MONSTERS OF KENT is a blog devoted to all manner of sinister creatures, apparitions, bogeymen and folkloric monsters that have prowled, haunted and roamed the lanes, fields and waterways of what is known in the United Kingdom as the 'Garden of England'. This site is a unique eerie chronicle of all that has gone before, and is still taking place in this strange county. Enjoy the dark corners of this rural abode.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Swordfish off Kent coast
The Illustrated News Vol 1 1842, reported that a swordfish, measuring sixteen-feet long, and five-feet in girth, was taken off the coast at Deal. The fish weighed in at 200lbs and sold to a Mr Sweeting of 159 Cheapside, London for £5.00. He in turn offered it to the British Museum for 20 guineas.
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