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The
Pier from the Parade
The Lighthouse
Damage on the Promenade
The
Pier Structure
The
Pier Fittings
Historic Images
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Margate Pier - 1953 Storm
Damage
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This photograph was taken
shortly after the 1953 storm. The vessel and the debris on the
road
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The Lighthouse
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This
photograph taken from the Pier road highlights damage caused at
the end of the Pier. The workshops along the Pier have nearly been
demolished by
the force of the storm. The end of the Pier was seriously undermined by
wave action during the storm and the lighthouse is clearly leaning.
Interestingly the travelling crane at the end of the Pier is still in
place. |
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The photograph above shows the timber
piles exposed by the storm which were incorporated into the fabric of
the Pier to add strength. |
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The photograph below shows the end
of the Pier following the collapse of the lighthouse. Is the spray
visible at the end of the Pier created by the lighthouse collapsing? |
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This photograph shows the remains of the
lighthouse and the end of the Pier following collapse. |
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Damage on the Promenade
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The ferocity of the storm caused large
blocks forming the upper course of the outer harbour wall to become
dislodged and strewn across the promenade.
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This photograph taken from the roof of
the workshops shows the extent of the damage following the collapse of
the lighthouse and the end of the Pier. The promenade shown on the
right of the picture had a small pleasure railway running its length
and its rails have been bent and twisted by the storm.
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This photograph taken from the end of
the Pier facing toward the Jetty shows more of the damage caused to the
workshops and promenade.
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Acknowledgements
With grateful thanks to John
Pownall for kindly allowing us to use copies of photographs in his
possession.
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Emma
Boast
Version 1. Posted 07.04.06
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