18 April 2012
Ramsgate – storm bound
When you first come into the
harbour Ramsgate is very impressive.
The buildings around the harbour are Victorian and very impressive. Built in red brick/stone the buildings
along the wharfs are like cellars dug into the hillside and used for all sorts;
offices, bits and bobs shop, the odd carpentry business, furniture and,
obviously chandlery. Above them
there is range of houses and hotels.
It is only when you get close to them that you realise how rundown and
in need of some TLC.
Once you get away from the harbour the town is like many old
fishing ports; lovely little houses in a jumble of roads interspersed with
modern buildings and shops. The
one thing that surprised me was the rubbish and general rundown impression the
town gave me. In speaking to a
number of local (God bless the British pub) it was clear that the Locals –
people who had lived her before London paid Thanet to rehouse a large number of families – felt very let down
in that the town had been left to rot.
Most people have spoken to have East End accents which reminds me of my
youth when we used to go the Docks to eat and drink.
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