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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SE 680 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Courtstairs Chine, Ramsgate |
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Summary
Courtstairs Chine is an ornamental walkway from the cliff top to the undercliff promenade, which was opened in 1926 by the Prince of Wales. It includes a rock garden made of Pulhamite stone.
A large quantity of artificial Pulham stone was imported to create this rock garden which provides a sheltered environment for Berberis, Buddleia, Deutzia, Colutea, Fuchsia, Olearia, Spartium and Tamarix: all hardy shrubs which are able to withstand a coastal situation.Courtstairs Chine is situated at the western end of the Westcliff at Ramsgate. It was developed as an ornamental walkway from the cliff top to the under-cliff promenade and, as part of the St. Laurence complex, it was declared open by the Prince of Wales in 1926.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3675 6410 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SE |
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| Parish: | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROCK GARDEN (Modern - 1926 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Historic Park or Garden 69: Courtstairs Chine, Ramsgate |
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Full description
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Courtstairs Chine is an ornamental walkway from the cliff top to the undercliff promenade, which was opened in 1926 by the Prince of Wales. It includes a rock garden made of Pulhamite stone.
A large quantity of artificial Pulham stone was imported to create this rock garden which provides a sheltered environment for Berberis, Buddleia, Deutzia, Colutea, Fuchsia, Olearia, Spartium and Tamarix: all hardy shrubs which are able to withstand a coastal situation.Courtstairs Chine is situated at the western end of the Westcliff at Ramsgate. It was developed as an ornamental walkway from the cliff top to the under-cliff promenade and, as part of the St. Laurence complex, it was declared open by the Prince of Wales in 1926.(1,2)
Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Partnership, Conservation of Pulhamite Artificial Rockwork, Ramsgate, Kent, West Cliff Chine Stage One Report (Unpublished document). SKE54956.
<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
<2> Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Partnership, 2020, Conservation of PULHAMITE ARTIFICIAL ROCKWORK Ramsgate, Kent: ROYAL PARADE STAGE ONE REPORT (Unpublished document). SKE54955.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Partnership. Conservation of Pulhamite Artificial Rockwork, Ramsgate, Kent, West Cliff Chine Stage One Report. |
| <1> | Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org). |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Partnership. 2020. Conservation of PULHAMITE ARTIFICIAL ROCKWORK Ramsgate, Kent: ROYAL PARADE STAGE ONE REPORT. |
