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FRANCE FROM DOVER

France From Dover

NG shots of French coast - camera lens is v. dirty.

THE HOP PICKERS' ARMY

The Hop Pickers' Army (1930)

Families from London's East End spend their holidays picking hops in Kent.

SNOW SCENES IN KENT

Snow Scenes In Kent (1938)

Scenes of snow in the countryside and on roads.

BABY PLANE RACES

Baby Plane Races (1925)

Light aeroplane trials take place in Lympne, Kent.

QUEEN SIGNS issue title HOW QUAINT!

Queen Signs Issue Title How Quaint! (1937)

Sign above street light in Tunbridge Wells that thanks...

BLOW-UP CAR ARTIST

Blow-Up Car Artist (1969)

Miss Trixie Kent, London stripper, blows up cars and remodels the pieces....

TESTING CARAVANS

Testing Caravans (1968)

Caravans tested on Brands Hatch racetrack. Kent.

 

 

 FOLKESTONE BEAUTY CONTEST

Folkestone Beauty Contest (1913)

Beauty Competition contestants pose for the cameras.

GALA DAMAGE AT MARGATE

Gala Damage At Margate (1938)

Brief shots of a wrecked pier and debris on the sea front at Margate...

A DR GRACE IN PETTICOATS

A Dr Grace In Petticoats (1922)

Miss Muriel Maxted playing cricket in Ashford, Kent.

SEE THE CONQUERING HERO-INE COMES

See The Conquering Hero-Ine Comes (1930)

Champion golfer Diana Fishwick receives warm welcome and...

FIRST STEEL CRUISER OF THE AIR!

First Steel Cruiser Of The Air! (1932)

Large 6 engined Seaplane goes through its paces at Rochester.

THE BARGEES'

The Bargees' "Cowes" (1930)

Trading boats race along a course on the River Thames during the bargees'...

FOG ... THE SEAMAN'S WORST ENEMY!

Fog ... The Seaman's Worst Enemy! (1931)

A steamer crashes off Dungeness.

KIDDIES DAY

Kiddies Day (1932)

Children have fun on the rides at Margate Dreamland.

BRAVE AUDREY - ASHFORD

Brave Audrey - Ashford (1938)

13 year old Audrey Clark tells how she saved the life of two boys in a...

EVERY GOOD DOG HAS ...

Every Good Dog Has ... (1924)

Dogs on show at the Maidstone Dog Show.

QUEEN OF ALL MAY QUEENS!

Queen Of All May Queens! (1925)

Gwendoline Fox is crowned May Queen of London in an impressive...

QUEEN OF ALL MAY QUEENS! TINTED

Queen Of All May Queens! Tinted (1925)

Gwendoline Fox is crowned May Queen of London in an impressive...

BORN IN 1774 STILL GOING STRONG

Born In 1774 Still Going Strong (1925)

Bexley Council try out an old fire pump from 1774 and find it...

LION CUB

Lion Cub (1937)

A young lady from Ramsgate Zoo takes a lovely lion cub for a walk and pets it like a dog....

ROOF TOPS issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

Roof Tops Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of strange roof tops designs in Hove, Kent.

HORSES issue title - HOME JAMES

Horses Issue Title - Home James (1939)

Retired horses enjoy themselves at a stable in Broadstairs,...

QUEER HOUSE issue title -

Queer House Issue Title - "Hearths Are Trumps" (1940)

Mr Mason shows us his strange house with...

FOLKESTONE - CARPENTIER LEAVES FOR FRANCE

Folkestone - Carpentier Leaves For France (1910-1919)

Footage of the boxer Carpentier leaving for...

MARDEN - TRAIN CRASH

Marden - Train Crash (1969)

Item showing wreckage of express train which crashed at Marden, Kent.

TOY TESTING

Toy Testing (1952)

Kids test the strength of toys in Erith, Kent.

TERRIER RACE TRACK

Terrier Race Track (1952)

Nice item about terrier dog racing in Maidstone, Kent.

ENGLISH RURAL SCENES

English Rural Scenes

Stockshots made up from library of English scenic material.

BAR WORK

Bar Work (1932)

Men balance on and flip over the parallel bars in Maidstone and Chiswick.

THE HOP-PICKERS' ARMY

The Hop-Pickers' Army (1932)

Lovely scenes of people from London's East End picking hops in the fields...

AIR-MINDED RAMSGATE! aka AIR - MINDED RAMS GATE

Air-Minded Ramsgate! AKA Air - Minded Rams Gate (1933)

Councillors from Ramsgate inaugurate a...

CHANNEL SWIMMERS ROMANCE

Channel Swimmers Romance (1930)

Swimmers Mercedes Gleitze and Patrick Carey get married in Dover.

KING PETER OF YUGOSLAVIA IN BRITAIN

King Peter Of Yugoslavia In Britain (1941)

Prince George, Duke of Kent, greets King Peter of...

BELGIAN FISHERFOLK IN SONG & DANCE

Belgian Fisherfolk In Song & Dance (1938)

Belgian fishermen and women sing a traditional song and do...

BROADBENT ARRIVES AT LYMPNE

Broadbent Arrives At Lympne (1938)

Jim Broadbent poses beside his plane after flying 10,000 miles from...

CYCLING THE CHANNEL

Cycling The Channel (1921)

We see Mr H. A. Rigby cycling towards the shore after his 12 hour journey...

A MODERN DIANA

A Modern Diana (1921)

We see Miss Betty Lawes with the hunting hounds she is in charge of.

GIRL'S GREAT CHANNEL SWIM

Girl's Great Channel Swim (1924)

American, Clarabelle Barratt, attempts to swim the Channel.

THE MAIMUNAH

The Maimunah (1925)

H.H. The Ranee Margaret launches 'The Maimunah' in Faversham, Kent.

THE MAIMUNAH

The Maimunah (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for THE MAIMUNAH in G 1235.

RAMSGATE TEA PARTY

Ramsgate Tea Party (1939)

Footage of the huge tea party on Ramsgate beach in Kent.

REMINISCENT OF A POLAR EXPEDITION & CUTS

Reminiscent Of A Polar Expedition & Cuts (1926)

Husky pulled sledge drives around snow swept Kent.

OPEN GOLF - BRADSHAW UNLUCKY TO LOSE

Open Golf - Bradshaw Unlucky To Lose (1949)

Bobby Locke wins play off with Henry Bradshaw at win...

FOX RABBITS AND MONKEY aka RARE FAMILY

Fox Rabbits And Monkey AKA Rare Family (1937)

Fox, two rabbits and monkey, pets of Mr. Garrett of...

HEARTS DELIGHT issue title PLAY SONG AND PATTER

Hearts Delight Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

A girl follows a sign post pointing towards...

MONKEY aka SALLY  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Monkey AKA Sally Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Sally the chimp doesn't just wear...

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1934)

Miniature railway in Romney & Hythe, Kent.

QUAINT HOUSE issue title - GOTTA HOUSE

Quaint House Issue Title - Gotta House (1938)

Brief item about a quaint house in Bekesbourne, Kent.

DIVIDED ROADS issue title is UP AND DOING

Divided Roads Issue Title Is Up And Doing (1939)

A road in Dartford is divided by a fence, on one...