Victoria (3) 1950s

Photo from Folkestone Herald 19-5-1956

Folkestone Herald 26-4-1958

Local News

When Folkestone Magistrates on Wednesday granted a music licence for the Victoria Inn, Risborough Lane, Cheriton, there was a reservation that the volume of noise which could be produced from a juke-box it was pro­posed to install, should be controlled by the landlord, to prevent possible nuisance to neighbours. The landlord gave the necessary undertaking.

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Folkestone Gazette 11-2-1959

Local News

For 13 years Cheriton Football Club have had free use of a room, light and heating for their meetings at the Vic­toria Hotel, Risborough Lane, and they showed their appre­ciation by presenting the re­tiring tenant, Mr. Arthur Henry Alker with a barometer at the hotel last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Alker retired on Tuesday last week and are now living at 75, Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton. Mrs. Alker first went to the hotel just over 40 years ago when her father, Mr. F.R. Rivers, became licensee. When they married in 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Alker managed the business until 1944, when they took over the tenancy. Mr. Alker, who is 69, has had to give up the tenancy owing to ill-health. The relief barmaid, Mrs. M. Hogan, who has been employed by Mr. and Mrs. Alker for 14 years, has had to leave now that the hotel is changing hands.

Cheriton Football Club players and officials gathered on Monday last week for the presentation, which was made by Councillor Capt. W. Lawrence, Club Chairman.         “Mr. Alker has been Presi­dent of the club since 1946 and has always .taken a great in­terest in us”, said the Chair­man. “This has been our head­quarters since 1946 and we have held all our meetings here. It is for these reasons that we are going to feel a great loss when they leave”, he added. Referring to the inscription on the barometer, “With sincere appreciation from Cheriton Football Club”, the Chairman said, “We really mean that, Mr. Alker. You have been a brick, to our club and we want to thank you very much for all you have done for us”.

Replying, Mr. Alker said “It has always been my pleasure to help any amateur club, for without assistance they could not get on”. He said that today people spoke about youngsters hanging around street corners or drinking too much, but they had always been welcome to the hotel to play darts or join the football club. He recalled the time when there were few facilities for sport, and said that in his younger days he used to play on a refuse dump. “It has been no trouble to my wife and I to help the club. Thank you very much for your friendship”, concluded Mr. Alker.

The new tenants of the Vic­toria Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Larkin, from Lewes.

Folkestone Herald 14-2-1959

Local News

The transfer of the licence of the Victoria Hotel, Cheriton, to Mr. R.H. Larkin, was confirmed at Folkestone Brewster Sessions on Wednesday. A protection order had been granted previously.