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Margate in Maps and Pictures

compiled by Anthony Lee

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December 16 2018
Old Margate

Building new Police Station Fort Hill 1958	Eastern Esplanade Strathside School	King Street George Hotel Butchers Outing 1913	New Street New Inn, Army and horses 1915

Holy Trinity Church (bombed) Late 1940s	Holy Trinity Parochial Hall Hawley Street Used for services after bombing of church	Holy Trinity School from Holy Trinity Church 1930	Victoria Avenue Laleham Road No 110
December 2 2018
Old Margate

Margate Harbour Hoy on patent slipway early 1850s	Margate Harbour 1873-4	Margate Harbour circa 1885	Margate Harbour circa 1885

Margate Harbour Jetty & Bankside 1880-90	View Up Fort Hill	Fort Hill Bridge construction 1939	American Studio Fort Road after fire 1927
November 18 2018
Cliftonville Hotels

Ethelbert Crescent Cliftonville Hotel	Ethelbert Crescent Cliftonville Hotel	Ethelbert Terrace Lido 1962	Billy Butlin

Butlins Children's Cinema	Butlins Grand Hotel	Butlins St Georges Lounge	Butlins St Georges Bar
November 4 2018
Cliftonville

Corner of Pleasant Place & Fort Crescent 1960 Fort Crescent on right	Coronation Garage 14a Clarendon Road 1920s-1930	Hodges Flagstaff and canons 1929	Nissen Huts corner of Northdown Road and Queen Elizabeth Avenue WW2

Lido Tower On Fire	Queens Gardens, Queens Hotel Site 1977	Bungalow Cafe 1977	Invicta House Millmead Road under construction 1962-3
October 21 2018
Northdown

Northdown Road area ariel view	Northdown Road 124 Hedgcock Dairy fire	Northdown Road Ye Old Charles Inn The Lounge	Northdown St Marys Church

Alexandra Road Methodist Church 1914	Alexandra Road St Pauls Interior	Northdown Park 1939	Northdown Park Rock Garden 1953
October 7 2018
The Information Office

Old Information Bureau All Saints Ave	Old Information Bureau All Saints Ave	New Information Centre opposite Station	Information Centre 1963

Information Centre	Information Center 1968	Inside the Information Centre 1968	Information Centre 1973
September 23 2018
Old Margate

Zion Place 1950s looking South, high numbers	Zion Place looking North towards the sea 1960	No 6 Northdown Road left No 1 Flint Row right 1922	Dane Road H.Maas baker

Works In High St. 1919	Northdown Rd No 144 1913	Fort Road Houghtons Shop	Northdown Road Melrose Now no 224 (a shop)
September 9 2018
Margate Trams

Tram line from Parade up Paradise Street	Parade with tram lines	Tram No 14 Cliff Terrace 1920	Tram No 33 Northdown Road 1922

Trams Nos 12 and 39 Cliftonville Parade Northdown Road 1922	Tram No 47 Laleham Northdown Park Road 1922	Trams Nos 20 and 14 Cliftonville Parade Northdown Road 1922	Bus Driver Number
August 26 2018
Some lantern slides

Cold Harbour and Fort [probably after the great storm]	Cold Harbour Walkway during storm	Albert Terrace Marine Drive during building	Clifton Baths bathing machines

Pier and Jetty from Beach	Harbour and Parade	La Marguerite arriving at Margate	Launching lifeboat
August 12 2018
Old Margate

Edwards Place High Street	Castells Gardens King Street [opposite the Tudor House] 1930s	Congregational Church Hall Union Crescent 1945	Hills & Griggs 22 Dane Hill demolition 8th March 1984

Nos 1 - 5 St Peters Footpath circa 1920	Penial Mission Hall, Thanet Road, Bombed 19th October 1940	Rear of Latimer Place, off Mortimer Place, South side of Mill Lane Looking towards Cranbourne Alley 1964	Rear of Latimer Place, off Mortimer Place, South side of Mill Lane Looking towards High Street 1964
July 8 2018
Westbrook

Crescent Road Westbrook	Hartsdown Road All Saints Church Interior	Pavilion Westbrook interior 1911	Westbrook Pavilion interior 1920s

