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Margate in Maps and Pictures

compiled by Anthony Lee

Pictures added April-June 2012

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June 26 2012
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Drapers Mill 1928 [photo]	Garlinge Rodney outing 1933	St James Empire Day 1914	Godwin Road 29 Alpha House

Hall by the Sea Football ground 1914	Hawley Street coach party	High Street Auction Mart No 53	High Street John Bayley Auction House No 53

Working Mens Club No 55a High Street	Men working in High street 1912	High Street/Freeman Hardy and Willis 1904	High Street/No 128 Roots 1906

High Street/Pearks Stores 1906	High street and St Johns	High street and St Johns [Twyman]	Hussar Hotel Garlinge
June 24 2012
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Dane Park Lake and Pavilion	Dane Park bridge and gardener 1906	Drapers Mill ca 1930	Drapers Mill from College Road 1930

Drapers Mills EF Pantony Coal and Coke Merchant [Twyman]	Eastern Esplanade/Princes Hotel 1934	Eastern Esplanade/Kingscliffe Hotel	Eastern Esplanade road works

Edgar Road/St Augustines Girl School Dining Hall	Edgar Road/St Augustines Girl School Prefects Room	Ethelbert Crescent and Cliftonville Hotel 1918	Fort Crescent No 21 Ethelbert House

Fort Crescent/Fort Lodge Hotel	Garlinge Farm 1909	Grove House	Frozen Sea
June 22 2012
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Addington street Lausanne House	Broad street outing 1913	Buckingham Road No 36 Gotha Raid 30 Sept 1917	Cecil Square Baptist Church

Cecil Square [photo]	Cecil Square Army march 1911	Cecil Square Soldiers Oct 1914	Cecil Square Proclamation of King George 1910

Cecil Square Coronation 1911	Clarendon Road/Stanley House School	Cliftonville Avenue/Elmlea 1910

College Road/St Augustines	Dalby Square/Sultan House later Roydene	Dalby Square/Cliff Side 1908	Dalby Square Buckingham House
June 17 2012
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Addington Road No 5	Addington Square No 4	Albert Terrace Bramfield House 1920	Alexandra Road [Tivoli] No 9

All Saints Church Westbrook ca 1903	Athelstan Road Pettmans Depository Annual Outing	Parade car outside hotel Metropole	Buenos Ayres

Buenos Ayres 1927	Buenos Ayres Burlington 1910	Bungalow and Cliff Top Gardens 1955	Byron Road and Fire Brigade

Canterbury Road near Royal Crescent	Canterbury Rd jnc with Station Rd Somerville	Canterbury Rd Victoria Home Ward and Garden 1928	Dreamland Aerial View 1953
June 12 2012
The construction of two Margate Buildings.
Building the Winter Gardens: Other pictures are available in the Margate Civic Society newsletter No 362

Excavation work Feb 1911	Excavation work Feb 1911	Excavation work [Twyman collection]	Excavation work [Twyman collection]

Building the Winter Gardens [Twyman collection]

View from promenade showing ceiling of Concert Hall	Looking from the land. Bandstand position shown in the centre	Side view of 10 ton girders	View from land. Girders in position.

View from land before top girders put in place	1911	Some of the finished work June 22nd 1911	July 17 1911
Building Woolworth's store in Margate High Street in 1930





June 10 2012
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Northdown Avenue	Palm Bay Avenue/Palm Bay Hotel	Trams on Parade 1913 [LL PC]	King Street/Primative Methodist Chapel

Primative Methodist Harvest Festival 1908	St Peters Footpath/Thanet College 1903	St Peters Road/Catherine Villa 1914	Sweyn Road 1909

Trams on the Parade	Trinity Church tower 1909	Trinity Square and Winter Gardens aerial view	Victoria Road 1907

