Historical Records Society

Founded 1932 Registered Charity No. 1148803

Custodian s of the Town’s Archive

Quarterly Newsletter

Autumn 2017 Issue No. 7

Welcome Contents Society News HBHRS Members update 1 Heritage Centre Progress The tale of the Chemist’s drawers 2 Our Heritage Centre at number 81 Central Parade Policing in Herne Bay – Part 3 3 has now been open nearly six months. It is The rise and fall of Henry Corbett Jones – Part 1 4 pleasing to see the progress that has taken place Changes in Avenue Road 7 and during this time and so far we have received Pier Diving at Herne Bay 8 many favourable comments. Margaret has headed Image Gallery 10 up a small, but loyal team of volunteers who have Society Contacts 11 ensured that the centre has been open each Society Publications 11 Wednesday and Saturday. So far, we have Ev ents and dates for your diary 12 exceeded 1,000 visitors, far more than we anticipated.

Part of the Remembrance window display . We are grateful to Mick Hill s for building a shelf Part of the wall display inside the Heritage Centre. unit in the small front window. This has enabled us It would be great to engage the help of a few more to start using this for topical displays and I hope of our members, so if you are able to spare an that readers will have seen the tasteful War hour or two on a regular basis, please contact Memorial that Margaret has put together for this either Margaret or John. We would especially like important time of year. The windo w display has to appeal for help with sorting, cataloguing and been complemented with a selection of material on scanning parts of our collec tion, as well as creating one of our main display wall s. In the New Year, some additional display boards. Although they we will redesign the larger window and convert would be very welcome, no special skills are this into another display area so that we can show required – just an interest in Herne Bay! more of our extensive collection. 1

The Tale of the Chemist’s So the next port of call was Peter Watson, who Drawers immediately came up with detailed information from Society records - this dwelling and shop was Dick Holness first seen in 1897 as a chemist, when the dwelling was No.6 St Augustine's. The proprietor was J. One of my family likes to acquire items of second- Pemberton. By 1898 it was changed to Oban hand furniture for very little money, sometimes House, or 14 Promenade Central, but with the for nothing, spruces them up to give them a new same proprietor. This was still the case in 1901, lease of life, and sells them on for a little bit more but by 1911 it had changed to H & F Pyman, still a to cover her costs. chemist. At some point the proprietor changed again, to M. Davies, who was still there in 1939, the date of my own directory.

Recently she stumbled across an ancient chest of drawers from a local care home that closed down. Via website forums, she was able to date the item from the design of the drawer handles, which were thought to be from about 1900.

Mike Bundock then produced a splendid photograph from the records, just to complete As to where it had come from, the big clue was the story, showing Mr. Pyman’s ornate shopfront the labelling inside some of the drawers, which close to the junction with Market Street, the site included various medications and a name and that is so sadly a derelict eyesore at the moment. address – Pyman, 14 Promenade Central, Herne Bay. I have a 1939 street directory, and found listed in there a chemist’s shop with a different name, Davies, at 64 Central Parade. Not only did this sound like the correct location, but also there was only one chemist’s shop shown on the seafront anyway.

In the meantime, the drawers have already passed on to another new owner, still in their original condition.

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Policing Herne Bay in the 1920s seconded by Councillor C. W. Welby and unanimously resolved: "That this Council desires Part 3 John Fishpool On Sunday 1 st July 1928 the town of Herne Bay played host to a large gathering of St. John Ambulance personnel – men and women of the 8th and 11 th Districts covering much of south-east England. A civic reception took place at the Railway Station. This was followed by a luncheon held at the Connaught Hotel, an imposing parade and review of personnel on the seafront, a service in St. John’s Church, a tribute at the War Memorial in the Park and ended with a tea party at the Grand Pier Pavilion for some 2,000 guests. In addition to all the St. John Ambulance personnel, there were also thousands of on- lookers and naturally some disruption to traffic. After the parade, the organiser Lt. Gen. Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston wrote to the Chief Constable congratulating the local constabulary for the excellent arrangements and the efficient manner in which these were carried out. Sergeant Worrall’s handling of the situation was singled out for special mention and a copy of the letter was sent out by Chief Superintendent Ambrose from Police Headquarters at Maidstone for the information of Superintendent Ford and Sergeant Worrall. The author has a copy of this correspondence amongst his memorabilia. A similar congratulatory letter was also received from the Chairman of the Herne Bay Urban District Council.

