K A Y C Ashford Kent 1960's Scrapbook of events including Princess Alexandra & Frankie Vaughn
Thanks to Ashford Borough Museum for their help in allowing this footage to be converted. The museum is packed full of exhibits, has free entry & can be found in the churchyard, Ashford, Kent TN23 1QG. It's open from Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 2pm from April to late October. It relies entirely on donations.
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MK 4 Female Tank in Ashford Kent
The Tank .
Ashford's tank is a Mark IV World War One Tank. It was built in 1916, but it is believed it never saw active service. The tank was presented to the Town on 1 August 1919 by Captain Ferrar of the Army Council in recognition of the splendid response to the National War Savings Appeals. The Tank was delivered to Ashford West Railway Station (Off Godinton Road) and was driven to St George's Square. Britain was the first nation to use tanks in this war, and by the end of the war had produced 2,636 tanks. After the war, 265 tanks were designated as 'Presentation Tanks' and these were distributed throughout the Country, not only Ashford was presented with a tank, so were Canterbury, Folkestone and Maidstone, all of the tanks presented were female tanks, the female tank had six machine guns, whilst the male had two six pounder guns.
Sadly, in 1929, the back of the tank was removed, as well as all the mechanical workings inside, and an electricity sub station was installed inside the tank, however, this probably saved the tank, as many were either scrapped as they became forgotten relics between the wars, or were melted down for the war effort of World War Two.
Of the 1220 (950 fighting tanks, 205 supply tanks, 11 experimental tanks, and 54 surplus tanks; numbers supplied by Bovington Tank Museum) Mark IV tanks built, there are now only eight surviving, the others can be found at:
■Bovington Tank Museum (Male)
■Musee de Royale de l'armee, Brussels (Male)
■Australian War Memorial, Canberra (Male)
■Flesquieres, France (Female)
■The Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA (Female)
■Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Lincoln (Female)
■Flesquieres, Canbrai, France (unearthed November 1998)
In 1978 The Royal and Mechanical Engineers carried out some minor works to the tank, including replacing the guns, and painted the tank in its original colours. When the first tanks were use, the colours were all obliterated, which resulted in the tanks being painted drab green.
In 2005, the Council commissioned a local engineer (Mr Keith Williamson) to carry out major refurbishment of the tank. The Tank Museum at Bovington was very helpful and allowed Mr Williamson access to their tank in the museum, and supplied a number of drawings showing all the dimensions of the tank. The refurbishment included removing all of the rust from inside the tank, and repainting with a rust inhibitor, bracing the sides of the tank (as it has no floor), repairing any cracks in the structure and refabricating a complete back end which is a complete replica of the original tank and repainting and marking of the tank.
The tank is a Registered War Memorial (Reference No 43725), the tank was rededicated prior to Remembrance Day 2006, in the presence of Damien Green, the British Legion, representatives of the Council and the engineers who completed the work. text from Ashford.gov.uk
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Great Stour at the south edge of the North Downs, about 61 miles (98 km) southeast of central London and 15.3 miles (24.6 km) northwest of Folkestone by road. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 74,204. The name comes from the Old English æscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash trees. It has been a market town since the 13th century, and a regular market continues to be held.
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Annual Sports Day Organised by Platt's Stores, Hounslow, 1912
Employees of Platt's Stores compete in the long jump, running and walking races, and a funny game called 'tilting the bucket' involving a wheelbarrow, a long pole, and a bucket of water. Women in long summer dresses, men in boaters or cloth caps, and children in their best clothes watch from the sidelines. Look out for the little boy who is fascinated by the camera. Trains from the Metropolitan and District Railway's Hounslow Branch Line are seen in the background.
This was the Fifth Annual Sports Day of the store's Athletics Club, held Wednesday 26 June 1912 at Teale's Field in Bath Road, Hounslow (now the site of Clipstone Road and parts of Bulstrode Road/Bulstrode Avenue). The film was shown at the Electric Empire cinema in High Street, Hounslow, in the weeks after the event. This gem is one of many films in Hounslow Local Studies and Archives.
(The full catalogue record for this film, LSA/0547, is available at londonsscreenarchives.org.uk.)
