Hythe
Your magazine April 2017
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From its heyday as a Victorian seaside resort to its role as a major departure point for cross-channel ferries, Folkestone has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the town. Folkestone in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant community through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures. From the magnificent century-old Grand Hotel to the stunning new Rocksalt Restaurant, part of the ongoing regeneration of its famous seafront and harbour, this unique study celebrates the town's architectural heritage in a new and accessible way. Well-known local author Paul Harris guides the reader on a tour of the city’s historic buildings and modern architectural marvels. Due out on the 15th November. Click on photograph to visit the publisher's website.
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If you have any photographs of the area either current or past do send them to me by email and I will feature them in future editions. If you just have prints do drop them round to Clyme House (see back page) and I will scan and return them. 6
I am delighted to inform you that three electronic editions of The Sentinel are now published. We now produce a Sandgate, Hythe and a Newington version each month. If you would like to receive a copy of any please email me at: david@davidcowell.net and put the name of the version you require ie The Sentinel Hythe or The Sentinel Sandgate/ Hythe etc in the subject line.
Hythe Farmers’ Market takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 10am until 1pm. In the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Hythe, Parking is available nearby. For more information call (01303) 266118 or 268715
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Darius Brubeck The Darius Brubeck Quartet's members are undoubtedly highly talented and musically inspiring but don't take my word for it. Ask anyone who attended their concert at St Leonard's Church on Saturday 25th February and I have no doubt that they will wax lyrical for hours. Playing to a packed building, they included tracks from their latest CD Years Ago. They delighted the audience with two sets and sandwiched in between was a perfomance from the Shepway Singers. Conducted by Berkeley Hill, they sang Four New England Pieces that were composed by Darius' father, Dave and what a delight and treat it was too. Darius has carved a career for himself based on his own musical prowess and unquestionable skills and these four mucisians displayed the performing confidence that comes with their ten years of being together. However it is difficult to watch without thinking of his father not least because of Darius' physical similarity and, to the delight and encouragement of the audience, they returned to play Dave's famous Take Five as an encore. This was the first of the 2107 season at the Church and I would urge you to get a copy of the programme. There are more musical gems to be enjoyed some of which are featured on page 9 of this magazine.
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Ticket prices [Friends] Thursday 11 May 12 noon [L] £7 [£6] Saturday 8 April Robert Drury ‘Guitarra Romantica’ 7.30pm £15 [£13] Dominic Alldis Trio: Dominic Alldis (piano), Andrew Cleyndert (double bass), Martin France (drums). Jazz arrangements of classical themes, folk songs, American songbook and original compositions
Saturday 10 June 7.30pm £21 & £15 Primavera Chamber Ensemble Mozart – Flute Quartet in C, K285b Haydn – Symphony No 101 in D ‘Clock’ arr. Salomon Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 35
Thursday 22 June 12 noon [L] £7 [£6] Just2 Harp Duo: Karina & Adel Wilson Internationally acclaimed awardwinning harp duo, play variety of music to include traditional, classical, Saturday 22 April 7.30pm £12 [£10] Scottish, contemporary and jazz ‘Fiddle and Faff’: Christine Adams Saturday 24 June 5.00pm £7 [£6] & Lissie Bayford. Traditional and own songs with accompaniments on Verano Quintet: Ben Uden, Richard Williams, Phillip Scott Moore, violin, double bass, accordion and Adam Young (guitarists) & nyckelharpa Saturday 29 April 7.30pm £12 [£10] Emmanuel Webb (violin) Awardwinning local young musicians perform exciting repertoire from Daniel Cook (Sub-Organist South America, Spain and elsewhere Westminster Abbey) Guilmant – March on a theme of Handel Stanford – Sonata No 2, Op 151 Duruflé – Prélude et Fugue sue le nom d’Alain, Op 7 Widor – Symphonie VI, Op 42 No 1 Prices (unless otherwise stated): Evening and afternoon concerts £12; lunchtime concerts £7. Discounted prices for Friends of St Leonard’s Church: Evening and afternoon concerts £10; lunchtime concerts £6. Tickets available from Brandon’s Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe
Light lunches available in church after lunchtime concerts indicated by [L].
CT21 5AD (01303 264429) and at church door prior to each concert. Tickets for some concerts may be bought on-line at http:// www.friendsofstleonardshythe.org.uk/ Programme.html. Free admission to those under 18 in fulltime education. 9
After 40 years as Folkestone Choral Society's musical director, Dr Berkeley Hill has decided to pass on his baton and the 'Brahm's Requiem' on Good Friday is the last of the Society's concerts that he will be conducting (see page 11 for details). He will of course, remain an important figure in the musical life of the area. He has three choirs at St Leonard's Church, Hythe where he is organist and choirmaster, as well as a very successful chamber choir 'The Shepway Singers'. The Choral Society has performed the Brahms Requiem on two previous occasions and as it is one of Berkeley's favourite choral works it is fitting that it should be the choice for his farewell concert.