My grandfather, Jack Worrall, retired from the Sergeant Worrall (circa 1928) in charge of police force on 30 th April 1929 having completed policing of Herne Bay. almost 29 years service with the Kent County Constabulary. A proposed promotion to the rank to place on record its high appreciation of the of Inspector would have involved a transfer to valuable services rendered to the town of Herne Snodland, but this move back to the Medway Bay by Police Sergeant John Thomas Worrall apparently did not appeal to my grandfather - the during the period he was in charge of the local family were now well established in the Herne Bay constabulary; and hereby expresses its thanks to area and the Medway towns still retained painful him for the able co-operation he so willingly gave memories - and so instead he opted to take early to the Council at all times during that period; and retirement at the age of 47. My grandfather that this minute under seal be suitably inscribed received a police pension - initially of £195 per and presented to him at the next Meeting of the annum - and was succeeded at Herne Bay by Council. This testimonial was signed by E. Duffett Inspector Goodhew who was transferred from (Chairman) and A.H. Edwards (Clerk) and the Chatham. presentation duly took place in the Council Chamber on 26 th June 1929. Jack Worrall faithfully served three successive monarchs (Victoria, Edward VII & George V) and After his retirement, Jack Worrall continued to was, to my mind, the quintessential Kentish live in Herne Bay - initially at 18A (later ‘bobby’ – an institutional figure which is now, renumbered 76) Spenser Road and subsequently sadly, very much a thing of the past. at 26 Queens Gardens. He joined the Kent County Constabulary ‘Old Comrades Association’ At a Meeting of the Herne Bay Urban District when it was formed in the 1930s and regularly Council held on Wednesday 29 th May 1929, it was attended the Police Sports Meeting held annually proposed by Councillor L.A. Blackbourn, at the police sports ground next to the HQ 3 building at Sutton Road in Maidstone. He died in The rise and fall of July 1962 at the age of 80 and was laid to rest in Henry Corbett Jones – Part 1 Chatham Cemetery next to his beloved wife who had died almost 40 years previously. Stephen Job Henry Corbett Jones was a solicitor who was very active in public life at Herne Bay in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Locally, he is probably best known for his involvement with the Herne Bay Pier Company, an association that led to his dramatic downfall in 1905 and the main reason that the pier became public property with ownership passing to Herne Bay Urban District Council in 1909. On 25 th January 1905, Henry Corbett Jones, the Town Clerk of the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn, walked into Bow Street Police Station and handed the Superintendent a letter. ‘I wish to give myself up for stealing the money mentioned in that letter’, said Jones. Over £12,000 due to the borough had gone missing during previous years, the equivalent of over £1 million today.

Testimonial presented to Jack Worrall by Herne Bay Urban District Council upon his retirement in 1929 and in recognition of his service to the town whilst in charge of the local constabulary.

Jack Worrall’s world was more akin to the television series ‘Dixon of Dock Green’ than that depicted in ‘The Bill’ and – in an age before the advent of ASBOs (Antisocial Behaviour Orders) – he would often dispense a swift and rudimentary Jones (boxed) pictured at the opening of the third form of summary justice to minor miscreants pier at Easter 1899. which would now probably be decried as ‘police brutality’. It was a time when police officers still Henry Jones was born into a family that was lived in the midst of the community which they already part of the Bloomsbury legal served. They were known by name and they establishment. His father was John Henry Jones, knew the vast majority of the local inhabitants. born in 1819 in St Marylebone. John trained as a Promotion depended upon proven ability rather solicitor and by 1850 had established a practice at than being clouded with consideration being given 8 Hart Street (now Bloomsbury Way). The to gender or ethnicity quotas. Jack would have building was virtually opposite Bloomsbury Square been completely nonplussed with the modern and in a district favoured by solicitors, architects, obsession with health and safety and the plethora and medical men. of ‘political correctness’, ‘human rights’ and John Jones’ was widowed in 1856 and in August ‘diversity’ issues that encumbers the modern 1858 married Eliza Corbett; Henry Corbett Jones police constable and ties down far too many was their first son, born in June the following year. valuable man-hours in completing reams of John Jones became an influential local figure and paperwork for every caution given or arrest by 1870 he was a member of the St Giles District made. Nevertheless, Jack – and many more Board of Works, followed in 1873 by his officers just like him – enforced the law appointment as Clerk to the Board at a salary of impartially, without fear or favour, and became £300 per annum. Clerks were often solicitors by well-known and respected members of the local background. community. 4