Royal Esplanade Westdene	Royal Esplanade Westbrook Nadine	Westfield Road no 21 Westbrook 1907	No 1 Westbrook Gardens (Terrace) Circa 1900
June 24 2018
Cliftonville

Harold Road 1964	Harold Road by night 1962	Harold Road Orphan Working School at left - Northdown Rd junction	Edgar Rd St Augustines School playing field

Edgar Road Holland House Ballroom	Edgar Road York House	Cameo Cinema Northdown Road [closed 1969 demolished 1970]	Munro Cobb Nos 221 - 223 Northdown Road September 2006
June 10 2018
Old Margate

St Johns Road No 16 Bear outside door	Byron Road The Lord Byron Benefit Society 1905	College Road Boys Central School Class 8	College Road Salmestone Infants II

St Augustines College Road [drawing]	St Augustines College Road	Nos 3 - 7 St Peter's Footpath Circa 1920	Victoria Road Old Library
May 27 2018
Old Margate

Pleasant Place looking North, East side 1960	Pleasant Place looking through Hanover Place from Zion Place 1960	Pleasant Place West side looking North 1960	Pleasant Place West side looking North 1960

Rear of Pleasant Place from Trinity Square 1960	Fort Hill	Looking through to St Johns St	Looking through to St Johns St
May 13 2018
Old Margate

Hawley Cottages Princes Street 2007	Hawley Cottages Princes Street 2007	Hawley Cottages Princes Street 2007	Stokes Dairy (Now Westons) Addington Street

Castells Gardens looking East [entrance to Castells Gadens opposite Tudor House] c1950	Corner of Ventnor Lane and Victoria Road No 43 Victoria Road demolished 1990s	Corner of Ventnor Lane and Victoria Road Nos 41 & 43 Victoria Road Demolished 1990s	Bath Road Bath cottage behind Mulberry Tree
April 29 2018
Margate Trams

Clocktower tram 1928	Fort Crescent Fort Paragon tram	Tram No 8 In the reservation by Wheatsheaf corner 1924	Tram No 13 Turning into reservation-Wheatsheaf corner 1924

Tram No 9 Corner of Princes Gardens Turning to right is the reservation to Northdown Park Road- Laleham 1925	Tram No 27 Laleham end of reservation [broken wire] 1924	Tram No 43 Northdown Road-Princes Gardens corner on the right is private reservation 1923	Tram No 45 In private reservation between Northdown Hill and Northdown Park Road 1923
April 15 2018
Drapers

Drapers Farmhouse decorated for Coronation of George VI 1937	Drapers Farmhouse decorated for Coronation of George VI 1937	Drapers Farmhouse decorated for Coronation of George VI 1937	Drapers Mills view from the fields

Drapers Mill & Bakery	Drapers Mills & Bakery	Drapers Mills	Drapers Mills
April 1 2018
Old Town

Cecil Square Hawley Street junction	Cecil Square corner	Duke Street	Garden Row

Cobbs House No 25 King Street	Cobbs Brewers King Street	Corner of Hawley Street with King Street c1950	Corner of Hawley Street with King Street [Trinity Hill on right]
March 18 2018
Zion Place area

Hoopers Hill House (top left) Northdown Road -left Flint House under construction [1960-61]	Hoopers Hill House Northdown Road in middle - rear of Trinity Square on left [1960-61]	Hoopers Hill House Northdown Road - rear of Trinity Square on left [1961]	Northumberland Road Flint Cottage demolition doorway

Flint Cottages Northdown Road	Zion Place	Zion Place	Zion Place looking North high numbers 1950s
March 4 2018
Old Margate

Coffin House (Gwendoline House) Tivoli Road 1983	Coffin House (Gwendoline House) Tivoli Road 1983	Coffin House (Gwendoline House) Tivoli Road 1983	Coffin House (Gwendoline House) Tivoli Road 1983

Clocktower Gates	Clocktower Area and Albert Terrace 2	Albert Terrace Corner with Upper Marine Terrace Circa 1890-1900	Albert Terrace - Marine Gardens ca 1890 -1900
February 18 2018
The Hippodrome and Winter Gardens

