Herne Bay

With rain forecast moving east from London through Kent we decided to visit Herne Bay. Whilst the day was very overcast I took a few shots all of which I have converted into black & white.

This is the old pier separated from the shore during WW2. The full story of the various piers can be read here.

The current much shorter pier.

The new pier with the head of the much older pier in the background.

"Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) was one of the most influential and inspirational women of the twentieth century. She was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930 and set a string of other records throughout her career." Amy is believed to have died whilst on a delivery flight of an Airspeed Oxford from Blackpool to Kidlington, near Oxford. It is thought that she made a parachute jump from the aircraft close to Herne Bay. It was assumed that whilst she was a long way from her intended track she must have ran out of fuel. Her full story can be found here.

© Lionel Callow 2018

Ramsgate

This was our first visit to this town. With it's harbour & marina this is one of the popular south coast holiday destinations. 

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Canterbury Cathedral

At the start of our week in Kent we looked at the weather forecast and it did not look good, lots of rain most days. However, by carefully planning our different destinations we managed to avoid the worst of the wet conditions with the exception of Tuesday, so that was the day we decided to visit Canterbury Cathedral. The Cathedral is undergoing a lot of major work both inside and out at the moment, this work will be going on for the next four years, behind the scaffolding and building works the fabric of the building is beautiful.

This candle burns in memory of Thomas A Becket, it marks the spot of his martyrdom.

Amnesty International's candle burns perpetually.

The pulpit, Canterbury Cathedral

© Lionel Callow 2018

Margate Kent

I like Margate in the winter, like a lot of popular seaside places it takes on a beauty that you just don't see in the summertime. It is one of those traditional holiday resorts much loved by Londoners. They would come down the Thames on the Royal Daffodil, stopping at Southend pier, then crossing over to Margate before traveling on to France, then returning later that day. I traveled on her a number of times when I was a child and loved it every time.

© Lionel Callow 2018