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Holiday Scenes in Kent

1930 , Kent (County)

Cat no. 4429

Holiday snapshots in Kent, May 1930.

Film record of a holiday in Kent, including footage of Eunice and Eustace Alliott, the activities of other holidaymakers, and sights encountered on the road. Scenes include: the beaches at Broadstairs and Kingsgate; the Alliott’s Austin Sixteen crossing The Stour by ferry, fording a stream at Patrixbourne and driving over the toll bridge at Sandwich; a picnic; the Alliott’s exploring the seashore near Folkestone; an encounter on the road with men loading timber. Shots include: the activities of children and adults on beaches, including a cricket match on the beach; Eunice or Eustace and their pet Chow walking on beaches, along coastal footpaths and in the country.

Featured Buildings

Viking Bay beach, Broadstairs Fort House [Bleak House], Viking Bay, Broadstairs Grand Hotel [possibly] [Grand Mansions], Broadstairs Houses on seafront, Victoria Parade, Broadstairs Ferry, Grove Ferry Sandwich Toll Bridge [House Old Palace Road, by ford on the Nail Bourne], Keepers Hill, Patrixbourne 1 The Green [possibly], Patrixbourne David’s Gate [Davy’s Gate], Sandwich Church of All Saints’ Lych Gate, Waldershare Bridge on the Darent, Farningham

Keywords

Motor cars; Austin Sixteen; Beaches; Inter-war holiday scenes; Kent; beaches; Grove Ferry on the Stour; Motoring 1930s

Intertitles

Round about Broadstairs May 1930 The Front At Kingsgate – The Shore “A Little Ship Went Sailing” Crossing the Stour (Grove Ferry) Is She a Fox? (Near Littlebourne) A Pretty Watersplash (Patrixbourne) Sandwich – Bridge and Toll Gate A Picnic – Waldershare The Warren – Folkestone The End of a Perfect Afternoon Timber Haulers near Chartham. Kent Farningham. The Old Chestnut Tree by the Darent The End

Other Places

Broadstairs; Kingsgate; Grove Ferry on the Stour; near Littlebourne; Patrixbourne; Sandwich; Waldershare; Folkestone; near Chartham; Farningham

Manifestations

Holiday Scenes in Kent

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