South Eastern Gazette 21 September 1852.

It was Mr. W. H. Payn, of Dover (not Mr. Pain, as stated in our last), who successfully applied, on the 8th inst., for a license for the new "Pier Hotel."

Southeastern Gazette 16 November 1852.

Extract of a letter: The principal desideratum will be to remove the block of old houses and buildings between the "Royal George" and the newly erected "Pier Hotel," so as to make a direct communication from the harbour to High Street and Tontine Street, by forming a new street, which could not fail to be not only an ornament, but a great public convenience and accommodation to persons frequenting that part of the town.