MARGATE  , a municipal See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough and seaside resort in the Isle of See also:

• THANET, ISLE OF

Thanet See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, 74 M . E. by S. of See also:

• LONDON

London by the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Eastern & See also:

• CHATHAM
• CHATHAM, WILLIAM PITT

Chatham railway . Pop . (1891), 18,662; (1901), 23,118 . ' It lies on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of Thanet, and is practically contiguous with Westgate on that attends the See also:

• CONVERSION (Lat. conversio, from convertere, to turn or ,change)

conversion of See also:

• PHOSPHORUS (Gr. 4ws, light, sPEpety, to bear)

phosphorus into phosphoric See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid he was content to remain an adherent of the phlogistic See also:

• DOCTRINE

doctrine . For his See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he was a skilful chemical See also:

• ANALYST

analyst; he knew how to distinguish potash and soda by the different colorations they produce in See also:

• FLAME (Lat. flamma; the root flag- appears in flagrare, to burn, blaze, and Gr. d, XEryew)

flame, and how to test for See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron with prussiate of potash: he was aware that sulphate of potash, See also:

• GYPSUM

gypsum and heavy spar, in spite of their different appearances, all contain sulphuric acid; and he recognized that there are different varieties of urinary calculi . In metallurgy he devised improved methods for the manufacture of See also:

• ZINC

zinc and the See also:

• PURIFICATION

purification of See also:

• SILVER

silver, See also:

• TIN (Lat.- stannum, whence the chemical symbol " Sn "; atomic weight =117.6, 0=16)

tin and other metals . His papers, mostly written in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, were presented to the See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, and with the exception of a few of the latest were collected in two volumes of Chymische Schriften in 1761-1767 . the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west and with See also:

• BROADSTAIRS

Broadstairs on the south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, owing to the See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension of these popular watering-places . An electric See also:

• TRAMWAY

tramway connects Margate with Broadstairs and Rams-See also:

• GATE

gate, and during the See also:

• SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season it is served by numerous See also:

• PLEASURE (through Fr. plaisir from Lat. placere, to please; Gr. rlbovii)

pleasure steamers from London . An esplanade faces the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea along nearly the entire front of the See also:

• TOWN

town, and is lined with hotels, shops and dwelling-houses . A See also:

• JETTY

jetty exceeding a See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter of a mile in length permits the approach of vessels at all tides .

It was built in 1854 and subsequently enlarged, but a See also:

• PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier was constructed by See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• RENNIE, JOHN (1761–1821)

Rennie in 1815, and is now chiefly used by fishermen and colliers . The See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St John the Baptist, founded in 1o5o, contains some portions of See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

Norman See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture, the See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder being Decorated and Perpendicular . It is See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich in See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• BRASSES, MONUMENTAL

brasses and monuments, including a See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass to See also:

• SIR

Sir John Daundelyon (1443), whose See also:

• FAMILY

family occupied a See also:

• MANOR

manor in the neighbourhood as See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as the 13th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . The manor See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of Daundelyon, or Dent de See also:

• LION
• LION (Lat, leo, leonis; Gr. Mew)

Lion, with its gateway of the early See also:

• PART

part of the 15th century, remains between Margate and Westgate . Charitable institutions include a See also:

• DEAF

deaf and dumb See also:

• ASYLUM (from Gr. b.-, privative, arid earl, right'of seizure)
• ASYLUM, RIGHT OF (Fr. droit d'asile; Ger. Asylrecht)

asylum (1875-1886), the See also:

• METROPOLITAN (Lat. metropolitanus, Gr. µnrpoiroXtrns)

Metropolitan infirmary for See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children (1841), and the royal sea-bathing infirmary, established in 1791 and enlarged through the munificence of Sir See also:

• ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS (1466–1536)

Erasmus See also:

• WILSON, ALEXANDER (1766-1813)
• WILSON, HENRY (1812–1875)
• WILSON, HORACE HAYMAN (1786–1860)
• WILSON, JAMES (1742—1798)
• WILSON, JAMES (1835— )
• WILSON, JAMES HARRISON (1837– )
• WILSON, JOHN (1627-1696)
• WILSON, JOHN (178 1854)
• WILSON, ROBERT (d. 1600)
• WILSON, SIR DANIEL (1816–1892)
• WILSON, SIR ROBERT THOMAS (1777—1849)
• WILSON, SIR WILLIAM JAMES ERASMUS
• WILSON, THOMAS (1663-1755)
• WILSON, THOMAS (c. 1525-1581)
• WILSON, WOODROW (1856— )

Wilson in 1882 . Dane See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park (33 acres) was opened in 1898 . Margate (Meregate, Mergate), formerly a small fishing See also:

• VILLAGE

village, was an ancient and See also:

• SENIOR, NASSAU WILLIAM (1790-1864)

senior non-corporate member of See also:

• DOVER
• DOVER, GEORGE JAMES WELBORE
• DOVER, HENRY JERMYN, EARL OF (c. 1636-1708)
• DOVER, ROBERT (1575-1641)

Dover . In 1347 it contributed 15 See also:

• SHIPS

ships of small See also:

• TONNAGE

tonnage at the time of the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• CALAIS

Calais . Throughout the 14th century references are made to Margate in See also:

• CROWN

crown regulations regarding See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries and See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping . A pier existed before 1500, but by the reign of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VIII. it was in a decayed See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition . The amount of See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn shipped was evidently small, the droits being insufficient to keep the pier in repair . Under See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth Margate was still an obscure fishing village employing about 20 small vessels (" hoys ") in the See also:

• COASTING

coasting and See also:

• RIVER

river trades, chiefly in the See also:

• CONVEYANCE

conveyance of See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, on which in 1791 it chiefly subsisted .

The droits increased, but were not properly collected until 1724 . In 1777 the pier was rebuilt . It was about this time that Margate first began to be known as a bathing-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place owing to its See also:

• FINE

fine stretch of See also:

• FIRM

firm See also:

• SAND
• SAND, GEORGE (1804-1876)

sand . In 1835 Margate was still a See also:

• LIBERTY (Lat. libertas, from liber, free)

liberty of Dover and no right of citizenship could be acquired . In 18J7 it was incorporated . In 1777 a weekly See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market was granted on Wednesday and Saturday . It is now held daily, but principally on those two days .