Hippodrome	Hippodrome 1967	Hippodrome Demolition 1967	Hippodrome Fire 1960s

Hippodrome Demolished 1967	Hippodrome Site Oct 1970	Laying Foundation Stone Fort Pavilion and Winter Gardens 1911	Winter Gardens [Work on entrance steps not yet completed 1911[
February 4 2018
Old Margate

High Street Royal Oak June 1968	High Street top end ready for Demolition	Bullers Yard High St	St Johns Road 1965

Churchfield House Cranbourne Alley	Dixons Court High Street From No 163 High Street April 1939	Church Street Demolished 1926 [now Alma Road Church Street junction]	Dorset Place derelict from St Johns Churchyard early WW2
January 21 2018
Charlotte Square and neighbourhood

Angle House Churchfields 1965	Wellers Cranbourne Alley 1939	Churchfields House Cranbourne Alley	Liverpool Arms No 6 Charlotte Sq

Charlotte Square looking towards Angle House and St Johns Street c1939	Looking into Church Square from High St, Hope and Anchor on right 1939	Church Square facing demolition	Churchfield Cottages opposite Kidmans Row
January 7 2018
Some Stereocards of Margate

Drapers Arms Houses	Cliffs at Cliftonville at dusk	The cliffs [Opaline stereocard]	Cliffs and Pettman Bathing Station [Henry Borton]

Cold Harbour and beach	Cold Harbour [James Stodart]	Hotel Metropole	Clifton Terrace
December 24 2017
Dreamland

Dreamland Miniature Railway engine at station	Rally at Dreamland Spring 1923	Dreamland at night	Billie at Dreamland station

Dreamland railway and garden buildings	Dreamland Ride 1975	Dreamland Ride 1975	Dreamland Ride 1975
December 10 2017
Old Margate

Harbour crowded at low tide [Lantern Slide]	Harbour at high tide [Lantern Slide]	Harbour at high tide [Lantern Slide]	Unloading vessel probably at Broadstairs [Lantern Slide]

Unloading coal at Pier	Unloading coal at Pier	Fluidity - last Coal Boat leaving Harbour 3rd May 1958	Ship Hotel 1938-9
November 26 2017
Old Margate

Tram at junction of Parade and Paradise Street [Lantern Slide]	Jetty entrance [Lantern Slide]	Crowded Pier and Droit House [Lantern Slide]	Droit House from the Parade [Lantern Slide]

Church Square 1939 Dorset Place left of gas lamp Church Alley right Nos 15 16 17 facing	Church Square looking to Hope & Anchor & High Street 1939	Church Square mid demolition looking to Charlotte Sq Short Street 1953	Church Square looking to Hope & Anchor High Street mid demolition 1953
November 12 2017
Margate Prints

Marine Palace Advertising Card	A scene on board a Margate Hoy as described by Dibdin Jan 1804	Quex Park 1838	Margate published by G Witherden

Margate Pier published RC Osborne	Upper and Lower Marine Terrace published WC Brasier drawn by H Lewis	A view of the Parade at Margate taken from the Pier [Timms]	Margate with Steam Boats going out [Ed Wallis]
October 29 2017
The High Street

High Street redevelopment March 1968	High Street redevelopment July 1968	High Street Boots site March 1968	High Street Nos 89-91 rear of Baxters

High Street 7th March 1919	High Street July 1937	White Hart Court 81-83 High Street Demolished 1926	Mercers Arch 149-151 High Street
October 15 2017
Margate Ladies College (Lausanne)

Ladies College Entrance	Ladies College	Ladies Collge Domestic Art	Ladies College part of garden

Ladies College Rose Arbour	Ladies College Views in Grounds	Ladies College Views in Grounds	Ladies College a Shady Corner
October 1 2017
Margate Trams

Canterbury Road bridge and tram	Tram No 3 Paradise Street 1922	Tram No 7 Northdown Road 1922	Tram Northdown Road opposite Spurgeons Home

