PERFUGIUM MISERIS is an overlooked part of Ramsgate’s history. It is the Latin motto which is carved into the lighthouse, at the end of the western harbour arm. It translates as “refuge for those in need”.
The new art installation on the Eastern harbour arm (here) highlights this message from the town to the world beyond and stands as a memorial to those who lost their lives beneath the waves, beyond the safety of the harbour walls. Many of those lives were lost in the Great Storm of 1703.
