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Broadstairs, Kent

Viking Bay

This magnificent horse shoe shaped bay is the main attraction in Broadstairs.

Broadstairs was the favourite holiday destination of Charles Dickens.

The long sandy bay, cliff top promenade and boardwalk make this bay a timeless thing of beauty.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadstairs

Bleak House can be seen on the cliff to the left of my image.

Bleak House was originally called Fort House and was the residence of a captain of one of the two coastal forts guarding Broadstairs.

Charles Dickens spent his Summer holidays at Fort House in the 1850s and 1860s and it was there that he wrote perhaps his most meritous work, David Copperfield.

Fort House was dubbed Bleak House in the early part of the 20th Century when someone asserted that it was the Bleak House referred to in Dickens' 1853 novel. The name stuck.

There has been much dispute over the truth of the testimony. Some people believe that the house from which Dickens' took his inspiration is far distant from Broadstairs. What can be certain is that this house house held a special attraction for Dickens and it was where he stayed when he visited Broadstairs.

Bleak House is now luxury holiday accommodation.

www.bleakhousebroadstairs.co.uk

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House,_Broadstairs

Taken on: June 19, 2014

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