St Margaret's Bay, South Foreland Lowerlight 1898
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The South Foreland Lower Light 1898. Three hundred feet above the sea, this white-painted Victorian lighthouse housed a two-ton turntable operating the revolving light. It was built in 1843; for a further ninety years after this photograph was taken, it offered both a warning and guidance for ships passing north along the white cliffs, and for those heading for Dover harbour to the south, to avoid the Goodwin Sands.

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A Selection of Memories from St Margaret's Bay

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from St Margaret's Bay

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What is now The Pines garden was a small holding to Miss Upjohn, she kept chickens, pigs and goats. I worked for her for about 2 years, walking from Deal each day. Most days I would take the goats (nannys) down to the beach with the kids. I would tie the nanny goats up by Noel Coward's house, take the kids (goats) to where the pub is and ask people to hold them. I would race down to the nannys, wave back to ...see more