Maidstone's Heritage
Experience the heritage and culture of Maidstone. From the majesty of Leeds Castle - 'the loveliest castle in the world' - to the remains at Kit's Coty, Kent Life's authentic traditions to experiencing the charms along the River Medway, there is culture and heritage in abundance.
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Visit Maidstone is the official tourism site for the borough of Maidstone in the heart of Kent. Discover great days out, events and places to eat and stay in Maidstone at: visitmaidstone.com
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66751 seen at a secret test location in connection with the IEP test program
Places to see in ( Chertsey - UK )
Places to see in ( Chertsey - UK )
Chertsey is a town in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, England on the right bank of the River Thames where it is met by a corollary, the Abbey River and a tributary, the River Bourne or Chertsey Bourne. It is within a narrow projection of the Greater London Urban Area, aside from the Thames bordered by Thorpe Park, junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway, the town of Addlestone and south-western semi-rural villages that were formerly within Chertsey (Lyne, Longcross and Ottershaw). Chertsey is centred 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of central London, has a branch line railway station and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its developed centre is the M3 (motorway).
Its green spaces include sports fields, the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann's Hill) the area which has much expensive domestic property such as Pyrcroft House from the 18th century and the replacement of 'Tara' from the late 20th century. Adjoining are the main areas of woodland and a few remaining agricultural and equestrian fields to the south-west and north.
Chertsey was one of the oldest market towns in England. Its Church of England parish church dates to the 12th century and the farmhouse of the 'Hardwick' in the elevated south-west is of 16th century construction. It grew to all sides but the north around Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 A.D by Eorcenwald, Bishop of London on a donation by Frithwald. Accordingly, until the end of use of the hundreds, used in the feudal system until the establishment of Rural Districts and Urban District Councils, the name chosen for the wider Chertsey area hundred was Godley Hundred. In the 9th century the Abbey and town were sacked by the Danes, leaving a mark today in the name of the neighbouring village, Thorpe, and refounded as a subsidiary abbey from Abingdon Abbey by King Edgar in 964.
Chertsey is part of the London commuter belt in the outermost part of the Greater London Urban Area and is served by Chertsey railway station and separated from all adjoining settlements by the buffer of designated areas of Green Belt. Measuring from centre to centre, Chertsey is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from London, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Addlestone, and 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) from the county town, Guildford. The traditional, yet commercially important town centre is a conservation area, joined by an arcade to a medium-sized supermarket and car park to the south.
Chertsey Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade II*listed structure that has the listed City Post at one end and is predominantly of ashlar stone with two white flagstone york stone pavements with a low weight limit and narrow carriageways rendering it useless to HGVs, who have Staines-upon-Thames or a motorway alternative to reach Spelthorne.
Chertsey has an admission-free museum on Windsor Street, which provides considerable information about the history of Chertsey. It features clocks by two local makers, James Douglass and Henry Wale Cartwright. St. Peter's Hospital, originally intended to serve casualties of the Second World War, formally came into being on 12 September 1939.
Curfew House is four narrow houses west of the church, a taller red brick building in a group of five buildings of the same era; the name derives from the cruel King John and Blanche Heriot history and story which took place in the town centre. Below an open pediment are brick pilasters with moulded wood cornice, with dentils. Brick-coped gable ends front the street.
Chertsey station is on the Chertsey Branch Line linking the Waterloo to Reading Line to the South West Main Line in Weybridge, all three currently operated by South West Trains as part of the UK state-owned network, benefiting from a level crossing and a road bridge sweeping north-south traffic around to the west of the town centre. As mentioned the A320 is a mixed dual and single carriageway road connecting Woking to Staines-upon-Thames via Chertsey which is 3 miles (5 km) south of Staines Bridge. Scenic Chertsey Bridge was built in the 18th century, see above, this links to Shepperton. Chertsey is close to J11 of the M25 to two sides of the town (one exit bordering Ottershaw) and gives its name to the intersection of a main SSW motorway, the M3 with the M25 London Orbital Motorway.
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Places to see in ( Chertsey - UK )
Places to see in ( Chertsey - UK )
Chertsey is a town in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, England on the right bank of the River Thames where it is met by a corollary, the Abbey River and a tributary, the River Bourne or Chertsey Bourne. It is within a narrow projection of the Greater London Urban Area, aside from the Thames bordered by Thorpe Park, junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway, the town of Addlestone and south-western semi-rural villages that were formerly within Chertsey (Lyne, Longcross and Ottershaw). Chertsey is centred 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of central London, has a branch line railway station and less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its developed centre is the M3 (motorway).
