Whitstable Through Time

by Kerry Mayo

'Whitstable is a stirring little town, with strong business proclivities, and a history stretching far back into the remote past.' So wrote a Kentish Gazette correspondent in 1873, although he could have been writing of Whitstable today. Roman soldiers are thought to have dined on its oysters, and the area was certainly settled at the time of the Domesday Book. Over the years, the lives of Whitstable s people have been inextricably linked with the sea. Sea salt production, diving, smuggling, shipbuilding and fishing have all sustained the lives of the townspeople, along with copperas mining and tourism. Today, Whitstable is a vibrant and creative town with boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, cafés, and pubs, but it retains its working harbour and its people have a strong sense of pride in this 'stirring little town', and the bright, prosperous future before it.

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2014

About the author

Kerry Mayo is a Kent-based writer whose books include Whitstable Through Time (2014) and From This Day Forward (2017). Whitstable Through Time is a photographic/historic work of non-fiction. From This Day Forward is Kerry's first novel and looks at the theme of 'when good people do bad things'. Is it biographical in any way? Definitely not - she always stands behind the yellow line! Does it explore the darker side of desire and provide an outlet for the wanderings of her beleaguered mind? You bet it does.

Reviews

[David Highton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A birthday present from one of my daughters, a brilliant photo history of the seaside town in Kent, where we have lived for the last few years