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Pegwell maps
Historic maps of Pegwell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Pegwell maps
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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.
Kent memories
Fishing
My greatgrandfather Giles Chandler ran a small fleet of fishing smacks from Ramsgate harbour in late 1800s and early 1900s. The Progress, Peace and Spray were some of them. The Progress was lost with all hands during a storm in October 1911. Several other fishing smacks from Ramsgate were lost at this time.
Charles Chedgey
My great grandfather, Charles Chedgey, was given a gold watch by the employees of the Granville Hotel in May 1900. I`d be interested to know the circumstances whereby hotel employees could afford to present him with an engraved expensive gold watch.
Chris Chedgey
Manston USAF Base
I used to live in and around London Road, Ramsgate. One of my playmates had a crewcut and was from Texas as his father piloted Shooting Star jet fighters at nearby RAF Manston. We used to make canoes and catamarans from the plane's drop [fuel] tanks - much to the irritation of the USAF people.
The guys from the base started a burger bar - the first ever - in the big Hotel on the front near the beginning of London Road and the rioad up from the Harbour.
Meeting Street
Can anyone remember Meeting Street in Ramsgate? I was born there and would love to see an old photo of the street.
Ebbsfleet Mamouth History
Ebbsfleet is now home to the Ebbsfleet international train station, but most people will not know of its history. An excavation at Ebbsfleet revealed mammouth fossils and a Stone Age site where found under the car park at Ebbsfleet international train station. The site was uncovered by landscape workers on Ebbsfleet, northwest Channel Tunnel Rail Link car park.
The Post in The Centre of The Bay
I am not sure which grandfather it was (how many greats do you want?) but the old part of my family, the Strevens, have lived in Broadstairs for the last five hundred years, and have the honour of having erected the post in the middle of the bay. This was one of five snubbing posts that allowed the barges to warp right up to the pier where they loaded tar and coke from the gas works at the top of Harbour Street (now a car park). The tar pipe is still visible in the side of the pier where it used to run down the hill still hot from the coke ovens, and into the barges.
