page_title: King's Hall, Herne Bay
section_title: Vestibule ceremony
hierarchical_section_title: King's Hall, Herne Bay / King Edward VII Memorial Hall / Opening 1913 / Vestibule ceremony
caption_attribution_description: Kings Hall, Herne Bay, Kent England. Framed marble wall plate for medallion plaque of w:Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1913 by Emil Fuchs. The dedication says:"This medallion was unveiled and the building formally opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenburg on behalf of her most gracious majesty Queen Alexandra by whose gracious permission it was named "The King Edward VII Memorial Hall". 10th July AD 1913"
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: The Princess unveiled the medallion plaque of Edward VII in the vestibule.  Carved by Emil Fuchs, it was described as a "most lifelike portrait of the late king." The medallion itself was carved from Carrara marble and fixed to a framed panel of reddish-brown and white-veined rosso antico marble. The frame was described as being "of a fine white free stone of a classical design." The inscription on the panel said: "This medallion was unveiled, and this building formally opened, by Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenburg on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Alexandra by whose gracious permission it was named The King Edward VII Memorial Hall, July 10th 1913." F.W.J. Palmer presented her with a gold key; she opened a door to the Hall and declared it open. After the ceremony the schoolchildren were marched back to their schools where they enjoyed a free tea and a sports day.
  The Princess and invited audience then listened to a grand concert in the very full Hall. The princess was cheered all the way back to the railway station, was presented with a gold replica of the Fuchs medallion and a keepsake by the Chairman of the Council, and left on the 4.30 pm train. For the locals during the rest of the day there was dancing in the Grand Pier Pavilion and various concerts including one by the mounted band of the 6th Dragoon Guards. Herne Bay photographer Fred C. Palmer was commissioned to provide postcards of the event, and his photographs were used in the local newspaper, the Herne Bay Press.
caption: The Fuchs medallion, 2011
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