Whitstable, Kent - Tankerton Beach c.1900 - Library repro postcard c.1980s

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• Picture / Image:  Tankerton Beach, Whitstable c.1900 
• Publisher: Kent County Library - Whitstable Local History Series No. 5 - published around the 1980s
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Tankerton (formerly Tankerton-on-Sea) is a suburb of Whitstable in Kent in south-east England. It was designed in the late 19th century as the train network brought holidaymakers to the sea.

The place-name 'Tankerton' is first attested in The Book Of Fees for 1242, where it appears as Tangrenton. The name means 'the town or settlement of Tancred's people'.[2]

Tankerton-on-Sea was a commercial development by the Tankerton Estate Company in the late 19th century, and was designed with a grid of streets leading from the shoreline. The Tankerton Estates still exist and are managed by County Estate Agents in Whitstable.

In July 2018, the wreck of a Tudor era merchant ship appeared in the sand. [3] One timber of her hull was felled in 1531. She measures 12m x 5m, and had a capacity of 100 to 200 tons. She is thought to have been in the Copperas trade. The wreck was discovered by local history volunteers, who reported it to Historic England. They commissioned a report from Wessex Archaeology. The government has now listed the vessel as the only wreck of its kind in south-east England.[4]