Features:
Working-class lad to plummy PM: Edward Heath never forgot his in Broadstairs childhood. By Neil Holman
Orphan, 8, hunted family’s killers: Survivor of 1914 massacre was evacuated to Kent. By Crispin Whiting
Shoemaker trod the path of angels: Villager joined Mormons and took extra three wives. By Christine Rayner
A Tale of Two Cottages, part 1: Dickens spent his honeymoon near Gravesend but where? By Andrew Rootes
Petticoats and cinnamon breeches: Brasted villagers still benefit from ancient legacies. By Roger Rogowski
High and dry: The master of a coaster missed his chance and was stranded off Whitstable. By Charles Traill
Mad, bad, and on the run: Lord Byron was fleeing scandal when he arrived on the Kent coast. By Mike Gunnill