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So you did it then, well done Hi chris and Dave you Know me anyway Just wanted to say well done and good luck wiv it !

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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)

this is a subject that i am also interested in.I remember watching
the remains being pulled out of the sea bed . You can find more information on this topic by visiting the tourist information office on Margates marine terrace

Unfortunately I am unable to visit Margate again until this time next year Maybe I could find more info on the web? I am really looking for some photographs from the storm (or the day after) as well as some accounts. All I really remember is walking on the beach the next day and the whole beach being covered in wood! And the carpet in my bedroom actually rising up from the floor due to the wind (I lived in Hatfeild Road).
I can remember the picture book, I think it had the old lifeboat house on the cover being battered by waves. I wish I still had it!

Another quick question: What happened to the small jetty that was further down the beach, near Westbrook if I remember? Was that destroyed by storms or pulled down, and if so when?
Thanks in advance!
Dan

Just a comment regarding the tourist information office, it hasnt been located at marine terrace for sometime, since the council replaced that area with rocks! as far as im aware the office is now in the high street,

Dave

To danny87

Sorry about that the shop i was on about previously is actually located on marine drive near the fish and chip shop.I am still unaware of the shop name.It specialises in selling books and gifts about margate.It shouldnt
be to hard to find as there are only about seven shop along that parade.
Please get back to me.

from chris

To Danny87

Yes ive seen this in photographs and i remember being told that it was actualy pulled down, for what reason i am not sure it stod towards the west end of the beach

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the info, I was beginning to think I was mad as I couldn't find anything on the small jetty!!
If you get any more info on the main pier being destroyed I'd love to know as information seems very scarce on the net, I've searched everywhere! It's mainly pictures I was looking for, so if I have any luck I'll let you know
in the meantime if anyone has any good photographs of the pier in any condition or anywhere in Margate especially from the 70's I'd be extremely grateful if possibly scans could be posted to me.
Thanks again,
Dan

Hi again Chris,
If you know the address or the name of the bookshop give us a shout (I dont know if you live in Margate or not!) It's a subject I'm very interested in following up.
Thanks again,
Dan

I might be completely off track but could it be the Penny Arcade that you are talking about?

Danny87 wrote:Another quick question: What happened to the small jetty that was further down the beach, near Westbrook if I remember? Was that destroyed by storms or pulled down, and if so when?
Thanks in advance!
Dan

I'm not sure, I remember it as being known to us kids as the Sun Deck or Sun Jetty if I remember rightly. Could be the same thing though definitely!
Dan

Danny
Sorry slight mistake i will find Out WHY THE JETTY WAS PULLED DOWN not What happened to it cos cris has already explained that !

Apologies
D.a Field