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Cliff Field, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8PY

This is Carlton Rise, one of a few cul-de-sacs off Sea Road in Birchington, near Westgate-on-Sea. I wouldn't class this as Westgate-on-Sea myself (the bay is called West Bay and is actually part of Birchington), as I thought Westgate-on-Sea was a little further around where the hotels on Sea Road are. No matter, though! View taken looking east-southeast towards the railway and the A28 Canterbury Road just beyond.

Sea Road is lit between Epple and Westgate Bays with these rather nautical and touristy-looking lamp posts. I presume they date from the late 1980s or early 1990s, as the Philips SGS203 lamps on them first started production in 1985 and look quite grubby for their age. View taken looking east, following the path of the Thanet Coastal Path.

The title refers to the second house from the right of the frame which has had scaffolding erected on its left frontage, up to roof level, so that work can be carried out on the chimney, I presume. The house stands on the corner of Westleigh Road.

Number 149 is the furthest house; it has been named Whitecaps. My previous view showed the Image, while the plot to its right, seen here surrounded by security fencing, can also be seen in Image, when it was just a plot of rough grass. Subsequently it had number 151 erected on it.

Planning permission has been granted by Thanet District Council under application number F/TH/13/0923 for the “erection of 3-storey side extension, first floor balcony to front and rear elevations and exterior staircase, with erection of 2-storey detached building to rear to accommodate 2-bedroom self-contained maisonette and garage” and on land adjoining 149 Sea Road (to the house’s right). This house is being built by Broad Oak Developments http://broadoakdevelopments.com This shows the ongoing work during the Image

From where there is a place set into the wall along Sea Road, for a bench.