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FIRST COMPLEXION

First Complexion (1926)

Nicest skin competition for young women, judged by men.

THE CHANNEL WINS version 2 of 2

The Channel Wins Version 2 Of 2 (1926)

Clarabelle Barratt's second Channel swim attempt fails due to...

A CHALLENGE

A Challenge (1940)

The Mayors of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells challenge their boroughs to raise money.

DISPATCH FROM TOMTOPIA

Dispatch From Tomtopia (1946)

Comedian Tommy Handley opens a new youth centre in Ashford, Kent.

CHANNEL SWIMMING SEASON OPENS

Channel Swimming Season Opens (1946)

Jorge Berruetta of Chile trains for his cross Channel swimming...

ADMIRAL CHURCHILL

Admiral Churchill (1946)

Winston Churchill receives the Freedom of the Cinque Ports. Dover, Kent.

DOVER aka WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF

Dover AKA World News In Brief (1949)

Group of 'War Orphans' set off from Dover for a holiday in...

 

 

FARMERS STAND 24 HOUR GUARD

Farmers Stand 24 Hour Guard (1949)

Kent farmers use burners to keep their orchards frost free.

GALE INCREASES TOLL OF GOODWIN WRECKS

Gale Increases Toll Of Goodwin Wrecks (1948)

Italian steamer stranded on Goodwins

LAUNCHING SIDEWAYS

Launching Sideways (1934)

Camroux II launched sideways at Faversham, Kent.

CHILDREN GO HOP PICKING

Children Go Hop Picking (1920)

A story about the thousands of children hop picking in Kent, despite an...

FROM HUNGER TO HAPPINESS aka FROM HUGER TO HAPPINESS

From Hunger To Happiness AKA From Huger To Happiness (1920)

500 children arrive at Folkestone...

THE PAPER ARRIVES

The Paper Arrives (1933)

How paper is made - step by step.

TOMORROW'S CITIZENS

Tomorrow's Citizens (1933)

Baby show in Bexley Heath.

ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END

All Good Things Come To An End (1923)

Young naval cadets start their training with a kit inspection on...

BRAVO H.M.S. THANET

Bravo HMS Thanet (1919)

Ramsgate where the town makes a presentation to the crew of HMS Thanet.

HOPPING SEASON BEGINS AT PADDOCK WOOD

Hopping Season Begins At Paddock Wood (1919)

All hands on deck as whole families join in to gather...

Selected Originals - DANISH KING AT CANTERBURY

Selected Originals - Danish King At Canterbury (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Danish...

IT'S THAT GUY AGAIN!

It's That Guy Again! (1953)

Edenbridge, Kent, celebrates November the Fifth in traditional manner.

KEEPING THEM ROLLING

Keeping Them Rolling (1957)

British Railways keep bridges in order and demolish ones they do not want.

DOVER HOLDS CARNIVAL - SPECIAL

Dover Holds Carnival - Special (1959)

Carnival procession along sea front, cameraman on Pathe float...

MARGATE GIRLS aka GIRLS ON BEACH issue title PLAY AND PLAYFULNESS

Margate Girls AKA Girls On Beach Issue Title Play And Playfulness (1936)

Girls in tabards do...

SHEPHERDESS issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Shepherdess Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

A look at a shepherdess and her flock of...

BEAUTY PARADE aka RAMSGATE PARADE

Beauty Parade AKA Ramsgate Parade (1936)

Girls parading in swimming costumes.

MARGATE GROTTO

Margate Grotto (1937)

Strange shell decorated grotto from Margate in Kent.

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....

FIRE EATERS issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Fire Eaters Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Fire eaters perform at Margate.

STOCKS issue title CALLING ALL TARS

Stocks Issue Title Calling All Tars (1937)

Young woman hiker tries out the village stocks in Monkton,...

CHILTHAM aka CHILHAM issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Chiltham AKA Chilham Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Look around quaint and picturesque...

ONE MAN GAS WORKS issue title is HOUSE FULL

One Man Gas Works Issue Title Is House Full (1938)

Arthur Fisher single-handedly runs a small gas...

FIGUREHEAD issue title is SPRING IN THE AIR

Figurehead Issue Title Is Spring In The Air (1938)

Old sailor / fisherman cleans antique figurehead...

OLD MILL HOUSE

Old Mill House (1938)

A look at a house near Canterbury which has been converted from an old rubber mill....

SAND CART

Sand Cart (1938)

Wide sand proof wheels stop a cart full of barrels from sinking on the beach. Dungeness,...

SANDWICH TOWN

Sandwich Town (1938)

A look at the lovely old town of Sandwich in Kent.

CHURCH BELL IN TREE

Church Bell In Tree (1937)

Church bells hanging from trees near church in small Kent village.

WINDMILL issue title - WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

Windmill Issue Title - What's In A Name ? (1938)

Footage of large old house made from an old...

ROOF TOPS issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

Roof Tops Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of strange roof tops designs in Hove, Kent.

ARTIST BLACKSMITH

Artist Blacksmith (1939)

Village blacksmith casts woman's portrait in iron.

RUINED GATEHOUSE

Ruined Gatehouse (1939)

Ruined 15th century gatehouse in Kent - still attractive.

HORSES issue title - HOME JAMES

Horses Issue Title - Home James (1939)

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

HOMEMADE WINDMILL issue title is THAT THERE EAR aka HOME-MADE WINDMILL

Homemade Windmill Issue Title Is That There Ear AKA Home-Made Windmill (1938)

Farmer from Kent...

QUAINT HOUSES AT CHESTFIELD issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Quaint Houses At Chestfield Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

A tythe barn and oast...

QUEER HOUSE issue title -

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

Mr Mason shows us his strange house with...

TOYS MENDER aka TOYS TO MEND

Toys Mender AKA Toys To Mend (1940)

A carpenter mends children's toys at the roadside in Thanet, Kent....

WOMAN RESTORING COTTAGE

Woman Restoring Cottage (1940)

A woman restores her own cottage by patching holes and fixing roof...

MODEL FIRE TENDER

Model Fire Tender (1940)

Auxiliary firemen in Canterbury show off their model engine. Kent.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Tunbridge Wells (1942-1944)

A look at Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

TUGS SAVE SINKING SHIP

Tugs Save Sinking Ship (1956)

The Norwegian ship Hassel is beached just in time after a channel...

Selected Originals - FACTORIES GO INTO COUNTRY

Selected Originals - Factories Go Into Country (1960)

Material related to newsreel story...

6 DROWN IN TUG DISASTER

6 Drown In Tug Disaster (1954)

The tug Cervia is sunk with the loss of six lives.