The ‘Arts & Crafts’ service at Canterbury Cathedral in 1937. This was filmed by by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each […]
Broad Oak in 1938
The Golden Lion pub in Broad Oak in 1938. This was filmed by by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year […]
Canterbury Carnival 1935
Canterbury Carnival in 1935. This was filmed by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939. He was […]
Flying Flea at Bekesbourne
The Flying Flea at Bekesbourne aerodrome in 1935. This was filmed by by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between […]
Count Zborowski Film
In the summer of 1924 millionaire racing driver, Count Zborowski made a series of home movies with friends, attempting to replicate favourite scenes from silent Hollywood films.
Peter Watkins and the Playcraft Film Unit
The documentary, ‘Peter Watkins and the Playcraft Film Unit’ (2017) by Tim Jones focuses upon the five amateur films produced between 1957 and 1962 by Peter Watkins and Playcraft, a […]
SEEKING SYDNEY
The documentary Seeking Sydney, explores the work and life of Sydney Bligh. Bligh specialised in making newsreels of Canterbury during the 1930s, many of which were filmed in colour.
Parade at cricket ground
An army parade at the cricket ground shot by George Page on 9.5mm film.https://vimeo.com/344986883
Enthronment of the Archbishop
Enthronement of Cosmo Gordon Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1928.