Margate in Maps and Pictures

compiled by Anthony Lee

Newly Added Pictures

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November 30 2014

Stereocards of Margate added to the 1873 OS Map

Clifton Baths from beach [H Goodman]

Trinity Church from King Street ca 1860s

Parade and bottom of High Street

Parade and rebuilt White Hart

Royal Assembly Rooms and Royal Hotel Cecil Square

Margate Harbour

Trinity Church

Marine Terrace [1860s]

Fort Cliff [Blanchard]

Grotto Entrance [late 1860s]

On July 21 1866 The Thanet Guardian described the opening of the Hall by the Sea. The paper reported 'Excellent views of the interior have been taken by Mr J. B. Sisley of the Margate Stereoscopic Company (a set of 3 views)'. These three views are shown here.

Hall by the Sea interior July 1866

Hall by the Sea interior July 1866

Hall by the Sea interior July 1866

November 2 2014

Early prints of Margate

View of Margate from Harbour [Bettison]

Margate Lighthouse

Marine Terrace and St Johns Church [Keble]

Halls Library

Iron Bridge Marine Terrace

New landing place and Pier [lithograph Newman and Co]

The Bridge, Bridge [King] Street ca 1826

An Indiaman stranded [Hindostan 1803]

October 19 2014

Margate Trams and early Buses

Westbrook terminus 1929

Westbrook terminus 1929

Westbrook terminus 1929

Westbrook terminus 1929

Parade boarding a tram

Northdown Rd Norfolk Rd Munro Cobbs tram

Northdown Road 1914

Wheatsheaf Corner Tram 1920

Marine Terrace tram 1905

Marine Terrace panorama 1905

Casino Car park coaches

Casino Car park coaches

Parade early coach 1919

Parade early buses and coaches

September 28 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map of Margate

Beatrice Road/ Forget me not Club [1913]

Chapel Hill/Anne Teeks shop

Edgar Road/Blighty BH

Gordon Road/Lingham - Lancashires [1915]

Godwin Road/St Michaels

Godwin Road/ St Michaels dining room

Queens Gardens/High Cliffe Hotel Verandah 1908

Hawley Square/Strathmore No 31

September 21 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map of Margate

Building the Lido swimming pool

New Lido swimming pool [1935]

New Lido swimming pool

Crow Hill Road Garlinge 1925

Marine Terrace Sands Newton Jones service 1907

Marine Terrace Sands Newton Jones service 1907

Sweyn Road/Sweyn Lodge 1912

Sweyn Road at night

July 27 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map of Margate and to Margate Trams

Eastern Esplanade 1910

Oval and Queens and Highcliffe Hotels

Cliftonville Promenade 1907

Lewis Crescent 1916

Tram on Marine Terrace

Parade

Carnival on the Parade

Windsor Avenue War damage 1917

June 23 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map of Margate and to Margate Trams

Tram on Marine Drive

Marine Terrace station entrance 1909 [LL]

Fort Green panoramic [LL ca 1900]

Westonville Bathing Pavilion 1922

Pettmans Bathing Station

Pettmans Bathing Station

Palm Bay Avenue Empress Lodge

Northdown Rd jnc with Edgar Rd 1910

On the Northdown Road postcard [last card] the sign outside the house on the corner reads: "Lynton House - High Class boarding and day school for girls".

June 17 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map of Margate and to Margate Storms

Storm Beach Houses January 7 1905

Storm March 1906 from Marine Terrace

Storm March 1906 slipway in front of Clock Tower

Alexandra Road [Tivoli] No 9

Pettmans Bathing 1910 [LL]

Sweyn Rd Pheletta [1910]

Grosvenor Place Brent House

Hall by the Sea Grand Costume Carnival Dec 1912

June 1 2014

Newly added stereocards

Fort Paragon and cliffs [James Stodart]

Clifton Baths and Ethelbert Terrace from the Sands

Grave of Thomas Phillpott - Town Crier [James Stodart]

Thomas Phillpott is buried in Margate Cemetery, as described in the booklet on the history of the cemetery St John's Cemetery Margate 1856-2006 .

Some more modern stereocards

Fire at Sackett's Farm, Northdown 1903 [Emptage]

Fire at Sackett's Farm, Northdown 1903 [Emptage]

Ketch Ida in Margate harbour after collision [Emptage]

Margate Harbour March 1930

Sydney H. Emptage lived at 43 Dane Hill and was probably an amateur photographer: he acknowledges A. Hobday for the negative showing the Ida collision.

May 11 2014

Further information about the Casino Ballroom and Casino Circus.

The Casino Ballroom burnt down in October 1946, as shown in the photograph from the Isle of Thanet Gazette for 18 October 1946. The sad state of the buildings fronting Marine Terrace shown in the second photograph suggest that the second photograph could have been taken after the fire. Many thanks to Jim Greaves for this information.

