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Westgate-on-Sea Kent

Westgate-on-Sea Kent
Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and Civil Parish on the north-east coast of Kent, England. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate Its two sandy beaches have remained a popular tourist attraction since the town's development in the 1860s from a small farming community. The town had a population of 6,996 at the 2011 Census.
The town is notable for once being the location of a Royal Naval Air Service seaplane base at St Mildred's Bay The bay next to this, which defended the Thames Estuary coastal towns during World War 1 The town is the subject of Sir John Betjeman's poem, "Westgate-on-Sea". Residents have included the 19th-century surgeon Sir Erasmus Wilson and former Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple. The artist Sir William Quiller Orchardson painted several of his best-known pictures whilst living in Westgate-on-Sea. The British composer Arnold Cooke attended the town's Streete Preparatory School in the early 20th century,
My father-in-Law ran a nursery in Westgate and was well known for his tomatoes, It is now a block of flats.
The RNAS seaplane base was eventually moved to Manston which became a RAF Station closing in 2014.

HFF Everyone!!

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photosofghosts, volker_hmbg, Berny, ColRam and 35 other people have particularly liked this photo


33 comments - The latest ones
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Another prom for us to wander down -at least with our eyes John. Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
2 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
What a beautiful coastline. HFF, wish you a sunny weekend, John !
2 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HFF, John! Schöne Promenade!
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Nice place for a walk, John, HFF
2 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Lovely curving promenade and a superb capture John
HFF, and thanks for the narrative.
2 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Superbe image de cette belle côte marine !
HFF et Bon weekend. Amitiés
2 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
HFF John!
2 years ago.
 Walter 7.8.1956
Walter 7.8.1956 club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende John!
2 years ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
A place I don't know at all but looks worth a visit.
HFF & have a great weekend.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Happy Earthday Friday, April 22
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
A beautiful picture with the sweep of the bay John.
HFF and wish you a good weekend.
2 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Beautifully composed taking in the sweep of the bay. Lovely light and interesting information John

HFF and have a lovely weekend
2 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi John
A very nice picture, which I like very much!
Wonderful composition
Great colours and many fences!
Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
2 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Hübscher Ort am Meer.
HFF und ein friedliches Wochenende, John!
2 years ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
A very nice view John. Best wishes for the weekend.
2 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
une belle vue**************************bon week-end mon ami♫
2 years ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
HFF and have a great weekend,John!

Best wishes
Füsun
2 years ago.
 Rafael
Rafael club
Buena toma !
Buen fin de semana !
2 years ago.
 WiePet
WiePet club
Belated HFF and have a good sunday!
2 years ago.
 Phil Sutters
Phil Sutters club
I went to Westgate in the late 1960s. As a trainee social worker, I and a colleague escorted a party of pensioners from our London borough for a holiday at Ocean Swell guest house. Those were the days when early support was seen as they way to lessen the need for more care provision later.
2 years ago.
 Ruesterstaude
Ruesterstaude club
Ein mondäner Badeort, gut präsentiert!
2 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Hermosa panorámica.
2 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very lovely scape !
happy WE !
2 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
HFF-John
2 years ago.
 Soeradjoen (limited time)
Soeradjoen (limited… club
Great place.
HFF
2 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Lovely view.
Thank you for the note.
Belated HFF.
2 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Very nicely composed John, with nice light on the beach.

HFF and enjoy your weekend
23 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Superbe image, HFF John.
23 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
beautiful!
23 months ago.
 Howard Somerville
Howard Somerville club
From the ages of 12 months to 6 years, every summer I and my family and I holidayed in Westgate, always staying in the same hotel - the Wootton Lodge Hotel run by a family named Spooner. It was one of several semi-detached Victorian hotels in a street perpendicular to the sea front, since demolished. One or more blocks of 1970's flats now occupy the site.
20 months ago. Edited 20 months ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
Also one of this places I want to go once ....
19 months ago.
 Christine Schiller
Christine Schiller
A wonderful landscape ***
18 months ago.
 "seise"
"seise"
very good
14 months ago.

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