Above photo, circa 1915, kindly sent by Michael Weight.

Norfolk News, Saturday 17 October 1896.

Wanted, immediately, in Gentleman's Family, good Plain Cook, baking; also Experienced House-Parlour-Maid; Small House, county, Kent.

Three in family; no boots or knives; state age and wages.

Mrs. Grey, "Bungalow Hotel," Birchington.

Thanet Advertiser, Saturday 10 October 1903.

BIRCHINCTON. Application for Discharge.

At a sitting of the Canterbury Bankruptcy Court on Monday, before his Honour Judge Selfe, Edwin Henry Hilliard, late of the "Bungalow Hotel," Birchington, licensed victualler, applied for his discharge.

Mr. Shea represented the debtor.

The Deputy Official Receiver reported that the receiving order was made on March 10th, 1903, on debtor's own petition. According to bankrupt's statement of affairs the liabilities to rank for dividend were estimated at £212 16s. 4d., whereas the proofs actually admitted, £200 18s. 6d., and the probable claims not yet admitted, £9 10s. 7d., amounted to £210 9s. 1d. The assets not assigned to creditors or wholly or partly secured, were returned at £203 1s. 10d., but they had already realised £199 19s. The preferential claims to be paid in full were stated to be £85 2s. 6d., and the actual amount was £75. The amount available for costs and dividend was £124 19s., instead of £117 19s. 4d., as estimated by bankrupt. A first and final dividend of 7s. 6d. in the £ on £200 18s. 6d. had been paid. In 1889 the bankrupt acquired the "Bungalow Hotel" at Birchington, which business he was carrying on at the time of the receiving order. For some years the business was prosperous, although debtor was always in difficulties. The debtor admitted his insolvency in the September previous to his bankruptcy, but he continued to trade in the hope that the business might be disposed of.

Mr. Shea said the bankrupt had been particularly honest in his statement of affairs. The debts did not come up to the amounts they were put at, and the assets were equal to, if not in excess of what he said they would produce.

His Honour suspended debtor & discharge for two years.

From the Sketch, Wednesday 12 November 1930.

From The Advertiser, Friday 7 June, 1935.

MOTEL IMPROVEMENTS.

"I think it is a desirable improvement," said the Chief Constable (Mr. W. Palmer) at Margate Police Court, on Wednesday, when the magistrates approved the plans for alterations to be carried out at the "Bungalow Hotel," Birchington.

From The Advertiser, Friday 7 June, 1935.

MUSIC LICENSES.

Margate magistrates, on Wednesday, granted music and dancing licenses in respect of the "Bay Hotel," the "Powell Arms," the "Beresford Hotel," the "Bungalow Hotel," and the "New Inn," Birchington.

From the Thanet Advertiser, Tuesday, 26 March 1940.

BRIGHT LIGHTS OF MARGATE COSTLY BLACK-OUT OVERSIGHTS.

"There's a light in your window," a popular song some years ago, should be the theme song of members of Margate Borough Police Force.

On Wednesday another five people were summoned for infringing the lighting restrictions.

.......

Florence Cherry Parsons, of the "Bungalow Hotel," Birchington, said the whole thing was a mystery to her. She did not know how it happened. P.C. Day said at 9 p.m. on 9th March a window at the rear of the hotel was unscreened and the lawn had the appearance of being flood-lit. Defendant told him that she was frightfully sorry.

Defendant was also fined 20s.

From an email received, 17 October 2021.

You may be interested to know that Daphne Du Maurier stayed in The Bungalow Hotel during her childhood.

I was reading her autobiography and when I found she had stayed in Birchington On Sea, I looked to see if the hotel still existed as I have relatives who live in Birchington On Sea which is when I found your article.

Sarah Cooke.

below is the passage referred to.

One Christmas at Birchington we collaborated on a play we called The Sacrifice.

We were both about 13 at the time. The management of the "Bungalow Hotel" built us a stage, and other guests were invited to watch - amongst them those veterans of the real theatre, Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft - and the Lonsdale and du Maurier children performed, with one or two others who were also spending Christmas at the hotel. Angela, as a nun, was the star turn. Frankie and I as joint-dramatis gave ourselves more moderate parts. The plot escapes me, but everyone was slaughtered upon the stage save one survivor, who, as the curtain fell or rather, was drawn - declaimed, "And I alone and left to bury the dead." Afterwards Lady Bancroft beckoned Angela aside and told her she would coach her as Lady Macbeth. This was praise indeed. But neither Freddie Lonsdale nor D gave Frankie or myself any hints on dramatic construction, which was rather remiss of them. Had they known that, after their deaths, we should be the first daughters to write their fathers' biographies, they might have suggested some sort of consultation.