Margate Storms | Margate History

Margate in Maps and Pictures

compiled by Anthony Lee

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CONTENTS: Early storms The storm of January 14 and 15 1808 The location of Hazardous Row The storm of November 24 1877 The storm of November 29 1897 The Marine Palace The loss of the Friend to all Nations The storm of January 7 1905 The storm of March 1906 The storm of February 12 1938 Jetty in war time The storm of February 1 1953 Rebuilding the Lighthouse 1955 Snow storm 1956 Frozen sea January 1963 Jetty Fire 1964 The storm of January 11 1978 The storm of February 14 1979 The end of the Jetty 1979-1998
Early Storms
Margate suffered damage from many winter storms. Chalk cliffs on either side of the original creek at Margate probably formed a small natural harbour with a mouth just wide enough to allow in small vessels. Over the years these cliffs were gradually washed away by the sea and the inhabitants were forced to construct a pier to provide protection for shipping, and to construct walls or jetties of timber along the shore line to prevent the houses around the creek from being flooded. In 1646 it was reported that ‘the best and greatest part [of the sea defences], having had no reparation and maintenance, by violent rage of the sea hath been taken away since, as also many houses there and highwayes, by the outbreakings of the sea thrown down and carried away, to the undoing of many the inhabitants’ and this ‘threatens the destruction of the Town’. Again in 1691 it was reported that ‘on the 10th and 13th days of October and the 8th of December last, by the violent blowing of the north-west wind, part of the pier called the “New Pier” was carried away, and that part of the town which is guarded by the pier and jetties, is so laid open that it is expected to be washed away if the wind should blow fresh at north-west. Things did not improve until an Act of Parliament was passed in 1725 to enable the Pier-wardens of the Town of Margat, in the County of Kent, more effectually to recover the ancient and accustomary Droits, for the Support and Maintenance of the said Pier. The Pier and Harbour at Margate were maintained under this Act until 1787 when Margate’s first Improvement Bill was passed, the Bill including provision for the rebuilding of the Pier. .
	The sketch map of Margate published by Lewis in the second edition of his History of the Isle of Thanet (1736) shows the jetties of timber along the shore line protecting the houses.
These flimsy protecting jetties are also shown in this watercolour of Margate by George Keate, dated 1779.
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The storm of January 14 and 15 1808
On the night of 14th January 1808 Margate suffered one of its worst storms, causing great damage to the Pier and other parts of the town. As reported in the Kentish Chronicle: ‘the whole of the parapet was beaten down early in the storm, when the sea made a perfect breach over it, and swept away all the buildings on it; and before the close, entirely demolished upwards of seventy feet of the external end of that handsome building. The jetty in the front of Cold Harbour was destroyed, when the sea made its way to the kitchens of the adjoining houses. The destruction of the Parade (which was so lately handsomely faced with stone) was far greater; occasioned principally by six vessels breaking from their moorings in the harbour, and dashing against it . . . the collision was so great as to beat down the parapet, and to occasion two horrid breaches in the esplanade . . . From Hazardous row down to the Harbour is one complete ruin. Hubbard’s and S. Hughes’s bathing rooms, Mr Tennant’s shop, and Garner’s library are little better than mere wrecks; as are Phillipot’s and Sawyer’s bathing rooms. Mr Rowe’s warehouse, T. Hughes’s bathing and dwelling houses, together with Mr Clark’s dwelling house and shop, and part of the Kings-head-inn, totally washed into the sea. The jetties, in general, in all that space, totally destroyed; particularly that expensive one in the front of Hazardous-row, where the sea now washes into the kitchens of the houses. High-street is rendered impassable; the sea having penetrated to within three or four feet of the fronts of the houses in the east-side; which are in imminent danger of falling. Great damage is done to the noble and expensive road now forming to Dandelion; as there is also to the walls lately erected by the Boys, at a very considerable expense for protecting the marsh land, the whole of which is now inundated by the sea, many feet deep.’
	Representation of the Town of Margate during the Storm from the N. N. W. on Thursday & Friday , the 14 and 15 January 1808 London, Pub by I. Hassell, Dec 1, 1808 at E. Bumford’s, 5 Newgate Street Drawn and Aquatint by I. Hassell
	Representation of the Pier at Margate during the Storm from the N. N. W. on Thursday & Friday , the 14 and 15 January 1808 London, Pub by I. Hassell, Dec 1, 1808 at E. Bumford’s, 5 Newgate Street Drawn and Aquatint by I. Hassell
	Margate as it appeared after the great storm and high tide in January, 1808 taken from the centre of the Marine Parade. Pen ink and wash drawing, artist unknown [By permission of Guildhall Library, London]
	Margate after the storm and high tide in January, 1808; seen from Westbrook. Pen ink and wash drawing, artist unknown [By permission of Guildhall Library, London]
	The location of Hazardous Row These watercolours are particularly interesting in showing the location of Hazardous Row, destroyed in the storm. As shown in this expanded view, Hazardous Row (K) was a row of buildings running more or less parallel to the side of the King's Head Inn (I). In Edmund’s 1821 map this area was still relatively undeveloped, and comparing Edmund’s map with the OS map of 1873 shows that Hazardous Row must have been located between the King’s Head Inn and Andrew’s Passage, probably close to the location of the Marine Billiards Room.

