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Historic maps of Manston and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Manston maps
Manston photos
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Minster| Pegwell| Westgate-On-Sea| Minster-In-Thanet| Ramsgate| Margate| Birchington| St Peters| Monkton| Broadstairs| Cliftonville| Dumpton Gap| Kingsgate| St Nicholas At Wade| Sandwich| Ash| Wingham
Manston area books
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Minster
My father, Reginald Miller, took me to Minster where my grandfather and great grandfather came from. I now live in Sydney, Australia but am coming over to England in September 08. Can anyone tell me about the Miller family in Minster? (I believe my father and his brother Bernard were billetted with their grandparents in the First World War). Please reply to bette02002@yahoo.com.au.
Looking For Memories of Watchester Farm in Minster
Does anyone out there have any memories of Watchester Farm in Minster (Isle of Thanet) that they might share with me please? I am a keen amateur genealogist and have found a mention of Watchester Farm House during my researches and I would love to hear from anyone who might remember the place. Does it even still exist, I wonder?
Pegwell House
I have been tracing my family tree, Mum has given me a photo taken June 23 1947 of residents of Pegwell Home and I believe my great-grandfather Clement Charles Trevatt is sitting in the bottom row far left, first person in that row. What I would like to know is why was he there, what is the history of Pegwell and would there be any record of my Great Grandfather being there. Another member of the family is mentioned on the back of the photo Patrick Trevatt. I believe Clement Trevatt was an actor. Any information would be appreciated Thanks Wendy.
Seaside Holiday at Westgate-On-Sea
My earliest memories of the seaside are from the 1950's. We lived in Bexleyheath and - like most people - did not own a car in those far off austerity years after the war. For this reason our summer holidays were always on the nearby north Kent coast and we would travel by train!
Our family had two summer holidays in Westgate-On-Sea - each of them a fortnight staying in a hotel. I remember playing on the sand in St Mildrid's Bay and West Bay, a ride on an open-top bus, an evening in "Dreamland" at nearby Margate, and seeing Reculver Tower which vividly brought to life the history lesson I had at Pelham Road School in Bexleyheath! Happy Days !!
Scout Camp
As a member of the 6th Brockley Scout Group, I visited Westgate 3 or 4 times during the early 1950s for the annual 2-week camp in August, our tents being pitched in the grounds of the then Catholic Church on the London Road.
I remember that we loved buying jam-doughnuts from the Devonshire Bakers, often burning our mouths on the hot jam, as the doughnuts were usualy just made!
I saw the film, "Reach for the Sky" at the Carlton Cinema on one visit to Westgate.
Sometimes we placed penny coins on the rails at the level-crossing to be flattened by passing steam trains!
Wonderful times!
Ken Cook
Millies
St Mildred's Hotel, commonly known as Millies, was a hive of activity in the 1950s/60s when I was a teenager. Joe used to play there for crowds of dance-mad youngsters, sometimes he used his own material which was a bit saucy. We would travel over by train on a Saturday and spend all evening there meeting our friends and then go off to Cliftonville for a curry before going home. Life was fun!
Susan Robinson
Pav's Tea Gardens, Westgate
Pav's Tea Gardens in St Mildred's Bay was a place where I spent my youth, owned by Herbert Smith the famous film producer, the cafe was full of stills from the films he had worked on, there must have been over three hundred photos covering all the walls. Great music coming from the Rock-ola juke box.
