1930s Aerial view of the roof of Mr. Herbert Tennent’s Refreshment Hut adjacent to the Palace Pier.
Herbert Tennent’s parents were seafront traders running a seafood stall selling cockles, mussels and whelks underneath the arches. They also ran a pub near the Metropole Hotel which was frequented by the local fisherman. Some nights after a good night catch, fresh fish would be thrown through the fanlight of the pub door to greet them in the morning.