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The Lighthouse which currently stands at the very end of Ramsgate's South Breakwater was built in 1842 to replace an earlier wooden tower which stood at the very extremity of the harbour wall - the footprint of which can still be seen in the stones that make up the pier's surface.
The new tower was built by John Shaw, who was also responsible for building up much of the harbour seen today, although the tower was actually designed by well-known Lighthouse Designer John Smeaton, who was responsible for first building a successful Lighthouse on the Eddystone Rock; The first successful off-shore wave-washed lighthouse in the world.
Smeaton's design had been submitted for the construction of the original tower, but was not accepted - he had died 50 years before it was finally built.
The tower is built from local stone and remains unpainted. A Latin inscription around the gallery reads 'PERFUGIUM : MISERIS', which roughly translates to 'Refuge for the unfortunate'.
Stagecoach 34411 (GX53 MWA) a Transbus Dart, nearing journeys end at Ramsgate, operating route 33.
3rd June 2021
Ramsgate Harbour.
This bird is either too close (and I can't get it all in shot) or too distant for decent detail. At least it was still there.(13)
Ramsgate Harbour.
I couldn't find the glaucous but managed some decent shots of the resident rock pipits.
This one is about to drop off the pier down to a pontoon.
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From the Harbour wall separating the Inner and the Outer Harbour, this image was taken looking back to land in Ramsgate. The day was one of the few good days in spring so far so capturing my home town seemed to be a good idea, with these as the results!
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The Red Lion, King Street, Ramsgate. The pub sign doesn`t seem to have been in place for many years.
10th April 2017
Ramsgate, in KwaZulu-Natal, is something of a "holiday" town so when week-ends roll around the parking lots get a little crowded.