EPW018621 ENGLAND (1927). Tankerton Circus, Whitstable, 1927

Believed to be Poole’s Pavilion - bathing station and refreshment house

Flagpole

Lawn Pavilion

Marine Hotel

Bandstand

St Anne's Café

Advert on roof AUTHORISED MORRIS AGENTS

George Fitt Motors

Footpath across a plot yet to be built on... indeed this plot was filled in with two houses. The random pattern of development probably reflects the sale of a individual plots to prospective private owners to build houses, rather than developers as can be seen in the rows of similar bungalows above in the picture. It would appear the private purchasers got the plots nearest the sea while the developers went for the cheaper land further back.

Modern images show much work has been done to stabilise this slope with improved drainage.

The beach hut problem! How do you set a beach hut on a north facing coast? Facing the sea of course. Then it will not catch the sun. No sitting on the porch drying off in the warm sun after a quick dip in the cold waters of the north Kent coast. There are still huts in this area today but in straighter lines and smaller numbers, those to the east (top of the picture) having been cleared.

Park Cottage

Tankerton Garage

Marine Hotel, on Marine Parade