Kent Past

A Railway Triumph AKA Inauguration Of Kent Electrification Scheme (1959)

Electrification of railway line between Victoria and Margate.

Divided Roads Issue Title Is Up And Doing (1939)

A road in Dartford is divided by a fence, on one side the houses are posher!

Home Drive For Food - Britain's Harvest 1947 (1947)

Good story about the fruit and grain harvest in Kent - the garden of England.

Kent (1946)

London hop pickers make their way to Kent for the season.

Kent Scenes AKA Kent Scenic Issue Title - Step This Way! (1937)

A look at the lovely picturesque village of Chiddingstone in Kent.

Kentish Villages Issue Title Is Pets And Pots (1940)

Shots of Chislehurst, Petts Wood, memorial to William Willett and Westminster Palace.

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

Girls leave their footprints in clay on stones around a wishing pool in Kent.

Sandwich Town (1938)

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

Tunbridge Wells (1942)

A look at Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Coal Collier Wrecked Off Margate (1939)

Footage of people collecting coal from a grounded tanker on Margate beach in Kent.

Church Post Office Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

Church in Margate is used as post office whilst real one is being refurbished.

Hop Pickers (1957)

A story about families who come every year to Kent and get paid to pick hops.

Journey Through Britain Reel 1 (1960)

The wonders of Britain - documentary made to encourage tourists to visit.

New School (1959)

Marvels of 50's comprehensive education - boys are operating machines while girls cook and iron.

Richard Hearne At Home AKA Mr Pastry (1957)

Richard Hearne, who is well known as the character Mr Pastry, gives a garden party for charity.

Safety Strap Gardeners AKA Hanging Gardeners (1959)

To tend to a garden situated on the edge of a chalk pit, gardeners have to wear safety belts and ropes.

Breaking Up Old Trams At Margate (1937)

Old trams dissembled at Margate.

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

Scenic shots of Canterbury Park. Kent.

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

Look around quaint and picturesque village of Chilham.

Canterbury (1936)

Travelogue item showing cathedral and quaint old riverside houses in Canterbury, Kent.