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.
Remembrance Sunday 1966
Remebrance Sunday in Canterbury, filmed by John Clague RIBA on 16mm film in 1966.
Cathedral View
This brief offcut of film was shot in the early 1950s by John McCallum and appears to show some prefabs.
Mayor’s Garden Party
Filmed in 1939 by Sydney Bligh who was a keen amateur filmmaker,
Montgomery’s Visit to Canterbury 1945
Filmed by Sydney Bligh’s business partner, Alick Apps, in October 1945 when Field Marshall Montgomery visited Canterbury.
St Augustine’s Missionary College
This film of St Augustine’s Missionary College was filmed in 1939 by Sydney Bligh just before the outbreak of war. The College was evacuated during the war and was damaged […]
Chambers and Palmer
This building was situated next to what is now the Chemistry night club opposite Canterbury East Station. It was filmed by Sydney Bligh in 1939.
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.
Moat
Filmed by Sydney Bligh in approximately 1934. He was a keen amateur filmmaker, producing a 90 minute newsreel each year between 1934 and 1939.