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Paradise Lost
Heritage Open Day: Within Ramsgate's Historic Quarter is a street called Paradise which in the 18th century was home to retired sea captains.
Three of the houses will be open to the public for tours and later there will sea shanties, sea biscuits and ale. Paradise is situated within the Ramsgate Historic Quarter, which was developed in the 17th and 18th centuries and occupied by sea captains and merchants engaged at one of Kent's busiest ports. The proceeds of international trade with Norway, Russia and New England resulted in a very high standard of architecture, including Dutch gabled rows and grand sea captains' mansions. In the days before steam power, the Spread Eagle coaching inn brought in the first tourists from the capital.
Three of the houses will be open to the public for tours and later there will sea shanties, sea biscuits and ale. Paradise is situated within the Ramsgate Historic Quarter, which was developed in the 17th and 18th centuries and occupied by sea captains and merchants engaged at one of Kent's busiest ports. The proceeds of international trade with Norway, Russia and New England resulted in a very high standard of architecture, including Dutch gabled rows and grand sea captains' mansions. In the days before steam power, the Spread Eagle coaching inn brought in the first tourists from the capital.
Saturday 13 September
3, 7, 9 Paradise, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9TX
Sat 13 Sep:Tours 1200-1600 and music and ale from 1600-1800; Free Entry.
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