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St Alban’s Court in Nonnington

St Alban’s Court in Nonnington

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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Wickhambreaux 1939

Wickhambreaux 1939

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

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Wickhambreaux in the late 1920s

Wickhambreaux 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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Grove Ferry

Grove Ferry

Taken by Sydney Bligh in around 1927. He was a keen amateur filmmaker, who went onto produce a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.

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Whitstable Floods 1938

Whitstable Floods 1938

Taken 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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CRAF at Manston

CRAF at Manston

Dedication of the standard of the Canterbury Branch of the CRAF (Comrades of the Royal Air Force).

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Petham in 1938

Petham in 1938

Taken 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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Fire in Harbledown

Fire in Harbledown

Fire at St Nicholas Hospital in Harbledown in 1935 filmed by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,

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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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