Margate, Kent - Tudor Cottage, King Street 1970s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  The Tudor Cottage, King Street, Margate, Kent
• Publisher:  Judges of Hastings
• Postally used:  no - written but not posted with stamp
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  one bent corner / message says sent on 18 Aug 1984 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Margate is a seaside resort town within the Thanet district of East Kent, England. It lies 38.1 miles (61.3 km) east-northeast of Maidstone, along the North Foreland of the coastline of the United Kingdom.

Margate's history is closely tied to the sea; it was a "limb" of Dover in the ancient confederation of the Cinque Ports.

Margate was recorded as "Meregate" in 1264 and as "Margate" in 1299, but the spelling continued to vary into modern times. The name is thought to refer to a pool gate or gap in a cliff where pools of water are found, often allowing swimmers to jump in. The cliffs of the Isle of Thanet are composed of chalk, a fossil-bearing rock.

The town's history is tied closely to the sea and it has a proud maritime tradition. Margate was a "limb" of Dover in the ancient confederation of the Cinque ports. It was added to the confederation in the 15th century. Margate has been a leading seaside resort for at least 250 years. Like its neighbour Ramsgate, it has been a traditional holiday destination for Londoners drawn to its sandy beaches.

Margate had a Victorian pier which was destroyed by a violent storm in 1978.

The Thanet Offshore Wind Project was under construction in 2009 and the site is now visible from the seafront.

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There is a 16th century 2 storeys timber-framed Tudor house built onto a flint plinth, in King Street.^[14]