Herne Bay Historical Records Society

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LOCATION:

We are based on the third floor of Pettman House, First Herne Bay Over Sixties Club, Hanover Square, William Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5NY

 

This is a selection of our collections which are available for research: -

BURIAL REGISTERS

MAPS

MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS

NEWSPAPERS

 Original copies of broadsheet volumes Herne Bay Press (inc. Whitstable Press) 1895 – 1972 (excluding years 1910,1915,1920,1922,1927,1937,1942,1944 1945.1946,1947,1967)

SHOPS

 

STREET DIRECTORIES

PIKES BLUE BOOK Canterbury Herne Bay Whitstable & District various editions covering period 1899 - 1938

KELLY’S DIRECTORY Canterbury Herne Bay & Whitstable various editions  covering period 1899 – 1944

RIDOUT & FLOWERS YEARBOOK & ALMANACK (local publisher) 1884 - 1903

HERNE BAY PRESS YEARBOOK & ALMANACK (local publisher) 1884 - 1903

 

TOWN GUIDES

 

The Society is run by volunteers who are willing to undertake research on queries. We make a charge for this research, to be used towards the development of the society's collections.

For any research questions, please go to the contact page of the website and use the general enquiries menu to give a brief description of your enquiry. We will endeavour to reply to you as quickly as we can to let you know if we can help.

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