NewsletterNewsletter The Cathedral Library re-launchedHistoricCanterburyCanterbury CathedralCathedral ArchivesArchive and and Library Library News News Canterbury on Film fter the hugely successful showings of historic Australian Cricket teams, steam trains at Canterbury Canterbury film presented last Winter and Spring West Station and Bill Entwistle’s remarkable film sets in by the late Tony Blake, the Archives has been Upstreet. We saw John McCallum’s film of the Royal Visit Ahelping Tim Jones of Canterbury Christ Church University in 1946, showing buddleia amongst the rubble in the City host further screenings of amateur cine film footage, after the bombings. Peter Mills’ film showed the site dating from 1925 to 1972. of the present Canterbury Christ The event on the 27th Church University, relevant for the October—entitled ‘Canterbury forthcoming 50th anniversary in on Film: a showing of archive film 2012. More up to date was John from the 1920s to the 1970s’— Clague’s film of Canterbury in 1972 was ‘sold out’ in days. (Tickets showing parts of the city rarely were free, available from the filmed. To finish was film from the Archives.) The Powell Lecture collection of Sydney Bligh, which Theatre at CCCU was filled with came forward as a result of an people full of anticipation; they appeal in the local newspaper, were not disappointed. three weeks before the showing. Tim (Senior Lecturer at This contained colour film from the the Department of Media, Art 1930s and 1940s. and Design) has spent many Chatting continued as the hours viewing local amateur lights went up, and everyone was collections, including those of grateful to have had another chance Tony Blake, and film which had to travel back in time through their been donated to the Screen own and the City’s history. Archive South East (in Brighton), The next screening, Canterbury Cathedral Archives showing an entirely new set of and Canterbury Museums. He film, will take place on Saturday has made contact with many 10th March, 2pm, in the Powell local film makers, some of whom lecture theatre. Tickets are free; were sitting in the audience. to reserve your tickets please He was able to show us film which until recently, and in phone the Sidney Cooper Gallery (01227 453267) from response to his appeals, had remained hidden until a few January; gallery staff have kindly agreed to co-ordinate months ago. the bookings for this next show. So the lights were lowered and hush descended Tim is always on the look-out for more film, for an hour’s worth of a magical, historical trip around so if you find long-lost boxes of film of Canterbury or Canterbury. The hush was soon replaced by murmurings surrounding area in the attic do contact him at tim.jones@ by those recognising views of Canterbury long gone. Tim canterbury.ac.uk (01227 782350). Tim is also trying to is keen on audience participation and learning from local trace the following people or their descendants: residents about the locations shown, especially the south Eric Cardwell, John Mann, Rita and Jack Blundell, end of the city around the ring road and the Old and New and Scott Blackhall from the Canterbury Amateur Cine Dover Road areas, which have change remarkably since Society during the 1930s; Mr Maurice-Yates from the the Second World War. Thanet Amateur Cine Association during the 1930s; and One film by Leslie Goulden (whose family owned Anthony Field, Don Webb, and Vic Townsend from the the piano shop in the High Street) showed the Duke of Canterbury Amateur Cine Society Film Unit during the Kent laying the foundation stone of the ‘new’ Kent and 1950s. Canterbury Hospital. Other clips included the Kent and If you can help, please get in touch with him. Newsletter 50 | Winter 2011 Archives Update he Dean and Chapter has commenced will be available from mid-February 2012. Further the planning process for the closure of details of microfilms which will be available will be the Archives from 31st January 2012, as announced in due course. Bookings for readers, by Treported in the last newsletter. Further information the half day, can be made from 1st February (01227 will be posted on our website at www.canterbury- 827609, email [email protected]). cathedral.org and will be publicised at the Archives. Access to documents during the closure User meeting It is possible requests for access to specific As publicised at the Archives, on 15th September manuscript resources may be provided during there was an open meeting with users of the the closure, in exceptional circumstances. If Cathedral Archives and Library, to discuss the you can foresee such a need for access, please proposed closure. Minutes of this meeting are email the Archives before 31st December 2011. available from the Archives. Items discussed