East Cliff

View from the East cliff, c.1900
Same view in 2006

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Granville Hotel, c.1900

Granville Hotel, 2006

The Victorian shelter in the foreground is still there, (albeit with a new coat of paint!) but the bandstand and ornamental garden behind it have since been replaced by the slightly less attractive Granville Theatre building
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Wellington Crescent, c.1900

Wellington Crescent, 2006
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East Cliff Promenade, c.1900

Eastcliff Promenade, 2006

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Madeira Walk, c.1900

Madeira Walk, 2006

It is clear to see a lot more growth in the shrubbery here compared to last century, with the trees and shrubbery no longer cut back so much, but slowly taking over!
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Corner of madeira walk, c.1900
Same view in 2006.

Again, the trees and shrubbery are a lot higher, obscuring the view - no longer seems as ornamental and neatly tended as the new growth in the original picture

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Another veiw of Madeira Walk, c.1900

Madeira Walk, 2006
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The Waterfall (Madeira Walk), c.1895

Exactly the same in 2006!

(I guess water and rocks don't change much over time!)

Note the ornate wooden bridge in the original picture was since replaced with a stone one, likely in the early 1900's. The original bridge shown is also identical to the one crossing the lake in the original scenes from Ellington Park

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Another picture of the waterfall, c.1900

Waterfall, 2006
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Madeira Walk, c.1900

Madeira Walk, 2006
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The Peace Memorial, Albion place, c.1920

The Peace Memorial, 2006

This memorial is called "Destiny" and was unveiled by Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills to all the inhabitants of the town, and the animals. Contrary to the caption on the original postcard, it is not a war memorial, but a Peace memorial. It is completely untarnished by time and the monument remains identical to the original picture in every detail. Note however how the bridge on the left (crossing above the waterfall) has been replaced by a stone one in the original picture, rather than the wooden bridge shown in the earlier pictures of the waterfall at Madeira walk. Also as in the other pictures, the modern setting is more overgrown!
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Compare the houses from the original photo and the modern one, and it is clear to see the gap in the terrace. Perhaps these two properties were destroyed by bombs in WW2? The buildings here are all listed now.

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Granville Hotel, c.1900

Granville Hotel, 2006

The ornamental garden guarded by the two lion statuettes to the right of the original picture is now the corner of the Granville Theatre (cinema) shown to the right of the modern picture. The Granville Hotel has since been converted to residential appartments for some years now

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The old Ramsgate station from the Eastcliff, c.1900

Ramsgate harbour, 2006

The blue roofed building in the background (now the casino) was the original station building. When the railway closed, the terminus and railway tracks were transformed into the pleasurama amusement arcade around the 1930's, which then burnt down in an arson attack in the late 1990's. The overgrown patch of ground is where it used to stand prior to it's demolition. The land has now been set aside for luxury apartments and development.

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Winterstoke Gardens, 1926

Winterstoke Gardens, 2007

Much the same, with the fountain turned off!

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Winterstoke Gardens Pavillion, 1926

Another view of Winterstoke Gardens Pavilion, 1926

Winterstoke Gardens Pavilion, 2007

Quite a sorry sight compared to it's original glory days! In it's heyday in the '20s and '30s it was a pleasant spot to congregate and watch bands and concerts in the park. Those days are long gone and nowadays it is popular as an unofficial skate park... with the walls covered in graffiti

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