St Giles District Board of Works covered the He was also secretary or chairman of numerous area of the parishes of St Giles in the Fields and St local bodies, proprietor of the Herne Bay Argus George Bloomsbury. Central parishes and a magistrate. Given his workload in London were very small compared with those further out; for the St Giles District Board and as a practicing the majority of their civic functions were lawyer, Henry Jones was undoubtedly therefore combined into district boards with exceptionally energetic and industrious. In 1887 representation from the constituent parts. he added a further position to his portfolio as Secretary to the Herne Bay Pier Company. Jones senior was evidently well respected, and was said to have carried out his duties with 'great zeal, discretion, and firmness'. After 10 years in the post he retired in 1883 and died the following year. His successor was Henry Corbett Jones; the family's position in the district had taken on dynastic qualities - he was only 24, an unusually young age for such an important appointment. Jones was to stay in the post until the abolition of the vestries and district boards in 1900 and was also clerk or solicitor for many of the parishes and liberties that would eventually become part of the Borough of Holborn.

Shortly after the death of his father, Henry Herne Bay’s second pier. Opened in 1873, this relocated the legal practice to 41 New Oxford was incorporated into the third pier after 1896. Street, possibly because of the redevelopment of the Hart Street building. At the same time he had Herne Bay had of course had a pier since 1832; planned to move the family home to Herne Bay the first survived until 1870 when its deteriorating on the Kent coast. Eliza Jones was born in Dover condition and competition from the new railway in 1839 and retired to after the death of to the town forced its demolition. A second, John but it is not certain what attracted Henry to shorter pier opened in 1873 but it was not Herne Bay. profitable - by the late 1880s, and with Henry Jones now at the helm, it was decided to The town had undergone some development as a significantly extend it. This would allow steamers genteel seaside resort but was never as popular as to again tie up at all tides. Margate or Ramsgate. By the 1880s growth had accelerated and it is possible Jones thought the town had further potential, with himself playing a major part. Trains to Victoria or Holborn Viaduct took no longer than today, around an hour and a half; commuting to London was perfectly feasible. In September 1884, Jones acquired Herne Villa at auction. Located on the main road into town, it had 10 bedrooms and an acre of gardens. The house said much about Henry’s aspirations, as did the change of name to Kenwood. Henry had married Agnes Sarah Osman, daughter of a government law clerk, in 1882 and by the move to Herne Bay (probably in early 1885) they had had two children and two more were to follow. He Herne Bay’s third pier opened in 1899. also opened a local office of his law practice at 18 High Street. In December 1887 an issue of shares and debentures (fixed term loans) was announced. Jones’ rise to prominence in Herne Bay was Others would follow to fund the eventual cost of remarkably swift; in April 1886 he was elected to £60,000, but progress was slow; Jones opposed a the Local Board and in August of the same year he move in November 1895 by impatient UDC was appointed as Clerk to the Board. This was members for the pier extension to be funded short lived however - by the end of the year Jones from the rates - he wanted the enterprise to had resigned as Clerk, perhaps under pressure remain private. Parliamentary approval was from St Giles. He continued to serve on the Local granted in that year and it finally opened at Easter Board (from 1894 the Urban District Council) and 1899. It was 3,787 ft in length, the second longest was Chairman twice, latterly in 1901-2. 5 in the country after Southend's, and included an Faced with further evidence in early January 1905, electric tramway to the pier head. Jones signed a statutory declaration that he had received no unapproved 'fees or emoluments of ‘Mr Henry C Jones, the indefatigable managing any kind’ and that cheques received for Council director (of the Pier Company) at once saw that a property disposed of had been promptly paid pier without a steamboat service was not over; this would later result in perjury being complete’ wrote the Times and Herne added to his charges. Jones resisted Roberts’ Bay Herald. Attempts to attract other services to demand to hand over his private account and he the ‘handsome pier’ were only partially successful missed an audit meeting on 7 January; he was ill in and so a new company was formed to acquire a Herne Bay where he was to remain for over two boat. weeks. The SS Cynthia was built in 1892 in South Shields and was an iron hulled paddle steamer of 153 ft in length. It is recorded as sold in 1899 to H C Jones of London; he paid £5,750, of which £4,000 was mortgaged. The Cynthia arrived in Herne Bay at the end of May 1900 and was put into service to Margate and Southend. But on 16 July 1901 disaster struck when the pier tram left the rails and one car plunged into the sea with four passengers on board, killing one. Unsurprisingly, fewer visitors were attracted to the pier and boat and income was well short of expectations.

