Home
What's On
Find Events
Kathryn Ferry on Seaside Architecture

Kathryn Ferry on Seaside Architecture

26th March 2026

San Clu Bar & Brasserie

Kathryn Ferry comes to the San Clu Hotel to talk about Ramsgate within the national development of seaside architecture.

Doors open 6.30pm

The next Ramsgate Society Talk welcomes a historian specialising in architecture, design and seaside culture. Author of numerous books she also shares her research through magazine articles, radio, television, podcasts, social media and, of course, lectures to a wide range of audiences from national museums to local history and community groups.

The Ramsgate Society are delighted that she has agreed to come to Ramsgate to expand upon her 2025 book on ‘Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain’s Coast’.

She describes this publication as a nostalgic exploration of Britain’s distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. Told chronologically, she explores how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and the increasing competition of foreign destinations.

As seaside towns ponder the future and as climate change and the soaring cost of living provoke changing attitudes to travel, she believes this is the perfect time to champion the architectural legacy of domestic tourism. As usual, you are asked to prebook for the talks and remember that doors open at 6:.30pm with the talk itself, including Q&A, from 7pm - 8pm. Kathryn will also bring limited copies of her book.

Tickets and Pricing

Free - pre booking essential

Book now

Location

Open Map

Address

Kathryn Ferry on Seaside Architecture San Clu Hotel, Victoria Parade, Ramsgate
CT11 8DT

Contact

news@ramsgate-society.org.uk 01843 592345

Links

Website

Book now