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War damage to St Margaret's Church and churchyard. 14 August 1940.
Wartime damage at the west door of St Margaret's Church, 14 August 1940. Caused by the dropping of a bomb from a German aircraft. The men standing with spades at the crater are, from the ...
War damage to St Margaret's Church. 28 November 1940.
Shell damage to St Margaret of Antioch, 28 November 1940. Photograph of extensive damage to the south aisle including the Goldsack window and the WWI memorial. The site of the Goldsack window is now occupied ...
War damage to Wallett's Court. Extracts from the ARP Warden's log dated 1940
Typed extracts taken from the ARP Warden's log St Margaret's at Cliffe for September, October and November 1940 about shelling damage at Wallett's Court
War damaged village on the beach
Three black and white photographs depicting the WW2 war damage to houses in the Bay. The middle picture is believed to be the Bay Hotel. These were taken by Gordon Denoon, a frequent summer visitor to ...
War damaged village on the beach and coastal erosion. 12 March 1949
A photocopy of a photograph from 'The Times' showing the state of the coastal fringe in The Bay. Annotated 12 March 1949.
War damaged village on the beach and in St Margaret's
A series of photographs taken during and after WW2 showing the damage and destruction to properties, particularly those in the Bay area, which was used as a 'Battle School' by the British Army. Photographs of damage ...
War damaged village on the beach. c1945
Poor quality copy of a black and white photograph of the extensively damaged buildings on the Bay. The Green Man (now The Coastguard) is on the left. The Adcock Villas are in the centre. The damage ...
War damaged Village on the Beach. 1947
This image taken in 1947/8 shows the remains of the devastated Village on the Beach after it was used as a landing practice area by assault troops as a 'Battle School' in WW2
War damaged village on the beach. c1945
Poor quality black and white photograph looking across the Bay to north east showing the extensively war damaged properties on the Bay. Undated
Wartime memories of St Margaret's at Cliffe 1939-1942 by H Jewell
Some wartime memories from St Margaret's at Cliffe 1939 - 1942 by H Jewell including the bombing and repair of the village church, living in the Cliffe Tavern and the Red Cross
Wartime memories of St Margaret's by Mrs Cocks
From the January 1971 copy of the Parish News, more wartime memories by Winifred Cocks who was the wife of a local builder, Charlie Cocks, who was the Garrison Engineer in WW2. We also have an ...
Woodcut of Hope Farm by Pat Moody
A woodcut by Pat Moody (WW2 artist, resident of Deal) showing damage to Hope Farm. Using the Dover Patrol Memorial as a reference point Hope Farm laid in the dip between there and Kingsdown. This is ...
Woodcut of Hope Farm by Pat Moody. c1945
Photocopy of woodcut of Hope Farm by Pat Moody (WW2 artist, resident of Deal). The image shows major damage to the farmhouse roof. This was produced as a limited print 1/50, c1945
WW2 Experiences at 'The Hermitage'
A letter from W G Castle to Fred Cleary in which he outlines various experiences while stationed in 'The Hermitage' (subsequently 'South Sands House') during World War 2.
WW2 Food Control Licence 145 issued to E Goldfinch of The Bakery, Kingsdown Road. 1939
This is a WW2 Food Control Licence issued to E Goldfinch of The Bakery, Kingsdown Road, St Margaret's and was issued on the 31st October 1939.
WW2 German aircrash on Solton Manor Farm. 1940
Photocopied photographs of farmer John Wier and his daughter Jean of Solton Manor, together with a typed extract from Frank Stanford and the ARP Warden's Log concerning a Messerschmidt which crashed onto the farm land. ...
WW2 observation post on the Zigzag steps and its subsequent demolition 12 January 1988
Series of photographs taken 1986 and 1988 showing a distant view of the WW 2 observation post, which was situated on the zig-zag steps leading from the Bay, and its subsequent demolition. The site is ...
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