Humphrey Charles Holman – almost invariably cited in newspapers as H.C. Holman — was a very active auctioneer and estate agent, and also an important hotel proprietor. He was an energetic booster for St Leonards on Sea, and was particularly protective of Warrior Square Gardens. This was perhaps due to his company owning two hotels […]
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It is unusual for an Anglican minister to be a hotel keeper. Thanks to his going bankrupt there are many details of this man’s finances, which is unusual, both as a bankrupt and, especially, as a clergyman. He was later imprisoned for assaulting a French footman at Folkestone ! Robert Richard Duke was baptised at […]