22°CSamuel Taylor ColeridgePoet and Literary Critic
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3 Wellington Crescent, Ramsgate, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 poet, critic, philosopher stayed here and also at Nos 7, 28 and 29 during the 1830s.
Blue Plaques in ThanetNone found in Manston, the results include the surrounding area
Commemorating the notable lives and works of individuals, events, and locations in Thanet.
Blue Plaques Churches Facilities Landmarks Lifebuoys Lighthouses Mileposts Murals Parks Plaques Sculptures Services Places To Visit And Things To Do
Shrine of St Augustine, RamsgateTheologian and philosopher
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St. Augustine's Church, St. Augustine's Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9NYShrine of St Augustine. Constructed between 1845 and 1852, St Augustine’s church was designed by Augustus Pugin, architect of the Houses of Parliament and ‘Big Ben’.
Spencer SquareArea
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Tennis Court Coffee Hut, Spencer Square, Ramsgate, Before any houses were built here, this was the site for military drill practice during the Napoleonic Wars.
Spencer William GoreEnglish Tennis Player
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Granville House, Victoria Parade, Ramsgate, CT11 8DDThe first Wimbledon Tennis Champion in 1877 is credited with the invention of the tennis volley. Born on 10 March 1850, he died here in the Granville Hotel on 19 April 1906. He is buried in Ramsgate Cemetery.
Sybil BurrAuthor
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16 Southeastern Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9TRSybil Burr 1909-2002 Novelist lived here 1955-1960.
Terence O'BrienOlympic & British Empire Medalist
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Westcliff Mansions, Ramsgate, Terence O' Brien lived here 1906 Olympic & British Empire Medalist.
Thomas Stearns EliotPoet
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Royal Crescent Promenade, Margate, CT9 5AEThomas Stearns Eliot, poet, 1888-1965 wrote part of the poem The Waste Land whilst sitting in the Nayland Rock Shelter October and November 1921.
Toll Gate, RamsgateArea
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Toll Gate Kiosk, 3a Victoria Parade, Ramsgate, CT11 8DEOperating as a toll booth from c.1866-c.1900.
Tomson & WottonBrewery
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Waitrose Queen Street entrance, Ramsgate, CT11 9EJOn this site stood part of the large brewery complex of Tomson & Wotton.
Vincent Van GoghPainter
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11 Spencer Square, Ramsgate, CT11 9LAVincent Van Gogh 1853-1890 painter lived here 1876.
Vincent Van GoghPainter
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6 Royal Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9LE1853-1890 painter Vincent Van Gogh taught here in 1876.
Wellington CrescentStreet
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Seafront, near the bandstand, Ramsgate, CT11 8JLThis was the location of many military installations in the Napoleonic Wars and both World Wars.
Will HayActor
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3 Guildford Lawn, Ramsgate, Will Hay 1888-1949 comic actor and astronomer lived here.
William CurtisPlant Biologist and Entomologist
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West Cliff Mansions, Cliff Street, Ramsgate, On this site stood
Cliff House
Sir William Curtis
1752-1829
MP for the City of London 1790-1828
Alderman and Lord Mayor 1795-1796
lived here.
William Foord-KelceyCounty Cricketer, Professor of Mathematics and Barrister
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Ethelbert Crescent, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 2DZWilliam Foord-Kelcey 1854-1922 Kent County Cricketer, Professor of Mathematics and Barrister lived here.
William GarrowSolicitor General for England and Wales
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Pegwell Lodge, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Sir William Garrow KC, SL, PC 1760–1840
Attorney General 1813–1817
lived here.
William JordanNew Zealand High Commissioner
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13 Adelaide Gdns, Ramsgate, Sir William Jordan P.C., K.C.M.G. 1879-1959 New Zealand High Commissioner in London born here.
William Wilkie CollinsNovelist and Playwright
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14 Nelson Crescent, Ramsgate, CT11 9JFWilkie Collins 1824-1889 novelist stayed here during the 1870s.
William Wilkie CollinsNovelist and Playwright
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27 Wellington Crescent, Ramsgate, CT11 8JDWilkie Collins 1824-1889 novelist stayed here during the 1870s.