An extract from a prospectus for the raising of £65,000 via a share issue. Jones is listed as a Director of the Pier Company. Roberts then discovered that in mid-1903 a John Maltby had purchased property in Little Gray’s Inn Lane from the Borough for £10,049 but that there was no trace of the money. On 23 rd January, the auditor wrote to Jones surcharging him with the sum and reported the matter to the Mayor, Alderman Charles Fitzroy Doll. Alderman Doll was a Bloomsbury stalwart and a successful architect; he is best known for the Russell and SS Cynthia, a regular visitor to Herne Bay. (old) Imperial Hotels in Russell Square. In September 1902, an inquest heard that on one The following day, Doll travelled to Herne Bay to trip, a man who had deliberately thrown himself hear Jones’ explanation. 'Surely, you haven't stolen overboard was the only passenger on the Cynthia. all that money?' asked an incredulous Doll. 'Yes, I The pier and boat companies were in serious have', said Jones, 'and I must take the financial difficulties as debt became due for consequences'. On the morning of Wednesday 25 repayment and dividends were cancelled. The Pier January, Henry Jones rose from his sick bed and Company directors’ report for 1901 had reported travelled to London, accompanied by his doctor, a loss for the first time. £20,000 was owed to which 'caused surprise among his friends in the creditors and an attempt to issue a further town'. Jones made straight for Bow Street and £15,000 in debentures had failed. gave himself up. Arthur Carson Roberts was the District Auditor for the Metropolitan Boroughs. Roberts had for To be continued... some time been trying to get to the bottom of inconsistencies in the Borough’s books. He uncovered a series of frauds dating back to 1896, the details of which would emerge during the * This is an abridged version of an article published recently in Camden History Review. The HBHRS is subsequent legal hearings. Roberts had confronted grateful to Stephen Job, Author and David Hayes, Jones during the previous audit and told him that Editor for permission to reproduce this. matters must be cleared up by the following year, when there would have to be a 'full explanation'.

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Changes in Avenue Road chapel block in 1961. Although it was primarily a Catholic school, education was offered to pupils Mike Bundock of all faiths seeking an “excellent Christian Readers may have noticed the recent changes education”. A further step forward was taken in surrounding the building that until a few years ago 1975 when following negotiations with the Kent sevred as the Saint Philip Howard Catholic Education Committee, it was agreed to provide a Primary School. Situated in Avenue Road, the state aided Catholic primary school. The name of core of the school complex was Herne Villa (now Saint Philip Howard Catholic Primary School was numbered as 41 Avenue Road), a ten bedroom adopted. The official opening of the new school house surrounded by an acre of gardens. This took place on 7 th September 1977 with Sister was acquired at auction in September 1884 by Anna Patricia appointed as head teacher. Henry Corbett Jones (see previous article), who By 2005 it was recognised that the building was in upon acquisition changed the building’s name to need of considerable work to bring it back to the Kenwood. required standards and figures in the region of £3m were reported. This considerable cost, along with falling pupil numbers and declining OFSTED reports led to threats of closure, prompting parents to take action with marches and various other peaceful protests. The school was saved from closure, and the falling pupil numbers were reversed, but this proved to be only a temporary reprieve and the school eventually closed in July 2013. After closure, hoardings surrounded the former school for some time, before the site was sold for development. With the exception of Kenwood , a Kenwood in use as a Convent School c.1920. listed building, all of the former school buildings have now been demolished and the site is being Jones occupied the building with his family until cleared for the construction of some 30 new 1908, when it was necessary to sell the building to homes by Hyde Housing Association working with satisfy some of his debts. The new owners were Messrs. Jenner, a Folkestone based Construction the La Sainte Union Convent School, who were Company. Full plans for this development are then able to expand the school that had been available for inspection on the Canterbury City established a few years earlier. Soon the school Council website and it would seem that Kenwood became known as The Convent School and is to be completely renovated with its new expansion continued when adjacent buildings neighbours designed in a contemporary, but were purchased to provide more space. sympathetic style to blend in with the street scene.

