Historic buildings in Ramsgate

=Churches=

The town has three notable churches. St Augustine' serves its own abbey and the town's Catholic community, whilst St Laurence and St George are both Church of England, and serve the anglican community as part of the Diocese of Canterbury.

t Laurence-in-Thanet

The first building used for worship in the Thanet parish of 'St Lawrence' was at St Laurence-in-Thanet, built in 1062 and rebuilt during the following centuries with the most significant changes being in the 16th century. Note the difference in spelling between that of the Village of St Lawrence and the church, which is dedicated to the Roman Martyr, Laurence.

t Augustines

The second notable church is St Augustines, which is situated on the towns westcliff. Considered one of the most august and distinct surviving St Augustine's, it was designed by Augustus Pugin in 1847 in the neo-Gothic style. Its dedication commemorates Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, who landed at Ramsgate in AD 596 and brought Christianity to Britain.

t George

Thirdly, the town's Parish Church of St George is situated just off the towns highstreet. Its lantern tower was added at the request of Trinity House as a navigational aid to passing ships and looks over the town. The ground was consecrated on 23 October 1827.

ynagogue

The 1833, Montefiore synagogue by David Mocatta was built in elegant Regency style as the private chapel of Sir Moses Montefiore.

Library

Ramsgate library was originally built and paid for by Andrew Carnegie in 1904. On the evening of Friday 13th August 2004 a fire destroyed Ramsgate library just two months short of its 100th anniversary. Though suspicions were raised as to what started the fire due to a similarly timed fire at the towns registry office, an inquest concluded that the blaze was too intense to pinpoint where and how the fire started. Planning permission has been granted for a new library and construction work has begun.

Montefiore Tomb

Sir Moses Montefiore's Ramsgate tomb, located on the family estate, is a replica of Rachel's Tomb on the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. During an 1841 visit to the Land of Israel, Montifiore obtained permission from the Ottoman Turks to restore the tomb.

Townley House

Whilst still a princess, Queen Victoria spent holidays in Ramsgate and stayed at Townley House, near what is now Farleys Furniture Store.

The Hart Havens

Built 1923 in 16th century style. [http://www.ramsgate-society.org.uk/historic.htm] Situated half-way along Thanet Road.

t. Augustine's Grange

Home of architect Augustus Pugin, now a Grade I listed building. Pugin was a key figure in the Gothic revival movement, and The Grange, completed in 1850, exemplifies his ideas about domestic architecture. It marks the break from square-faced boxes of Regency style and was hugely influential in the development of British domestic architecture. [ [http://www.pugin.com/pugrang.htm The Grange, Ramsgate] [http://www.pugin.com/ Website supported by Pugin Society] . Accessed 2007-04-20]

Albion House

Royal Victoria Pavilion

Railway station

Ramsgate railway station is "possibly the finest New Classical railway station in southern England" [http://historic-railway-buildings.fotopic.net/c472930.html] . It is a Grade II listed building built between 1924-1926 by Edwin Fry.

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