Society for One-Place Studies webinar. Tuesday 14 April 2026, 8 for 8.30pm UK time. Image: Photo of an old drinking fountain and water trough in the village of Birchington. The drinking fountain has a small, tiled cover over it looking almost like a miniature church spire. The trough, in front of the fountain as we look at the scene, has several plants, bearing masses of pink flowers, planted in it. A road, cars, shops and houses can be seen in the background. Superimposed on the image are the words: From OPS to Heritage Open Day, with Alexandra Gilbert. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

Members! Our next #OnePlaceStudies webinar, From OPS to Heritage Open Day with Alexandra Gilbert (who conducts a #OnePlaceStudy of Birchington in Kent), takes place next Tuesday, April 14th. #OnePlaceWednesday

Postbox in Birchington, Kent. PostboxMap.co.uk

Just added: King George V Type B Pillar Box in Birchington, Kent. View it here: postboxmap.co.uk/postbox/69d4aea722b19a2f... #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #KingGeorgeV #PillarBox #TypeB #StandardRed #Birchington

Postbox in Birchington, Kent. PostboxMap.co.uk

Just added: Queen Victoria Wall Box in Birchington, Kent. View it here: https://postboxmap.co.uk/r/CT7-53D #PostboxMap #UKPostboxes #Postbox #QueenVictoria #WallBox #StandardRed #Birchington

An old fashioned image from the English seaside #Birchington #Kent, #England

@marcbolantrex.bsky.social "Stardust Gala 2," the Bolan/Bowie themed charity fundraiser for the Marc Bolan School of Music and Film, is back! Sat 14 Nov 2026 at The Centre in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, UK! #marcbolan #davidbowie #birchington

I'm not sure if this is Bill or Ben but I do know he needs a haircut 🤩!

You'll find him at the Somali Farm shop in #Birchington, Kent alongside an array of bulbs, bedding boxes and bird tables.

#SupportLocalFarmShops

STARDUST GALA 22 Nov 2025 7-11 pm #Birchington, #Kent #UK - #MarcBolan / #DavidBowie themed charity fundraiser featuring #GloriaJones for Marc Bolan School of Music & Film. Live bands, art, raffle, auction, merch, bar. Tickets £25 from info@twentiethcenturybandb.com
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#31DaysofGraves Day 23 Cross
Dante Rossetti, Birchington on Sea, Kent, England #poet #artist #preraphelitebrotherhood #Rossetti #Birchington

Hoping everyone and their
dog(s) have an excellent
International Dog Day.

It’s also #TongueOutTuesday

Today, #RosieTheCavapoo has been to see Alex, the best dog groomer in #Birchington, so she’s looking totally fluffy and gorgeous.

#NationalDogDay
#DogsOfBluesky

The new owners of #Birchington Kebab have deployed their latest employee… pazarlama şefi.

Black and white Cavapoo on a pink blanket in roughly a sphinx position looking half to her right.

Like pic. 1, but she’s looking straight at the camera.

Today is a special day for #RosieTheCavapoo, it’s her tenth birthday. We’ve been to Seabells Café #Birchington, where she had a jumbo sausage… and been given a box of gravy bones and a packet of meaty strips by her friend Karen.

#BirthdayGirl
#Dogs
#DogsOfBlueSky

#Birchington bells on Sunday

Just a wood floored pub, with a beamed ceiling and people sitting at tables.

Rosie the Cavapoo laying on the floor under a table with a black painted, iron base… and water in a bowl to wash down the cheese and onion crisps.

Good to have The Powell Arms open again.

#Birchington
#Margate
#DogsOfBluesky

Reopening day at the Powell Arms.

It’s busy!

#Birchington

Service counter with pendant lighting and a man working in the background. On the back counter against a grey tiles wall, there are dispensers for soft ice cream; milkshakes, frozen drinks; smoothies, coffee and a selection of fizzy soft drinks.

View of the restaurant lit by pendant lamps and downlights. White tables; red leatherette banquettes and and matching chairs.

The new Wimpy Birchington will be opening on Tuesday July 15th.

#Dogs will be welcome.

Please spread the news.

Pictures through the windows, so not that great.

#Birchington
#Margate
#Thanet

Coastguard helicopter currently circling about 10km of the coast of #Birchington

Two men with a ladder up against a shopfront getting ready to put the first section of plastic fascia on a metal frame fixed to an existing wood frame.

A black painted double fronted single storey shop. The new sign reads: Est.1954 WIMPYx BIRCHINGTON There is an elderly grey haired man standing outside trying to see through the door. All windows are covered inside with semi-opaque plastic sheet. There are large posters advertising for staff. In front of the shop there’s a wide pavement and a road.

Getting nearer to opening…

#Wimpy
#Birchington
#Margate

So you thought the Eiffel tower showed French originality? This was built years earlier to celebrate the victory at Waterloo. #WaterlooTower #QuexPark #Birchington #Kent #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

There are ducks on Dog Acre…

#DogAcre
#Birchington

Sweeping lines and the vapour trail add to an unusual beach facing the North Sea

Photo of the Day:
Epple Bay, Birchington, Kent
#photography #photooftheday #picoftheday #pixphotography #fujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #fujixseries
#blacknwhite ##blackandwhite #monochrome #Birchington #thanet #epplebay #Kent #seascape #britishcoastline

Blue sky, trees and a small dog half hidden behind the largest tree.

Tree trunks, small dog sniffing around plant surrounded by grass covered in daisies.

Vivid blue sky with wispy clouds. Top half of frame has blossom covered small tree branches.

Parkland with small dog in dappled shade.

Sometimes life *is* a walk in the park.

#Birchington
#dogs
#DogsOfBluesky

Highly recommend a visit, I need to go back with my kids! They open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays. Book on a tour to see the house. Powell-Cotton Museum powell-cottonmuseum.org #Birchington

Look at what #Birchington is getting!

#Wimpy

Patches of acid yellow light on the grass in a graveyard, made by a late January afternoon sun.

It’s cold and grey here today, so I had a look back for something cheering… so here’s a sunny late afternoon in January.

#Birchington
#Margate

Rosie the Cavapoo laying on a wood café floor, in front of an electric fake open fire, surrounded by metal table and chair legs.

In Café B #Birchington with #RosieTheCavapoo who felt the need to have bum warm.

In a few weeks time I'll be off to England to help care for my Nan for a while. Anyone in Kent or near Birchington want to connect?

I'm looking for people to chat or socialize with while I'm there! Planning on a permanent move in a year or two.
#kentuk #birchington #cabterbury #thanet

Birchington One-Place Study. Image: Photo of an old drinking fountain and water trough in the village of Birchington. The drinking fountain has a small, tiled cover over it looking almost like a miniature church spire. The trough, in front of the fountain as we look at the scene, has several plants, bearing masses of pink flowers, planted in it. The fountain and trough are surrounded by low, black metal railings and additional planting. A road, cars, shops and houses can be seen in the background. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

Another new #OnePlaceStudy! Alexandra Gilbert is fact checking and updating an existing archive for #Birchington in #Kent compiled by Birchington Heritage Trust, starting with the village's old centre and the impact of Victorian development. Check out the OPS profile page on #OnePlaceWednesday

Sunrise 07:54 12.1.24
#Birchington

06:20 Sunday… and #ThanetEarth is brightening up things again….

#Birchington
#Margate

#OTD 1830 The birth of Christina Georgina Rossetti, the English poet who wrote a variety of romantic and children's poems.
She also wrote the words of the Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter while living in #Birchington.