Western Esplanade

Herne Bay

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Above postcard, circa 1898, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe c/o Tony Homersham.

Above photo 1937.

Above photo circa 1947, showing holiday-makers Horace and Dora Bland with daughter Pamela standing outside. Kindly sent by Pamela Mace (nee Bland).

Above photo, 1994, kindly sent by Ray Hopkins.

Above photo, June 2014.

Above photo, 2022, kindly sent by Richard Routledge.

Also known as the St. George's Cliff Hotel, but I don't know when the Cliff was added this also operated as a restaurant and was established by 1896.  It became the "Hotel St George" by 1917 and the Cliff was again apparently removed if indeed this wasn't just a locals name.

Peter Walker's Warrington Ales & Stout as seen in the 1898 picture was a very unusual and rare choice for an East Kent hotel in the late 19th century.

Can you credit this image to Rory Kehoe c/o Tony Homersham please?
 

It closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2006 to be replaced with a similar looking building.

This was the Hotel that Peter Noone of Hermans Hermits ("Mrs Brown You've got a Lovely Daughter" and "No milk today") fame, bought for his parents to run.

LICENSEE LIST

WIFFEN T 1897-89+

ROWE William Ernest 1903+

MALLOUS C 1917+

SMITH Joseph William 1920s+

LOWE J T G 1930+

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