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If you are looking to move, build or develop property in the Tankerton/Whitstable area or are already residing there you would be wise to contact COUNTY The Tankerton Estate managers.
We have and can advise on all the information with regards to the above and its 35 miles of rear 10ft alleyways their licences, permanent easements and restrictive covenants on all the land and property in the area of Tankerton & Whitstable. For more information phone Mr Moxley on 01227 274471 or 01233 740774. Also try these sites with reference back to this site for more information on Whitstable/Tankerton visit www.whitstable.org www.whitstabubble.co.uk and www.knowhere.co.ukand tell your friends about County`s and all these sites |
THE SHORT STORY OF`THE TANKERTON ESTATE The name Tankerton derived
from William de Tangreton who held the land in "Knights" service in the reign of Edward 1. In the 1800s with the end of the
Napoleonic Wars improved roads and the coming of the railways, travel to the seaside became the done thing.The Bank Holiday
Act 1871 encouraged the middle classes to travel to the coast and they could afford to stay and even retire there.
Land speculation started on the 300 acres and `Tankerton-on-sea`was described as a healthy place with clean air,
little commercialism, excellent seabathing, ample boats and a good place to settle and it still is today. New building began in
Tankerton in the early 1900s new roads, drains, water supply, tennis courts, park areas, open seafront greens but rules where
strict and still are. Only one dwelling per plot was allowed and retrictive covenants was put on the land registry deeds.Permission
had to be sought from the estate for any alterations to plots or property by a certificate for approval of plans and still has to be
done today.This we feel is why Tankerton has stayed a bit more upmarket than its neighbours and has not been over
commercialised. With the building of all the houses this introduced approx 35 miles of 10ft walkways originally meant for
all the drains and when the car became popular licences where introduced to allow some vehicles a right of way and access to
garages once they had planning approval off The Tankerton Estate.
In 1937 Mr W.M."PiP" Bishop took over the estate and become `Lord of The Manor`encompassing ownership of all the 10ft ways and control of all building development.
Title has now passed to his sons John & Keith Bishop and the management of the whole of`The Tankerton Estate`and Horsebridge Properties[Whitstable]Ltd is managed by County Estate Agents and all information can be obtained from Mr Russell Moxley on 01227 274471/01233 740774
Author Terry Moxley.
TRIVIA FROM THE 1500`s Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath.It was the only place for the animals to get warm. So all the pet dogs, cats and other small animals: mice, rats & bugs - lived in the roof.When it rained it became very slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof,hence the saying,"Its raining cats and dogs" There was nothing to stop things falling into the house. This posed a problem in the bedroom where the bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection.That is how canopy beds came into existence. The floor was dirt only the wealthy had something other than dirt,hence the saying "dirt poor". The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet. So they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entryway, hence - "threshold".
They cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire . Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They mostly ate vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it and it had been there for quite a while, hence the rhyme,"peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old". Sometimes they could obtain pork,which made them feel quite special.When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off.It was a sign of wealth and that a man "coud bring home his bacon". They would cut off a little share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat". Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach into the food, causing lead poisoning and death.This happened most often with tomatoes,so for the next 400 years or so tomatoes were considered poisonous. Most people did not have pewter plates; but had trenchers, a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Trenchers were never washed and lot of times worms got into the wood. After eating off wormy trenchers, one would get "trenchmouth".
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle,and the guests got the top,or the "upper crust". Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days.Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They would be laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather round and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up, hence the custom of holding a "wake". England is old and small and they soon started running out of places to bury people. So,it was quite acceptable to dig up old coffins and take out the bones place them in a charnel house and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks inside and they realised they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on the wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night [the "graveyerd shift"] to listen for the bell, thus someone could be "saved by the bell", or was considered a " dead ringer".
THATS ALL FOLKS..... TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO CLICK ON THIS SITE..... ITS THE BEST; I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER LOCAL AGENTS KNOW ALL THIS ??
Remember "COUNTY LEAD WHERE OTHERS FOLLOW" and "WHEN THINKING PROPERTY THINK COUNTY"
SORRY THERE IS A COPYRIGHT SO YOU CANNOT COPY THE CONTENT [Without County`s permission] BUT YOU CAN LINK TO THIS SITE... TERRY MOXLEY
Below are some old prints from the historic files at County`s disposal...
Tankerton/Whitstable in Kent was once owned by a family which jealously guarded its privacy,its buildings and woods for
60 years until 1890,when it was bought by a solicitor who realised its potential for development.Then, it consisted of just The
Tankerton Tower{The Castle}lodges and several farms and a single track road.
Next time you are washing your hands and complain about the water temp isn`t just how you like it think about how things used to be... Here are some facts about the 1500`s... Most people got married in June because they took their yearly baths in May and were still smelling pretty good by June. However,they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body adour. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men,then the women and finally the children. Last of all was the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it, hence the saying "Dont throw the baby out with the bath water".
