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 | | Monday, 13 August, 2001, 09:11 GMT 10:11 UK Seaside Stories: Folkestone in pictures  The seafront as seen from Sandgate  Folkestone harbour: Sailings to France began in 1843, and were finally withdrawn last year.  The Hotel Burstin, dating from the times (not too long ago) when large ships came to Folkestone  Part of the depressed seafront, a target for redevelopment  Along the coast, investment has given Folkestone a seafront amphitheatre  Part of the adventure playground  More of the adventure playground  The Victorian Leas Lift. Water is pumped into a tank on the top car, which then swaps place with the bottom car.  The Leas, the place to breathe Dickens' "sweet air which will send you to sleep at a moment's notice".  The New Metropole and the Grand Hotel  Caesar's Camp, part of the North Downs, which border the town  Gate 28, and nextdoor Saga  Channel Tunnel sidings sit at the foot of the Downs  Le Shuttle operates from here, but the port is now quiet  Seascape Folkestone by JW Turner | |
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