Broadstairs the 1930s by A.H. Simison (the photographic chemist) entitled "Ramsgate (The Kent Coast at its best) Pictorially Presented", describes Broadstairs town as having approached modernisation and urban development "always with a consistent policy of retaining those characteristics for which it has for so long been renowned". The town has retained many aspects of historical interest, besides its maritime history. Amongst these is its notable religious history, evoked by places such as the Shrine of Our Lady, Bradstowe. Lifeboats arrived in Broadstairs in 1851. News of the loss of the Irish packet with 250 lives, on the sands off Margate on
Lake Gaston Resort Lake Gaston Resort The Club/Lake Gaston Resort is a private, camping and recreational vehicle resort, located on the shores of Lake Gaston in South Central Virginia. The resort is in the NE quadrant of the lake known as Pea Hill Creek. Located on Route 626 in Brunswick County, Virginia the Club Resort consists of approximately 60.85 acres of land. The resort has 110 campsites. Each site has water, sewer, electrical service and space available to park at least one automobile and one recreational vehicle. Lakefront motel rooms and park model units may be rented by members and first time visitors.