Margate, Kent

A crowd gathers on The Sands at Margate, drawn by some entertainers with a harp. Margate was one of the first villages on the Isle of Thanet to develop as a seaside resort. It was here that the bathing hut was invented in 1753.

Location

Kent Margate

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

people clothing beach leisure event seaside Victorian (1837 - 1901)