Victoria Road Artillery Drill Hall	Westbrook Promenade Sands	Wildnerness Hill celebratory arch 1913 [Twyman collection]	Building the Winter Gardens 1911 [Twyman Collection]
June 7 2012
Margate Jetty Demolition
Another photograph from Tony Ovenden, for which many thanks.
Following the attempt by the Liverpool Salvage and Demolition Company to demolish the lifeboat house and slipway, the demolition contract was awarded to Brown and Mason. All was going well until a North Easterly storm blew up one night when unfortunately the crane barge and lighter was tied up on the east side of the Jetty. The crane barge sank in the storm and the lighter ended up ashore. To prevent the lighter from damaging the stone pier a hole was deliberately cut in the side of the lighter to prevent it from floating. The lighter remained in position for a few years and was finally cut up for scrap. The crane barge was removed during the 1998 demolition. [Information thanks to Tony Ovenden]

The lighter run ashore
Two photographs from Jim Greaves, also with many thanks.

Bankside ca 1880s	Model loco on Pier 1963
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Byron Road	Canterbury Road Harveys Hotel	Dane Hill 1911	Dane Park Entrance and Lodge 1905

Eastern Esplanade/Albemarle	First Avenue/Grosvenor Court 1960	First Avenue/Amber Hall	Fort Crescent/Roxburgh Hotel 1928

Fort Road/Fort Road Hotel 1906	Madeira Road	Hartsdown Road All Saints Church	Pettmans Bathing Place/Childrens Bath
Postcards added to Margate Trams.

Marine Terrace repair to tram wires	clock tower trams 1927
Postcard added to Margate Storms.

Harbour and Frozen Sea
May 25 2012
Princess Mary's Hospital for Children, Margate (Metropolitan Asylums Board)
I thank Janet Royce for these photographs of Princess Mary's Hospital for Children in the early 1930s, when her mother, Bessie Pybus, was a nurse at the Hospital.
Princess Mary's hospital on Wilderness Hill was previously the East Cliffe House for Convalescent Children (actually on Alexandra Road, now called Northdown Road). This was acquired in 1898 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a seaside hospital for London children with tubercular infections of the spine, bones and joints. The hospital was gradually expanded and in 1930, the hospital was taken over by the London County Council. In 1934, it was converted to a hospital for convalescent women under the name of Princess Mary's Convalescent Home; the children's facilities were transferred from Margate to Heatherwood Hospital at Ascot. Eastcliff House was used as a nurses's home. In 1938, a large new convalescent block was added at the south of the site. The hospital later became a rehabilitation hospital but finally closed in around 1981. The 1938 blocks now house a private residential nursing home.

East Ward 1931	Empire Day on one of the Wards 1931	Helen Bailey with patients 1931	Bessie Pybus with Patient 1931

Walking Patients with Miss Townley 1931	Patients on terrace	Walking Patients with Attendant 1931
A view of one of the wards in 1916 when occupied by injured soldiers

Princess Mary Hospital - soldiers 1915
May 18 2012
Possibly pictures of the Plaza Cinema and the Hippodrome in Margate
Does anyone recognize these views? The first is possibly of the Plaza Cinema at the top of the High Street and the remaining two may be of the Hippodrome. I would be grateful for any confirmation, or otherwise.

Plaza cinema? [Houghton 1921]	Hippodrome Interior? [1905]	Hippodrome Interior? [Goodmans Studio]
May 9 2012
Lantern Slides added to the 1873 and 1907 Ordnance Survey Maps of Margate
Some early aerial views

Albert Terrace and Clocktower	Queens Highcliffe Hotel	Oval and Endcliffe Hall Hotel	Oval and Pettman's Bathing Station

Winter Gardens
Other views

Westbrook Promenade 1929	Lombard Street [drawing]	Nayland Rock Hotel	Nayland Rock and Tram 1929

Newgate bridge [Wheeler]	Newgate Bridge [slide]	Paradise Street	Albert terrace [slide]

Clifton Baths and Sands ca 1858	Fort Bandstand	Marine Terrace and Clocktower [glass stereo]
May 7 2012
Newly added to Edmunds 1821 Map of Margate.
Two early Margate Schools

Dane House Academy [advertising flyer]	Thanet House Academy [advertising flyer]	Thanet Collegiate School [Perry]
An early local print of Garner's Library

Garner's Library [Garner 1819]
May 3 2012
Lantern Slides added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map.