Marine Drive tram	Tram No 8 Fort Crescent 1922	Tram reserve track	Tram No 19 Marine Terrace Station end
September 17 2017
Top end of High Street

Hope & Anchor Nos 173 - 175 High Street, 1939	Hope & Anchor, corner Church Square,Dixons Place in bcg, 1950	Dixons Court from No 163 High Street 1939	Dixons Court from No 163 High Street April 1939

Dixons Court, buillding demolished ca 1926	Dixons Place, next to No 167, 1930s	195-201 High Street, Bullers Court, Edwards Place,Six Bells, April 1939	Six Bells and Church Alley 1939
September 3 2017
Love Lane

Love Lane Hotel 1905 from yard opposite	Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane 1960s	Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane 1970s	Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane 1979

Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane	Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane	Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane	Sam Read scrap yard Love Lane
August 20 2017
Behind the High Street

Charles Square Wine Lodge before alteration	Charles Square Wine Lodge before alteration	Charles Square Wine Lodge before alteration	Charles Square Wine Lodge before alteration

Charles Square Wine Lodge closed	Hammond Rentals 75 & 77 High Street	Co-Op Store 79-87 High Street	Wellclose Square, behind 75 & 77 High Street, FJ Doughty
August 6 2017
Cold Harbour area

Cold Harbour and Walkway [Lantern Slide]	Jetty and Walkway [Lantern Slide]	Jetty from Cold Harbour sands[Lantern Slide]	Cold Harbour 1895

Cottages back of Neptune Square	Cottages back of Neptune Square pre 1914	Cottages back of Neptune Square pre 1914	Cottages back of Neptune Square pre 1914
July 23 2017
Parade and Fort Hill area

Cold Harbour [Lantern Slide]	Fort Hill and tram [Lantern Slide]	Marine Parade and Ship Hotel [Lantern Slide]	Parade from the Harbour [Lantern Slide]

Demolition of Fort Hill area March 1939 From Seamans Institute	Demolition of Fort Hill area March 1939 From Seamans Institute	Shops in Paradise Street rear Metropole April 1939, demolished May 1939	Work on Fort Hill Dual carriage way construction 1939
July 9 2017
Margate Harbour and Jetty

Lifeboat on Ramp [Lantern Slide]	Lifeboat on Ramp [Lantern Slide]	Lifeboat on Ramp [Lantern Slide]	Shipping in the Harbour [Lantern Slide]

Margate Harbour just prior to WW1	Margate Harbour April 1922	Margate Harbour Circa 1930	Margate Harbour Circa 1950
June 25 2017
Old Margate

Marine Drive [Lantern Slide]	Newgate Gap Bridge [Lantern Slide]	Birchington Canterbury Road and Pond [Lantern Slide]	Hanover Place [off Zion Place] 1960

Hanover Place 1960	Hanover Place [Pleasant Place behind] 1960	Hanover Place & Water Tank 1960	Hanover Place & Water Tank 1960
May 28 2017
Cliftonville

Grotto Road 1912	Lewis Avenue Lynton Court	Norfolk Road	Norfolk Road

Norfolk Rd Marguerite dining room 1937	Norfolk Road Clevelys hotel	Norfolk Road Lonsdale Court	Norfolk Road Northdown Hall Hotel 1921
May 14 2017
Trinity Square and Zion Place

Trinity Square No 82 Grocers Shop	Trinity Square Redcar BH	Trinity Square Trinity School Group	Trinity Church Football Team 1907

Trinity Church	28 Zion Place	Zion Place Storm Damage	Northdown Road Capital House Tax Office
April 30 2017
Margate Postcards

Cecil Square Hippodrome	Hastings Avenue	Hawley Square Strathmore No 31	King Street Tudor Cottages

King St 66 Sopers Yard Churchills Day Centre	Parade White Hart advertisment card 1912	Parade c 1893	Parade before the trams
April 9 2017
Margate Photographs

Fort Road Arcadian For Sale 1977	St Johns Church graveyard	Upper Marine Terrace and Clock Tower	Jetty extension [Stodart CDV]

Inside Cobbs Brewery	Inside Cobbs Brewery	Inside Cobbs Brewery	Temperance BH 42 Hawley Square
April 2 2017
Old Cliftonville