Its green spaces include sports fields, the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann's Hill) the area which has much expensive domestic property such as Pyrcroft House from the 18th century and the replacement of 'Tara' from the late 20th century. Adjoining are the main areas of woodland and a few remaining agricultural and equestrian fields to the south-west and north.
Chertsey was one of the oldest market towns in England. Its Church of England parish church dates to the 12th century and the farmhouse of the 'Hardwick' in the elevated south-west is of 16th century construction. It grew to all sides but the north around Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 A.D by Eorcenwald, Bishop of London on a donation by Frithwald. Accordingly, until the end of use of the hundreds, used in the feudal system until the establishment of Rural Districts and Urban District Councils, the name chosen for the wider Chertsey area hundred was Godley Hundred. In the 9th century the Abbey and town were sacked by the Danes, leaving a mark today in the name of the neighbouring village, Thorpe, and refounded as a subsidiary abbey from Abingdon Abbey by King Edgar in 964.
Chertsey is part of the London commuter belt in the outermost part of the Greater London Urban Area and is served by Chertsey railway station and separated from all adjoining settlements by the buffer of designated areas of Green Belt. Measuring from centre to centre, Chertsey is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from London, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Addlestone, and 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) from the county town, Guildford. The traditional, yet commercially important town centre is a conservation area, joined by an arcade to a medium-sized supermarket and car park to the south.
Chertsey Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade II*listed structure that has the listed City Post at one end and is predominantly of ashlar stone with two white flagstone york stone pavements with a low weight limit and narrow carriageways rendering it useless to HGVs, who have Staines-upon-Thames or a motorway alternative to reach Spelthorne.
Chertsey has an admission-free museum on Windsor Street, which provides considerable information about the history of Chertsey. It features clocks by two local makers, James Douglass and Henry Wale Cartwright. St. Peter's Hospital, originally intended to serve casualties of the Second World War, formally came into being on 12 September 1939.
Curfew House is four narrow houses west of the church, a taller red brick building in a group of five buildings of the same era; the name derives from the cruel King John and Blanche Heriot history and story which took place in the town centre. Below an open pediment are brick pilasters with moulded wood cornice, with dentils. Brick-coped gable ends front the street.
Chertsey station is on the Chertsey Branch Line linking the Waterloo to Reading Line to the South West Main Line in Weybridge, all three currently operated by South West Trains as part of the UK state-owned network, benefiting from a level crossing and a road bridge sweeping north-south traffic around to the west of the town centre. As mentioned the A320 is a mixed dual and single carriageway road connecting Woking to Staines-upon-Thames via Chertsey which is 3 miles (5 km) south of Staines Bridge. Scenic Chertsey Bridge was built in the 18th century, see above, this links to Shepperton. Chertsey is close to J11 of the M25 to two sides of the town (one exit bordering Ottershaw) and gives its name to the intersection of a main SSW motorway, the M3 with the M25 London Orbital Motorway.
( Chertsey - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Chertsey . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Chertsey - UK
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Elham Valley Line Trust welcomes retired Man Riders
This short film shows the last 2 remaining 'Man Riders' which were used at the time of the Channel Tunnel construction to ferry workers. They have been moved to the EVLT site at Peene as part of George's Barn and the Railway Museum. They will be restored and stay at this site.
Tenterden Town in Kent .The hidden jewel of the Weald .
Tenterden is a town with a large conservation area in the Ashford District of Kent, England. It stands on the edge of the remnant forest The Weald, overlooking the valley of the River Rother. It was a member of the Cinque Ports Confederation. Its riverside today is not navigable to large vessels and its status as a wool manufacturing centre has been lost. Tenterden has several voluntary organisations, some of which are listed below, seven large or very old public houses within its area and has long distance walking and cycling routes within its boundaries.
The town's name is derived from the Old English Tenet Waraden, meaning a den or forest clearing in the forest which belonged to the men of Thanet.
