Bleak House, Broadstairs

Bleak House, formerly known as Fort House, is a large house on the cliff overlooking the North Foreland and Viking Bay in Broadstairs, Kent. Although the exact date is unknown, it is suspected to have been built around 1816. The house was the site of the North Cliff Battery and was used as a coastal station for observing marine activity.[1]

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Bleak House and Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens lived and worked in Bleak House during summers holidays with his family spent from 1837 to 1859.

In April 2009 it was put on the market for sale for 2 million pounds, it had been privately owned by a couple who had restored the house, which was run down.

Bleak House and smuggling

The cellar of Bleak House contained a museum dedicated to the art of smuggling for a number of years.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Smuggling in Kent, Bridget Ley, Jerold Publishing House and Bleak House, 1990, ISBN 0-7117-0527-5, p. 14

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