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Kent Life Collection (#101)

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Background imageKent Life Collection: Kent Border Motor Club hill trial. Pushing a competitor up a track

Kent Border Motor Club hill trial. Pushing a competitor up a track. 1935

Background imageKent Life Collection: Road widening taking place in Wrotham, Kent. 1937

Road widening taking place in Wrotham, Kent. 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: Engineers on the track at the front of the locomotive after being derailed at Swanley

Engineers on the track at the front of the locomotive after being derailed at Swanley, Kent. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Workers from the Demolition and Construction Company Ltd use their Bedford Tram Tower

Workers from the Demolition and Construction Company Ltd use their Bedford Tram Tower truck to work on the overhead electrical trolleybus wires. 1936

Background imageKent Life Collection: A man thatching the roof of a cottage in Hartley, Kent. 10 June 1937

A man thatching the roof of a cottage in Hartley, Kent. 10 June 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: The construction of the London County Council housing estate at Chislehurst, Kent

The construction of the London County Council housing estate at Chislehurst, Kent. The building site. 1935

Background imageKent Life Collection: Cold Work for Land Girls Two land girls on a farm at Hartley Kent muck carting across

Cold Work for Land Girls Two land girls on a farm at Hartley Kent muck carting across frozen fields

Background imageKent Life Collection: Children performing drills at the Swanscombe Baths in Kent. The instructor is Mr

Children performing drills at the Swanscombe Baths in Kent. The instructor is Mr Bahalane. 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: Cricket match at Petts Wood Club, Kent. 1934

Cricket match at Petts Wood Club, Kent. 1934

Background imageKent Life Collection: Motor cycling races at Brands Hatch. Two scramblers compete for the finish line

Motor cycling races at Brands Hatch. Two scramblers compete for the finish line. 1936

Background imageKent Life Collection: The Dartford Carnival Queens retinue. 1936

The Dartford Carnival Queens retinue. 1936

Background imageKent Life Collection: Football. Goal. 1934

Football. Goal. 1934

Background imageKent Life Collection: Station Hotel. 1935

Station Hotel. 1935

Background imageKent Life Collection: Work on the Dartford Tunnel. The process of cementation in which holes are bored

Work on the Dartford Tunnel. The process of cementation in which holes are bored in the chalk, and at a pressure of 100lb. per square inch liquid cement is pumped in and fills up the fissures

Background imageKent Life Collection: A Cessna CG-2 Glider is being hitched up to its tow line, in preperation for its

A Cessna CG-2 Glider is being hitched up to its tow line, in preperation for its launch in Lenham, Kent. 1936

Background imageKent Life Collection: Snow scenes ( car ) Eynsford. 1938

Snow scenes ( car ) Eynsford. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Model Flying Club, Dartford Heath. 7 August 1937

Model Flying Club, Dartford Heath. 7 August 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: The Bishop of Rochester ( Martin Linton Smith ) at Crayford cinema. 1938

The Bishop of Rochester ( Martin Linton Smith ) at Crayford cinema. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Bexley Charter celebrations ( incorporation as a borough ); Charter fireworks

Bexley Charter celebrations ( incorporation as a borough ); Charter fireworks. 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: A birds nest in an alarm bell in Dartford, Kent 1938

A birds nest in an alarm bell in Dartford, Kent 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: A Kent police officer with his bicycle. 26th July 1952

A Kent police officer with his bicycle. 26th July 1952

Background imageKent Life Collection: A farmer and his horse team plough a field in the Darenth Valley in Kent. 1937

A farmer and his horse team plough a field in the Darenth Valley in Kent. 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: New sewers being built in Farningham, Kent. 1937

New sewers being built in Farningham, Kent. 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: School children are treated to a film at the Odeon cinema in Sidcup, Kent. The

School children are treated to a film at the Odeon cinema in Sidcup, Kent. The film they were shown was Life in India and Ceylon 24 June 1937. plane is a Avro Avian

Background imageKent Life Collection: Dartford Prints Works. 1934

Dartford Prints Works. 1934

Background imageKent Life Collection: National Service is the business of the citizen. A tableau depicting voluntary

