Taken in 1938 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.
Whitstable 1934
Filmed by Robert Ramsay, an aristocrat who lived in Bekesbourne at Howletts mansion.
Parachute in Canterbury
Filmed in the early 1930s by Robert Ramsay, an aristocrat who lived in Bekesbourne at Howletts Mansion.
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.
Northgate Motorbikes
Produced by keen amateur filmmaker, Tony Wright who was a member of Canterbury Cine Club for many years. He ran the stamp shop in Northgate in Canterbury
Scouts in Whitstable
Filmed in the 1950s by William Furness who was a postman in Whitstable. This was shot on 9.5mm film.
Canterbury in the 1960s
Shot in the early 1960s by Peter Mills who started making films in 1951 when he got a 9.5mm camera for his 21st birthday.
Whitstable Windmill
Filmed by Tony Blake and his brother, William in around the late 1950s or early 1960s. Tony was a local historian in the Chestfield and Whitstable area
Whitstable Streets and School
Filmed by Tony Blake and his brother, William in around the late 1950s or early 1960s. Tony was a local historian in the Chestfield and Whitstable area