Where is broadstairs situated

A fishing settlement developed in the vicinity of the shrine in the 14th century. This came to be called "Broadstairs", after a flight of steps which was made in the cliff to give access to the shrine from the bay. Charles Culmer, son of Waldemar, is supposed to have reconstructed the stairs in In , an archway was built by George Culmer across a track leading down to the sea, where the first wooden pier or jetty was built in A more enduring structure was to replace this in , when the road leading to the seafront, known as Harbour Street, was cut into the rough chalk ground on which Broadstairs is built, by another George Culmer.

Going further in defence of the town, he built the York Gate in , a portal that still spans Harbour Street and which then held two heavy wooden doors that could be closed in times of threat from the sea. Richard was buried in the parish church of Monkton , on the Isle of Thanet.

The name survives to this day as "Culmer's Allotment" as does the allotment. In , Broadstairs had a population of about A brief outline of the history of Broadstairs Pier is given in Broadstairs, past and present , which mentions a storm in , during which Culmer's work was all but destroyed. At this time, it was of considerable importance to the fishing trade with catches as far afield as Great Yarmouth , Hastings , Folkestone , Dover and Torbay and elsewhere being landed.

The subsequent renovation was undertaken by Lord Hanniker in the same year as the first lightvessel was placed on the Goodwin Sands. On the occasion of the landing at Thanet of Major Henry Percy of the 14th Dragoon Guards, on 21 June with the captured French eagle standard taken at Waterloo , a tunnel stairway from the beach to the fields on the cliff tops above was excavated, and christened "Waterloo Stairs" to commemorate the event.

Broadstairs was supposedly the first town in England to learn of this historic victory, although there is no written evidence of this. Smuggling was an important industry in the area, and the men of Broadstairs and St Peter's became very good at outwitting customs agents. This was very profitable because of the very high duty payable on tea, spirits and tobacco.

There is a network of tunnels and caves strewn in the chalk strata which were used by smugglers to hide their contraband. By steamboats were becoming more common, having begun to make over from the hoys and sailing packets about These made trade with London much faster. It still offers a combination of superb events for visitors, delightful beaches and architecture, and of course an exceptionally mild, sunny and dry climate.

For further information on local history, see the displays at:. Please contact the council for details on how to contact Mr Barrie Wootton the town historian. Toggle navigation. History of Broadstairs.

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The hotel is tastefully decorated …. Toggle navigation. Best of Britain. Broadstairs High Street More Photos. A seaside town on the Isle of Thanet, in northeastern Kent, Broadstairs was settled as early as the Roman occupation. The village was initially a fishing port, but later became prosperous a centre of shipbuilding. The Dickens Connection The town has strong connections with author Charles Dickens, who was a regular visitor, and there is an annual Dickens festival.

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