National Service is the business of the citizen. A tableau depicting voluntary organizations was staged at the Regal Cinema in Bexleyheath, Kent

Background imageKent Life Collection: Whitbreads hop farm in Belting, Kent. People queuing up at the onsite milk bar

Whitbreads hop farm in Belting, Kent. People queuing up at the onsite milk bar. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: SS Athenia survivors at Chiselhurst, Kent 1939

SS Athenia survivors at Chiselhurst, Kent 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: Sports day at Pennthorpe School in Kent. The boys perform dills. 1939

Sports day at Pennthorpe School in Kent. The boys perform dills. 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: The Dartford Territorial Army unit in a drill display, in Central Park

The Dartford Territorial Army unit in a drill display, in Central Park. The Mayor of Dartford enrolling a new recruit, Mr A J Spooner. 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: Erecting electricity pylon wires on a grid in Gravesend, Kent. 1939

Erecting electricity pylon wires on a grid in Gravesend, Kent. 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: Coronation street party in Norfolk Crescent, Sidcup, Kent June 1953

Coronation street party in Norfolk Crescent, Sidcup, Kent June 1953

Background imageKent Life Collection: RAF Empire air day, Biggin Hill, gloster gauntlets of 32 and 79 squadron on the

RAF Empire air day, Biggin Hill, gloster gauntlets of 32 and 79 squadron on the tarmac for the public to see. 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: Westminster Bank in Erith, London. 1935

Westminster Bank in Erith, London. 1935

Background imageKent Life Collection: Swanley College girls at bee education. 1934

Swanley College girls at bee education. 1934

Background imageKent Life Collection: Mr Swans house and garden at 21 Rectory Lane in Sidcup, Kent. 1939

Mr Swans house and garden at 21 Rectory Lane in Sidcup, Kent. 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: Riseley maternity home in Horton Kirby. The interior of the wards

Riseley maternity home in Horton Kirby. The interior of the wards. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Tunbridge Wells Show. President and prize giving by the Marquis Abergayemmey. 1934

Tunbridge Wells Show. President and prize giving by the Marquis Abergayemmey. 1934

Background imageKent Life Collection: The Bull Inn located in Birchwood, Bull Inn, Birchwood, St Mary Cray, Kent

The Bull Inn located in Birchwood, Bull Inn, Birchwood, St Mary Cray, Kent. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Thames pilots at Gravesend, Kent, who help ships navigate through the congested

Thames pilots at Gravesend, Kent, who help ships navigate through the congested waters of the harbor. Ruler of pilots, Mr L E Owen, at the telephone desk. 1939

Background imageKent Life Collection: Buses parked on the road outside Chatham dockyard. Dock workers cycling past

Buses parked on the road outside Chatham dockyard. Dock workers cycling past. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: The construction of the Dartford Tunnel, where recently a pilot tunnel was completed

The construction of the Dartford Tunnel, where recently a pilot tunnel was completed. Here you can see the tunneling shield on the Kent end of the tunnel

Background imageKent Life Collection: Hop pickers in East Peckham. Young and old helping in the hop field. 1 September 1938

Hop pickers in East Peckham. Young and old helping in the hop field. 1 September 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Testing the new exchange Miss Vilia Howe is the operator to test new Crayford Kent

Testing the new exchange Miss Vilia Howe is the operator to test new Crayford Kent Telephone Exchange 1959

Background imageKent Life Collection: Motor cycle racing at Brands Hatch. 1935

Motor cycle racing at Brands Hatch. 1935

Background imageKent Life Collection: The Mottinngham Fete Flower Show in Kent. 1938

The Mottinngham Fete Flower Show in Kent. 1938

Background imageKent Life Collection: Yew trees, Brenchley. 1937

Yew trees, Brenchley. 1937

Background imageKent Life Collection: UFO photographed from Cranbrook High School, Cranbrook, England in December 1944 (14

UFO photographed from Cranbrook High School, Cranbrook, England in December 1944 (14:30) by Robert Dowsing. Wendelle Stevens archives with arrangement with Charles Walker



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