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This pub closed in 1943 as a result of wartime bombing and was demolished in 1950. **
Alexandra Hotel, Harbour Street, Folkestone
Kindly provided by Peter Russell
Residents at this address
1871/Charles W Spurrier/Slate Merchant & Hotel Keeper/39/Southwark St
Johns, Surrey/Census
1871/Caroline Spurrier/Wife/32/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles W Spurrier/Son/6/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1871/Thomas G Spurrier/Son/5/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1871/Harry G Spurrier/Son/3/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1871/Ada L Spurrier/Daughter/1/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1871/Henrietta Greenland/Chambermaid/21/Lydd, Kent/Census
1874/Charles Spurrier/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alexander Campbell/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alexander Campbell/Hotel Keeper/52/London/Census
1891/Caroline Campbell/Wife/50/London/Census
1891/Edith Campbell/Daughter/18/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1891/May Alderston/Barmaid/24/Chatham, Kent/Census
1891/Lizzie Uden/Housemaid/24/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1891/John Sherwood/Boots/18/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1891/James Jackson/Visitor/50/London/Census
1891/Annie Jackson/Visitor/50/London/Census
1891/James Jackson/Visitor/21/London/Census
1899/Edwin A Trapnell/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1922/Chas Hy Tapsell/../../../Post Office Directory
My grandfather was Frank May. In 1913 he was listed as a
beer retailer in Bethersden.
In 1919 he was demobbed to the Lord Nelson, at 10 Radnor Street,
Folkestone; his wife Agnes and children Anthony Arthur and Irene were at
the address, according to the Army records. By 1934 (and also in 1938)
he was at the Alexandra Hotel, 9 Harbour Street Folkestone. The pub was
bombed in the war and grandad was trapped for some time, it is now a car
park. ***
1938/Frank May/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Peter Russell