Destruction of Ramsgate
Ramsgate, where German bombs have destroyed over 1000 small shops and homes, is one of England’s popular watering places on the Kentish Coast. Tradition has it that Hengist and Horsa landed near Ramsgate, at Ebbsfleet, which was also the landing place of St. Augustine. The harbour, 51 acres in extent, is enclosed by two sea walls, and in the 18th Century it became a refuge for The Downs, that celebrated roadstead extending for six miles along the Kentish coast. George Eliot described Ramsgate as "a strip of London come out for an airing," and Frith, the painter, made it famous with his picture, "Ramsgate Sands," in 1854. The town is a popular resort for’ Londoners, for the capital is only 72 miles away. Osengall Hill, near the town, is famous for its Saxon cemetery. Broadstairs, so beloved by Dickens, lies a little to the north of Ramsgate,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 65, 20 September 1940, Page 2
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150Destruction of Ramsgate New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 65, 20 September 1940, Page 2
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