Kenwood and its grounds can been seen (just Kenwood as it appears today, with the surrounding above the number 39.4) in the centre of this 1908 buildings in the final stages of demolition. Ordnance Survey map. This article is compiled with acknowledgment to The school complex continued to be developed Schools & Colleges in the Herne Bay Area by John with expansion in 1931 and the addition of a Fishpool and Pauline Turner. HBHRS - HBP No. 4.

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Pier Diving at Herne Bay third pier opened. Powsey was followed at Herne Bay by “Professor” Davenport in 1906 and Mike Bundock “Professor” Broadhurst in 1912. Although it seems alien to us in these modern “Professor” Broadhurst was reported as putting times, Pier Diving was once a popular spectator on an exhibition where he “imitated a seal and a sport. Brave entertainers would perform daring porpoise, turning somersaults and drinking milk under feats for the amusement of seaside visitors, either water”. Unfortunately, we do not seem to have diving from the railings at the end of a pier or any images of this spectacle, but it must have been from temporary diving boards fixed for the entertaining to those looking on. purpose. In some instances, such as at Southport, divers would jump from tall frames into shallow “Professor” Albert Powsey was born at Sheerness tanks of water to add to the spectacle. One of in 1867 and worked as a sheet metal worker the more extreme acts, was performed by before turning to entertainment. The Whitstable “Professor” Bert Powsey who at Brighton in the Times and Herne Bay Herald reported that Powsey Edwardian period, would dive into the water on a and a colleague named Steer had performed the bicycle! “Monte Christo Sack Trick” in August 1887. The trick involved Steer being tied into a sack weighed down with stones that was thrown into deep water. Powsey performed a dive, affected the “rescue” and came to the surface with the empty sack. In the 1911 census Albert Powsey was living at Southport and is described as “Professor of swimming and diving”. On one Southport postcard he was described as “The World’s Greatest Diver”. Powsey’s entertainment skills seem to have run in the family for one of Bert’s daughters, Gladys, is also known to have been a keen swimmer and diver. Gladys was born at Dartford in 1903 and we hear of her diving at Brighton in the 1920s. The national newspapers reported that Gladys was one of a number of entrants attempting a cross channel swim in 1922, but I am unsure of the outcome of this attempt.

“Professor” Bert Powsey at Southport.

Adopting the title of “Professor” seems to have applied to a number of men who offered Gladys Powsey posing for the camera at Brighton. instruction in the art of swimming. Photographs Through a number of surviving photographic and postcards are be found on the internet postcards we know that Gladys was diving at showing a range of pier diving entertainment Herne Bay in both 1937 and 1938. Additionally, a taking place at a number of seaside resorts. HBUDC leaflet advertising forthcoming Although it is not entirely clear, it can be imagined attractions, lists Miss Gladys Powsey as providing that after a performance, a cash collection would exhibitions of high diving from the pier. Daily at be made for the benefit of the performer 11:30, 12:30, 3:30 and 430pm from Whitsun Herne Bay was not to be left out of this craze and onwards. here we find mention in the Herne Bay Press of Pier diving as a form of entertainment almost Powsey working here in 1899 – soon after the certainly stopped upon the outbreak of hostilities 8 in 1939. After the war, fashions changed and visitors to seaside resorts in the post war era sought other forms of entertainment. Sadly the only mention we see these days of diving off the pier, is the occasional report of ill advised individuals “tomb stoning” – despite the warning signs advising of the dangers presented by the hidden hazards below the water. Pier Diving seems to have caused Gladys no ill effects as she had achieved the good age of 92 when she died in 1995 at Smeeth near Ashford.

A signed postcard of Gladys diving at the far end of Herne Bay pier dated 1938. Gladys in mid air at Herne Bay 1937.

Gladys at the pier head, Herne Bay in 1937. A signed postcard taken at the pier head 1937.

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Picture Gallery

The beach in front of St. George’s Terrace.

Herne Mill in the distance.

With winter approaching, I thought that readers may appreciate the two images reproduced here showing snowy scenes from around 1905. Both are from the camera of town photographer Joseph Pemberton, who operated from Promenade Central, the parade of shops opposite the Clock Tower. Pemberton ran a series of advertisments in the Herne Bay Press during 1905, offering his unique winter scene postcards for 3d each.

