| Fine isle living in Broadstairs, Kent is found at every | | | | also happened to make trade with London much more |
| turn. A coastal town within the Isle of Thanet, in east | | | | practical and speedier. By 1850, the town had grown |
| Kent, it has a population of about 24,300 people. It's | | | | from its old number of 300 people all the way up to |
| also situated about 76 miles to the east of the city of | | | | over 3,000. The region first saw railway activity around |
| London. Additionally, it can claim a place as one of | | | | 1863. |
| several seaside resorts on Thanet. The town itself | | | | By 1910, the population had increased to nearly 10,000 |
| gets its name from the stairs carved into the walls of | | | | year-round residents. Today, it is a tourist magnet for |
| the chalk cliffs located nearby. It led from the sands of | | | | visitors from all over England and the United Kingdom |
| the beach to a 12th century shrine to Saint Mary, | | | | owing to its picturesque scenery and popular |
| located above the cliffs. | | | | summertime beaches. |
| Broadstairs can trace its name back to the Anglo | | | | The southeast England home county of Kent boasts a |
| Saxons of the day, when it was called Bradstow. It | | | | population of over 1.6 million people. It is widely known |
| was in the 14th century that the town began to really | | | | as the "Garden of England" for the quality and number |
| take shape, when it was known as a local fishing | | | | of its orchards and hop gardens. It is the home of the |
| village. Through the intervening centuries until the early | | | | world famous White Cliffs of Dover, as well as being |
| 19th century, it mainly made a living from fishing. | | | | a central observation point for views of France, |
| Soon enough, by around 1824, with the increasing | | | | across the English Channel. Both Broadstairs and Kent |
| appearance of steamboats in the harbor, Broadstairs | | | | itself provide fine tourism and sightseeing opportunities |
| began to change over to a seaside resort town. This | | | | for people of every age and every taste. |