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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

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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

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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

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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

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