The Kentish Coast

About this eBook

Author

Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863-1943

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Kent (England) -- Description and travel

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58892

Release Date

February 15, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE KENTISH COAST
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
4. 4.THE KENTISH COAST — CHAPTER I DEPTFORD AND PETER THE GREAT
5. 5.CHAPTER II GREENWICH—THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL—THE “FUBBS YACHT”—THE GREENWICH WHITEBAIT DINNERS—WOOLWICH—THE “PRINCESS ALICE” DISASTER—LESNES ABBEY—ERITH—DARTFORD
6. 6.CHAPTER III STONE—GREENHITHE—NORTHFLEET—HUGGENS’S COLLEGE—ROSHERVILLE—GRAVESEND—SHORNEMEAD—CLIFFE—COOLING—THE HUNDRED OF HOO—THE ISLE OF GRAIN—HOO ST. WERBURGH—UPNOR CASTLE—STROOD
7. 7.CHAPTER IV ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM—BROMPTON—GILLINGHAM—GRANGE—OTTERHAM QUAY—LOWER HALSTOW—IWADE
8. 8.CHAPTER V SHEPPEY
9. 9.CHAPTER VI THE CAPTURE OF JAMES THE SECOND—FAVERSHAM
10. 10.CHAPTER VII MILTON-NEXT-SITTINGBOURNE—SITTINGBOURNE OLD INNS—MURSTON—LUDDENHAM
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII GOODNESTONE—GRAVENEY—SEASALTER—WHITSTABLE AND THE OYSTER FISHERY
12. 12.CHAPTER IX HERNE BAY—RECULVER—WANTSUM—SARRE
13. 13.CHAPTER X THANET’S CORNFIELDS—MONKTON—MINSTER-IN-THANET—BIRCHINGTON—QUEX PARK—WESTGATE—DANDELION.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI MARGATE
15. 15.CHAPTER XII KINGSGATE—THE NORTH FORELAND—BROADSTAIRS—ST. PETER’S
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII RAMSGATE
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV PEGWELL BAY—EBBSFLEET—THE LANDINGS OF HENGIST AND OF ST. AUGUSTINE—RICHBOROUGH
18. 18.CHAPTER XV SANDWICH
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI WORTH—UPPER DEAL—DEAL—THE GOODWIN SANDS
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII THE DOWNS AND THE DEAL BOATMEN
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII WALMER CASTLE—KINGSDOWN—ST. MARGARET’S BAY
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX DOVER—THE CASTLE AND ROMAN PHAROS—“QUEEN ELIZABETH’S POCKET-PISTOL”—THE WESTERN HEIGHTS
23. 23.CHAPTER XX THE CHANNEL PASSAGE—THE NATIONAL HARBOUR AND ITS STRATEGIC PURPOSE—SWIMMING AND FLYING THE CHANNEL
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI SHAKESPEARE’S CLIFF—SAMPHIRE—THE CHANNEL TUNNEL—COAL IN KENT—THE WARREN
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII FOLKESTONE—THE OLD TOWN AND THE NEW—DICKENS AND “PAVILIONSTONE”—SANDGATE
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII SHORNCLIFFE CAMP—THE ROYAL MILITARY CANAL—HYTHE—ROMNEY MARSH—THE MARTELLO TOWERS—THE “HOLY MAID OF KENT”
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV NEW ROMNEY—SMUGGLING DAYS—BROOKLAND—FAIRFIELD—SMALLHYTHE
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV LYDD—DUNGENESS—CAMBER-ON-SEA
29. 29.INDEX
30. 30.Transcriber’s Notes

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