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The storm of November 24 1877
The storm of 24 November 1877 did great damage to the Jetty. ‘The brigantine Charles Davenport, which had been ashore near Margate for a fortnight, broke up, and portions floated towards the town. The hull was carried with terrific force against the jetty, a considerable portion of which, with the waiting rooms, is destroyed.’ [Illustrated London News December 1, 1877]. As reported in the Thanet Guardian [December 1 1877]: ‘The waiting room was bodily thrown into a slanting position, and the damage it received was so great that it has since been removed.’ On December 8, the Thanet Guardian reported: ‘Mr J. Byrne, photographer, High St, has succeeded in taking some excellent photographs of the Jetty, as it now is. They show the breach that has been made with great clearness…We hear that they are in great request.’ These prints were sold as CDVs (carte de visite) and some of these are shown here:

Drawing of Storm Damage 1877 [Byrne]	Storm damage to the Pier 1877 [Byrne CDV]	Storm damage to the Jetty 1877 [Byrne CDV])	Storm damage to the Jetty 1877 [Byrne CDV])

Storm damage to the Pier 1877 [Byrne CDV]	Storm damage to the Pier 1877 [Byrne CDV]	Storm damage to the Jetty 1877 [Byrne CDV])	Storm Damage to Back of High Street 1877 [Byrne CDV])

Ships driven ashore off Margate by the storm [Byrne CDV]	Ships driven ashore off Margate by the storm [Byrne CDV]
Additional pictures of the storm damage

Storm damage to Pier 1877 [Goodman Albumin print]	Storm damage to the Jetty 1877 [Goodman Albumin print]

Storm damage to Droit House 1877 [photograph]	Jetty badly damaged by the Barque Charles Davenport [Chris Brown]

After the storm 1877 [Twyman collection]	After the storm 1877 [Twyman collection]	After the storm 1877 [Twyman collection]	After the storm 1877 [Twyman collection]

Ship ashore after storm 1877	French Lugger 'Maria Melaine' ashore near the Jetty [Chris Brown]

Storm at Margate 1877 [Illustrated Police News]