History
The first record of dwellings in Tenterden can be found in a charter which mentions that it, as 'Heronden', began to grow from the 14th century around the strong local wool industry. Unlike other such centres in the Weald it had the advantage of access to the sea. Much of what is now Romney Marsh was under water, and ships docked at nearby Smallhythe. Timber from the Wealden forests was used to construct ships, and in 1449 Tenterden was incorporated into the Confederation of Cinque Ports as a limb of Rye. Ships built in the town were then used to help Rye fulfil its quota for the Crown.
A school was in existence here in 1521; later (in 1666) it was referred to as a grammar school. Today Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, a large secondary school catering for the Weald and south of Ashford Borough is in Tenterden.
In 1903, Tenterden Town railway station was opened. It closed in 1954, but half of it reopened in 1974 as the Kent and East Sussex Railway. The route starts at Tenterden Town Station and finishes at Bodiam station, near Bodiam Castle. The main line track is being extended to Robertsbridge
Churches and chapels
There are two parish churches, as well as a number of other chapels and religious meeting spaces:
St Mildred's (Anglican) is in the main part of the town. The church dates from the 12th century, and was progressively enlarged until 1461, when the distinctive tower was constructed. It was one of the churches in the 1588 system of warning beacons.
It was a major surveying point in the Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790) to calculate the precise distance between the Paris Observatory and the Royal Greenwich Observatory, overseen by General William Roy.
St Michael and All Angels (Anglican). The suburb now called St Michael's was known as Boresisle until Victorian times, when a church dedicated to St Michael was built to serve this community. The church was consecrated in 1863, but construction of the steeple took a further 12 years.
St. John the Baptist (Anglican).
St. Mary's Church (Anglican).
St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
Trinity Baptist Church.
Zion Baptist Church.
Jireh Chapel: Strict Baptist church.
The Methodist Church.
The Unitarian Chapel, originally called the Old Meeting House, was built c. 1695. A plaque on the wall records that Dr Benjamin Franklin worshipped here in 1783, where he was to hear Joseph Priestley preach.
The Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall.stings) in East SuPublic houses
Its large and/or old pubs are generally owned by Kentish breweries and are:
The Woolpack, next to the Town Hall,
The White Lion, the High Street
The Vine, the High Street
The William Caxton, the High Street,
The Crown, Ashford Road in St. Michaels
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Tenterden folk festival
Thousands of Moving Parts
This is a poem I wrote for the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, as part of a project to highlight the work being done by the volunteers in their vintage engine restoration workshop. The film was made by the wonderful goldmarkfilms.com and was commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council.
Men of Arlington3
The story of a building in Camden Town (London) and it's residents Part 3
0AR Trailer | Dance Performance in AR (Augmented Reality) for Public Spaces
WORLD PREMIERE | 5 OCT 2018 | SADLER'S WELLS LONDON (UK)
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Enter 0AR, a collection of short dance works in Augmented Reality (AR) for all ages. AΦE (choreographers Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Lecoq) sought to bring the live-ness and collective theatrical experience into the work, reimagining the application of this technology. Experiencing 0AR communally via five connected devices, audiences are encouraged to explore, move around the space and interact where their actions have a unique influence on the piece.
0AR is based on seminal masterpiece zero degrees (2005), a collaboration between dancers/choreographers Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, sculptor Antony Gormley and composer Nitin Sawhney. Inspired by their own dual identities, Khan and Cherkaoui searched for the reference point, the source, the ‘0’ at life’s core, through polar opposites, life/death, light/dark, chaos/order.
Format: 10-minute experience suitable for all ages. A collective AR experience on tablets for 5 audience members.
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Credit
Artistic Directors: Esteban Fourmi and Aoi Nakamura (AΦE)
Technical Partner: Mbryonic
Music: Nitin Sawnhey
Dancers: Jose Agudo, Elias Lazaridis
Character Artist: Duncan Walker, Arthur Tabb
Producer: JiaXuan Hon (Blackwinged Creatives)
Commissioned by Sadler's Wells, London
Co-Produced by Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2018
A Sadler’s Wells 20th Anniversary Commission
Special thanks to zero degrees original creators Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Nitin Sawhney, and Antony Gormley.
Supported by Arts Council England, Jasmin Vardimon Company, V&A, South East Dance, The Old Market Brighton, Akram Khan Company, Eastman and Ashford Borough Council.
