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Name: Carol R
From: Kent, United Kingdom
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Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Oh dear - I live here!

Deal is a most villainous place. It is full of filthy-looking people. Great desolation of abomination has been going on here; tremendous barracks, partly pulled down and partly tumbling down, and partly occupied by soldiers. Everything seems upon the perish. I was glad to hurry along through it, and to leave its inns and public-houses to be occupied by the tarred, and trowsered, and blue-and-buff crew whose very vicinage I always detest.

William Cobbett - 1823

Thanks for visiting

Take care

Labels: Deal

7 Comments:

On 1 March 2011 at 14:48, Kate

I shall assume that you have brought the tome of the place up Carol!
On 1 March 2011 at 16:42, valerie

Thanks for sharing. I love seeing photos from back in the day.
On 2 March 2011 at 08:59, Anonymous

OMG. How awful - I can witness things have changed altogether !
On 2 March 2011 at 10:01, Starry-eyed stitcher

Oh dear, and we thought things were bad 'up north'! Irene xxx
PS That's when we should gave got into the property market!
On 2 March 2011 at 11:51, Rachel

Wow! That's quite a review of Deal. I wonder what someone would say about our city since we are a port city?! LOL

Thanks for the fun tidbit ;)
On 2 March 2011 at 15:19, angelasweby

Was that taken from the 1823 Best Places to Visit In England Guide...hmmm, I wonder :>) I HAD planned to visit one day! Recalculating...as out Sat nav says...haha!
Angela xx
On 4 March 2011 at 15:19, The Prodigal Tourist

I do think Deal has gotten a bad rap, don't you? We thought Deal quite charming, even with the pebble beach. Lovely photo.