IChurch · listed 1988Church of St LaurencePhoto: Josh Tilley · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of St Laurence · Photo: Josh Tilley · CC BY-SA 4.0A+History Grade
History of Ramsgate · Historic England
440 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Ramsgate’s built-up area, 105 for every 10,000 residents. Of the listed buildings in Ramsgate, 425 are Grade II. 37% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 17 of its listed buildings and 8 old views of the town. Ramsgate grades A+ for history: #7 of 87 in Kent.
Listed buildings
440
105 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
5
exceptional interest
Grade II*
10
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
1 registered park or garden
Homes built before 1919
37%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Ramsgate in 27 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The GrangeGrade I listed
St EdwardsGrade I listed
Elephant and CastleGrade II listed
Gas Works, Offices with Railed Area, Depot and Adjoining Walls and GateGrade II listed
The Camden ArmsGrade II listed+22See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Ramsgate from 1848 to 1939
An old map and 8 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1848
c. 1880
c. 1890
c. 1890
c. 1890
c. 1890
1909
1921
c. 1939Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Ramsgate’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Park or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
10 of 26neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 82% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
440 listed buildings by grade
5 Grade I10 Grade II*425 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The 5 Grade I listed buildings in Ramsgate
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IHouse · listed 1968The GrangePhoto: JackyR · CC BY-SA 3.0
IHouse · listed 1986St EdwardsPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0
IChurch · listed 1988St Augustine's ChurchOn the list as Church of St Augustine of England (Roman Catholic) with Cloisters AttachedPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0
IChurch · listed 1988Church of St GeorgePhoto: pam fray · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*
The 10 Grade II* listed buildings in Ramsgate
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 9 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1988Cemetery ChapelsPhoto: Josh Tilley · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1988Chilton FarmhousePhoto: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1973Italianate GlasshouseOn the list as Conservatory and Wall to Which It Is AttachedPhoto: Yakovbendavid · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Public · listed 1988East CourtPhoto: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Memorials · listed 1968Mausoleum of Sir Moses and Lady Judith MontefiorePhoto: pam fray · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1968Montefiore SynagogueOn the list as Synagogue and Adjacent OutbuildingPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
II*House · listed 1988The Clock HousePhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*House · listed 1974Townley House MansionPhoto: Paul Nettleingham, "Townley House in Ramsgate" , Michaels Bookshop Ramsgate . Retrieved 15 March 2012 · Public domain
II*House · listed 1988124, High StreetPhoto: Whn64 · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1988The Old House and Walled Forecourt
Historic streets
The Addington Street and High Street have the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Addington Street10 listed
High Street10 listed · 1 II*
Effingham Street9 listed
The Plains of Waterloo9 listed
Park Road6 listed
Vale Square6 listed
Grange Road5 listed
Adelaide Gardens4 listed
West Cliff Road4 listed
Cavendish Street3 listed
Harbour Street3 listed
Of the 440 entries, 112 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Ramsgate’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas305
Churches, chapels & priories44
Walls, gates & bridges36
Inns, shops & warehouses26
Public & civic buildings18
Memorials, crosses & tombs6
Street furniture5
305 entries (69%) are houses, terraces and villas. 44 are churches, chapels and priories, including 3 of the 5 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
425 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
