Filmed in the Dane John Garden by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,
Police Parade
An inspection of police in Roper Road by the Mayor, Catherine Williamson.
CANTERBURY AMATEUR FILM ARCHIVE SCREENING 14
Screening No.14 took place on Saturday 27 April 2019 at 2pm, and was repeated at the same time on Saturday 18 May 2019. Tim Jones has recently come across some […]
COUNT ZBOROWSKI SCREENING
The screening on Saturday 30 March 2019 at 2pm in Pg09 focussed on the Hollywood-style silent films starring Count Zborowski, originally shot in 1924 by Sydney Bligh. These were never […]
CANTERBURY AMATEUR FILM ARCHIVE SCREENING 13
This screening included rare footage taken of Lord Baden-Powell in Canterbury in 1930, steam trains operating at Snowdown Colliery in the 1960s and a new documentary by Tim Jones recording […]
Canterbury Festival of Britain 1951
This 16mm film of the Festival of Britain celebrations in Canterbury was made by the Canterbury Amateur Cine Society Film Unit.
A Secondary Hobby
Short documentary by Tim Jones about the ambitious amateur films made by Canterbury Archers in the 1960s.
Higham Railway 1
Part of the ‘lost’ Count Zborowski home movie shot in the summer of 1924 by Sydney Bligh. This is an out-take from the film which was made in the style […]
Laying Tarmac in Herne Bay
Film showing the process of laying tarmac in Richmond Street in Herne Bay taken by Edward Hicks-Diamond in 1964.