Images Dated 15th July 2015

Reputed portrait of Joan of arc, from the original, formerly in the Church of St

Reputed portrait of Joan of arc, from the original, formerly in the Church of St. Maurice, Orleans - also Jeanne d'Arc (1412 - 30 May 1431) is a national heroine of France and a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Many believed she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland. In early 1429 she convinced the uncrowned King Charles VII to give her a suit of armour and permission to relieve the siege at Orleans. At first treated as a figurehead by veteran commanders, she gained prominence when she lifted the siege in only nine days -

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This was the unhappy scene during the height of the floods on Sunday evening - at

This was the unhappy scene during the height of the floods on Sunday evening - at the lower end of High Street Edenbridge Kent. There is a girl swimming across from one side to the other.
11 September 1968

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Blocked, Deep, Flooded Road, Flooding, Sport, Street, Wading, Water

Mr J K Ackaa of Nigeria is a male nurse student at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, Kent

Mr J K Ackaa of Nigeria is a male nurse student at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent. Since he and a fellow countrymean were enrolled thousands of other applications have been received by the matron from other would-be male nurses, buit they have all been refused owing to lack of vacancies. He is very popular among the child patients - and is seen with 11 year old Elizabeth Harrowden of Sidcup
9th March 1956

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