Westcliff Windmill 1901, Ramsgate
Westcliff Windmill 1901, Ramsgate Ref: 48045
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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
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.
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.
