In the Counties Around & About Kent
Standard 8mm film Colour Silent c.1969 30:34
Summary: In the Counties Around & About Kent
Title number: 34
LSA ID: LSA/39
Description: A shot of a suburban road with a bus-stop is followed by views of trees in blossom. A church spire is seen from a public park. We see an empty high street with a lady in a patterned dress looking at the shop windows. She is seen walking in front of a water mill and along the mill stream.
There are various shots of trees and shrubs within Hall Place Park and a lady is seen walking in the park. There are various flower beds and landscaped areas. We see a large well-kept historical building (stately home) surrounded by well-stocked flower beds. There are close-us of different varieties of roses and views of manicured hedges. We see bluebells and small statues of rabbits.
There are shots of a well-dressed man and the woman walking along a suburban road and then a view of The Railway Tavern, Bexley. This is followed by a shot of a 89 Routemaster bus travelling along a high street. We see a pub (The Millers Arms) in Bexley High Street, followed by more street scenes. We see a church spire and a graveyardand then a sign stating 'Bexley'. The same man is waiting at a bus stop looking at a timetable.
Next, we see a Greenline bus and white timber-framed clapperboard houses on a high street and a sign indicating the route to Lullingstone Roman Villa. We see the woman walking over a narrow stone bridge at Eynsford and a young boy fishing in the River Darent. The man is seen outside a timber framed house and a wide shot of children fishing in the River.
We see a 401 Green Line bus drive towards the camera, followed by various shots of a picturesque High St.
There is a castle in the distance, and wide shots of the surrounding countryside and two people riding horses. There are many views of the castle and grounds and wild deer on the gold course/putting green. This is Knole House, near Sevenoaks.
The next scenes are Tunbridge Wells. We see the lady walking along Tunbridge Wells High St and The Pantiles. She passes Fox Brothers (a gentleman's outfitters) and walks towards The Chalybeate Spring. We see both the man and the woman sample the water - he grimaces after drinking it.
Next an exterior of the Royal Sussex Assembly Rooms (which in 2008 was an Indian Restaurant called 'Masala') and some general shots of The Pantiles,Tunbridge Wells. There is a shot of the exterior of 'Findlater Prentis' wine merchants
More street scenes including The Opera House on Mount Pleasant Rd, Tunbridge Wells. followed by a brief shot of a carnival float with a sign saying Home Cooking.
We see some scenes of a village pond, a ruin and an austere church tower.
There are several scenes shot from a moving car, and then a sign for Chartwell (the home of Winston Churchill). We see various view of the grounds of Chartwell.
More shots of the countryside from a bus and a road sign for Shoreham.
Next are views of Tonbridge including the High Road and the Parish Church. Two pupils are seen walking away from the camera in boaters (possibly from Tonbridge School).
Many views of the grounds of Knole House and herds of deer and then close ups of the house.
We see a golf course and a cricket match in the grounds of Knole House.
There are views of a railway station and views of the surrounding area taken from the train, including blocks of flats, followed by a view of horses and cattle in a field.
Credits: Director: H.C. Burr
Further information: A note in the can of the print in the Bexley Local Studies and Archive stated that an audiotape, 'Bexley & Sevenoaks', once existed for this film, but the archive does not have it.
Keywords: Kent
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