Harbour 1929 - loading barge	Harbour 1929	Harbour from the air	Harbour

Harbour 1929	Harbour 1929	Harbour from the air	Harbour

Donkies on Marine Terrace sands	Donkies on Marine Terrace sands	Marine Terrace sands	Golds entertainers on beach

Pier and Lighhouse hand coloured slide	Clocktower and Marine Terrace [slide]	Marine Terrace and Clocktower by night [slide]	Marine Terrace and tram

Marine Drive on Regatta Day	Regatta Day Hotel Metropole	Marine Drive under construction	Marine Terrace and tram
April 29 2012
Prints of Margate added to Margate prints/London Publishers

Margate from the Sea 1838	Margate Harbour 1830s

Tivoli Gardens 1830s	South View of Renelagh Gardens 1830s

South West View of Renelagh Gardens 1830s	The Shallows, near St. Peter's Thanet 1830s

South View of Reculver Abby [1735]
April 27 2012
Engravings Added to Margate Prints/Books: Guide Books and to Edmund's 1821 map of Margate, taken from Margate Ramsgate and Broadstairs Illustrated, by J. Shury [ca 1834]

Bettison Library Hawley Square [ca 1834]	Boulevard [ca 1834]	Clifton Baths [ca 1834]	Droit and Pier Office [ca 1834]

High street and Bathing Rooms [ca 1834]	Jarvis landing place [ca 1834]	Marine Parade [ca 1834]	Marine Terrace [ca 1834]

Monument North Down [ca 1834]	No mans land [ca 1834]	North Foreland [ca 1834]	Quex Park [ca 1834]

Ranelagh Gardens [ca 1834]	Tivoli Gardens [ca 1834]	Trinity Church [ca 1834]	WS Bettison Library [ca 1834]
April 22 2012
Postcards of Garlinge/Westgate added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

High Street	High Street	High Street	High Street

High Street 1932	The Square/Post Office 1914	Post Office Corner	Rodney Lane 1912

The Square/The Rodney	The Square	Garlinge Band	Wesleyan Band 1931

Wesleyan Mission Band 1912	Westfield Road [Bell Photos]	Westfield Road
April 20 2012
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Rendezvous 1932	Marine Palace with sign for Switchback [posted 1913]	Marine Terrace Lifeboat Memorial Shelter 1915	Newgate Gap/Pettmans Bathing Huts

Newgate gap Bathing station 1905	Norfolk Road	Palm Bay 1912	Palm Bay

Parade c1950s	Queens Promenade 1963	Sangers Funeral Marine Terrace	St Georges Hotel

Trinity Church 1908	Westbrook Promenade Bandstand
April 15 2012
Newly added pictures of the Dreamland amusement park and the Dreamland Cinema, mostly from the 1930s to 1950s, in a new Dreamland section (access from the left-hand menu).

Miniature Railway July 9 1926	Miniature Railway ca 1937	Dreamland Miniature Railway 1953	Miniature Railway July 1946

Tea Gardens and Scenic Railways 1920s	Scenic Railway 1960	Scenic Railway 1929	Roundabout (late Pettrigroves) 1951

Park from top of Scenic Railway Aug 1953	Park 1955	Park from top of Skye Wheel August 1953	West side of Park 1955

West side of Park	Hurricane Jets ride 20 May 1956	Paratrooper ride	The Caves

Dreamland Park	Prize Car at Dreamland	Kiddies Day 1 Oct 1934 - Indian magician	Kiddies Day 1 Oct 1934 - Indian magician

Publicity material for Girl in Bottle	Publicity material for Girl in Bottle	The Falls

Haunted Snail June 1950	Dreamland July 1946

Construction of the replica of the Queen Mary in 1951

Kitchen for Garden Cafe	Garden Cafe	Garden Cafe window	Garden Cafe ca 1937

Staff at Dreamland 1927 in front of Abbey Ruins

Damage to Scenic Railway due to Fire 21 August 1949	Fire damage 1930	Fire damage 1930	Fire damage 1930

