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Feb 9, 2010 · Made in Kent. Though the whole world may know about Jell-O, Kool-Aid and Stove Top stuffing, it would probably surprise people to know they are made in Dover. Household names, we take them for granted, so it may surprise even locals to know that some of the things they use every day—and some products that are literally out of this world—are ...
Oct 7, 2020 · 10 notable inventions and discoveries made in Kent. With a tradition of pioneering and inventiveness, Kent can lay claim to some of this country’s greatest inventions. [No 1] The Grade II-listed St Mary’s Chapel (1601) is built on the site of the former Shrine of Our Lady, which was once a major local landmark and place of pilgrimage on the ...
Aug 10, 2020 · The gateway to the kingdom, Kent has always punched above its weight. Here are 10 occasions when our border land made history. • Walmer (55 BC) ‘Veni, vidi, vici’ (‘I came, I saw, I conquered’) is a phrase attributed to Julius Caesar, but not for his British invasion (55 BC), which was more, ‘I came, I saw, I left’.
Dec 1, 2022 · Accept. in the West Pit since quarrying commenced in the West Pit in the 1920s. Before 2020, only three test sections were dug at the pit, one in 1977 and two in 1998, all connected with subsequent society visits.
Prehistoric Kent. Recent excavations and radiometric dating at a Lower Palaeolithic site at the West Gravel Pit, Fordwich, near Canterbury confirmed the presence of early humans in the area between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago during a warming phase ( Marine isotope stage 15 ). [ 1] They may have been Homo heidelbergensis or an early form of ...
Jul 3, 2017 · The story of Kent begins in 1790 with Captain Samuel Brady. Brady — often revered as an iconic symbol of Kent history — was actually a Native American killer, whose famed leap across the Cuyahoga River was the result of being chased by Native Americans seeking revenge — not a heroic race.
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May 9, 2019 · Tradition has it that the first English hop garden was created near Canterbury in 1520, as Kent was the earliest centre for hop culture due to its suitable soil, established enclosed field system and good supply of wood for the poles and charcoal for drying.