included what records would be moving from the Access to Cathedral Library collections Cathedral Archives to the History and Library Centre Access to the historic book collection from the in Maidstone, and also access to Archives and Cathedral Library will not be affected; arrangements Library resources during the period of the closure. for consultation, including opening times, are to be confirmed. Access will be retained to Future location of archives certain books currently held in the searchroom. The Dean and Chapter’s own archive will remain at If you foresee a need to access books currently Canterbury, and the City Council has decided to retain held in the searchroom, please email library@ its archive at Canterbury in the care of the Dean canterbury-cathedral.org by 31st December. and Chapter. Holdings of parish records will remain unchanged: records of the pre-2011 Archdeaconry Access to Local Studies materials of Canterbury (disregarding the creation of the Microfilms of local newspapers, including the Archdeaconry of Ashford in 2011 and the redrawing of Kentish Gazette from 1768 onwards, currently archdeaconry boundaries) will remain in Canterbury. available at the Archives, will be available at Herne Bay Library from mid February until Canterbury Records of the Diocese of Canterbury (ie DCb Library reopens in the Beaney next year. Customers prefix, with catalogues in green folders) may move wishing to view them will need to book the to Maidstone after the opening of the History microfilm reader at the library in advance: tel and Library Centre in Spring 2012. The ‘unofficial’ 08458 247200, email [email protected] category of records, which represents records of institutions and individuals in the Canterbury area, Photography orders and research requests will need to be assessed on a collection by collection We regret that it may not be possible to basis, in order to establish their most suitable accommodate photography orders and requests location. If you have any particular concerns about for research after 31st December. Please email material in this category, please email Cressida us as soon as possible with any requests. Williams on [email protected] Accessions Access to microfilm during the closure Those intending to deposit, or gift, archive The Dean and Chapter is grateful to the Special material should contact us soon as possible to Collections Department of the Templeman Library, make arrangements for this. We may not be able University of Kent, for offering to house a microfilm to take in new material after 31st December. resource during the period of closure. This facility Staffing Update eter Whitehead, Conservation Manager, will There will be an opportunity to say goodbye to be leaving the staff in early December, in these colleagues on Friday 16th December, at 2.15pm, order to take up a post in New Zealand. We at our festive drinks party. Please see the invitation Pwill be bidding farewell and bon voyage to Peter on elsewhere in this newsletter, and join us if you can. 9th December—please join us if you can, at 3pm. At the end of January 2012, Anne Thorburn, As part of the staffing review across Daniel Korachi-Alaoui and Laura Jenkins are due the Archives Service, Mark Bateson, Sheila to return to their substantive posts at Canterbury Malloch, Sarah Stanley and Paul Blewitt, from the Library. Cressida Williams, Jacalyn Davidson and Cathedral Archives staff, have secured posts in Michael Smart will remain until the end of February. the new History and Library Centre in Maidstone, and will leave here at the end of December. Memories of a Village Kid s we move steadily towards the end of this saga of village, as well as a complete stack of crated bottles ready my memories I cannot fail to mention some more for the schools, and these were one third of a pint bottles of the village characters, as well as noteworthy for the schoolchildren of which there were three crates Alocal village animals. Let me set the scene again for you of 24 bottles. Then all of the village deliveries on order, – as one enters Wingham from Sandwich or Preston, of half pint, one pint and quart bottles (two pints). Some you drive down either of the two hills which bring you people still had the milk dipped from the churn with an into Bridge Street. To the left was the Lawrences’ house, equivalent measure for their jug. After this process was then W. W. Johnson’s Dairy shop and house, next to that completed the milk jug was then usually covered with a was Mr. Wedgett and family, whilst next to them was neat crocheted cover, and often with glass beads sewn the small farmyard of Mr. Deverson. Across the road around its edge so that the wind did not blow it off. was Deverson’s meadow, which was fenced off with wire Mr.