The Late gale: Ships ashore opposite the Parade, Margate [ILN Dec. 1 1877]	The Jetty at Margate after the Gale on Saturday [ILN Dec 1 1877]
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The storm of November 29 1897
The Daily Graphic December 1 1897
Not for fifty or sixty years has Margate been the scene of such a storm as occurred there on Monday (writes a correspondent), the destruction which has been wrought by it being variously estimated at between £10,000 and £15,000. To the thousands of visitors to Margate some faint idea of the gale may be conveyed by the accompanying sketch of one portion of the town during the height of the storm, the whole frontage being flooded, the sea rising to the level of the roadway and inundating the various properties upon the Parade and adjacent streets. The Marine Palace, with the exception of the brick building, has been swept away. The parts destroyed are the baths, shops, and concert hall, of which not a trace remains, while the massive concrete sea wall, with its parapet and promenade, has been broken down for half its length. The switchback railway and the shops at the entrance to the Palace have also vanished. The jetty extension has suffered severely, the railings and seats upon the north side having been carried away, together with a great portion of the flooring of the older part of the jetty. The works in progress for the lifeboat slipways on the east and west sides of the jetty have practically disappeared. The Quiver lifeboat put off about nine o'clock on Monday morning, and the surf boat a little earlier, the latter bringing ashore the crew of a barge which was in distress off Westgate. It is well nigh impossible to describe the various forms of destruction occasioned by the storm, which raged for several hours. The Hotel Metropole is flooded in the basement, the roadway fronting it has been washed away, and the other hotels in the neighbourhood have suffered considerably by the floods. Fortunately no loss of life has been reported.
The Daily Graphic December 10 1897
THE MARGATE DISASTER. We give some further sketches to-day of the public funeral which Margate accorded on Wednesday to the nine brave men who lost their lives by the capsizing of the surf boat Friend to All Nations last week. Thousands of people lined the entire route of the procession from the Parade to the cemetery, and no business of any kind was transacted between twelve and four o'clock. The remains of Mr. Troughton were borne on the ambulance waggon, followed by his colleagues of the Ambulance Corps, and supported on each side by medical men, who carried wreaths. The coffins of the eight boatmen were conveyed on the trolly of the boat—drawn by four black horses in tandem—and were covered with flowers and the Union flag. Local branches of Lloyd's Bank, in which Mr. Troughton was the chief cashier, were largely represented. The Mayor and Corporation, the Freemasons and Friendly Societies, railwaymen, coastguardsmen, and firemen of the district, as well as the coxswain and crew of the lifeboat Quiver were also present.
The Marine Palace
Particularly badly damaged in the storm was the Marine Palace, located in what became known as the Rendezvous Car Park, near the Turner Centre,

	This area was originally a bay in the chalk cliffs running from Bankside to a point close to the old Gun Platform on the Fort, as shown in the OS Map of 1873.
A company was established, the Margate Skating Ring and Aquarium Company, to build a large ‘Marine Palace’ on the site. The proposed design of Mr Bedborough of 1877 is shown here.
	Unfortunately, little came of this grand plan. A sea wall was built of ten-ton blocks of concrete, designed to offer maximum resitance to the sea. The area behind the wall was not filled in, but left at foreshore level. This stereocard, dated 1877, shows the wall under construction.
Actually built on the site were some flimsy galvanised-iron buildings and a single central brick building. The brick building, three stories high, housed the restaurant. To the east was a Skating Ring and on the Harbour side was the Swimming Baths. Viewed from the sea all that could be seen above the sea wall were the roofs of the Skating Ring and Swimming Baths and the brick restaurant, as shown in this photograph dated 1892.
	The Marine Palace was shown in the Illustrated London News for 1885
The inside of the swimming baths were also shown.
	The OS Map for 1898 shows the Marine Palace with a number of additional buildings behind the front set of buildings and, at the very rear under the cliffs, was a switchback railway. Despite the date on the OS Map, the survey was clearly taken before the storm of 1897.
This programme for the Marine Palace lists Concert and Variety Entertainments, with Dancing every evening after the Concert. A Grand Military band played every morning and afternoon on the Upper Promenade, overlooking the sea. Also provided were Buffets, Dining and Grill Rooms, Billiard Room, Reading Room, Smoking Room, and American bar, all overlooking the sea.
	The concert on Monday August 9th, 1886 was performed by the Marine Palace Orchestral Band with a variety of singers including Jolly John Nash (The laughing comedian and instrumentalist) and Saroni, the Musical Clown. At midday it was possible to wonder at Nat Emmet's Wonderful Performing Goats (admission 3d) and in the afternoons in the Concert Hall you could meet Commodore Foote and Sister, the smallest people in the world, also for 3d.
The storm of November 29 1897 did so much damage to the Marine Palace that it had to be demolished. In the OS Map of 1907 shown here the site has been largely cleared.
	In the early years of the 20th century there was a fashion for postcards showing ‘Rough Seas’. This card shows the Marine Palace site with some buildings still to be removed. The card was posted in 1916 but the photograph must have been taken several years earlier.
This postcard, although posted in 1913, shows the Marine Palace with a large sign to the “Switchback”.
	Even more remarkably, this card ‘Rough Seas, Margate’ showing the Marine Palace during the storms of 1897 was posted in 1928.
The site was eventually cleared and filled in and used as a Promenade.
	In 1921 the Corporation bought the site and turned it into a Putting Green, shown in this photograph dated 1936.
In 1946 the Ship Public House was built on the site.
	The Ship Inn, a prefabricated building, was described in an article in The Architect and Building News in 1946. In 1964 the site was converted into the Rendezvous Car Park.
The loss of the "Friend to all Nations" December 2 1897
On the night of December 2 1897 the surf boat ‘Friend to all Nations’ capsized off Margate in the continuing storms, going to a ship in distress. Nine men were drowned.
The event was commemorated in a number of publications, including this extended poem, 'The Loss of Nine Gallant Lives' by James R. Rogers, published as a small pamphlet at 3d., with some of the proceeds going to the support of the Life Boat.
	A poem, 'Disaster at Margate' was published by Joseph Gwyer, 'The Penge Poet'
Another was publlished by 'T.J.C., Margate'
	There was also a simple comemorative card
The funeral service included a procession through the town

