Caption For Bethersden, Forge Hill C1955
A typical village of the Kent Weald, with its weatherboarded cottages clustered round its green, Bethersden was once famous for its paludrina marble extracted from the local clay and consisting of the
Caption For Arnside, Tower And Knott 1894
It was badly damaged by fire in 1602, but still watches over the Kent Estuary beneath the limestone mass of Arnside
Knott, seen here rising to the left of the picture.
Caption For Bethersden, Forge Hill C1955
Then, the well-to-do of the area
used to have their coaches drawn by oxen in order to negotiate safely the boggy roads, which in bad weather were
reputed to be the worst in Kent.
Caption For Pegwell, Coastguard Cottages 1907
This row of diminutive, white cottages provided accommodation for the Coastguards maintaining a watch along
this busy stretch of the Kent coastline with its treacherous offshore sandbanks.
Caption For London, Chelsea Embankment 1890
These old vessels were vital carriers of coal, fruit, vegetables and building materials from Kent, Essex and other east-coast ports.