Destruction of Casino Ballroom by fire October 1946

Casino ca 1946

An undated programme for the Casino Circus held in the car park behind the Casino Ballroom shows that the circus was an elaborate affair. As the programme refers to the Casino Ballroom it is likely that the date of the programme is 1946.

Casino Circus programme Front page ca 1946

Casino Circus programme Back page ca 1946

Casino Circus programme ca 1946

Casino Circus programme ca 1946

May 4 2014

Pictures of the Casino Ballroom and some Hippodrome Pantomimes.

When the Maine Sands station on Marine Terrace was closed it was converted into the Casino Ballroom and Restaurant. In 1946 it was in a very run-down state.

MCC [Margate Catering Company] Casino Ballroom before the war

Casino ca 1946

Casino ballroom in use as restaurant August 1946

Casino ballroom in use as restaurant August 1946

By 1954 the old-train shed had been demolished and replaced by a car park. The Casino Car park was used by the Don Ross Circus during the summer.

Map of the Casino Bars and Car Park 1954

Poster for the Don Ross Circus ca 1946

Design for posters for the Don Ross Circus ca 1946

Design for posters for the Don Ross Circus ca 1946

A highlight of the Hippodrome year was the annual pantomime. In 1953 the pantomime was Goldilocks and the the three bears.

Hippodrome Pantomime programme 1953

Some of the pantomimes were photographed by Graeme Dearden of 4 Hawley Square, dating the pantomimes to the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Pantomimes were also photographed by another Margate photographer, Ken Franks. His dates are unknown, but the photographs probably come from the same era.

April 20 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map of Margate

Byron Road

Clifton Gardens

College Road/Norman & Sons,Corn Merchants

Ethelbert Crescent 1918

Ethelbert Road/Temple Boarding House

Dreamland Railway/No 2 Prince Edward of Wales

Pier/Miniature Railway

High Street/Imperial Hotel 1910 [LL]

High Street/Six Bells

Hodges Bridge/Bungalow Dance Floor

Hodges Bridge Flagstaff Parade 1912

Koh-I-Nor Restaurant 1906

Lewis Avenue from Cliffs [LL]

Putting Green 1930s [posted 1958]

Sweyn Road/Pheletta Hotel dining hall

Chocolate model of Winter Gardens

April 6 2014

Newly added pictures of Margate

Cecil Square bus stand coronation

Cecil Square bus stand coronation

Clifton Baths Fairyland 1914

Cranbourne Alley entrance

Jetty end ca 1890s

Jetty Tea Rooms 1913

Beach and Marine Drive

Lombard Street

Marine Terrace/Eaton Road junction

Marine Terrace sands/Hancock and Jordan

Marine Palace before the storm

Storm of 1897/Marine Palace after the storm

Parade ca 1890s

Parade/ Whelk stall

Palm Bay Avenue Biplane on cliffs May 1912

March 23 2014

Newly added pictures of Old Margate

Stereocards

Parade 1860-70s

Margate Harbour and Lighthouse 1860-70s

Marine Terrace/Iron Bridge

Marine Terrace 1860-70s

Albumin Prints

Marine Terrace ca 1880

Market Place/No 14 J Clark - Mr Clark is the central figure [ca 1885]

Queens Parade

Photographs

Addington Street/Gas Showroom

King Street/George Hotel

King Street/George Hotel

Fort Road

Dane Road/The Mulberry Tree

Dane Road/The Mulberry Tree

Hawley Street/Gordon Kirby

March 16 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map

Fort Road/Arcadian 1910

Canterbury Road/St James Church

Clocktower

Dane Park Panoramic Card 1908

Decontamination Unit Air Raid Precautions King Street Yard c 1938

Decontamination Unit Air Raid Precautions King Street Yard c 1938

Water Mains Repairs Air Raid Precautions c 1938

Dreamland Park Station engine no 2

The Square/Garlinge School

Marine Terrace sands/Childrens Bungalow 1922

Marine Terrace sands/Childrens Bungalow

Marine Terrace Sands/Harry Goulds entertainers

Parade/with Parade Cinema 1934

Parade/with Cinema

Eastern Esplanade [LL]

Eastern Esplanade/Princes Hotel 1936

March 9 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map

Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary

Jetty and Droit House 1948

Lewis Ave/St Georges 1957

Lewis Ave/St Georges Hotel from cliffs

Life boat and Lower Promenade 1928

Market Place and Town Hall

Milton Square

Newgate and Queens Gardens from beach

Newgate Promenade 1915

Palm Bay bathing place

Palm Bay East

Pier and Jetty entrance Droit House

Trinity Square caves Tidal Well

Walpole Bay and Bungalow 1947

Wilderness Hill/Princess Marys 1926

Marine Drive 1963

March 2 2014

Postcards added to the 1907 OS Map

Albert Terrace 1905

Athelstan Rd/Flamboro

Birds Avenue Garlinge

Cliff Terrace

Canterbury Rd/St James 1913

Canterbury Road/St James [LL 1918]

