Monday, 12 August 2013

Turner and the Tate at Margate


The artist Turner loved Margate and chose to live there. He memorably claimed that “…the skies over Thanet are the loveliest in all Europe”.

Here are some pictures that I took a few days ago from Margate Harbour.






The Tate is the modern building behind the old clock tower.










Looking towards London.


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8 comments:

  1. Michael Awdry12 August 2013 at 16:14

    Stunning skies you captured there John and I really must make a point of visiting the new Tate.

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  2. Paul Weimer12 August 2013 at 16:17

    Margate Harbor is pretty! :Whistles:

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  3. Monty12 August 2013 at 16:44

    Very nice, quintessentially English seaside town ;)

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    1. John Lambshead12 August 2013 at 18:12

      Yes, a very impoverished one unfortunately. The 60s dead shopping centre needs bulldozing and converting into homes.

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  4. PanzerKaput12 August 2013 at 20:48

    Stunning pictures there John and like you I too love Turner

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