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19 Beach Street
90 Beach Street
Deal
Above photo, circa 1926, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. This photograph was
most likely taken, so that the image could be used on publicity
postcards, which were very popular in the early 20th century. It's
tempting to think that the lady in the pub window is the Mrs. Welton,
who with her husband, Louis, ran the Pier for many years. As the signage
proclaims, the Pier was a tied house, within the estate of Thompson's
Walmer Brewery. |
Above photograph showing the "Pier Hotel" 1952.
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Thompson & Son ledger.
Creative Commons Licence. |
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From the Dover Mercury, 22 October, 2009.
Fancy goods, books and Walmer stout
by Judith Gaunt.
LOOKING back at the history of Deal's town centre, it seems many shops
and homes were
demolished for road widening projects.
This week's old Now and Then photo shows just one example of the
disappearance of a few seafront properties.
It illustrates a quieter, traffic free Beach Street, at the junction of
Broad Street, compared to the busy scene motorists drive past today.
The photograph was taken by a Mrs Broom, who claimed to be Britain's
first female press photographer.
The house on the right of the Broad Street junction was later demolished
for road widening. Alongside was Edwin Frederick Giraud's stationer and
printer, bookseller, newspaper agent and toys and fancy good shop, which
was in a prime position to take advantage of the trade from visitors to
the seaside.
The shop was later run by Miss Giraud and included a marine library, run
by Charles Edward Mudie, a publisher who created a lending service
throughout the country.
On the far left of the old photograph was Mangilli's cafe and
restaurant, run by Italian Achille Mangilli and later by Tobia and Rosa
Mangilli. The business became the Imperial Restaurant and then The
Pegasus Cafe, popular with teenagers for egg and chips on a Saturday
night.
Ian Dunkerley and his wife Linda bought the premises in 1987 as a
restaurant and 10 years later bought The Pier Hotel next door,
transforming
the two properties into the award-winning business it is today.
The photograph shows that the Pier was under the ownership of Thompson &
Son, the Walmer brewery. Ales, stout and porter were sold, according to
the hand signing on the front of the corner property.
Above shows the same scene today 2009.
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Picture kindly supplied by Sue Solley, date circa 1950s. |
In 1861, according to the Deal History Society, the premises was called
the "Sandwich Arms", although the
main part of the building today displays the year 1926 on the frontage when
it was rebuilt from an earlier premises.
The "Pier Hotel" changed name to "Dunkerleys"
around 1987.
A Charrington & Co. outlet in 1974
LICENSEE LIST
HAYMAN William Henry 1870-78+
SPICER John William 1880-82+
STARTUP George Edwards 1886+
ABBOTT Maria Mrs 1889-91+ (widow age 54 in 1891 )
HOLBROOK James 1891+
CHITTENDEN Edward Walter 1891-99+
NASH Thomas 1904-10+
PARMENTER W G 1914-15+
COLLINS M A 1924+
WELTON Louis William 1924-44+
HARGRAVES A J 19/May/45-53
HINTON A J 1953
SETTON P J 1953
BROOKES H F 1953-58+
STEWART J E Jan/1959-66+
NEALE Richard H 1971-74
Charrington & Co
EVANS Alan 1980+
ATTFIELD Kenneth Apr/1982+
KAVRAZONI Petros & Katherine Dec/1982+
RADCLIFFE Jean Ivy & BRANCH Margaret Ann 1985+
RADCLIFFE Jean Ivy & BRANCH Margaret Ann and BRANCH James & MORGAN John
and Jean Ivy 1992+
RADCLIFFE Jean Ivy & BRANCH Margaret Ann and BRANCH James & MORGAN John
and Jean Ivy & REILLY Michael & CORBETT Catherine 1994+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/PierHotel.shtml
From the Post Office Directory 1874
From the Post Office Directory 1882
From the Post Office Directory 1891
From the Kelly's Directory 1899
From Pikes 1908
Deal Library List 1914
Library archives 1974
The Old Pubs of Deal and Walmer by Glover and Rogers
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