The first 150 of 425 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Aberdeen House, 68 Ellington RoadAdmiral HouseAlbion HouseAsh HouseAugusta VillaBarn at Rose Farm (Tr 3590 6695)Battlemented Courtyard with Towers and Internal WallBon Secours Nursing HomeBoundary Wall to Coastguard Cottages, East, South and West of CourtyardBowls PavilionBrenan House MendleshanBrewery Buildings, Now DepositoryCanvendish Villas and Railed AreaCarramore Residential HotelCarriage Gates and Gate Piers, Walls and West Wicket Gate, The Grange, Without HouseCastle CottageCavendish Baptist ChurchChandos CottageChapel CottageChapel CottageChapel and Library, St Lawrence CollegeChartham Terrace and Garden Wall to RightChatham ArmsChatham House School and Railed AreaChest Tomb About 20 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceChest Tomb and 3 Headstones About 10-20 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceChest Tomb of James and Mary Townley and 4 Other Railed Tomb Chests About 25 Metres North West of Church of St LaurenceChest Tomb to Thomas Tomson and Headstone to Anne Tomson, South of Church of St LaurenceChrist ChurchChurch of the Holy TrinityChurchill House School with Railed AreaClanmire HouseClaremontClarendon House Grammar School, groundskeepers' lodge, walls and railingsClifton VillaCoachhouse About 10 Metres North West of Barn at Rose FarmCoastguard CottagesCoastguard CottagesCoastguard CottagesCustom House with ForecourtDuke of YorkEagle LodgeEarl St VincentEast Cliff HouseEastcliff Bandstand Including Attached Dance Floor, Steps and Boundary Wall with RailingEastcliff LiftElephant and CastleEllens Place with Railed AreasEntrance Gates with Gatepiers to North West of the Montefiore SynagogueF HindsFestival of Britain FountainForesters HallFormer Alexandra HotelFormer Congregational ChurchFormer Kent Adult Education CentreFormer Midland Bank, 1-3 High StreetFormer Regency HotelFormer Smack Boys' HomeFormer stable block to north of East CourtFree Standing Wall Monument to Maxton/Holman Families, About 30 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceFree Standing Wall Monuments to Mayhew/Garrett Families and Wall Monument and 5 Chest Tombs About 30 Metres South West of Church of St LaurenceFreemasons TavernGas Works, Offices with Railed Area, Depot and Adjoining Walls and GateGate House and Walls AttachedGate House to Cemetery About 50 Metres South of Cemetery Chapel, With Side WallsGate and Gatepiers About 20 Metres West of Nos 1 and 2Gates and Quadrant Walls Attached to King George VI Memorial GardenGates and Railings to Churchyard of St GeorgeGateway and Walls to Former Abbey SchoolGateway to Barber's AlmshousesGentlemans Toilet at Montefiore Synagogue and MausoleumGeorge and Dragon Public HouseGrace CottageGranville House (the former Granville Hotel)Granville MarinaGranville Terrace St Clu HotelGroup of 11 Brick Chest Tombs to South of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceGroup of 3 Chest Tombs About 5-15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceGroup of 3 Chest Tombs, About 50 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceGroup of 4 Cannon and Tideball PostGroup of 4 Chest Tombs About 35 Metres North West of Church of St LaurenceGroup of 4 Headstones About 10-15 Metres South West of Church of St LaurenceGroup of 4 Headstones About 20 Metres North West of Church of St LaurenceGroup of 6 Headstones South of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceGroup of Chest Tomb and 4 Headstones to Long Family, Within 2 Metres North of Church of St LaurenceHaine FarmhouseHanover Cottage Vine CottageHeadstone to Francis Holman and Anne Grigson About 5 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceHeadstone to George Cock About 1 Metre North of North Chapel of Church of St LaurenceHeadstone to Hephzibah and Alfred Pite, At 384 661, About 200 Metres North East of Cemetery ChapelHeadstone with Barrel Tomb and Headstone About 10 Metres South West of Church of St LaurenceHeastone Fixed to Churchyard Wall About 25 Metres South of Church of St LaurenceHoneysuckle InnHotel St Placids and Railed AreaJacob's LadderK6 Telephone KioskK6 Telephone KioskLift from Western Undercliff to Royal Esplanade at TR3763 6422Liverpool House Liverpool Villa Nos 34 and 35 and RailingsLloyds Bank, 1-7 Queen StreetLower LodgeMausoleum to Earl of Dunmow with 2 Tomb Chests and Headstone About 100 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceMemorial Bust and Railings to Ew Pugin, About 50 Metres South of the Granville HotelMemorial to the Great WarMonument to Woodward Family About 75 Metres North of Cemetery Chapel, With Plot WallNatWest Bank and associated office chambersNational Westminster BankNo 1 (Chancery House) and No 5, Effingham StreetNo 1 and Railed AreaNo 1 and Railed AreaNo 1 and Railed AreaNo 1 and Railed AreaNo 1 with Railed AreaNo 10 and Railed AreaNo 10 and Railed AreaNo 10 with Railed AreaNo 11 and Railed AreaNo 11 with Railed AreaNo 12 and Railed AreaNo 12 with Railed AreaNo 126 and Railed ForecourtNo 127 and Walled ForecourtNo 13 and Railed AreaNo 14 and AreaNo 14 and Railed AreaNo 14 and Railed AreaNo 15 and Railed AreaNo 15 and Railed AreaNo 154 and ForecourtNo 16 and Railed AreaNo 17 and Railed AreaNo 18 and Railed AreaNo 19, Wall and Rear CourtyardNo 2 and Railed AreaNo 2 and Railed AreaNo 2 and Railed AreaNo 20 and Railed AreaNo 3 and Railed AreaNo 3 and Railed AreaNo 3 and Railed AreaNo 3 with Railed AreaNo 3 with Railed AreaNo 34 with AreaNo 4 and Railed AreaNo 4 and Railed AreaNo 4 and Railed AreaNo 4 with Railed AreaNo 5 and Railed AreaNo 5 and Railed AreaNo 5 with Railed Area
Conservation areas
4 conservation areas cover 10% of Ramsgate
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Ramsgate 197069 ha
Ramsgate Royal Esplanade 20076 ha
Pegwell 19765 ha
