Mechanical Memories Magazine

Up until 26 th August, Londoners were able to visit Margate in their lunch hour at the
Seasider pop-up shop exhibition located in Holbom. The exhibition included a
Dreamland sound piece created by Liam Dermott and a projected montage of Dreamland
archive photographs.
Finally, we held a tour of the world famous amusement park and cinema site and a
presentation about its future as the world' s first heritage amusement park as part of
Margate Heritage Open Days last month. The guided tour and talk, which was held on
10th September, took two hours, and was very well received. Thanet District Council's
heritage officer Nick Dermott and fonner Scenic Railway brakeman Dave Collard
provided fascinating talks on the history of the site and its heritage structures, and those
on the tour were particularly pleased to be able to look inside the old cinema building,
which has been closed for three years.
Nick Laister
Chainnan, The Dreamland Trust
www.dreamlandmargate.com
www.savedreamland.co.uk
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