Local Lodges and Societies took part in the Procession, and local shops and pubs were closed.


	The British & Foreign Bible Society presented bibles to the families of the men who lost their lives
A statue was erected on Marine Terrace and unveiled in October 1899. The event is shown on this commemorative card published by The Thanet Times.
The Surf Lifeboat Memorial is now one of Margate‘s landmarks.
	The Surfboat itself was sold, as ‘Lot 57, includes 30-ft Mahogany Surf Boat, Ten Cork Life-Belts, Sail, Lamps, etc.’ It was explained that ‘This Boat, which originally cost over £300, was slightly damaged in its last service at sea; but can be thoroughly repaired and fully equipped for about £30’.
Listed on the inner pages of the sale particulars were the ships assisted during the 20 years' service of the Surfboat at Margate
Photographs of the Storm and its aftermath published by George Houghton

		Houghton published a leather bound set of silver prints of the storm of November 29th 1897 and its aftermath.
Houghton also published some of the photographs as a printed pamphlet


1. The Pier	2. Droit House	3. Droit House and Pier	4. Jetty

5. The Jetty	6. The Jetty	7. The Jetty	8. The Jetty

9. The Jetty	10. The Jetty	11. The Jetty	12. The Jetty

13. The storm at 1.30 pm	14. Marine Palace at 1.15 pm	15. Marine Palace	16. Partially destroyed Marine Palace at 2.15 pm

17. The height of the storm at 2.30 pm	18. Marine Palace	19. The Jetty, the morning after the storm	20. Marine Palace from the sands

21. Marine Palace	22. Marine Palace and switchback railway	23. Marine Palace	24. Marine Palace

25. Marine Palace	26. Marine Palace	27. Marine Palace	28. Bankside and Metropolitan Hotel

29. Bankside	30. Westbrook Promenade	31. Westbrook Promenade	32. Westbrook Promenade

33. Surfboat "Friend to All Nations" after its recovery	34. Lifeboat "The Quiver"	35. Funeral Procession for crew of surfboat	36. Funeral Procession for crew of surfboat

37. Funeral Procession for crew of surfboat
George Houghton also published some card-mounted albumin prints of the aftermath of the storm.


Marine Palace	Marine Palace	Marine Palace	Marine Palace

Marine Palace. After the storm Sept 1898
Other photographs of the aftermath of the storm.


