hi, I've just joined this forum being a former resident I find it very interesting
I have a couple of questions to ask about Margate Pier. I lived in Margate for nearly 12 years and was there in 1978 when it was destroyed in a storm. I was only 5 so only have vague memories now, but I remember seeing a ton of pictures from the storm in a souvenir type book. I wondered if pictures from this book had ever been published elsewhere or if any more information was available about the fate of the pier.
Also, when were the remains finally got rid of? I visited Margate about 3 years ago and they were gone then and I was quite sad because they were a sort of landmark! I grew up with those remains, so I have a real interest in the story of the pier from it's destruction onwards.
Thanks in advance!
Dan (
daniel.tearle@virgin.net)