The entrance to Ramsgate Historic Quarter
We have commissioned a welcome sign by a local traditional sign writer, which will be located on the building at the entrance to the Historic Quarter coming from the direction of the train station.
A bird’s eye view of the Ramsgate Historic Quarter. The undisputed domain of the ever-present gulls.
The Ramsgate Historic Quarter mural was inspired by the ghost signs sometimes visible on old shops. These have recently gained the attention of Historic England which proposes to grant the best listed status.
A ghost sign in the town of Blyth, Northumberland featured in the Historic England Ghost Sign Directory.
I wonder what the Iron Duke would think about the Farley’s sign on the side of his headquarters during the Napoleonic wars.
The old town bar was the entrance to the Historic Quarter from the northwest. In more dangerous times this was manned by marines stationed at the nearby arsenal which was located in what is today the Asda carpark.
The Historic Quarter welcomes visitors arriving at the station en route to the beaches and the harbour.
Not a ghost sign exactly but a ghost outline of a Dutch gable house which once lined the street.