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    Ramsgate: The town and its seaside heritage

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    ISBN: 9781789621891
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    AuthorFranklin, Geraint (Historic England)
    Pub Date21/04/2020
    BindingPaperback
    Pages176
    Publisher: Liverpool University Press
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    This attractively-illustrated book casts new light on Ramsgate's rich maritime and seaside heritage. It charts the resort's growth - and its colourful architectural heritage - over the past 300 years. The book will appeal to a wide audience, particularly readers with an interest in the history and popular culture of the English seaside.

    For over 250 years people have headed to Ramsgate for a day at the seaside - and discovered much more in the process. This book charts Ramsgate's transformation from quiet fishing village to a 'harbour of refuge' and seaside resort, driven by the town's strategic position on the east Kent coast. Once visited by a handful of intrepid sea bathers, improvements in passenger boats and the arrival in 1846 of the railway opened up the resort to thousands of holidaymakers, necessitating new bathing facilities and entertainment venues. Early 19th century Ramsgate was patronised by royalty and boasted up-to-date terraces, crescents and squares. The town attracted minority faith communities, represented by the synagogue completed in 1833 for Sir Moses Montefiore and A. W. N. Pugin's Roman Catholic church of St Augustine (1845-50).
    This wide-ranging, accessible study tells the story of Ramsgate's rich maritime and seaside heritage. It also profiles the challenges and opportunities that the town faces today in seeking to redefine itself as an attractive place to visit, live and work. Ramsgate: the town and its seaside heritage combines documentary research with insights derived from the town's fascinating architectural heritage, illustrated with new and archival photographs.