The Harbour

Harbour Parade - 1901

Harbour Parade - 2001

(not much has changed except the mode of public transportation!)

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1860 – Inner Harbour

A very early view of the inner harbour basin near the entrance to Harbour St, with Albion Place behind. The Royal Clarence Baths (left) are now Harvey’s Pub and Restaurant (below)

Same view, 2001

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1893 – York Terrace and the Arcade

The Royal Temple Yacht Club is top left, having been established in Ramsgate for over a century

Same view, 2001

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Inner Harbour, 1893

Same view, 2007

More Old & New Ramsgate pictures...

Bellevue Road, c.1905

Bellevue Road, 2007

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West Pier, c.1890

West Pier, 2007

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Marina Gardens, c.1905
Note the old Marina Theatre in the background, at the end of the esplanade

Marina Gardens (now called Granville Gardens), 2007

The old Marina Theatre has long since been demolished, after being turned into a Nightclub (Neros) in the '70's and 80's, and there is now just a car park where it used to stand

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The Promenade, Ramsgate Sands, c.1904

Same view, 2007

The Marina Restaurant is still visible in the background, although the pier has long since disappeared

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Kent Terrace, c.1903

Same View, 2007

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Ramsgate Sands Paddling area, c.1895

Same View, 2007

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Main Sands, c.1890

Same View, 2007Still a very popular beach, but has never quite recaptured its’ Victorian Heyday
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Sands & Pavillion, c.1905
Here the pavillion is decked out in a marquis style on the upper level, and the large Edwardian crowd appear to be watching a sailing regatta

Same View, 2007

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Ramsgate Sands and Railway Station, c.1895

Same View, 2007
Note the missing Railway Station, which burned down in the late 1990’s, during which time it had been an amusement arcade for many decades

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East Pier, c.1890

Same View, 2007

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Ramsgate Dry Dock (ship repairs), c.1900

Same View, 2007
Albeit with a different ship in the dry dock undergoing repairs!
The famous Maritime Museum is on the left (with the clock tower)

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The Harbour Front, c.1901

Same View, 2007
The Alexandria Restaurant still remains, to the right of what was the Castle Hotel

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Arcade and New Road, c.1904

Harbour Approach and ‘New Road’, 2007

Not much has changed in this view except the construction of the Jarvis Marina Resort hotel (right of picture), and more traffic of course!

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