Monthly Archives: Aug 2023

The class system was alive and fully formed in Victorian England. When they went on holiday, Victorians and Edwardians tended to stay at resorts where their class ‘fitted in’ with the surroundings. Entrepreneurs saw the potential to attract the upper … Continue reading →

Margate is near the eastern end of Kent, on the north coast. The gap leading to the beach is situated between the centre of Margate and Palm Bay (which is to the east of the centre of Margate). There are … Continue reading →

The above postcard is not the best quality but we can learn several things from it. The first thing to notice is that it was a black-and-white postcard, printed on a press that turned out pictures in shades of grey. … Continue reading →

For anyone who has ever visited Broadstairs, the scene is easily recognised as what was then called the Main Bay at Broadstairs. In 1949, after the town celebrated the coming of the Vikings to Kent in AD449 – a 1,500-year … Continue reading →

No seaside holiday is complete without a trip to the beach. Of the several bays at Margate, the one everybody thinks of is the long stretch of sands with the harbour wall to the east, known as Margate Main Sands. … Continue reading →

Above: Looking east in the Main Bay (now Viking Bay) at Broadstairs. We are going to take a look at the beach, in this case at Broadstairs, in Kent. The sea air at various seaside resorts was considered beneficial for … Continue reading →

Above: View looking along Harbour Parade which lies along the northern part of Ramsgate Harbour. Ramsgate is a seaside town on the Isle of Thanet, at the eastern end of Kent. It has had two primary industries over the years … Continue reading →

Above: Looking down the High Street at Broadstairs which leads to the cliff-top beside one of the large sandy bays. During the English Regency, and particularly after the Napoleonic Wars, it is known that Brighton rapidly became a fashionable social … Continue reading →