Lord of the Manor, Kent
The Lord of the Manor is a former pub and road junction near Cliffsend on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Two main roads, the A299 and A256 meet here and connect Thanet to the rest of the country.
History[edit]
The pub was on the southeast corner of a crossroads; one carrying the road from Canterbury to Ramsgate, the other from Sandwich to Margate.[1] The Ashford–Ramsgate line passes through the junction. It was named after the original manor house at this location, which belonged to the Marquess Conyngham.[2]
In 1966, several Anglo Saxon burial grounds were discovered near the pub following utility works. The remains were re-interred at the Duckworth Laboratory in Cambridge and the associated objects housed in Ramsgate library.[1] Further excavation took place between 1976 and 1981.[3] In 1981, the site was made a scheduled monument.[4][5]
The junction is now a roundabout between the A299 Thanet Way from London and the A256 from Dover. The two roads share a single dual carriageway to the south of the junction, and then branch off to Ramsgate and Margate respectively.[6] It has become one of the main access points from Thanet towards London.[7] In 2019, the junction was named as one of the 20 most dangerous in Kent.[8]
There have been several proposals to redevelop the pub's grounds as a lorry and car park, and a car wash, all of which were refused permission by the local council.[9] A plan to build a Costa Coffee shop at the junction was refused in 2021.[10]
In September 2020, it was announced that the now unused pub would be demolished and the land reused for office and storage space.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Millard, Louise (6 November 1966). Anglo-Saxon Burials near the Lord of the Manor, Ramsgate (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Lord of the Manor Pub of Ramsgate". Dover Kent Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Early medieval burials and grave goods, Ozengell cemetery, near Monkton". Kent County Archives. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1004228)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Lord of the Manor Junction". Archaeology Data Services. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Provision of a new strategic dual carriageway and associated works (East Kent Access Phase 2), Minster, Cliffsend and Richborough" (PDF). Kent County Council. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "A299 Hengist Way in Ramsgate to close in both directions while roadworks take place". Kent Online. 25 February 2022.
- ^ "These are the most dangerous roundabouts in Kent according to the number of crashes". Kent Live. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Lord of the Manor building in Ramsgate to be demolished to make way for state-of-the-art offices". Kent Online. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Costa Coffee proposal for land off Canterbury Road East rejected by council". Isle of Thanet News. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.