page_title: King's Hall, Herne Bay
section_title: Reception at railway station
hierarchical_section_title: King's Hall, Herne Bay / King Edward VII Memorial Hall / Opening 1913 / Reception at railway station
caption_attribution_description: Postcard photograph of the King's Hall, Herne Bay, Kent, England. The message on the back is dated 23 August 1927; there is no stamp or postmark. The photographer's embossed name on the bottom left hand corner is (??Slade) &amp; Co of Promenade Studio, Herne Bay.
context_page_description: The King's Hall is a theatre, concert hall and dance hall at Herne Bay, Kent, England. It was built as The Pavilion in 1903–1904, developed as the King Edward VII Memorial Hall in 1913 in memory of the late king, and was being called The King's Hall by 1912 while still at planning stage. Both building phases were designed by the local Council surveyor F.W.J. Palmer, CE. The year 2013 was the centenary of the completion of the second and final phase of this building and its grand opening by Princess Beatrice on 10 July 1913.
context_section_description: Princess Henry's royal train of five carriages left Victoria at 10.45 am, and steamed in to Herne Bay at 12.26 pm, with her saloon carriage stopping exactly at the red carpet, to be met by an escort of soldiers presenting arms and Fusiliers playing the National Anthem. The Princess wore a grey brocade dress, with a cuirass bodice of a darker shade with gold embroidery. Her cloak was entirely of grey beads and ornamented with black silk braid, and she had on a black hat with stone-grey lancet plume feathers. Mr Knollys in the "magnificent uniform of the City of London Yeomanry" presented Sir Mark Edlmann Collet, High Sheriff of Kent, "who was attended by two footmen in gorgeous livery and bearing silver-tipped wands." The High Sheriff in turn presented various council, ecclesiastical and mayoral personages to the Princess, and she was given a bouquet. Gathering at the station to meet the Princess at the station were "territorials in scarlet and buff and the New College Cadet Corps in more sober khaki with bayonets fixed," along with 4th Company F Battalion The Buffs, East Kent Regiment "in their scarlet and buff uniforms." They were joined by a squadron of mounted 6th Dragoon Guards who were to provide the guard of honour and travelling escort "with glistening helmets and tossing plumes and flashing swords." Taking centre ground to provide the music was the Band of the Second Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers "in full dress with their busbies". The station was "decorated with flags and a covered way laid with red carpet had been prepared from the gateway on the right of the booking office.  All round were flags, which had plenty of life in the fresh, southerly breeze."
caption: King's Hall, 1927
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