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Canterbury 1946

Canterbury 1946

These are the out-takes for a lost documentary about Canterbury in 1946.

14th February 201724th October 2017 Canterbury, John McCallum3 Comments on Canterbury 1946
After The Mill Fire

After The Mill Fire

The remains of Dennes Mill (now called Abbots Mill) in Canterbury that burned down in 1933.

13th February 201717th February 2017 Canterbury, Leslie GouldenLeave a Comment on After The Mill Fire
Gouldens Shop

Gouldens Shop

Leslie Goulden ran one of the family shops on Canterbury High Street and helped form the Canterbury Cine Society in 1934.

13th February 20172nd October 2017 Canterbury, Leslie Goulden2 Comments on Gouldens Shop
South Canterbury

South Canterbury

Filmed by Leslie Goulden outside his house in Ethelbert Road in Canterbury in the early 1930s.

13th February 201724th October 2017 Canterbury, Leslie GouldenLeave a Comment on South Canterbury
Digging Up Railway

Digging Up Railway

The removal of the railway track from the Crab and Winkle line and preparing the land for the building of Archbishops School in Canterbury.

12th February 201724th October 2017 Alan Stingemore, CanterburyLeave a Comment on Digging Up Railway
Canterbury High Street

Canterbury High Street

This scene was shot through a car window in approximately 1926 as it drove along Canterbury High Street and to Oaten Hill.

12th February 201724th October 2017 Canterbury, Leslie GouldenLeave a Comment on Canterbury High Street
Canterbury Flood 1927

Canterbury Flood 1927

Film of the 1927 flood by Sydney Bligh in the streets near his shop in Canterbury. He owned S.W. Bligh, a radio shop on North Lane.

12th February 201724th October 2017 Canterbury, Sydney BlighLeave a Comment on Canterbury Flood 1927
St Stephens and Hales Place

St Stephens and Hales Place

Film shot in approximately 1927 showing the entrance to Hale’s Place in Canterbury and a tantalising glimpse of the mansion in the distance through the trees.

12th February 201725th October 2017 Canterbury, Sydney BlighLeave a Comment on St Stephens and Hales Place
Twyman’s Corner

Twyman’s Corner

Film showing Twyman’s corner in Canterbury as it was demolished to create the ring road.

12th February 201724th October 2017 Canterbury, John Clague1 Comment on Twyman’s Corner

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