Marine Palace	Remains of Marine Palace	Damage to Jetty decking	Repairing Jetty Decking
Lantern slides of storm damage

Remains of Marine Palace	Damage to Hotel Metropole
Glass negatives of storm damage

Remains of Marine Palace	Remains of Marine Palace	Remains of Marine Palace	Storm damage at Nayland Rock
Photographs of storm damage from the Twyman Collection

Storm damage at Nayland Rock	Remains of Marine Palace	Damage to Jetty	Damage to Jetty and Droit House
Photographs of the storm from the James Brazier Collection

Storm of 1897	Storm at Pier	Storm at Marine Palace	Storm at Jetty
Photographs of the storm from the Chris Brown Collection

Marine Palace two hours before high water storm of 29th November 1897	Jetty & Marine Palace during storm	Jetty during the storm	Marine Palace during the storm

Marine Terrace during storm	Marine Terrace during storm	Jetty from Fort Point during storm

Jetty after storm	Jetty after storm	Jetty after storm	Harbour, Jetty & Hotel Metropole after storm

Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm	Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm	Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm	Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm

Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm	Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm	Marine Palace & Fort Point after storm	Marine Palace after storm

Marine Palace after storm	Marine Palace after storm	Marine Palace after storm	Nayland Rock Hotel & Promenade after storm
Other Photographs of the storm

Marine Palace in the storm [Houghton]
The Funeral 8th December 1897

Surfboat Funeral Crowd on the Parade [Chris Brown]	Surfboat Funeral Crowd on the Parade	Surfboat Funeral Crowd on the Parade	The nine drowned men

Surfboat Funeral Crowd on the Parade [Chris Brown]	Surfboat Funeral Crowd on the Parade [Chris Brown]	Surfboat Funeral Crowd on the Parade [Chris Brown]
The Daily Graphic December 1 1897

The Great Gale – Scene at Margate during the height of the storm
December 4 1897

The Margate Disaster: How the Friend to all Nations capsized	The Margate Disaster: Sketches by our special artist	Margate on the morning of the disaster (bottom picture: The rush for news)
December 10 1897

At the head of the procession: The coffin containing the body of Mr Troughton	At the graveside	The funeral of the Margate heroes: The lifeboat carriage bearing the bodies of the eight boatmen
The Graphic December 4 1897

The names of the four survivors are Robert Ladd, Henry Brockman, John James Gilbert, and J. Epps
December 18 1897

The funeral of the victims of the Margate Surf Boat disaster
January 1 1898

Scene at Margate during the Great Gale of November 1897
Unknown Publication

Funeral of the nine lost in the capsizing of the Margate Surfboat
The Surfboat

'Friend To All Nations' on beach below Harbour outer wall [Chris Brown]	Friend to All Nations recovered from beach	Surfboat 'Friend To All Nations' in the yard of Hewett & Co Gorleston	Margate Surfboat 'Friend To All Nations' on her carriage with bow pulled out
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The storm of January 7 1905
The fashion for pictures of storms led to the issuing of sets of postcards in 1905 and 1906 showing heavy winter seas at Margate. The 1905 set was described as a tidal wave, and that of 1906 as ‘The Great Storm’.

Tidal wave at Hotel Metropole	Tidal wave at Breakwater at Clifton Baths	Tidal wave at Newgate Gap	Tidal wave at Pettmans Bathing Place

Tidal wave at Royal Crescent	Tidal wave at Beach Houses, Westbrook	Tidal wave at Westbrook Promenade	Tidal wave at Westbrook Promenade

Tidal wave at Westbrook Bandstand	Storm at Beach Houses
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The storm of March 1906

Great Storm - Hotel Metropole	Great Storm - The Parade	Great Storm - Westbrook Promenade	Storm March 1906 from Marine Terrace

Storm March 1906 slipway in front of Clock Tower
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The storm of February 12 1938

Damage to Jetty [Twyman Collection]	Damage to Jetty [Twyman Collection]	Damage to Jetty [Twyman Collection]
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The Jetty in war time

Droit House Bomb damage in 1941	Gap blown in Jetty for invasion defence 1940	Jetty showing repaired decking
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The storm of February 1 1953
An abnormally high spring tide combined with gale-force winds on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and again on Sunday 1 February, led to disastrous flooding all along the east coast. Great damage was caused at Margate on the Sunday, the lighthouse on the stone Pier crashing into the sea, the Jetty, Westbrook Pavilion, Marine Sun Deck, and the Lido at Cliftonville all being damaged.
		Pictures of the floods were reprinted by the Isle of Thanet Gazette in a 6d. pamphlet.

