This pub was renamed the New Pier Hotel in around 1887, following the closure of the earlier Pier Hotel. By around 1895, ‘New’ had been dropped from the name. **
Herne Bay pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Maidstone, Kent . The Maidstone, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Pier Hotel, Station Road, Herne Bay - in June 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1874/Wm Boyce/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Elizabeth Boyce/Hotel Keeper, Widow/53/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jessie Alice Holmes/Daughter/23/Margate, Kent/Census
1881/Emma Harnett/Cook/18/St Nicholas, Kent/Census
1881/Maria H Button/Housemaid/17/Snape, Suffolk/Census
1882/Wm Boyce/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/[New Pier Hotel] Henry King / Hotel Keeper/../../London Gazette, 2
November 1888 **
1891/[New Pier Hotel] Henry King/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1895/[Pier Hotel] Henry King / Licensed Victualler & Hotel
Manager/../../London Gazette, 12 July 1895 **
1896/[New Pier Hotel] King/../../../Lease papers held at East Sussex Records
Office **
1899/[Pier Hotel] Arthur Chandler/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1903/[Pier Hotel] Spencer George Seymour/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1934/[Pier Hotel] Mrs Charlotte Peck/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1938/[Pier Hotel] Mrs Charlotte Peck/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
** Provided By Stephen Harris