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Margate Caves
Aug 23, 20219 min read
Tales from the past
On 25 August 1917 Charles Feret wrote further on his discoveries about the Caves. A local historian with a keen interest in local...
Margate Caves
Aug 8, 20212 min read
The Caves as a curiosity
On the 11 August 1917 Charles James Feret (or Fèret) (1854-1921) wrote the following about the Caves; "Extraordinary Treat to the...
Margate Caves
May 23, 20212 min read
It's lucky penny day!
Did you know 23rd May is Lucky Penny Day? We thought we would use this opportunity to let you know about a mysterious coin from the...
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Mar 25, 20201 min read
The Caves Re-open for the 21st century
The Margate Caves re-opened its doors on Thursday 22 August 2019. Over 5,000 people came to visit the Caves during the first two weeks,...
Margate Caves
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Excavation at the Caves
In 2018, in preparation for building works at the Caves, an archaeological excavation took place with the team from SWAT Archaeology and...
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Nov 12, 20161 min read
An Ancient Coast
Around 7,000 years ago, sea levels rise across Europe forming the English Channel. Water levels continue to rise along the Kent coastline.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
The Caves are Reborn from the Ashes of World War II
In May 1958 the Caves re-open again! James Geary Gardner, owner of the Chislehurst Caves, takes the lease.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
Caves in Wartime
World War II forces the Caves to close and three years later, on 21 September 1941, the Vicarage above is badly damaged.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
The Enterprising Vicar
Canon Michael Pryor is appointed to Holy Trinity and pays considerable attention to the Caves. He sets about revitalising them.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
Beware, Smugglers!
This advert appears in Keble’s Gazette in 1885 and is the first mention of smugglers being associated with the Caves.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
The Making of the Vortigern Legend
John Norwood opens the Caves as a show place. He gives them the fanciful name of ‘The Vortigern Cave’ and claims they date to 454AD.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
The Caves are Rediscovered
Bryan House was put up for auction and Francis Forster, heir to a substantial estate in Northumberland, purchases it as his new family home.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20162 min read
Margate Welcomes a Visionary Schoolmistress
A large building is constructed on our site. It is owned and occupied by Mrs Margaret Bryan who runs a Boarding School for Young Ladies.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20162 min read
Chalk Mining Begins
In the early 1700s, chalk mining begins on the site. Chalk is an important mineral and is used in the production of quicklime and bricks.
Margate Caves
Nov 12, 20161 min read
Iron Age Margate
A flourishing Iron Age community live on our site in a large community, based in a walled hill fort to protect them against violent attacks.
