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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 SE 359
Type of record:Building
Name:Foy Boat Tavern, Sion, Ramsgate

Summary

The Foy Boat Tavern appears on 1st (1862-1875), 2nd (1897-1900), 3rd (1906-1923), 4th (1929-1952) and Modern OS maps. It was rebuilt

Grid Reference:TR 3815 6466
Map Sheet:TR36SE
Parish:RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • HOTEL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD? (throughout) to 2021 AD? (throughout))

Full description

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The "Foy Boat" was probably built as a watch-house or lookout during the Napoleonic Wars, as it had a good vantage point on the cliff next to a flagstaff (now the site of the Tidal Ball). The old tavern was damaged by enemy action in 1941, and was completely rebuilt, as one of Ramsgate's few Mackeson tied houses. Its sign faithfully portrays the humble vessel whose owners made a living by ‘foying' victuals to bigger ships anchored offshore, as well as assisting them in times of danger.


Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952) (Map). SKE30967.

Ordinance Survey, 1872, Ramsgate Kent XXXVIII.1.22 (Map). SKE56202.

Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923) (Map). SKE30966.

Barry Smith and Paul Skelton, 2024, Dover Kent Archives - Public Houses - (Website). SKE56155.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
---Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923).
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952).
---Website: Barry Smith and Paul Skelton. 2024. Dover Kent Archives - Public Houses -.
---Map: Ordinance Survey. 1872. Ramsgate Kent XXXVIII.1.22.