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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,...

RAILWAY STATION

Railway Station (1939)

Stephen Hills mans the Port Victoria railway station single-handedly and...

PIGEONS OF ROCHESTER issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Pigeons Of Rochester Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

People feed pigeons in St. Andrew's...

PUNCH AND JUDY issue title is PURE AND SIMPLE

Punch And Judy Issue Title Is Pure And Simple (1939)

Charlie Smith has been Punch & Judy man on...

VILLAGE aka WESTERHAM issue title is PEACE AND WAR

Village AKA Westerham Issue Title Is Peace And War (1939)

Travelogue item about Westerham, Kent,...

HORSE DRAWN CAR issue title is HANDS WANTED

Horse Drawn Car Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Horse drawn car in Kent - novel idea to combat...

 

 

GRAVESEND aka WEST INDIES CRICKET XI

Gravesend AKA West Indies Cricket Xi (1939)

West Indian team play charity match in Gravesend, Kent.

BLEAK HOUSE issue title - WHAT THE DICKENS

Bleak House Issue Title - What The Dickens (1940)

Footage of the Bleak House used by Charles...

CANTERBURY PARK issue title - YOU NEVER CAN TELL!

Canterbury Park Issue Title - You Never Can Tell! (1940)

Scenic shots of Canterbury Park. Kent.

WISHING POOL issue title -

Wishing Pool Issue Title - "Yours And Mines" (1940)

Girls leave their footprints in clay on stones...

KENTISH VILLAGES issue title is PETS AND POTS

Kentish Villages Issue Title Is Pets And Pots (1940)

Shots of Chislehurst, Petts Wood, memorial to...

WINDSOR AND RUNNYMEDE issue title is ON THE SPOT

Windsor And Runnymede Issue Title Is On The Spot (1940)

Travelogue item about towns with Royal...

WOMAN RESTORING COTTAGE

Woman Restoring Cottage (1940)

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

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

Canterbury Cathedral (1940)

Shots of Canterbury Cathedral.

PRINCES AND PRINCESSES AT PLAY

Princes And Princesses At Play (1940)

Nice footage of a young Prince Michael of Kent and Princess...

VILLAGE aka PENSHURST

Village AKA Penshurst (1941)

A look at the old picturesque village of Penshurst in Kent.

AMBULANCES FOR GREECE - HYDE PARK

Ambulances For Greece - Hyde Park (1941)

Britain's cities present Red Cross with ambulances as aid to...

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Tunbridge Wells (1942-1944)

A look at Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

GOING TO TOWN issue title is ON THE MARK

Going To Town Issue Title Is On The Mark (1942)

Quirky items about towns the origins of their names...

CARAVAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Caravan Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Item about vicar and wife who live in a caravan, Kent.

KNOLE issue title is GIVE AND TAKE

Knole Issue Title Is Give And Take (1943)

A look around rural Kent, including famous oak trees at...

FRONT LINE TOWN issue title - BACK OF THE FRONT

Front Line Town Issue Title - Back Of The Front (1944)

A look at the brave people of Dover...

BEVIN BOYS

Bevin Boys (1944-1945)

A look at life for 2 young men conscripted as coal miners, Albert Swaisland and...

GENERAL GORT VISITS SANDHURST

General Gort Visits Sandhurst (1944)

General Gort inspects officer cadets parading outside Sandhurst...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Special Announcement (1945)

Pathe in London link up with Paris and New York to improve international...

BLOSSOM TIME

Blossom Time (1945)

Two girls with servicemen boyfriends walk in orchard and remember their loved ones.

WE'VE COME BACK

We've Come Back (1945)

A little boy and girl return to bomb damaged Canterbury after having been...

WATCH THE BIRDIE aka PINUP PREVIEW or PIN UP PREVIEW

Watch The Birdie AKA Pinup Preview Or Pin Up Preview (1945)

Photographer Roye takes picture of...

OPERATION PUTS PIPELINE UNDER CHANNEL

Operation Puts Pipeline Under Channel (1945)

Material relating to Operation Pluto and plan to put...

GLOSTER METEOR

Gloster Meteor (1945)

Shots of air speed record from newsreel story "Headlines from the Pathe NewsDesk"...

AIR SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT

Air Speed Record Attempt (1945)

Air Speed record attempt at Herne Bay by Group Captain Wilson and Eric...

NEWSBRIEFS - 3 STORIES Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs - 3 Stories Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Deep snow in Kent, ship...

DISPATCH FROM TOMTOPIA

Dispatch From Tomtopia (1946)

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

FESTIVAL OF YOUTH

Festival Of Youth (1946)

Young boys and girls give display of physical training at Wembley stadium,...

WIDE WIDE WORLD Beware - other items share this title

Wide Wide World Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Pacusan Dreamboat lands in Cairo,...

DOWN THE ROAD

Down The Road (1946)

Nice footage of passenger travellers taking a ride on a stage coach in Canterbury,...

AGROUND

Aground (1946)

Sea Scouts in training on a land ship at Rosehill School in Tunbridge Wells.

THE BOUNTY

The Bounty (1946)

People have fun at a restaurant on the deck of an old grain clipper in Ramsgate.

ARMY DISPLAY AT DOVER

Army Display At Dover (1946)

Exhibition of army equipment on sea front at Dover.

FRENCH MAYORS IN RAMSGATE

French Mayors In Ramsgate (1946)

Mayors from Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk attend fete at Ramsgate.

TOMMY HANDLEY OPENS BOYS CLUB

Tommy Handley Opens Boys Club (1946)

Comedian Tommy Handley opens Boys Club in Ashford, Kent.

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CHILDREN IN UK

Czechoslovakian Children In UK (1946)

Czech children arrive at Folkestone to spend holiday with...

ROYAL FAMILY AT CANTERBURY

Royal Family At Canterbury (1946)

The Royal family visit Canterbury Cathedral and the King's School.

WEDDING OF LADY PATRICIA MOUNTBATTEN

Wedding Of Lady Patricia Mountbatten (1946)

Lady Patricia Mountbatten weds Captain Lord Bradbourne...

DUTCH BULBS FOR MINERS

Dutch Bulbs For Miners (1946)

Footage of Lord Walter Citrine planting bulbs at Chislett Colliery in...

DISPATCH FROM TOMTOPIA

Dispatch From Tomtopia (1946)

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

AROUND BRITAIN aka BEAUTY CONTEST / CAR PARK

Around Britain AKA Beauty Contest / Car Park (1947)

Glasgow students hold a beauty contest and a...

BRITAIN'S LITTLE ELECTION WEEK

Britain's Little Election Week (1947)

People go to the polls in Britain's local municipal elections.

GOVERNMENT HOLDS GRAVESEND AFTER CLOSE FIGHT

Government Holds Gravesend After Close Fight (1947)

Sir Richard Acland wins a by-election for...