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Society Contacts Postal address = Heritage Centre, 81 Central Parade, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5JQ Website www.hbhrs.org Email [email protected] Officers President John Fishpool 01227 366863 Chairman Mike Bundock 01227 362105 Vice Chairman Margaret Burns 01227 369365 Secretary Pete Watson 07783 386477 Membership Secretary Sybil Kent 01227 637446 Publicity Officer Margaret Burns (as above) Treasurer John Fishpool (as above) Curator & Archivist Mike Bundock (as above) Lecture/Events Co-ordinator Mary Noble 01227 507480 Hall Steward Alastair Noble 01227 507480 Publications/merchandise John Fishpool (as above) Committee Members Stephanie Evans, Tony Smith and Margaret Wood Membership The Society welcomes applications for membership. The subscription for 2017/2018 is £15 per year (renewable 1st October each year). Please contact the Membership Secretary, Mrs Sybil Kent (contact details above) for further details. Members are able to participate in a number of activities, including attending our popular winter lecture series, assisting in the sorting of our extensive collection in preparation for cataloguing and research work towards our ongoing projects. Our Publications The Society has produced a number of publications and these are available for purchase by members and the general public. Our books are available from the Herne Bay Seaside Museum, 12 William Street, A Bundle of Books, 6 Bank Street and Demelza Bookshop, 165 Mortimer Street. Alternatively, books can be purchased directly from the Society at the Heritage Centre or via John Fishpool (contact details above). We are able to post books worldwide and we would be pleased to quote postage and packing costs. Titles currently available: HBP 1 – Herne Bay’s Piers by Harold Gough. HBP 2 – Herne Bay’s Hotels and Public Houses by John Fishpool. HBP 3 – Mills & Milling in the Herne Bay Area by Harold Gough. HBP 4 – Schools and Colleges in the Herne Bay Area by John Fishpool and Pauline Turner. HBP 5 – A Town at War – Herne Bay in the Second World War by John Fishpool. HBP 6 – Victorian Herne Bay by Mike Bundock. HBP 7 – Smuggling in and Around Herne Bay by Harold Gough and John Fishpool. HBP 8 – Public Houses in the Herne Bay Area by John Fishpool. HBP 9 – Will Scott & Herne Bay by Kay Steventon and Judith Ford. HBP 10 – The Kings Hall Herne Bay – Celebrating 100 Years by Mike Bundock. HBP 11 – Herne Bay Then & Now: A Pictorial History Celebrating 180 Years. HBP 12 – Herne Bay in the Great War 1914-1918 by John Fishpool, HBP 13 – Digging up the Past by John Fishpool, HBP 14 – Herne Bay - an Illustrated Chronology 1760 - 2009 by Mike Bundock, The cover price of each title is £7.50, except for Nos. 11 and 14 which are £12.00. We have several new titles in the course of compilation, so we are hoping to expand this list over the course of the next year or so. Ideas for new titles are always welcome. 11

Events and dates for your diary Herne Bay Historical Records Society We hold a series of ten winter lecture style meetings between October and April. These meetings are held in the hall of the United Church, situated next to the Fire Station in Herne Bay High Street. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. These meetings are free to members, and visitor s are welcome for donation of £2 per head per meeting. Meeting dates for 2017/2018 are listed below . Further details are available from our Events Co -ordinator. 2017 7th December The Studd Hill Horse, and what came after, Alan Porter 2018 1st February Sea Bathing at Herne Bay, Mike Bundock 15 th February What’s in a name? John Fishpool 1st March Proceed to Check -Out - A light-hearted look back at the cost of dying , Pete Watson 15 th March Are you being served? Margaret Burns 5th April Members Evening

Other Society and general events of i nterest 25 th November Unveiling of the Clock Tower Mosaic – Clock Tower Plaza 2:00pm

Back by popular demand! We are pleased to advise that we have published a calendar for 2018. This features period images of the town, displayed one page per month, with a cover and a back page illustrated with thumbnail images of the content. Calendars are sold in a protective self-seal polythene bag, priced at £7.50 each.

Copies are available at the HBHRS Heritage Centre .

Hurry – only a few copies remain!

The HBHRS are appreciative of the support of Messrs Girling s Solicitors with the cost of printing this calendar.

The HBHRS is grateful to Philip Gambrill of PG & Co. for his contribution towards the cost of printing this newsletter .

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Town Hall Chambers, 148 High Street, Herne Bay 01227 362887

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