Mill Road / Orgaswick Avenue

Dymchurch

Above photo, circa 1924. It has recently been pointed out to me by John Pearce, that this was not indeed the hotel, but just a sign put in that building to indicate that the "Marshlands Hotel" was situated further along down the road.

Above Google image, April 2023.

I believe this hotel didn't have an alcoholic license and so didn't appear on my initial list. It was also probably not open to the public unless you were a guest or had been booked into their residence.

I am also not sure about the years it was in operation.

John Pearce tells me the following:- The "Marshlands Hotel" stood on the corner of what is now Orgaswick Avenue, then unmade and known as the ‘cinder track’ (photo below circa 1924). The hotel has been described as being quite a posh place in the days before Dymchurch became a resort. It was run by a Major McConnell and had its own orchestra, which would play to the well to do diners of the time. Holiday makers and day trippers were few in those days and usually only during bank holidays.

Above photo, circa 1924.

Above photo, circa 1952, kindly sent by John Pearce, showing the floods in the area. The hotel was demolished shortly after.

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