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Margate
Margate in the 19th century
The ‘modesty hood’, designed to screen naked bathers as they descended the steps of their horse-powered bathing machines, was invented in Margate in 1753 by Benjamin Beale.
Margate in the 21st century
An overview of the coastal town by author Maggie Harris.