The Storm	The Storm - Marine Terrace	The Storm - The Parade	The Storm - The Jetty

The Storm	The Storm	The Storm	The Storm - The Droit House

The Storm - Marine Drive	The Storm - The Jetty	The Storm - The Jetty	The Storm - The Jetty

The Storm - The Droit House	The Storm - The Lido	The Storm - The Lido	The Storm - The Lido

The Storm - The Sun Deck [Suzannah Foad]	The Storm - Marine Drive [Suzannah Foad]	Stormy Sea	Storm at Lido 1953

View of harbour from Marine Drive before lighthouse collapse	Droit House in the storm 1953

Floods in Hawley Street	Floods in Hawley Street/Trinity Hill	Floods in Market Place	Floods in Market Place

Floods in Market Place	Floods in King Street	Floods in King Street	Floods in King Street

King Street Floods [Payne Collection]	Love Lane Floods [Payne Collection]	Hawley Street Floods [Payne Collection]	Marine Drive [Payne Collection]

Floods in Market Place	Parade/Duke Street Ruby Lounge	King Street floods	King Street floods

King Street floods	King Street floods	King Street after the floods	Hawley Street floods

Marine Drive after the storms	Marine Drive in the storm	King Street from the Parade after the storm

Rendezvous [Payne Collection]	Bathing Stage [Payne Collection]	Harbour after the storm [Payne Collection]	Pier and Lighthouse [Payne Collection]

Damaged Lighthouse [Payne Collection]	Damaged Lighthouse [Payne Collection]	Damaged Lighthouse [Payne Collection]	Lighthouse after collapse [Payne Collection]

Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]	Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]	Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]	Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]

Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]	Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]	Damaged Pier [Payne Collection]	Damaged Marine Drive [Payne Collection]

View from Fort Hill after collapse of lighthouse	From Parade after collapse of lighthouse	Parade with fallen lighthouse

Pier with fallen lighhouse	Pier with fallen lighhouse	Base of lighthouse	Base of lighthouse

Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]

Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]

Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]

Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]

Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]	Damaged Jetty [Payne Collection]

Jetty opposite lifeboat house

The Pier	The Pier	The Lighthouse	Pier and Lighthouse

Base of Lighthouse	The Pier	The Pier	The Jetty

The Jetty	The Jetty	The Jetty	Marine Drive

Marine Drive	Marine Drive	Marine Drive	Marine Drive

The Lido	The Lido	Lido Bathing Pool	The Lido

The Lido	The Lido Bathing Pool	Lido Bathing Pool	Bathing Stage

Palm Bay Pavilion	Palm Bay Pavilion	Marine Terrace Sun Deck	Nayland Rock Cafe

Westbrook	Westbrook Pavilion	Westbrook Pavilion	Westbrook Pavilion

Westbrook Pavilion	Westbrook Pavilion	Westbrook Promenade after the Storm	Westgate St Mildreds Tea Chalet

Marine Drive during storm	Droit House during storm	Droit House and Harbour after storm	Oval Stairs after storm

Westonville Pavilion during storm	Railway Line Birchington to Reculver
Photographs of the storm and floods from the Chris Brown Collection

Fort Hill & Jetty entrance during storm	Jetty & Droit House during storm /p>	Jetty during the storm	Jetty from Fort Point during the storm

Jetty during storm	Walpole Bay Bathing Pavilion during storm	Westbrook Pavilion during the storm	Jetty & Lifeboathouse after storm

Police Station and Scott's Butchers during flooding	Marine Drive after the storm and flooding	Newgate Gap Bathing Pavilion after the storm	Old Lifeboathouse and Harbour wall after storm

Westbrook Pavilion after the storm	Nayland Rock Promenade after storm
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Rebuilding the Lighthouse 1955

Rebuilding lighthouse January 1955	Rebuilding lighthouse February 1955
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Snow Storm 1956

Millmead Road Coach stuck in snow 1956	Snow and Harbour 1956	Marine Terrace in the snow 1956
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Frozen Sea January 1963

Frozen Harbour	Frozen Sea at Margate	Harbour and Frozen Sea	Jetty and Frozen Sea

Harbour and Frozen Sea	Frozen Sea and Jetty

Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]

Jetty [Payne Collection]	Harbour [Payne Collection]	Swimming Pool [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]

Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]

Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]	Frozen Sea [Payne Collection]

