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Title: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: castle261 on June 22, 2020, 12:09:15 PM

I have been on the internet to find out where the family of `Scales `have gone - this will be a good one for the `where is it `- The 1930s - my sister worked for them at ` a big house & garden at
` Cliffsend ` near Ramsgate - We were invited & had tea on the vast lawn - There were six Saint Bernard dogs belonging the family - loose on the lawn. The Master of the household, was high
up in government service - as he entertained his Excellency the Emperor of Abyssinia - many times.
It is just a matter of curiosity - on my part - I know his Excellency Haile Selassie - died in 1975.

My sister was an under parlour maid - to the family.

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: DaveTheTrain on June 22, 2020, 02:45:28 PM

Would the big house have been at Sevenscore, which is just outside Cliffsend?

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: Smiffy on June 22, 2020, 03:32:41 PM

I think this would have been Cliffs End Hall, which looks like it was demolished sometime in the 1970's.

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: castle261 on June 22, 2020, 05:14:05 PM

Thank you Smiffy - any photo`s of it -- before 1970 ?

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: DaveTheTrain on June 22, 2020, 05:41:05 PM

I did not know about Cliffs End Hall.  I just googled it, I am not on facebook but t looks like somebody has put some images up of the place.

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: grandarog on June 22, 2020, 06:55:37 PM

1938 Electoral Role ..


Sceales Lt.-Col. Geo. Adinston McLaren D.S.O. Cliffs End Hall, Ebbsfleet, Thanet
His Son James died in WW2 .


More about him on link . Loads more if you google.


http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=8968.10;wap2 (http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=8968.10;wap2)

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: Smiffy on June 22, 2020, 07:06:39 PM

Photograph here:

https://www.facebook.com/ramsgatehistorical/photos/a.321557094569069/1717468818311216 (https://www.facebook.com/ramsgatehistorical/photos/a.321557094569069/1717468818311216)

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: castle261 on June 23, 2020, 04:23:41 AM

Thank you all gentlemen - I have a copy of `the  house ` now - Smiffy - as I  remember it !

Title: Re: Scales Family - at Cliffsend near Ramsgate.
Post by: castle261 on July 22, 2020, 12:20:10 AM

I have been reading all the comments about Cliffs End Hall, Now I wonder WHY Lady Sceales
left - I says in one part that the lady lived alone - I never actually met the Lady - Some one
else mentioned about the Saint Bernard dogs - Was the house falling down - due to no repairs
done to it - Was it sold to the council - then they developed it - or a private company bought it -
to put a housing estate - in its place - Fascinating story though.