Margate in Kent, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Margate Lighthouse
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, May 5, 2024
1. Margate Lighthouse Marker
This lighthouse was erected in 1954 to replace the original lighthouse destroyed by the gale and flood of Jan. 31 - Feb. 1. 1953.
It was designed by W.R.H.Gardner, F.R.I.B.A. and built by Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd.
Wm. C. Redman, C.B.E.,- Chairman Margate Pier & Harbour Company
Erected by Margate Pier & Harbour Company.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.
Location. 51° 23.451′ N, 1° 22.691′ E. Marker is in Margate, England, in Kent. It can be reached from Stone Pier. Marker is on the lighthouse at the end of the harbour jetty. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Stone Pier, Margate, England CT9 1AP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Margate Jubilee Clock Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Welcome to St Peter's (approx. 4 kilometers away); Charles Dickens (approx. 5.7 kilometers away); Viking Bay (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Canadian Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital
this page online
Also see . . . Great North Sea Flood of 1953. Excerpt from the BBC website - "On the night of 31 January 1953, a wall of water surged from the North Sea, over-topping sea defences and leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake." (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, May 5, 2024
2. Margate Lighthouse
circa 1920
3. The Jetty, Margate
Showing the earlier lighthouse that was destroyed in the storm.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2024, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. 3. submitted on May 6, 2024. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
