Created in 2013 with nearly 7000 Facebook followers today, the Broadstairs History page shares photos and memories of this Kent seaside town. Broadstairs, along with its neighbours Margate and Ramsgate, thrived in the late Georgian and Victorian period. This was due to the popularity of sea-bathing, which became more accessible with the introduction of rail links. Broadstairs is home to seven stunning bays, four conservation areas, five areas of high townscape value, and approaching two hundred listed buildings. This has earned it the reputation of 'the jewel in Thanet's crown'.
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