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A SERIES OF GUIDES TO EXTENDING YOUR HOME AND ADDING VALUE TO YOUR HOME
3. How to work out your budget There is no such thing as an average project cost, because issues such as ground conditions, access to the site, location and proximity of services all have an impact on expenditure. If you want to build an extension, a number of useful websites offer budget cost estimate calculators based on your current home, location and the type of extension (try moneywise.co.uk and moneysavingexpert.com). As a rule of thumb, expect to pay around £1,200 to £1,500 per sqm for a single-storey addition and add an extra 50 per cent for a two-storey project. This will vary according to where you live. BuildStore (buildstore.co.uk) also has a handy budget calculator on its website that will give you an idea of the total budget cost of your project, plus a breakdown of sums required for kitchen, bathrooms, renewable energy and services. Arrange at least 3 or 4 quotations from builders who have been recommended by others. You can invite quotes at an early stage to discuss your project, and to check if they are suitable for your project. Be aware that 3 or 4 builders may give 3 or 4 varying quotes, based upon the same drawings, so check each quote carefully to ensure that the same specifications have been included. Clarify any variations, so that you can compare the quotes on a like-for-like basis before finally selecting your contractor. Builders’ quotes usually exclude VAT, so remember to add 20% for a more realistic idea of costs. Sticking to what you can afford Once you’ve worked out accurate cost calculations you’re on the way to building your extension. An additional contingency of 10 to 20 per cent will act as a cushion against any unexpected costs. A 10 per cent contingency is generally recommended for a flat site where the ground conditions are known, and 20 per cent for a sloping plot or one where you’re not sure what may lie beneath the surface. The final cost depends on a number of factors, including ground stability, the height of the water table and whether 12
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the spoil has to be taken to land fill. It’s essential that your builder fully understands exactly what you want, from the outset, which is where an architect’s technical drawing is key. This allows the builder to measure and assess the cost of materials – bricks, tiles, windows, stairs, doors, beams, lighting, sanitary ware, flooring – and come up with an accurate figure. It will also reduce the risk of any nasty surprises, such as cost inflation or disappointment with the final result. Experience in the kind of work you’re looking to have done is absolutely vital, but it’s worth remembering that experience also depends on the quality of the builder’s colleagues. A builder will be working with their own team, and possibly subcontractors as well, so you’re relying on their ability to pick the right people for the job. Good builders will have a grasp of numbers, be excellent at managing people and, vitally, be adept problem solvers. Money Saving Tips Once your design is finalised and the drawings are prepared, you should consider investing £75 to obtain reliable estimates for building costs and services, based on your detailed drawings. Try estimators-online.com. Their detailed breakdown will also form a useful list from which to order materials and services, and will form a checklist for cost-monitoring the project. Source materials Get quotes for any special materials or finishes you particularly wish to incorporate, such as tiles or kitchens, from specialist suppliers. When it comes to basic building materials, get quotes from your builder, as you’ll benefit from his trade accounts. It’s usually the most costeffective method and places the responsibility clearly with him. If you are managing your own build, don’t be afraid to ask suppliers for trade discounts. Finalise all design decisions, and select all materials and finishes, before work starts, as you want the builder to work straight through to completion. Any hold-ups due to postponed decisions will delay the job and may create extra expense. If you have some flexibility, try one of the websites that aim to keep unused building materials out of skips, such as recipro-uk.com, builders-surplus.co.uk and buildtrade.co.uk – they all list available stock online. 13
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The Historic Houses Association (HHA) represents over 1,640 of the UK's privately and charitably owned historic houses, castles and gardens. These are listed buildings or designated gardens, usually Grade I or II*, and are often outstanding. Many are considered to be iconic symbols of Britain's unique heritage. Around 500 of these properties open their doors to visitors for days out, special tours, school visits, film locations, weddings and events, or as memorable places to stay. 24 million people a year visit HHA Member properties and there are over 45,000 Friends of the HHA. Members range from iconic stately homes such as Blenheim Palace, Highclere Castle, Castle Howard, Knebworth House, Longleat and Burghley House, to more intimate houses such as Traquair in Scotland, Treowen in Wales and Belle Isle in Northern Ireland. Most are still private family homes. The Association was established in 1973 to help owners conserve these wonderful places in the interests of the nation and carries out important lobbying, advisory and marketing work on behalf of Member properties.
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New season programme of films 4th April 2017 Timbuktu 2nd May 2017 The Salt of the Earth 6th June 2017 Tangerines
Where The Tin Tabernacle, Portland Road, Hythe, CT 21 6FL. Parking in council car parks (including at Aldi) is free after 6 pm, and there are often spaces alongside the canal. Full disabled access. When 7.30 on the first Tuesday of the month, from October to July. Doors open 7.00. Entry ÂŁ5 on the door, or ÂŁ3 for Hythe Cinema Card holders.
Email: hythecommunitycinema@gmail.com Phone: 01303 264914 or 01303 237227
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Reuse and reclaim as much as you can when clearing the site, as this saves on skip hire. Arrange beforehand, where possible, the disposal of topsoil, timbers, bricks and unwanted items that may be reusable by others. See community forum sites like kahuti.com for disposal to neighbours, etc. PETER CROSS RIBA peter@pmcross.co.uk
If you have any photographs of the area either current or past do send them to me by email and I will feature them in future editions.
