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Heavy seas break over the pier wall. Unconcerned diners enjoy a meal outside the... (more)

Tags: Breaking SeasX   place:Broadstairs   Broadstairs HarbourX   Broadstairs JettyX   Broadstairs PierX   top:City, Town CentreX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   top:Docks, HarboursX   top:Estuary, MarineX   type:GeographX   Heavy SeasX   county:KentX   subject:PierX   top:Sport, LeisureX   district council:ThanetX  

A view from Broadstair's stubby pier looking across Viking Bay to the area... (more)

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The aptly named Serene Court in Broadstairs with Serene Cottage (the brown... (more)

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Eagle House is an apartment block at beach level on Viking Bay. The house is... (more)

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Bleak House is on the clifftop. The lower buildings are on Harbour Street. Many... (more)

Tags: place:Broadstairs   Broadstairs HarbourX   from:Broadstairs PierX   top:Business, Retail, ServicesX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   type:GeographX   Grade II ListedX   subject:HarbourX   road:Harbour StreetX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   top:Housing, DwellingsX   county:KentX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX  

The lower part of Harbour Street looking east. The left part of the Tartar... (more)

Tags: place:Broadstairs   near:Broadstairs PierX   top:Business, Retail, ServicesX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   type:GeographX   Grade II ListedX   road:Harbour StreetX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   county:KentX   top:Roads, Road TransportX   subject:SeasideX   Seaside ShopsX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   Tartar FrigateX   district council:ThanetX  

Boats resting on slipway on harbour side of Broadstairs Pier

Tags: subject:BoatX   place:Broadstairs   Broadstairs HarbourX   type:Close LookX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   top:Docks, HarboursX   county:KentX   SlipwayX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX  

The slipway runs west from the end of Broadstairs Pier. The end of the slipway... (more)

Tags: place:Broadstairs   Broadstairs PierX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   top:Docks, HarboursX   type:GeographX   county:KentX   Marker BeaconX   North SeaX   subject:SlipwayX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX   Viking BayX  

The view is to the north. Broadstairs pier is on the right. Bleak House is... (more)

Tags: subject:BeachX   place:Broadstairs   Broadstairs PierX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   top:Docks, HarboursX   top:Estuary, MarineX   type:GeographX   county:KentX   Sandy BeachX   top:Sport, LeisureX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX   Viking BayX  

London South Eastern trains connect Broadstairs with Margate, Canterbury and London.

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Broadstairs' little harbour is at the north of the east-facing Viking Bay.

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Large seafront properties overlook the shingly sand beach at Broadstairs. See... (more)

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The imposing central frontage of the Yarrow Hotel on Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs.... (more)

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Broadstair's pier is quite short and culminates in this little bulge with a... (more)

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Looking across the harbour at Broadstairs from near the end of the town's... (more)

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The church was built in 1930-31. It is built using the local building material... (more)

Tags: built:1930-31X   place:Broadstairs   road:Broadstairs RoadX   subject:ChurchX   top:City, Town CentreX   postcode district:CT10X   building material:FlintX   type:GeographX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   county:KentX   name:Our Lady Star of the SeaX   top:Religious SitesX   denomination:Roman CatholicX   architect:Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960)X   district council:ThanetX  

The following is taken from Link as it... (more)

Tags: built:1925X   place:Broadstairs   top:City, Town CentreX   architect:Edgar Ranger (1888-1971)X   type:GeographX   county:KentX   denomination:QuakerX   subject:Quaker Meeting HouseX   top:Religious SitesX   road:St Peters Park RoadX   district council:ThanetX  

The Harbour Office, or the Look-out House and Stores, is a late 18th to early... (more)

Tags: place:Broadstairs   Broadstairs HarbourX   top:Business, Retail, ServicesX   top:CoastalX   top:CommunicationsX   postcode district:CT10X   DefibrillatorX   type:GeographX   Grade II ListedX   Harbour OfficeX   road:Harbour StreetX   county:KentX   built:Late 18th to Early 19th CenturyX   Look-Out House and StoresX   subject:Offices (Building)X   top:Religious SitesX   Seaside Gift ShopX   designer:Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960)X   district council:ThanetX  

The image shows a number of Grade II listed structures. From left to right:... (more)

Tags: Admiralty CottageX   Bleak HouseX   place:Broadstairs   from:Broadstairs PierX   top:Business, Retail, ServicesX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   type:GeographX   subject:Grade II Listed StructuresX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   K6 Telephone KioskX   county:KentX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   Tartar FrigateX   district council:ThanetX   The Look-Out House and StoresX  

The building was originally a boat and shipwright's store. In 1912 it was... (more)

Tags: remodelled:1912X   former use:Armour StoreX   former use:Boat StoreX   place:Broadstairs   subject:CinemaX   postcode district:CT10X   type:GeographX   Grade II ListedX   road:Harbour StreetX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   county:KentX   style:Neo-ClassicalX   name:Palace CinemaX   top:Sport, LeisureX   district council:ThanetX  

The tidal pool is at the south end of Viking Bay. It is covered by the sea at... (more)

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Bleak House is on the clifftop overlooking Viking Bay, Broadstairs. It is grade... (more)

Tags: extended:1901X   built:About 1801X   book:Bleak HouseX   name:Bleak HouseX   place:Broadstairs   person:Charles DickensX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   book:David CopperfieldX   original name:Fort HouseX   road:Fort RoadX   type:GeographX   Grade II ListedX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   county:KentX   subject:MuseumX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX   near:Viking BayX  

The shingly sand of Viking Bay at Broadstairs had been piled up into a curved... (more)

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The chimney stacks are on the roof of Eagle House, an apartment block at beach... (more)

Tags: Apartment BlockX   Battle of WaterlooX   place:Broadstairs   subject:Chimney StacksX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   military standard:EagleX   Eagle HouseX   type:GeographX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   top:Housing, DwellingsX   county:KentX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX   road:The ParadeX  

York Gate was built about 1540 by George Culmer, a member of a local landowning... (more)

Tags: built:1540X   repaired:1795X   place:Broadstairs   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   subject:GatewayX   type:GeographX   person:George CulmerX   Grade II ListedX   road:Harbour StreetX   county:KentX   top:Roads, Road TransportX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX   York GateX  

A Victorian octagonal seafront shelter with a four-faced clock.

Tags: place:Broadstairs   Clock TowerX   top:CoastalX   postcode district:CT10X   top:Estuary, MarineX   Four-Faced ClockX   type:GeographX   county:KentX   Seaside ShelterX   subject:ShelterX   top:Sport, LeisureX   top:Suburb, Urban FringeX   district council:ThanetX   Viking BayX  

A two-storey parade of beach cabin sits under the clifftop. A beach lift is on... (more)

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The plaque on the chimney commemorates the landing of HMS Peruvian here on 20th... (more)

Tags: place:Broadstairs   top:City, Town CentreX   type:Close LookX   Commemorative PlaqueX   top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX   WaterlooX  

Known as York Gate, the archway dates from the 16th century. See TR3967 : York Gate, Harbour Street, Broadstairs by... (more)

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A cafe on a short breakwater by the beach.

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A sandy beach, promenade with beach huts, guest houses and flats above.

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Charles Dickens was a resident here - now the house is privately owned and... (more)

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A self-explanatory plaque on TR3967 : Dickens House, Broadstairs in Broadstairs.

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The boardwalk forms a sand-free route from Harbour Road to the beach cabins on Viking Bay.

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