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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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Haeckels………

November 8, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? I am Dom Bridges, creator of Haeckels. Why Cliftonville? I guess to promote this side of Margate drag people up the hill to Cliftonville, sell the natural beauty & health benefits of living on the English coast. Strangely this very shop was one of the reasons why we moved here in the first place, we came for a drink here one night at Moonbow Jakes, nothing else seemed open for miles it felt like a beacon & […]

Categories: Heritage, Industrial, Margate, Uncategorized, Vintage • Tags: Beauty, Cliftonville, coastal, design, eastkent, Ernst Haeckel, Haeckel, health, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, London, margate, Pegwell Bay, Perfume, renovation, restoration, seaweed, Shopping, thanet, vintage

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DREAMLAND………………

October 18, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? We are The Dreamland Trust. Can you tell me about the work and role of The Dreamland Trust? The Dreamland Trust’s role is to conserve and tell people about Dreamland’s rich heritage and her heritage assets; The Grade II* listed Scenic Railway – the oldest roller coaster in the UK, the Grade II* listed cinema building – the forerunner of Britain’s Super Cinemas and circus impresario, ‘Lord’ George Sanger‘s Grade II* listed menagerie cages – the last […]

Categories: Heritage, Margate, Uncategorized, Vintage • Tags: amusement park, Archer, design, Dreamland, Dreamland Trust, East Kent, Eric Aumonier, funfair, Hemingway Design, Heritage Lottery Fund, historic, kent, Martin Scorsese, popular culture, renovation, restoration, Scenic Railway, seafront arcade, seaside, thanet, Thanet District Council, visitor attraction

RESORT STUDIOS……………..

September 27, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who Are You? Mr & Mrs Plant / BLOCK COLOUR. Dan Chilcott. Jo Willis – The Curio. Kim Conway, photographer & printer. Kate Harrison – illustrator. Steve Ibbitson & Francesca Flowers. Tamsin Landells – founding partner of R/L studio, Architect. Helder clara. Leise Wilson. Nick Morley. Rachel Taylor. Simon Medhurst & Dawn Weller. Angeli Yara. Teresa Limbrick. What does RESORT mean to you? Blockcolour – living the dream….Our studio is a part of our brain that inspires work on amazing things. Dan […]

Categories: Heritage, Industrial, Margate, studios • Tags: Angeli Yara, architecture, Art, blockcolour, Canterbury Festival, Cliftonville, Curio, Dan Chilcott, design, eastkent, fran flowers, helder clara, interiordesign, interiors, Jo Willis, kate harrison, kent, Kim Conway, leise wilson, Lifestyle, linocutboy, London, margate, R/L Studio, rachel taylor, renovation, RESORT, Resort Studios, restoration, salvage, Simon Medhurst & Dawn Weller, Steve Ibbitson, Tamsin Landells, Teresa Limbrick, thanet, vintage

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

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

Graham…………………

June 14, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? Graham Ward; painter, writer, archivist and bookseller; currently operator of the Festival Café in Oscar Road, Broadstairs. Why Margate? In all honesty, when I made the decision to move out of London. Margate would have been my very last choice of a place to settle. I made the move to take up a job that promised much but delivered nothing, and I was therefore compelled to think fast, hence the café – and initially it was a […]

Categories: Heritage, Homes, Margate, Vintage • Tags: antiques, architecture, Broadstairs, design, eastkent, Eric Ravilious, interiordesign, interiors, Isenheim Altarpiece, kent, Lifestyle, Lucie Rie, margate, Orson Welles, paraphernalia, renovation, restoration, thanet, vintage

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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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Paul………………

May 31, 2013 by thecurioinmargate

Who are you? The Breuer out of Breuer & Dawson, 7 King St. Ladies and gents outfitters. Why Margate? Miles of smiles. How would you describe your style? Effortless. If you were an animal, what would you be? Rattlesnake. Best and worst thing about your move to Margate? The best-the morning walk along the front from Albert terrace to king street, to open the shop. The worst-hasn’t happened yet. Best and Worst thing about your renovation experience? Best – realising that all the random objects I’ve […]

Categories: Homes, Margate, Vintage • Tags: antiques, architecture, Breuer & Dawson, design, eastkent, interiordesign, interiors, kent, Lifestyle, margate, renovation, restoration, salvage, thanet, vintage, vintage clothing