Paul worked at Crundens and since its closure has provided this excellent service.
If you just have prints do drop them round to Clyme House (see back page) and I will scan.
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Literary Hythe: right-and-tight-and-sound One can walk past a building every day and not really see it until someone tells you of an association and suddenly it takes on a totally new persona particularly if the person or event associated is one that you admire. The author Elizabeth Bowen’s cousin was Lilla, the Countess of Chichester whose generosity is remembered by the eponymous community hall in Sandgate. Until her father’s mental breakdown, Elizabeth Bowen lived in a stately home, Bowen Court, in Ireland. Following her father’s illness, she and her mother led a nomadic life often staying in Hythe, and despite the Protestant Anglo-Irish opulence of her former years, she loved the small sea side town and, in later life, when she decided to live here, she loved the little 60s brick built house on Church Hill almost as, Elizabeth with Cyril Connelly outside her house in Hythe much. In a letter to her friend and long time lover Charles Ritchie, a Canadian diplomat, she described Hythe as: ….. a. nice little town reassuring and right and tight and sound. One of the few places that make me love England and Englishness. But I think that apart from Englishness there’s a peculiar quality of Kentishness that I like. The Hythe people are flamboyant and hardy and unmawkish. The town has got the sort of density - in its life I mean - that I associate with small towns in France. The house was called Wayside but she rechristened it Carbery after a previous property she had owned elsewhere. She would sit at her desk looking over the tombstones towards the ancient parish church and write articles and reviews and her last novel Eva Trout. Many of her works featured Hythe as, for example, The Death of the Heart in which the town is called Searle on Sea although the descriptions leave no doubt as to the location. Seale sea front takes the imperceptible curve of a shallow, very wide bay. Towards the east horizon, the coast rises – or rather, inland hills approach the sea. West of Seale, you see nothing more than the marsh. The dead flat line of the coast is drawn out into a needle-fine promontory. The dimming gleaming curve is broken only by the Martello towers, each smaller, each more nearly melted by light. The silence is broken only by the musketry practice on the ranges. Her presence in Hythe would have seen the town visited by some of the well known names in the literary world. Names such as Cyril Connelly the editor and writer and who can be seen in this photograph with Elizabeth outside Carbery. Many such guests would be booked into the White Hart in the High Street for their stay. Elizabeth died in Hythe on 22nd February 1973 and is buried in Cork. 20
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Born merely a generation later in 1914, Colin MacIness was a totally different character although his antecedents were equally impressive and included Stanley Baldwin and Rudyard Kipling. His novel Absolute Beginners which was made into a very successful film starring Patsy Kensit was the first novel to portray the teenager as a serious cultural and economic force. He also had a penchant for the emerging immigrant Caribbean culture that was influencing our music and fashion and was beginning to permeate all aspects of British life. Colin and London were inseparable yet, in 1971, he wrote to his friend, the poet Charles Causley, I surprised myself a year and a half ago by coming for a week to the south coast, and then staying here ever since. He lodged at 74 Marine Parade with Peggy Little and her son Marcus. Peggy was the sister of art critic and London gallery director Bryan Robertson. Colin could often be seen tending the pocket handkerchief sized garden that looked out to the Channel; cutting the small lawn with nail scissors. When not living a provincial life of domesticity and doing his share of household chores he would write many reviews such as his article Exile’s Delight* published in the Encounter magazine in which he wrote: The Cinque Port I got to know the best is Hythe, a large village now a mile from the sea, where no one is over 20 or under 60. (The whole of the south coast is turning into a geriatric ward: I am clearly partaking of a trend)……….. the great pride of Hythe is its Royal Military Canal, on which a “Venetian féte” occurs biennially. This was built across the Marsh to frustrate Napoleon; yet considering that the emperor crossed the Elbe and Vistula, the latter packed with ice-floes, would the forty feet of the four–foot deep canal have stopped him? Local patriots firmly believe, yes. Colin died in Hythe in 1976 just three years after Elizabeth Bowen and was buried at sea off Folkestone. Whilst Bowen represented the pre war ordered society where people were encouraged to know their place, MacIness exercised a new found freedom to cock a hoop at old conventions and forge a life style that, although seen by many at the time as bohemian, is now an accepted way of life. There is no evidence that the two writers’ paths ever crossed in Hythe or London yet they both admired the Englishness of Kent. Bowen is quoted earlier and MacIness said in the Exile’s Delight that …..Kentish people have a particularity they share with others outside the Capital – they seem so much more English. * You can request a copy of the full article if you contact the publisher of this magazine. This article also appeared in the first edition of Hythe Life 21
Colin MacInness
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I am researching the history of Tynwald House in Hillside Street Hythe and would be most grateful if you could pass on anything you may know about the property. It is now a residential home for the elderly but has been a private dwelling in the past with owners such as Admiral Hall-Thomson and Charles Dynely Twopeny who was Mayor of Hythe between 1919-1922. Thank you. david@davidcowell.net
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