The film was shot by Sidney Elsey in the 1960s. Sidney lived in Swalecliffe and worked at the George Fitts Motors Garage in Tankerton.
Canterbury Fete 1939
Filmed at Brett’s Sports Ground in Wincheap in 1939 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,
Fordwich
Taken in 1939 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, producing a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.
Mayor’s Garden Party
Filmed in 1939 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,
Canterbury in the late 1920s
An early film of Canterbury by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, producing a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.
Montgomery’s Visit to Canterbury 1945
Filmed by Sydney Bligh’s business partner, Alick Apps, in October 1945 when Field Marshall Montgomery visited Canterbury.
St Augustine’s Missionary College
This film of St Augustine’s Missionary College was filmed in 1939 by Sydney Bligh just before the outbreak of war. The College was evacuated during the war and was damaged […]
Chambers and Palmer
This building was situated next to what is now the Chemistry night club opposite Canterbury East Station. It was filmed by Sydney Bligh in 1939.
St Bede’s School
This school was situated on the site of the Canterbury Health Centre on the Old Dover Road. It was filmed by Sydney Bligh in 1939.