Thank you for coming to our curator's talk yesterday at CCCU! We do indeed offer free student membership and host a series of free online talks each month! Find out more at www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/join
Great talk yesterday by curator Andy Ward from Kent Archaeological Society. And they offer FREE student membership - what's not to like? @kentarchsoc.bsky.social www.kentarchaeology.org.uk
Postcard of Deal Promenade, Kent, 1910. Deal Museum Collection. Scanned as part of the National Lottery Heritage Funded Project 'Let's Do the Time Walk Again' in association with Canterbury Christ Church University.
We've been asked if anyone knows of creative writing groups in Sandwich or Deal. Please get in touch if that's you!
We are updating our platform. Apologies for broken links as we move our images over.
Cover slide for talk on Kent and the Dickens Industry.
'The audience with the greatest sense of humour, certainly is Dover.' Dickens, 1861.
What a lovely group of people - thank you to the Shepherdswell & Coldred History Society for proving Dickens right this evening!
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?... All this 'behind the scenes' work will ultimately feed into each museum's website. Watch this space...
Deal promenade
They've been categorizing, inventorizing and now digitizing. The first postcard has been uploaded for the National Lottery Heritage Funded project Let's Do The Time Walk Again. Congratulations, Deal Museum!
These are the ones our author was working from, but google search brings up others: www.kent-maps.online//16c/16c-ard...
Medway map 1896.
And speaking of rivers...
Shout-out to anyone in the Medway!
Good spot! But other sources give 14 Feb, with the body being found the next day.
Do you have something interesting to share about the History and Archaeology of the ancient county of Kent, then please reach out to us to submit to our Spring KAS magazine!
The deadline for receiving copy is 27th February 2026.
Guidance for contributions below:
St Peter's Place, Canterbury in the floods of 1909
Cars in St Peter's Place, Canterbury. Photography by Judyta Socha and Megan Yeoman.
The same, but not the same. St Peter's Place in Canterbury 1909 v 2022.
Image of Fort House (now Bleak House) in Broadstairs. By permission of the Dickens House Museum.
In case you hadn't guessed, we're doing an inventory of our images at the moment. Here's another one of Broadstairs - the earliest known image of Fort [Bleak] House, no less!
Shop signs: The Thirty-Nine Steps and Charles Dickens
Shy, retiring Broadstairs - never a place to boast about its literary associations.
There is just over a month until the ARG Fieldwork Forum taking place on Saturday 21st March 2026 at Lenham Community Centre. Join us for a practical guide to archaeological field recording! Tickets cost £15.00 for non-members and £10.00 for members: members.kentarchaeology.org.uk/events 🏺
The 17th Century document that nearly became a lampshade
#Kent #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
Little Inn, Dickens Land
‘The most delicate audience I have seen in any provincial place, is Canterbury.' Charles Dickens to Georgina Hogarth, 7 November 1861. www.kent-maps.online/dickens/
Plaque detailing the murder of Thomas Arden of Faversham.
Yes, we bring this one out every 14 February. But how many historic Valentine's Day murders do you think there were in Kent! www.kent-maps.online//16c/16c-ard...
![Shown here is a marriage proposal letter received by Frances Humphrey of Seal in 1809 [ref. U1050/C76]
The besotted sender writes that Frances may consider him 'an almost perfect stranger', but her charms have not escaped his sight. He reveals his full name – only partially snipped from the page, allowing us to identify him as 'Rich'[ard]. He continues, saying that he has been 'entirely engrossed' by Frances ever since he first set eyes on her at a New Year’s Ball: delaying his marriage proposal only to ascertain whether her 'heart was disengaged'.
Richard discloses that his 'living' is 'nearly four hundred pounds a year' – phrasing typical of a clergyman. He also mentions owning a 'comfortable residence' and a farm, although their locations have been snipped, and possessing 'four thousand pounds in the three percent consols'.
He hopes Frances' parents will approve, asks her not to leave him in suspense, and boldly concludes by referring to himself as her 'adoring husband'.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o3vof7rjobhzoxvub42zxtot/bafkreibvp36ialqptymaljsb2exgkjsqpw2ykkny5w5q6rleimrf5oa244)
Shown here is a marriage proposal letter received by Frances Humphrey of Seal in 1809 [ref. U1050/C76] The besotted sender writes that Frances may consider him 'an almost perfect stranger', but her charms have not escaped his sight. He reveals his full name – only partially snipped from the page, allowing us to identify him as 'Rich'[ard]. He continues, saying that he has been 'entirely engrossed' by Frances ever since he first set eyes on her at a New Year’s Ball: delaying his marriage proposal only to ascertain whether her 'heart was disengaged'. Richard discloses that his 'living' is 'nearly four hundred pounds a year' – phrasing typical of a clergyman. He also mentions owning a 'comfortable residence' and a farm, although their locations have been snipped, and possessing 'four thousand pounds in the three percent consols'. He hopes Frances' parents will approve, asks her not to leave him in suspense, and boldly concludes by referring to himself as her 'adoring husband'.
Whoever took scissors to this marriage proposal received by Frances Humphrey of #Seal in 1809 thought they'd snipped the sender from existence — yet remaining clues suggest he was a besotted clergyman named Richard from #Westerham. Poor chap! 💔
☟ See U1050/C76
#ValentinesDay
Leigh & District Historical Society explores the history of Leigh, near Tonbridge, from medieval roots to modern times. They host talks, maintain local archives & share records online. Join them or explore our resources: leighhistorical.org.uk #LocalHistory #KentHistory
Two people bending over prints on a table.
It's Student #Volunteering Week at CCCU, so a lovely chance to say THANK YOU to volunteers past and present. KMO and Time Walk volunteers, here's looking at you!
Bird eating crumbs
Anyone fancy a guess as to where this is? Let's just say, it's coming soon to KMO and it's criminal...
Edwin Drood: woman on a bench moves away from man leaning towards her.
Anyone with a birthday today - how do you feel about sharing it with #Dickens? www.kent-maps.online/dickens/
Canterbury Cathedral seen from the Dane John Mound
Kent Maps Online volunteer Iryna Alyskevych has been busy photographing Canterbury landmarks. You can see her images here: w.wiki/Hkkv Did we mention that we like a view...
Archaeology investigation after vault discovered
#Kent #BBCNews
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This #NationalStorytellingWeek, we have been sharing some of the incredible stories depicted in the stained glass of the Miracle Windows, as told by Dr Rachel Koopmans.
This is the story of Richard of Stanley:
youtu.be/62b7MlbDXcs?...
© Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral | Videographer: Alex J Wright
Founded in 1985, the Folkestone Local History Society hosts engaging talks, projects & social events for history enthusiasts. Join monthly meetings (1st Wed) at Holy Trinity Church Hall. Help with our shop history photo project or explore membership: folkestonehistory.org #LocalHistory #Folkestone
Cows in a water meadow with view of Canterbury Cathedral
Landscape painting and Canterbury Cathedral
www.kent-maps.online/landscape/se... #art #kent #landscape
