The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 21, May 27, 2007, Article 28

COIN ENGRAVED WITH VIEW OF TOWN

A newspaper in Kent, England reported the discovery of an old coin
with an interesting "love token" style engraving.

"A coin more than 100 old years contains possibly the smallest view
of Tunbridge Wells ever created.

"The coin was found during building work at a farm near Goudhurst
and is now with Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery.

"The Victorian silver sixpence is just three-quarters of inch across
and had been made into a pendant.

"One side has been ground smooth and engraved with a miniature view
of the Pantiles as seen from the square in front of the Bath House.

"Experts say the work is skilfully done, and looks like the work of
a professional engraver with a set of tools to create different
effects - like the texture of the foliage of the row of lime trees
along the edge of the Upper Walk.

"Although the coin's date would have been on the side that has been
erased, from the style of the Queen's head on the other side it can
be dated from between 1893 and 1901."

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"The pretty colonnaded walkway known as the Pantiles has become
probably the most well known view of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Once
the playground of the gentry and royalty, the Pantiles remains a
pleasant place to browse, shop, eat and drink and stroll.

"The Pantiles and Tunbridge Wells itself, owe their beginnings to
the discovery of the Chalybeate Spring in the early 17th century
and the popularity of the spa water amongst the gentry and royalty
of Georgian England. As Tunbridge Wells grew in popularity as a spa
resort, so did the area surrounding the Spring - eventually leading
to the building of the colonnaded walkway in the 18th century,
later known as The Pantiles."

For more information on the Pantiles and Tunbridge Wells, see:
Pantiles and Tunbridge Wells

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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