Kingsgate Castle

Kingsgate Castle looking across Kingsgate Bay. The North Foreland lighthouse is just visible on the right of the photo.
Aerial photograph of Kingsgate Castle

Kingsgate Castle on the cliffs above Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs, Kent, was built for Lord Holland (Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland) in the 1760s as the stable block of his nearby country residence Holland House. His main residence was Holland House in Kensington, near London. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II on 30 June 1683 (‘gate’ referring to a cliff gap) though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II in 1748. The building was later the residence of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury.

Sold by Lady Avebury in 1922[1], the castle became a fashionable hotel[2], and was then converted into 32 private flats in 1954[3].

References

  1. ^ "Kingsgate Castle". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. Kent. 14 October 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2025. 'Kingsgate Castle, Thanet, which was not sold at the recent auction, has since been purchased privately from Lady Avebury by Mr. R. F. Pearce, of Palm Bay, Cliftonville, Margate.'{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Good news for golfers". Daily Mirror. London (published 7 October 1922). 12 January 2025. p. 1. 'Kingsgate Castle, a landmark on the Thanet coast, which has been bought from Lady Avebury for conversion into a golfers' hotel.' {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  3. ^ "Kingsgate Castle: Remaining freehold flats for sale". East Kent Times and Mail. Kent. 24 July 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

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