Montefiore Ramsgate 20074 ha
84 hain conservation areas, of 802 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Ramsgate, was designated in 1970; the newest, Montefiore Ramsgate, in 2007. 355 of the 440 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Ramsgate’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1988
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1988 · 2701974 · 541968 · 40
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 40 entries were listed in 1968, 1 of the 5 Grade I buildings among them. 270 came in 1988, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 13 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 registered park or garden
Albion Place GardensGrade II
History Grade
Ramsgate grades A+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (461 points, 110 per 10,000 residents)More than 86% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (37%)More than 92% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
37% of Ramsgate’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
31%
Before 1900
6%
1900–18
5.8%
1919–29
9.3%
1930s
7.5%
1945–54
8.5%
1955–64
7.5%
1965–72
6.6%
1973–82
3.7%
1983–92
2%
1993–99
5.3%
2000–08
2.9%
2009–15
3.8%
2016–25
RamsgateEngland & Wales
31% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was the 1930s, which added 9.3% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (141 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
20 notable people born in Ramsgate before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Francis Holman
John Marshall
Peter Hibbs
Robert Garrett
Elizabeth Gould
Charles Coxen
E. W. Pugin
William Tomson
Harry Godby
Henry Curling
James Foster
Robert Solly
Alfred North Whitehead
Laura Bayley
Lilian Braithwaite
Frederick Belson
Winifred Marie Louise Austen
Edgar Longuet
William Joseph Jordan
Herbert Strong
170017501800185019001950
Alfred North Whitehead1861–1947 · English mathematician and philosopher (1861–1947)
John Marshall1748–1819 · British captain (1748-1819)
Lilian Braithwaite1873–1948 · English actress (1873–1948)
Elizabeth Gould1804–1841 · English artist, illustrator and lithographer (1804-1841)
EL
Edgar Longuet1879–1950 · French doctor (1879–1950)
E. W. Pugin1834–1875 · British architect (1834–1875)
WA
Winifred Marie Louise Austen1876–1964 · British artist and illustrator (1876–1964)
William Joseph Jordan1879–1959 · New Zealand politician (1879–1959)
Everyone born in Ramsgate → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Ramsgate has the 23rd most Grade I buildings of 260 towns its size
Places of 25,000–67,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Ramsgate5
#14 of 260for listed buildings per resident (105 per 10,000). Bury St Edmunds, Canterbury and Chichester lead.
22 have more. The typical town its size has 1.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Ramsgate
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate | 42,031 | 440 | 5 | A+ |
| Broadstairs | 25,780 | 129 | 0 | A− |
| Cliffs End | 1,284 | 1 | 0 | D− |
| Margate | 63,315 | 303 | 2 | A |
| Minster (Thanet) | 4,739 | 44 | 2 | B+ |
| Sandwich | 4,258 | 439 | 7 | A+ |
| Ash (Dover) | 2,529 | 65 | 1 | A+ |
| Eastry | 2,388 | 45 | 3 | A |
In brief
Ramsgate in brief
Old houses are part of Ramsgate’s character: 37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 440 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I, including Church of St Laurence. For its size, it has more listed heritage than 86% of UK towns. St Augustine's Church sits at the heart of it all, with 3 of the town’s Grade I buildings within 400 m.
Only 22 of the 260 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Addington Street alone has 10 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 4 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970.
Questions about Ramsgate’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Ramsgate?
Historic England lists 440 buildings inside Ramsgate’s built-up area: 5 Grade I, 10 Grade II* and 425 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Ramsgate?
5, including Church of St Augustine of England (Roman Catholic) with Cloisters Attached, Church of St George, Church of St Laurence, St Edwards and The Grange.
Which street in Ramsgate has the most listed buildings?
Addington Street (10), High Street (10) and Effingham Street (9) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
How many conservation areas are there in Ramsgate?
4, covering about 84 hectares of the town. The largest are Ramsgate and Ramsgate Royal Esplanade.
When were Ramsgate’s buildings listed?
The first in 1968; the most, 270, in 1988.
Are there old photos of Ramsgate?
Yes: 8 public-domain photos and postcards from 1848 to 1921, and an old map from 1939, all on this page.
Who was born in Ramsgate?
Among people born before 1900: Alfred North Whitehead (1861), John Marshall (1748), Lilian Braithwaite (1873), Elizabeth Gould (1804) and Edgar Longuet (1879).
How old are the homes in Ramsgate?
37% of homes were built before 1919 and 52% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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