The school initially catered for 24 boys, teaching reading and writing in English and Latin. The school later became known as Harvey Grammar School and continues today. A great landslide in , normally considered a disaster, changed the face of Folkestone , and provided a dream road, to last over years.
Prior to , to reach Sandgate from Folkestone harbour meant climbing the steep hill out of Folkestone on the Canterbury Road, following the cliff top and down the sharp hill to Sandgate, a long and arduous journey. In , disaster struck, and the cliff face slipped. A flat stretch of land resulted running from Folkestone to Sandgate.
Initially, cows grazed the new area. However, Lord Radnor, who owned the land, realised that the slip had provided the opportunity to build a road between the two towns. He set about building a solid, well surfaced, flat connection for the use of which he charged a toll.
He built a Toll House, initially in wood, then in Sidney Smirke, designer of the reading room at the British Museum, replaced it by one in brick. As Folkestone developed into a coastal resort, the area around the road ceased to be used for farming, and turned into a leisure park, with paths creating new walks.
The road continued to collect tolls until , when the council bought it, and sold the Toll House as a private residence. Copyright Kent Past The 60s and 70s welcomed overseas travel for the masses and Folkestone slipped into decline.
The opening of the Channel Tunnel in meant that its port was more redundant than ever before. I have always loved Folkestone. I like the regeneration of it, but only because it seems to be an example of one of the few seaside gentrifications that has managed to do so in a respectful way. It remains steadfastly and resolutely plain in comparison to its quaint postcard-perfect siblings further along the coast. This is a place where Banksy created a mural and a resident spray-painted a penis over the top of it.
And yet, despite itself, Folkestone has always possessed certain charms — such as the majestic Leas, a picturesque clifftop promenade overlooking the sea. It was designed in the mid s by Decimus Burton, who also worked on buildings and gardens at London Zoo and Kew Gardens, which gives you an indication of its visual prowess. In the middle stands a Victorian bandstand, surrounded by deckchairs in the summer.
I have fond memories of being treated to a ride in the Grade II-listed Leas Lift, which during the '40s and '50s carried thousands of tourists every day to and from the promenade to the seafront.
It was closed in for health and safety reasons, but there are plans to restore it back to its former glory. Steep grassy corridors of foliage and rock sea lavender lead down to the sea and the tiny bays themselves look out across to the White Cliffs of Dover. A rare colony of Grayling butterflies has made the Warren its home. You can swim here, but the water will be freezing so approach with caution. This small coastal town has the largest urban outdoor collection of contemporary art in the UK.
Create a lightbox Your Lightboxes will appear here when you have created some. Save to lightbox. The Creative Quarter in old Folkestone. This tunnel connects the site adjoining the Old Folkestone Road, ft above sea level to the site of the Old Dover Colliery on a plateau at the foot of the cliff.
The moment of breakthrough of a yard long road tunnel driven through Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, as part of the Channel Tunnel project. She was told she had passed her examination ofr an Air Line transport Pilot's certificate, which means she can fly any type of aircraft from a light plane to a VC 10 jet. Gillian will shortly be promoted to become the first woman captain of a commercial airline turbo jet.
The works of John Ruskin. The old Pier, Folkestone, England circa to Carefully restored, re-master repaired and colors enhanced to its original state. She is being prepared for the swim by Paul Herron who successfully swum the channel both ways - in and Keystone photo shows Leonora Modell turns and waves as she goes into the Channel for her first practices swim at Folkestones this afternoon. Tourists walking up the narrow streets of the Creative Quarter in Old Folkestone.
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