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Landscape record TR 36 NE 2394 - King George VI Memorial Park, Ramsgate
Summary
The site was originally parkland belonging to East Cliff Lodge, the home until 1885 of philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore. The land was bought in 1946 by the borough council and renamed the King George VI Memorial Park. The house was demolished in 1954. The park features a 19th-century Italianate greenhouse which has recently benefited from a £100,000 restoration project.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3925 6593 (351m by 510m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NE |
| Civil Parish | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
Renamed the King George VI Memorial Park, it is a large area of grassland with a shelter belt of trees along the cliff top.
A garden in memory of Ramsgate's benefactor was made in 1985 after the restoration of the elegant Italianate Greenhouse.
This important early 19th-century curvilinear conservatory, with its porch and delicate overlapping fish-scale panes of glass, is the county's only public park conservatory.
The parkland of East Cliff Lodge, the home of the philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore from 1831-1885, passed into the hands of Ramsgate Borough Council soon after 1946.
Site timeline
1946: The site is purchased by the borough council and renamed.
1954: The house was demolished in 1954.
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2011 12:03PM