Anyone have Lovely Memories of Margate as a child.. and Subsequently been there Recently.. How can the Council allow the place to fall into such a state, it is Heart-breaking to see how the place has gone down-hill...
2006-09-10 02:24:04 · 6 answers · asked by paulrb8 7 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Margate,Kent, England...
2006-09-10 02:25:02 · update #1
if you can, wWatch Only Fools and Horses, "the jolly boys outing".. then visit Margate now.. you would be amazed at the change..
very sad...
2006-09-10 02:27:52 · update #2
totally agree mate but it's not just in margate it's happening in lot's of other places.
2006-09-10 02:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by hedgehog 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Margate is a town in the district known as the Isle of Thanet (though no longer an island) in Kent, England (population about 57,000). Its name was recorded as "Meregate" in 1254 and as "Margate" in 1293, but the spelling continued to vary into modern times. The name is thought to refer to a pool gate or gap in a cliff where pools of water are found. The cliffs of the Isle of Thanet are composed of chalk, a fossil-bearing rock.
History
Cinque Ports
Margate was a "limb" of Dover in the ancient confederation of the Cinque ports. It was added to the confederation in the 15th century.
Margate and the Sea
Margate has been a leading seaside resort for at least 250 years. Like its neighbour Ramsgate, it has been a traditional holiday destination for Londoners drawn to its sandy beaches.
Edward Hasted, writing in the 18th century, described Margate as a "poor fishing town", but in 1810, when describing the shore, he wrote: "... [it] was so well adapted adapted to bathing, being an entire level and covered with the finest sand, which extends for several miles on either side of the harbour... [near which] there are several commodious bathing rooms, out of which the bathers are driven in the machines, any depth along the sands into the sea; at the back of the machine is a door, through which the bathers descend a few steps into the water, and an umbrella of canvas dropping over conceals them from the public view. Upwards of 40 of these machines are frequently employed..."
The town's history is tied closely to the sea and it has a proud maritime tradition. The record of the vessel, Friend to all Nations, and the Margate Surfboat disaster of 1897 are noteworthy events in Margate's past.
Steamboats
About 1816 The Times reported that the introduction of steamboats had given the whole coast of Kent (and) the Isle of Thanet in particular, "a prodigious lift". However, Sir Rowland Hill (creator of the 1840 Penny Post), while in Thanet during 1815, remarked: "It is surprising to see how most people are prejudiced against this packet." So popular were the steam boat excursions that in 1841 there were six different companies competing for the Margate passenger traffic. Even with the advent of the railway in 1846 the steamboats continued in service until their final withdrawal in 1967.
2006-09-10 09:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go along with you, Margate has been neglected so much.
Still are lovely parts like the museum, shell grotto Peters fish bar and a couple of pubs, but other than that it has gone down hill a lot.
Better off in Broadstairs
2006-09-10 09:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Useless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is sad, I used to go there as a child, used to love the shell grotto and caves. Haven't been for about 15 years though xx
2006-09-10 09:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its gone to the dogs, looks more and more like a council estate gone bad...
2006-09-10 09:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by li5pia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the seafront looks lovely.
Glad they got rid of the traffic lights.
2006-09-10 09:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Cheese 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