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Feb 9, 20181 min read
Meridian News visit the Caves
It’s only Day 3 of our archaeological dig but there’s already much to see! Meridian News visited today and you can see Fred Dinenage...
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Feb 5, 20181 min read
Archaeological Dig Begins – Volunteers Welcome!
A very chilly first day on site for the team from SWAT Archaeology. The focus today has been on getting the little digger on site and...
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Sep 16, 20171 min read
Secret Postcard Auction
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Secret Postcard Auction yesterday afternoon, to all the artists – over 80 of you – who...
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Jun 27, 20171 min read
Secret Postcard Auction Announced!
Artists are invited to create original postcard-sized artworks to feature in an exhibition and auction of work by new and...
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May 7, 20171 min read
Crowdfunder Results
Six weeks ago, The Margate Caves Community Education Trust launched our first Crowdfunder. Thanks to 166 pledges, ranging from £1 to...
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Mar 23, 20171 min read
Lottery Funding Secured and Crowdfunder Announced
We’ve Done It! Margate Caves will reopen in 2019. Following a seven-year campaign, The Margate Caves Community Education Trust is...
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Nov 15, 20162 min read
Big Lottery Funding Announced
We’re a step nearer reopening – the Big Lottery fund have today confirmed a grant of £422,000 to build our community rooms, which added...
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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.
