The Lease

Folkestone

Above postcard pre 1927.

Above postcard, date unknown.

Above postcard circa 1930.

Above postcard showing the inside in 1931.

Above photo, 1936.

Above postcard, date unknown.

Above photo showing the view from the sea,

Above matchbox, circa 1980s, kindly sent by Debi Birkin.

Built originally as a shelter in 1894, but in 1924 it was decided that something grander should replace it and it was opened on 13 July 1927 by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. The opening concert was performed by the Folkestone Municipal Orchestra where 1,000 people attended. It was closed for modernisation and refurbishment on 16 September 1980 and re-opened on 6 May 1981 which is the venue seen today.

LICENSEE LIST

https://vimeo.com/4610926

https://youtu.be/qKsDfolyMTw