page_title: King's Hall, Herne Bay
section_title: After World War II
hierarchical_section_title: King's Hall, Herne Bay / King's Hall / Entertainments and events / After World War II
caption_attribution_description: Kings Hall, Herne Bay, Kent England. Hall, looking towards south-west corner, showing back of hall and exit towards Downs.
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: Amateur dramatics groups such as Herne Bay Operatic Society (started 1951) and Theatrecraft (started 1948) have always used the Hall and as of 2013 continued to do so. Professional wrestling took place here in the 1970s. In 1978, Opera For All presented a small-scale, costumed performance of La Traviata by young, professional singers accompanied by a single piano. In 1987 the Sittingbourne DJ Steve Barker organised several under-18 celebrity discos, featuring Bradley Sheppard and Lee MacDonald. In 1988 Jupiter Brass gave a concert at Herne Bay Music Club's 10th birthday. In April 1989 The Soviet National Folk Dance Ensemble of twenty dancers and nine musicians, on their first visit outside Soviet Russia, stayed with families locally and performed at the Hall. The Hall hosted a keyboard and organ festival in aid of charity in 1989. In April, May and June 1999, 691 Promotions operated monthly raves with police approval from 11.45pm until 7.45am. At a previous rave held at the Hall in March 1999, there were three arrests.
caption: Dance floor, 2011
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