Fort Crescent Fort Lodge Ballroom	Fort Crescent Fort Lodge Hotel and Winter Gardens	Fort Paragon from green	Fort Paragon Hotel Bijou

Line outside Aylesbury,Godwin Road	Lewis Avenue High Cliffe Hall	Lewis Avenue High Cliffe Hall [1907]	Lewis Crescent Endcliffe Hotel
March 19 2017
Old Westbrook

Lower Westbrook Road	Westbrook Bandstand [LL 1906]	Westbrook Bandstand 1905	Westonville Promende

Cliffs and beach Westonville 1914	Bathing Pavilion Westbrook	Westbrook Pavilion and esplanade 1926	Westbrook Promenade 1972
March 5 2017
Old Margate

Trinity Hill Cobbs Brewery	Cecil Street 8 Carslake watchmaker - 9 Todd's groceries	Cecil Street 9 Todd's groceries - (middle) passage to yard - 10 John Dodd chiropodist	Rear of 8 to 10 Cecil Street

Market Place Brown Butchers ca 1890	Nayland Rock Hotel ca 1970s	Northdown Road demolition Cameo cinema (nos 127-9)	Casino, Dreamland, Fire damage 1946
February 26 2017
Old Margate

Marine Parade and Hoy Hotel [CDV]	Newgate Gap and customs houses [CDV]	St Johns Church [CDV]	View of Harbour and Lifeboat House [CDV]

Scene at the Harbour	Seafood Sellers	Shoeshine man Elephant Hill [1928]	St Pauls Mission [1920]
February 19 2017
Some Margate Photographs

Parade ca 1890s	Marine Terrace ca 1880	Marine Terrace pre Clocktower ca 1880s	Clock Tower lit up

Dreamland & Seafront lit up	Marine Terrace Sands ca 1890s	Pool & Sundeck From Sea	Marine Palace site after 1897 storm
February 12 2017
Some Margate Photographs

Parade and Fort Road	Jetty breached with grounded ship	Jetty and Marine Palace site 1913	Millmead Hall 1977

Building Westbrook Promenade	Building Westbrook Promenade	Lighthouse before destruction in gale	St Peters footpath and Drapers Mills
February 5 2017
Some Margate Photographs

Dane Park inauguration of fountain 1907	Dane Park inauguration of fountain 1907	Dane Park fountain	Stodarts Photographic Studio

Herbert Hills Marble Hall Horse and Cart display	Northdown Park and House	Northdown Park and House	Percy Banks Commission Agent at the races [36 Pleasant Place]
January 29 2017
Old Margate

Buenos Ayres	Canterbury Road Harveys Hotel [Sunbeam]	Canterbury Road 1912	Cecil Square Regal Cinema, Gerald Masters at the organ

Demolition of Cobbs Brewery	Demolition of Cobbs Brewery	Dane Park Fountain	Dane Park Lake
January 22 2017
Some Margate photographs, thanks to Chris Sandwell

Margate Lifeboat House, Friday 13th January 1978	Margate Lifeboat House (West side) Saturday 21st January 1978	Margate Lifeboat House, (East side) Saturday 21st January 1978	Margate Lifeboat House, sea level, Saturday 21st January 1978

Margate Lifeboat crew 1907	Margate Swifts football team 1890	Margate Thursdays Athletic football club, 1910-11	Dreamland Football ground Harry Sandwell. circa 1912

Fire Station King Street, Jim Lacey & Mobile Canteen 1942	View from front bedroom 134 Canterbury Road, Sept 1928
January 8 2017
Old Margate

Cold Harbour steps to Fort after 1897 storm	Clocktower before trams	Clock Tower and Albert Terrace	End of Jetty ca 1880

New Mill Lane view towards St John's Road, Churchfield Place top left [Jan 1970]	New Mill Lane view towards St John's Road, Churchfield Place top left [Dec 1969]	View up New Mill Lane, Churchfields [flats] to right, St Johns Street top left [Nov 1969]	View along Churchfields, center back, St Johns Street and tree in Charlotte Square [July 1966]