Frozen Sea	Frozen Sea	Frozen Sea	Frozen Harbour

Frozen Sea	Frozen Sea	Frozen Sea	Frozen Sea

Frozen Sea and Parade	Frozen Harbour	Frozen Harbour
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Jetty Fire 1964

Jetty pavilion fire 1964	Jetty pavilion fire 1964	Jetty pavilion fire 1964	Jetty pavilion fire 1964

Jetty pavilion fire 1964	Jetty pavilion fire 1964
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The storm of January 11 1978
The storms of Wednesday January 11 1978 did great damage along the Thanet coast. In particular, it destroyed the Jetty at Margate
		The events were recorded in a booklet published by the East Kent Times.

Storm at Harbour 12 Jan 1978 11 am	Storm and jetty 12 Jan 1978	Lifeboat trapped 12 Jan 1978	Jetty Storm 12 Jan 1978

Jetty Storm 12 Jan 1978	Pier after storm 14 Jan 1978	Marine Terrace damage 14 Jan 1978	Jetty damage 14 Jan 1978

Jetty after storm 14 Jan 1978	Jetty after storm 14 Jan 1978	Jetty after storm 14 Jan 1978	Jetty after storm 14 Jan 1978

Droit house after storm 14 Jan 1978	Pier and Marine Terrace after storm	Jetty and lifeboat house after storm	Releasing the lifeboat after storm

Margate Jetty remains 1978	Margate Jetty remains 1978	Aerial view Jetty and storm 1978

High tide at the Droit House	The damaged Jetty	Damage to the Marine Terrace

Damaged Jetty [Tony Withers]	Damaged Jetty [Tony Withers]	Damaged Jetty [Tony Withers]	Damaged Jetty [Tony Withers]

Damaged Jetty [Tony Withers]	Damaged Pier [Tony Withers]	Damaged Pier [Tony Withers]	Droit House [Tony Withers]

Damaged Marine Terrace [Tony Withers]	Wreckage on beach [Tony Withers]	Marine Terrace after storm	Harbour Wall after storm (16 Feb 1978)

Walpole Bay Storm Damage 14 Jan 1978	Walpole Bay Storm Damage 14 Jan 1978

Harbour [Payne Collection]	Harbour [Payne Collection]	Marine Terrace [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]

Jetty [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]

Jetty [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]	Jetty [Payne Collection]	Jetty Destroyed 1978 [John Robinson]

Jetty after storm 1978 [John Robinson]	Jetty after storm 1978 [John Robinson]	Last Lifeboat Launch 1978 [John Robinson]	After The Storm 1978 [John Robinson]

Droit house in the storm 1978	Droit house in the storm 1978	Jetty Damage 1978	Jetty Debris 1978

Jetty Debris 1978	Jetty Debris 1978	Jetty Debris Clearance 1978	Jetty Debris Clearance 1978

Jetty Remains 1978	Jetty Remains 1978	Jetty Remains 1978	Jetty Remains 1978

Jetty Remains 1978	Jetty Remains 1978	Jetty Remains 1978	Jetty Remains 1978

Jetty Remains 1978	Helicopter Rescue 1978	Helicopter Rescue 1978	Helicopter Rescue 1978

Helicopter Rescue 1978

Lido Storm Damage 1978	Lido Pool in 1978 Storm	Lido Pool Clear Up
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The Storm of February 14 1979

Pier 14 Feb 1979 storm	Pier 14 Feb 1979 storm	Pier 14 Feb 1979 storm	Jetty 14 Feb 1979 storm
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The end of the Jetty 1979-1998
In 1979 the shore end of the Jetty was demolished. Sections were cut and floated with air bags onto the bottom of the slipway where they were cut up and loaded into skips. In the background is the life boat house after the attempt to blow it up. The crane barge being used in the work sank and the lighter ran ashore, where it remained for several years [Thanks to Tony Ovenden]



Jetty demolition [Payne Collection]	Jetty demolition [Payne Collection]	Jetty demolition [Payne Collection]
Removing the landward end of the Jetty in 1985 [John Robinson]



The seaward end of the Jetty [John Robinson]


Removing the remains of the Jetty in 1998 [from the Twyman Collection]





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