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Watercress growing in Darenth, Kent. 1939
The Cutty Sark on the River Thames off Greenhithe, Kent. 17 July 1952
Children enjoy a paddling pool in Chislehurst, Kent. 1938
Swan swims along the river. 1938
The water powered, flour East Hill Mill in Ashford, Kent, which belongs to Pledge & Son Ltd, the milling company. In the background you can see a one of the companys Bedford trucks
Swanscombe Gala. 1937
Mr Charles Browning with his wheelbarrow. 1936
The Great Flood Rescue of a horse which had been standing in the water for days near Sheerness Kent Februaury 1953
A synchronized swimming group perform a floating display at the opening for the new swimming baths in Crayford, Kent. 1939
Aylesford bridge repairs, Kent. 1938
Fire, Halls, Dartford. Fire hoses being trained on the burning building. 1937
Children enjoying paddling and fishing for tiddlers at Bexley in Kent. 1936
Cadets from the training ship HMS Worcester, which is part of the Thames Nautical Training College in Greenhithe, Kent, pulling hard on the oars. 1939
Firemen attempt to put out a fire on Chislehurst Common, Kent. 1939
An old well. 1936
Dog swimming at Chislehurst ponds. 1937
St Andrews Waterside Church Mission in London. They board ships and supply to sailors and crewmen onboard library boxes containing Bibles, hymn and prayer books as well as other texts. 1936
Toddler trying to ride his trike in the water. 1933Toddler trying to ride his trike in the water.1933
The SS Pacific Shipper passes Gravesend with a list to port and a Lockheed Hudson on her decks. 24 April 1939
Fire at the Darford Paper Mills in Kent which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949 eTopFoto
The village of Horton Kirby, Kent, where the river Darent has flooded. A stranded motorist tries to start his car. 1937
Shipping run aground on the shore in front of HMS Worcester and The Cutty Sark on the River Thames off Greenhithe, Kent. 1 November 1952
Mr Searles using a water diviner, points to where he believes water is available underground. 1936
Ducks floating on the water. 1939
A sad, solitary cow in the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936
Nature Walk Boys fishing with nets and jam jars
A motorcyclist looks out at the traffic on the Thames estuary from Gravesend promenade, Kent. 12 February 1939
Fish for Dartford pond. 1935
Children play in the paddling pools in Dartford park. 24 August 1937
Cattle being petted by walkers as they retreat to the higher grounds to avoid the flooded fields in the Darenth Valley. 1936
Thames barges moored up on the river. 1939
Two man sailing boats sail passed The Cutty Sark on the River Thames off Greenhithe, Kent. 28 June 1952
Faversham Kent Watering Lane
Salmon fishing off a jetty in Scotland. 1935
Children testing the ice. 1935
Thames Barges moored next to The Cutty Sark on the River Thames off Greenhithe, Kent. 24 June 1948
A farm labourer in Orpington, 1935, driving his cart into the water to swell the wood and thus tighten the wheels
Workers maintaining the river defences and doing repairs on the river wall and embankment at Erith, Kent. 1938
A woman using a water well in Deans Bottom. 1936
This well was the only source of water for the Kentish village of Dean Bottom Nr Dartford, Kent, in 1939. This lady is drawing water up from a 110ft well, her cottage is over 200years old
Two boys paddle through the floods in Yalding, Kent. 1936
Workers increasing the river defences and doing repairs on the river wall and embankment at Dartford creek. 1939
The Camroux motor boat. The boat was built in 1934 for the Newcastle Coal & Shipping Co Ltd by James Pollack Sons Co from Faversham, Kent
Tall ships on the River Thames off Greenhithe, Kent. 21 July 1962
Kent lost thousands of sheep cattle and horses some farmers managed to obtain a rowboat near Sheerness Kent to rescue their stock February 1953
Thames barges sailing up the river. 1938
Strawberry harvest. 1934
Thames Floods. Police of the Metropolitan River Squad brought a portable boat and rescued live stock near Belvedere, Kent. 2nd February 1953