Canterbury Road/St James

Crow Hill Road Garlinge 1931

Dane Park Bowling Green 1930

Dreamland Park Station No 2 Prince Edward

Fort Crescent tram 1932

Fort Hill/ Ship Inn

Cecil Square/Grand Theatre [Mikado 1908]

High Street/Six Bells [Church parade]

Marine Drive/Longhi restaurant

Norfolk Rd/No 50 Winchester BH

February 23 2014

Photographs of Bygone Margate, with thanks to John Robinson

Cecil Square 1915 [John Robinson]

Dreamland Racing Cars [John Robinson]

Dreamland Skating [John Robinson]

High street/Silver Slipper next to Kathleen Sykes shop [John Robinson]

High Street/Hope & Anchor PH [John Robinson]

King Street/Valet Service[John Robinson]

Marine Gardens/Elephant Hill [John Robinson]

Marine Gardens/Elephant Hill ca 1960[John Robinson]

Market Place/Queens Head [John Robinson]

High street/Mill Lane Ruback Bros[John Robinson]

Ramsgate Road/Salmestone Road jnc [John Robinson]

St John's Road [John Robinson]

Addington Rd/Stone masons, Carroways Place at rear [John Robinson]

Marine Terrace 1993 [John Robinson]

Marine Terrace 1993 [John Robinson]

Marine Terrace 1993 [John Robinson]

Marine Terrace 1993 [John Robinson]

Marine Terrace 1993 [John Robinson]

February 16 2014

Photographs of Jetty Demolition and of Bygone Margate, with thanks to John Robinson

Jetty after storm 1978 [John Robinson]

Jetty after storm 1978 [John Robinson]

Jetty Demolition 1985 [John Robinson]

Jetty Demolition 1985 [John Robinson]

Jetty Demolition 1985 [John Robinson]

Jetty Demolition 1985 [John Robinson]

Jetty Demolition 1985 [John Robinson]

Jetty Demolition 1985 [John Robinson]

Last Lifeboat Launch 1978 [John Robinson]

Demolition of Aquarium Palm Bay 1993 [John Robinson]

Demolition of Aquarium Palm Bay 1993 [John Robinson]

London Tavern/Addington Street [John Robinson]

Lyons Roof Terrace/Marine Drive 1928 [John Robinson]

Mill Lane [John Robinson]

Mill Lane ca 1965 [John Robinson]

February 9 2014

More photographs of Bygone Margate, with thanks to John Robinson

Lower High Street 1960s [John Robinson]

Geo A Heath 29 High Street [John Robinson]

Market Place/Duke Street c1960[John Robinson]

New Street [John Robinson]

Market Place March 1974 [John Robinson]

Market Place c1980 [John Robinson]

Market Place/Duke Street c1960 [John Robinson]

Baily & Co Northumberland [Northdown] Road [John Robinson]

Connaught Gardens [John Robinson]

Dane Park Fountain 1980 [John Robinson]

Drapers Mill [John Robinson]

Margate Hospital Construction [John Robinson]

Florence Cottages/Park Place [John Robinson]

Holy Trinity Church Bombed Interior [John Robinson]

Old Rodney PH/Garlinge [John Robinson]

Old Rodney PH/Garlinge [John Robinson]

January 26 2014

Photographs of Bygone Margate, with thanks to John Robinson

High Street [John Robinson]

High Street [John Robinson]

High Street opposite Church [John Robinson]

High Street/Royal Oak PH [John Robinson]

First & Last PH 1993[John Robinson]

First & Last PH 1993[John Robinson]

Charlotte Square [John Robinson]

Churchfield Place to St John's Road [John Robinson]

Churchfield Place to St John's Road 1973 [John Robinson]

Gwendoline House /Coffin Corner 1983 [John Robinson]

Gwendoline House /Coffin Corner 1985 [John Robinson]

Clifton Street/Clifton Arms [John Robinson]

Druids Arms [John Robinson] [John Robinson]

Marine Gardens/Elephant Hill ca 1965 [John Robinson]

Marine Gardens/Elephant Hill [John Robinson]

Dane Park Cafe Demolition 1980 [John Robinson]

January 19 2014

Photographs of Cecil Square before and during redevelopment, and of the demolition of the Sundeck, with thanks to John Robinson

Cecil Square ca. 1965, before redevelopment

Cecil Square ca. 1968, during redevelopment

Demolition of the Sundeck 1990

January 4 2014

Photographs of the building of Arlington House with thanks to Jim Greaves

Arlington House is an eighteen storey residential tower block on Marine Terrace, with shop units under and around it (at ground level). It was designed by Architects Russell Diplock Associates and constructed by Bernard Sunley & Sons, and opened in 1964.

Arlington House completed 1964

At the same time that Arlington House was built the Margate Information Bureau was constructed on the green in front of the railway station. .