General Discussion
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Ancestry Research |
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Maps and Plans
This is where members can post maps and plans not covered by any of the other categories, for example old Ordnance Survey maps. |
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Domestic and Residential Buildings |
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Civic Buildings |
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Geographical and Geological Features |
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City, Town and Village Histories
This is where members can discuss histories and timelines related to individual cities, towns and villages in Kent. |
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Place Names
This is where members can discuss the origins of the names of towns, cities and villages in Kent |
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Kent-built vessels
This board contains histories of Kent-built vessels |
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Rivers, Canals and other Inland Waterways |
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Maritime incidents, disasters and shipwrecks
This is where you'll find information about maritime incidents, disasters and shipwrecks which occurred in the waters around Kent. |
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Shipbuilding and shipyards
Histories of Kent-based ship-builders and shipyards, including shipyards which have since been absorbed into Greater London. |
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Harbours and Dockyards
This is where members can post articles about harbours, dockyards and other wharves, quays and anchorages. |
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Lighthouses and Lightships |
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Miscellaneous Maritime and Naval History |
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Formations and units.
This is where people can post articles about Kent-based military units |
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Military Figures
This is where members can post articles about Kent-born or based military personnel. |
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Civil Defences
This is where members can post articles about Air Raids, Air Raid Shelters, Air Raid Precautions and Civil Defence. |
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Battles and Skirmishes
This is where members can post articles about battles and skirmishes which occurred within the County of Kent |
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Castles, Forts and other fortified places |
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Camps and Barracks |
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Gun Batteries
This is where members can post articles about Coastal Defence and Anti-Aircraft Gun batteries. |
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Radar Stations and Searchlight Emplacements |
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Miscellaneous Military History |
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Airfields |
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Aircraft Factories and manufacturers |
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Aviation disasters |
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Aviators
This is where members can post articles about Kent-born or based aviators. |
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Miscellaneous Aviation History |
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Personal Memories
This is where members can share their memories of the past and of historical events in Kent |
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Personalities and Biographies
This is where members can place articles about Kent-born or Kent-based historical figures. |
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Agriculture |
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Utilities - Electricity and Power Stations |
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Utilities - Gas and Gas Works |
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Fisheries and Fishing |
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Engineering Works and Factories |
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Mills
This is where members can post articles about mills, including watermills and windmills |
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Water Supply and Sewage |
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Figures in Industry |
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Brewers and Breweries
This is where members can post articles about Kent's rich brewing history. |
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Miscellaneous Industrial History |
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Hospitals and Asylums |
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Outbreaks and Epidemics
This board was suggested by a member in the light of the current (March 2020) outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Please use this board to post about your experiences of the current outbreak as well as historical epidemics such as the Black Death of the mid-14th Century. |
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Miscellaneous Medical History |
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Figures in Healthcare |
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Pubs and Hotels |
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Parks and Sports Grounds |
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Figures in Entertainment, Sport and Leisure
Here, members can post articles about Kent-based or born figures in the Leisure, Sport or Entertainment industries, including actors and actresses, figures in the music industry etc. |
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Nightclubs and Dancehalls |
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Cinemas |
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Theatres, Music and Concert Halls |
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Retail
This is where members can post articles about shops, supermarkets, markets and market stall holders. |
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Youth Clubs and Youth Organisations |
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Kent Beaches and Seaside Resorts |
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Railways
This is where members can post articles about railways and railway-related stuff |
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Roads, Tracks and Paths
This is where members can post articles about roads etc. |
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River Crossings
This is where members can post articles about bridges, tunnels and fords. |
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Buses
This is where members can post articles about buses and bus-related stuff. |
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Churches, Mosques, Synagogues and Temples |
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Kent-born or based Religious Figures |
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Cemeteries, Crematoriums |
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Other Memorials |
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War Memorials |
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Courts and Court-Houses |
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Famous Kent-related Crimes and Court Cases
This is where members can post articles about famous (or infamous) Kent-related crimes, civil or criminal (including Courts Martial) cases. |
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Prisons |
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Executions |
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Kent Police related stuff |
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HM Customs and Excise related stuff
This is where members can post articles about things related to HM Customs and Excise, including VAT-related and the more modern Border Force. |
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Kent Fire Brigade related stuff |
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Kent-based Ambulance Services related stuff |
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HM Coastguard and RNLI related stuff |
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