King's Hall For Sale.

• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  6 December 2010     13:2883434
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  It's the end of an era for the King's Hall. Brian Ward, the owner has decided to call it a day partly due to increasingly ill health.
  
  It was 13 years ago this month that Brian bought the hall in what was a fairly dilapidated state.
  

  

  
  
  Previously, the hall had been home to a bingo club. Prior to that it's uses had been as a home for the sea cadets and of course it's original use as the Wesleyan Chapel.
  
  Brian has lost count of the amount of money and man hours he has spent on bringing the hall back to it's original splendour.
  

  

  
  
  What next one wonders.
  
  Terry
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• Guest 666

  • Registered: 25 Mar 2008
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  6 December 2010     13:4783437
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  I tested my PA in there for the very first time - good acoustics and a beautiful building, do hope that it continues to be used for dances etc?
  Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........
• Guest 653

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  6 December 2010     19:1183471
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  Good Luck to Brian; he has, as you say Terry, tried to make a success of it, it must be an uphill struggle for him.
  
  Good Luck to who ever takes it over.
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 690

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  9 December 2010     18:5783834
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  Is there a price on the hall, and is it only of use as a function room does anyone know?
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  9 December 2010     20:3683851
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  I don't actually know what Brian might consider selling it for. It could of course remain as a hall for dances, parties etc or there is always the possiblity of convertion into flats, sorry, I mean apartments! It is of course listed so the outside of the building couldn't be altered.
  
  At one time Wetherspoons looked at it.
  
  Have an electronic look round:-http://www.kingshall.biz/
  
  Terry
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  9 December 2010     21:3983853
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  thanks goodness it is listed, the frontage is stunning.
  
  surprised that wetherspoons have not gone further than look at it, maybe the location is too far from the town centre?
• Guest 651

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  9 December 2010     21:5283854
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  A bit too far out of town, but the Samuel Peto at the Baptist Church at Folkestone is a good example of how a building like this can be respected
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 651

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  9 December 2010     21:5283855
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  A bit too far out of town, but the Samuel Peto at the Baptist Church at Folkestone is a good example of how a building like this can be respected
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  9 December 2010     21:5883857
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  Yes Paul, the one in Tunbridge Wells is similar, I just can't remember what it's called.
  
  Actually, I think It may have been Taunton, I'm getting old and decrepit!
  
  Terry
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• Guest 651

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  9 December 2010     22:1183859
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  Tunbridge Wells Opera House
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Matt Bristow

  • Location: Whitfield, Dover
  11 December 2010     00:5084037
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  Where exactly is it?
• Guest 673

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  11 December 2010     01:1284038
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  Up London Road just past the junction with Beaconsfield, up on the terrace on the left.
  
  http://tinyurl.com/3429rzc
• Guest 649

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  11 December 2010     09:3084046
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  Terry,takes me back to that day when I had some with me in the car ,and we was talking to you,and the person next to me said he would buy the hall and your home.
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  11 December 2010     09:3984047
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  Things that might have been Vic! Anyway, trawling through my electronically dusty folders looking for pictures for another thread I came across these. Sorry Kath, no idea about dates or photographer.
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  Terry
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• Guest 660

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  11 December 2010     09:4184049
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  We were the first people to have our wedding reception there,day of the Carnival some time in July well us men never remember the day 6th July.Even my ex wife turned up.
  If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!