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Broadstairs in Kent, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Charles Dickens

 
 
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Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 31, 2025
1. Charles Dickens Marker
Inscription. Charles Dickens lived here 1839, 1840, 1845, 1849 & 1859 and wrote part of Nicholas Nickleby.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
 
Location. 51° 21.508′ N, 1° 26.533′ E. Marker is in Broadstairs, England, in Kent. It is on Albion Street (Local Route B2052) north of Charlotte Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Broadstairs, England CT10 1AN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Viking Bay (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to St Peter's (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Canadian Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital (approx. 3 kilometers away); Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); In Step With Pugin (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); The Royal Victoria Pavilion (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Margate Jubilee Clock Tower (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Margate Lighthouse (approx. 5.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Broadstairs.
 
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Charles Dickens Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 31, 2025
2. Charles Dickens Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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