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Welcome to Harbour Street, described by the Daily Mail's as the "Bohemian centre" of the town. Oh, please...
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| Starting at the harbour end of Harbour Street, this is/was my local, the Quayside. I say "was" as Mark & I don't frequent it anywhere like as much as we once did. Still a good place to go, though. | Harbour Street is full of these tiny shops. Highly popular with tourists. |
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| The local council offices can now be found on the corner of Harbour Street & Sydenham Street. | This is a general view, looking west towards the High Street. |
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| This is Captain's House, built in 1693 and rebuilt (why, I don't know) in 1778. | Harbour Street isn't not all shops, though. This is Myrtle Cottage, another classic weatherboard property. |
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More little shops.....
| .....and more. This is "The Sugarboy" sweet shop. A truly traditional selection of sweets can be found in here. |
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| At the junction with Albert Street, Harbour Street doubles in width. The café on the corner was once Smugglers Café and is now a Tapas bar. | This is Birdies restaurant. Small but very classy.
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| The Tudor restaurant is our next venue, opposite Birdies. Renowned locally as Peter Cushing's favourite lunch-time venue. | Next to the Tudor restaurant is Mosaic, another one of Harbour Street's intriguing collection. This has been posted by special request of Colin Lovatt. Mind your head! |
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| Almost opposite Mosaic is our last restaurant in Harbour Street, the Shapla tandoori. | This is the side of Dukes, the tradesman's entrance to the Duke of Cumberland. |
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| Across the road again, we can see the Whitstable Improvement Trust building. | Finally, this is the rather grand frontage of the Duke of Cumberland. Harbour Street is to the right, Sea Street to the left and you can make out the Prince Albert back there in Red Lion Lane. |
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