The Crampton Tower Museum is a fascinating small museum is partly housed in a flint tower adjacent to the Broadstairs Railway Station. The tower formed part of the first Broadstairs public water supply and was put in repair by Thanet District Council.
Thomas Russel Crampton is perhaps chiefly remembered as a designer of locomotives and of railways, but he was also concerned with gas, water works and the submarine telegraph cable. He was the first to succeed in laying an effective telegraph cable under the English Channel.
There are a wealth of artefects displayed in dedictated galleries including:
Thomas Crampton's working drawings, models and graphics
The original 1860 Broadstairs stage coach
Patents, awards and artifacts connected to Thomas Crampton's life and works
Records of the history and development of the railways, electric tramways, road transport and other aspects of local industry
7 working model railways in gauges N,OO,O and Gauge One
The Broadstairs Gallery, introduced in 2006, focuses on the development of the town of Broadstairs, illustrated through vintage postcards and photographs.
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