July 2013

Richard………………………

July 26, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? I am Richard Harris a 44 year old stone mason who loves and champions Thanet. Why Margate / Broadstairs? We have sea on all sides of Thanet and I manage to see it at least once every day. If you were an animal, what would you be? An Arizonian barking toad. Describe a day in the life of a stonemason? No two days are the same and you are constantly learning, there is always something to challenge you. Object […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Heritage, Homes, Margate • Tags: Apple, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, garden, garden design, iPad, kent, landscape, Lifestyle, margate, Peter, Richard, Richard Harris, salvage, thanet

Neil………………..

July 19, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? Neil Sparkes – Musician, Visual Artist, Writer. Why Margate? I grew up in Deal, Kent and have known and loved this coastline since I was a kid. I lived in Cuba in the 1990’s and find there’s a strange parallel to the Margate sea front and the Malecon in Havana, but with the uniquely British “out of season” months which I love. There seems to be a gravitational pull to the coast from the city. It was […]

Categories: Heritage, Homes, Industrial, Margate, Vintage • Tags: architecture, Arlington, Arlington House The Robert E. Lee Memorial, brutalism, brutalist architecture, design, eastkent, kent, London, margate, Orson Welles, Parker Knoll, thanet, Thelonious Monk, vintage, Visual arts

Pugins Grange……………

July 12, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

The Grange is a grade I listed building designed by Augustus Pugin built between 1843 & 1844. It is an important building in Ramsgate, as it is the house that he built for himself & his family to live in. He was a devout catholic man & wanted to bring Catholicism back east Kent & so a church & monastery were also part of his plan. Pugin spearheaded & drove the early – mid Victorian phase of the Gothic Revival, […]

Categories: Heritage, Homes, Ramsgate, Uncategorized • Tags: Augustus, Augustus Pugin, design, Gothic Revival architecture, Heritage Lottery Fund, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Landmark Trust, Lifestyle, Palace of Westminster, Pugin, Ramsgate, renovation, restoration, thanet, Thanet District Council

Hester & Ian…………………………..

July 5, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? Ian runs holiday homes services, Hester is a makeup artist & hair stylist and blogger and little Jack Russell, Kermit the dog. Why Broadstairs? Ian: Peaceful, friendly community, beautiful scenery and a general high quality of life. Hester: This is the closest by to Holland I can get Ian. How do you define style? Hester: Relaxed and homemade. I love wood, white tones and blues hues, Scandinavian style with a little bit of New England beach mixed […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Homes, Vintage • Tags: Broadstairs, design, eastkent, homemade, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, Martha Stewart, new england beach, Pegwell Bay, thanet, vintage