An AI search taught me this.

"The original Bard of Broadstairs"

The title "Bard of Broadstairs" refers to the English novelist and journalist George Augustus Sala (1828–1895).

Sala was a prominent writer in the Victorian era, best known for his work with Household Words and The Daily Telegraph. He spent a significant part of his later life in the seaside town of Broadstairs in Kent, England. His association with the town — along with his literary reputation — earned him the affectionate nickname "The Bard of Broadstairs."

While not as widely remembered today as some of his contemporaries (like Charles Dickens, whom he knew and worked with), Sala was a prolific and influential journalist, travel writer, and social commentator in his time. 

I didn't know, honest. Besides, he's dead now, so I'm happy to arm wrestle him for the title.