Ninety years ago, there was shock and disbelief in England, Ireland and America as news came through that the highly publicised RMS Titanic, built by the shipworkers of Harland and Wolff in Belfast hadcfoundered after hitting an iceberg.
Over 1500 lives were lost; children lost their fathers, mothers lost husbands, sons and daughters.
Ninety years on, the story of Titanic still captivates millions of people around the world.
Like many seafaring counties, Kent has connections to Titanic. Some of the ships passengers came from East Kent and The Medway Towns. The senior surviving officer of Titanic, Charles Herbert Lightoller later in life took part in the Dunkirk Evacuation by crossing the channel in his little ship 'Sundowner'. Kent's Lord Astor of Hever, a modern day Kent Lord, still shares the same family name as the richest man who was on board.
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