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Thanet in a year…………..

November 15, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

This volume of The Curio represents a year of discovery & development in Thanet. I have documented beautiful & interesting spaces, incredible heritage & architecture, amazing people who live & work in one of the most vibrant of seaside locations & things that might otherwise go unnoticed. Each & every day I discover something new – for a small place there is a lot to talk about, to be proud of & to look forward to. There are still many […]

Categories: Birchington, Broadstairs, Gardens, Heritage, Homes, Industrial, Margate, Museums, Ramsgate, studios, Theatre / bars / restaurants, Vintage • Tags: antiques, architecture, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, margate, Ramsgate, renovation, restoration, thanet, vintage

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Hunting for beach hut interiors…….

August 9, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Categories: Broadstairs, Margate, Ramsgate • Tags: beach huts, Botany Bay, Broadstairs, eastkent, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, margate, Ramsgate, summer, thanet

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Paula & Greg…………………….

August 2, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? Paula, Greg, Josh and Jake Patton. Why Broadstairs? It was love at first sight. We came for the day and ended up going home having bought a house. Broadstairs is the quintessential British seaside town. How do you define style? We don’t really have a specific style. We just buy things we love to look at. (Well, when we say we, most of our purchases involve Greg who is a junkyard/boot sale junkie!) Sometimes half the fun is figuring out exactly what […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Heritage, Homes, Vintage • Tags: architecture, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, London, margate, Ramsgate, reclamation, salvage, thanet, The Queen Charlotte, vintage

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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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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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The Chapel………..

June 21, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? I’m Julian Newick, owner of The Lifeboat Ale And Cider House in Margate and The Chapel in Broadstairs. Why Broadstairs? Question should perhaps be “Why Margate?” as that came first. Well, I wanted to run a business close to home in Cliftonville, employ local people and sell local produce. Margate was the only choice for me, and it turned out to be the right choice. Margate’s come such a long way in the last three years! In […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Heritage, Theatre / bars / restaurants • Tags: architecture, British Armed Forces, Broadstairs, Chapel, design, eastkent, interiors, kent, Listed building, London, margate, Mark Howe, restoration

Wyatt & Jones………………

June 7, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? Jan Wyatt. Owner of a restaurant, and therefore partner to a neglected woman. Father of five and master of none. Why Broadstairs? Beautiful beaches and friendly faces. First Thanet memory? Driving down the Thanet Way thinking I was driving over the edge of the world. Then arriving, looking out over Viking Bay. It was love at first sight. Was for me anyway. How do you define style? If you look like you are trying too hard, you […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Homes, Theatre / bars / restaurants • Tags: architecture, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, renovation, restoration, salvage, thanet, vintage

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Clare & Ian…………………

May 10, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? I am a designer/maker working with paper and textiles and author of several craft books. Ian is a graphic designer and an artist. Why Broadstairs? We were really looking in Ramsgate but driving around Broadstairs on one of our house hunting trips, we saw a hand written ‘for sale’ sign in a window. We were able to see the house straight away, fell in love with it, made an offer that evening and moved in 6 months later. […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Homes, Vintage • Tags: architecture, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, Howard Hodgkin, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, Ramsgate, renovation, restoration, Scandinavian design, thanet

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Julian…………..

April 5, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? I am a lot of things, a filmmaker, painter, gym obsessive and writer. I am obsessed by ‘personas’, so I am many different people. But not a ‘career’ driven person, and never a ‘square’. But I make money from manufacturing collectible dolls. Why Broadstairs? I still have a flat in London, but for me, down Thanet way, it’s got to be Broadstairs. Utterly unpretentious British seaside town with a gorgeous front and great people. How do you […]

Categories: Broadstairs, Homes, Vintage • Tags: architecture, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, Guy Debord, Harrods, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, London, Patti Smith, renovation, restoration, salvage, thanet

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Category Archives: Broadstairs

Thanet in a year…………..

Hunting for beach hut interiors…….

Paula & Greg…………………….

Richard………………………

Hester & Ian…………………………..

The Chapel………..

Wyatt & Jones………………

Clare & Ian…………………

Julian…………..