37884 + Scrap Wagons passing through Reading West
6O86 Wembley - Southampton Eastern Docks
A Story of Kings and Castles, Henry 8th, Charles 5th, Francis 1st | The History Project
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North Downs Way, East to West, Part 3 of 7 - Folkestone to Lenham
This series of seven videos is a detailed and authoritative photographic flipbook guide to all 157 miles of the North Downs Way travelling from east to west.
The North Downs Way is a long distance footpath and official National Trail, in easy reach from London, that passes through two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Kent Downs and the Surrey Hills. In doing so it traverses the range of hills stretching from Dover in the heel of Kent to Farnham in western Surrey.
Links to the rest of the NDW east to west series
Part 1 Dover to Canterbury:
Part 2 Canterbury to Folkestone:
Part 4 Lenham to Trottiscliffe:
Part 5 Trottiscliffe to Oxted:
Part 6 Oxted to Dorking:
Part 7 Dorking to Farnham:
Link to the NDW west to east series
The National Trail Web Site
Ordinance Survey Maps covering the NDW
1:50000 Map Nos. 178, 179, 186, 187, 188, 189
1:25000 Map Nos. 137, 138, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
Public Houses and Inns
05:05 The Tiger Inn, Stowting:
08:56 The Kings Head, Wye:
09:04 The Tickled Trout, Wye:
10:28 The Flying Horse Inn, Boughton Lees:
Places of Interest
00:30 Folkestone Downs:
00:37 Channel Tunnel:
00:51 Folkestone White Horse:
00:55 WWII Pillbox, nr Peene:
01:01 Peene Quarry:
02:11 Elham Valley Railway:
03:35 Postling Village:
04:11 Farthing Common:
04:19 Stone Street Roman Road:
04:27 Farthing Common Plant Centre:
05:01 Stowting Trout Lake, Water Farm:
07:03 Wye National Nature Reserve:
07:09 Devil’s Kneading Trough:
07:48 Wye Crown Memorials:
08:39 Wye College:
08:49 Church of St Gregory and St Martin, Wye:
08:53 The Wye Historical Society:
09:02 Lady Joanna Thornhill (Endowed) Primary School, Wye:
09:03 Kempe’s Almshouses, Wye:
09:06 Wye Bridge over the Great Stour:
09:08 Wye Train Station:
09:31 Perry Court Farm, Bilting:
10:30 Boughton and Eastwell Cricket Club:
10:47 Eastwell Manor:
11:54 Charing Quarry:
12:14 Charing Village:
13:35 Lenham Chalk Cliffs:
14:01 Lenham War Memorial:
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Music for Manatees Kevin MacLeod (
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(HD) GBRf White & Black 66718 + 66721 Depart London Victoria Working 5Z67 - 5/11/13
What a pair! Also suprised at the roof of 66721... Anyway here we see Black 66718 + White 66721 departing London Victoria around 1430 working 5Z67 empties back to Eastleigh after working a private charter.
Enjoy!
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The Milestone Hotel and Apartments
Opposite Kensington Palace & Gardens (the London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and son Prince George), just a five-minute walk from the Royal Albert Hall and around the corner from Harrods and Harvey Nichols, is The Milestone Hotel and Apartments. The throbbing heart of London's most exclusive neighbourhood, this is the Royal Borough of Kensington with Hyde Park, upscale shopping, popular museums and endless tourist attractions on its doorstep. The Milestone's blend of personal service (complete a guest preference form prior to arrival to receive all your favourite treats), family and pet-friendly policies, opulent comfort and inspired cuisine see it winning accolades year after year. With a staff to guest ratio of 2:1 it's no wonder. Each room, suite and apartment is utterly different, fashioned with fine fabrics, fresh flowers, antique furnishings and rare works of art. The club-like Stables Bar is a cosy spot for a drink (try one of Markus' cocktails) and the chic black and white conservatory is ideal for intimate meetings, teas and light snacks while the sophisticated Cheneston's Restaurant rustles up some of the finest cuisine in the city. Burn off all this indulgence with a trip to the fitness centre complete with resistance pool, sauna and therapy treatments. The Milestone's philosophy: no request is too large, no detail too small.
Learn more: johansens.com/milestone