In the 1891 census at Deptford, Kent, Elvey Thomas was a 14-year-old clerk, born New Cross, his father a railway official. The Hastings and St Leonards Advertiser, 21 April 1898, announced that he had been appointed manager of the St Leonards Pier. He was only 21 ! As on this occasion, he was consistently described […]
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The Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 12 October 1918 issue, contained the following brief notice: Edward van Biene, late manager (3 ½ years) St Leonards Pier, open for employment in similar capacity. 10 Maze Hill. It is odd that he quit (or was he fired ?) before he found a suitable job. The same issue […]