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Canterbury Carnival 1938

Canterbury Carnival 1938

Taken in 1938 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.

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Digging Trenches

Digging Trenches

Taken in September 1938 at the time of the Munich Crisis by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,

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Canterbury Golf Fire

Canterbury Golf Fire

Taken in 1938 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.

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All Saints Church Demolition

All Saints Church Demolition

Taken in 1938 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.

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Armistice Day

Armistice Day

Taken in 1938 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker, who produced a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.

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St Bede’s School

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.

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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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Patrixbourne in the late 1920s

Patrixbourne in the late 1920s

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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RHD Railway in the late 1920s

RHD Railway in the late 1920s

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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