Turner Contemporary gives ‘brand Margate’ much-needed boost

Turner Contemporary, which opened in 2011 in a David Chipperfield-designed gallery on Margate seafront, has led the towns regeneration attracting nearly one million tourists as well as a growing number of artists and other creatives who have moved there, many from London. Now the gallery has the statistics to show funders and any  sceptics that the 17m-project would fail to deliver value for money.Since it opened five years ago, 48% of visitors have come to Margate specifically to visit Tu