate pictures from the Tom Stokes collection that I am turning into a paper publication.

I think this is the kiosk at the bottom of the lif to the main sands

This storm looks like a close run thing for flooding the Pavilion.

Here is the link to the latest secondhand books to go out for sale here at Michaels Bookshop where I work in Ramsgate.