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Sandgate has a very rich and varied community life with a wide rangeof Clubs and Societies. The Sandgate Society, established in 1962, isdedicated to preserve, maintain and enhance the character and amenityof Sandgate. The Sandgate Heritage Trust was established in 1982 andsaved the Old Fire Station building on the High Street where The SandgateSociety is based and which houses a large collection of archives, books,postcards, documents and photographs of the village. The Folkestone &Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society formed in 1902 is based in the parishat the Tower Theatre, formerly St Mark’s Church for the Shorncliffe garrison,the scouts (first formed here in 1908) and cubs are based at the Undercliff,while the Folkestone Rowing Club on Granville Parade is one of manyorganisations utilising the excellent access to the sea that Sandgate offers.Since 1999 Enbrook Park has been home to the headquarters of the SagaGroup with a contemporary group of buildings designed by the notedarchitects Michael Hopkins and Partners. In 2010 the Sandgate CommunityTrust was established to work to preserve, restore and enhance theheritage of the Parish and it has also been instrumental in establishinga high-speed broadband network for the village. Community eventstake place throughout the year with the annual August bank holiday SeaFestival being an increasingly popular event drawing in visitors to enjoythe wonderful built and natural environment, which gives Sandgate itsparticularly special sense of place.Top: Saga Pavillion, Michael Hopkins and Partners, 1999Bottom: Bottom of Sandgate Hill, Sandgate High Street with the original St Paul’s Church, from anengraving by G.S.Shepherd 182910 SANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 2013
Top:View of Sandgate looking East, from Coastguard Cottages (with the Saga Headquarters building above) to Radnor Cliff.Bottom left: Sandgate Castle and Sandgate High Street towards Hythe 1733Bottom right: Sandgate Castle and Foreshore looking East from a watercolour by Lt. Col. WH Ford c.1811SANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 201311
Page 1: SANDGATEDesign Statement 2013DRAFT
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Page 6 and 7: Planning Policy ContextSDS 2“To b
Page 8 and 9: Development of SandgateSandgate is
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Page 16 and 17: Character AreasSandgate is a divers
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