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Preston Hall and Maidstone Zoo 1935

Preston Hall and Maidstone Zoo 1935

Taken by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who went onto produce a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.

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County Fair at Maidstone in 1935

County Fair at Maidstone in 1935

Film showing the Duke of Kent visiting the County Fair at Maidstone taken by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,

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Maidstone Zoo

Maidstone Zoo

Rare colour film of Maidstone Zoo taken in 1939 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,

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