LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



TAGE. 



FRONTISPIECE ... ... ... ... ... 2 



Whitstable Bay and Harbour ... ... ... ... 10 



The Whitstable Slopes ... ... ... ... n 



Some old remains on the Beach ... ... ... 12 



"Please Remember the Grotter " ... ... ... 13 



A bit of old Whitstable ... ... ... ... 15 



A modern corner of Whitstable ... ... ... 16 



Isle of Sheppey and River Swale ... ... ... 17 



Reculver Towers. A Landmark ... ... ... ig 



A vestige of the River Wantsume ... ... ... 20 



All Saint's Church, Whitstable ... ... ... 22 



Seasalter Church, Whitstable ... ... ... ... 23 



Trade Mark and Seals ... ... ... ... 27 



The Fleet at Anchor ... ... ... ... ... 28 



Spat on Oyster Shell ... ... ... ... 31 



Old Insignia. The Bell and Oar ... , , ... 32 



"The Street," Whitstable ... ... ... ... 33 



The Kentish Hoy "Good Intent" ... ... ... 35 



A Flatsman's Gear ... ... ... ... ... 37 



The Royal Whitstable Native Oyster ... ... ... 38 



A Native Oyster. Ostrea Edulis ... ... ... 40 



A Portuguese "Shoehorn" Oyster ... ... ... 41 



Culling Oysters ... ... ... ... ... 45 



A Yawl being towed out ... ... ... ... 46 



Dredges on the rail ... ... ... ... ... 47 



Landing Oysters ... ... ... ... ... 48 



Button Oysters ... ... ... ... ... 50 



The Beehive Spat Collector ... ... ... ... 51 



Oyster Brood, Spat, &c. ... ... ... ... 54 



Bringing Oysters ashore ... ... ... ... 55 



The Company's Stores as seen from the Beach ... ... 57 



The License of Mortmain ... ... ... ... 58 



Shifting Oysters from boat to boat ... ... ... 60 



The Company's Store and Offices ... ... ... 62 