Fire damage 1930

Dreamland floor plan 1934	Dreamland Buffett 1934	Dreamland cinema booking foyer 1935	Dreamland Cafe 1934

Dreamland Cafe bar 1934	Dreamland cafeteria 1934	Dreamland cinema inside 1935	Dreamland cinema main foyer 1935

Dreamland cinema section plan	Dreamland cinema side entrance 1935	Dreamland cinema staircase 1935	Dreamland Cinema 1935

Dreamland Entrance hall 1934	Dreamland view from cafe 1934	Dreamland Coach station 1934
April 12 2012
Photograph added to Margate Storms - Demolition of Jetty. Thanks to Tony Ovenden for the photograph and information

Demolition of Jetty at shore end 1979
Postcard added to 'Parade' on OS 1907 Map [Thanks to Tony Ovenden]

The Parade with charabanc
Postcards of Garlinge/Westgate added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Dent de Lion 1906	Dent de Lion 1907 [LL]	Dent de Lion 1919	Dent de Lion

Ellington Avenue 1915	Ellington Avenue 1923	Milford No 11 Ellington Ave 1906	The Forge Garlinge

Threshing at Garlinge Farm 1909	Grove House	Grove House	Grove House
April 10 2012
Pictures added to Margate Storms - 1953. Thanks to Suzannah Foad for the pictures

Storm at the Sun deck 1953	Storm at Marine Drive 1953
Postcard added to 'Royal Seabathing Hospital' on OS 1907 Map, showing the hospital before the promenade was constructed in 1901 [despite the postmark on the card being 1902]. Thanks to Tony Ovenden for the picture and the information.

Sea Bathing Hospital pre-promenade
Postcards added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Athelstan Road 41 Hallingbury 1922	Athelstan Road 41 Hallingbury	D.T. Evans High Street- Church Parade	Dane Park and Lake

Dane Park cricket match	Eastern Esplanade Strathside 1960	Edgar Road 56 57 58 Greylands	Edgar Road Glenwood

Ethelbert Crescent 1910	Fort 1904	Fort Green and Bandstand 1911	Fort Road Lilleys Arcadian Hotel

Harold Road Haven Hotel	Hawley Square 1934	Hussar Garlinge 1946	Jetty Head Isle of Arran
April 8 2012
Postcards of Garlinge added to the 1907 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate.

Hussar Gardens	Hussar Gardens	Inn 1914

St James Church 1907	St James Church and Vicar 1907

Birds Avenue 1912	Birds Avenue 1922	Birds Avenue

Garlinge Railway Crossing	Garlinge Railway Crossing 1906	Garlinge Railway Crossing

Crow Hill Road	Crow Hill Road	Crow Hill Road	Crow Hill Road

White Cottage 1910	White Cottage 1924
April 6 2012
Pictures of Tivoli Gardens added to the 1873 Ordnance Survey Map 10ft/mile, including a rare Stereocard and Lantern Slide

Map of Tivoli Gardens [1872]	Tivoli Hotel Tea Bar Cosmorama 1848 [Jim Greaves]	Tivoli Gardens [Print ca 1834]	Tivoli Gardens [Stereocard]

Tivoli Gardens [Lantern Slide ca 1898]
April 4 2012
Some stereocards added to the 1873 Ordnance Survey Map of Margate

Steps from Fort to sands right [Stereo]	Union Crescent looking towards Cecil Square and Royal Hotel [Stereo]	Ships in Margate Harbour [Stereo])	Ships in Margate Harbour [Stereo])

Parade seen from Pier Head[Stereo]	Jetty looking toward Jetty Head [Stereo]	Jetty Waiting Room - side view [Stereo])	Jetty from Fort Green [Stereo])

Iron bridge and Marine Terrace [Stereo]	Iron Bridge [Valentine Blanchard Stereo]	Fort steps with people on beach [Stereo])	Fort Cliff [Blanchard Stereo])

Original Fort Bandstand [Valentine Blanchard Stereo]	Rebuilding work at Clifton Baths [Stereo]	Crowded Harbour ca 1860 [Stereo])	Bathing machines on the sands [Stereo])