calvin Streeting Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 someone pointed this out to me and has some lovely shots of 1930's medway esp industrial use (from about halfway in) not 100% railway related, but very intresting for backdrop info etc.. for example.. LOVE this Brewry Fremlins of maidstone.... now a shoping mal.. (well whats left of it) see full film here https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-watery-trail-river-medway-1938-online 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) but you can filter the map to show films about trains https://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/map#/53.52614710/0.1098644278/7///Steam trains Edited March 18, 2019 by calvin Streeting removing faild upload of image 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Short Brothers at Rochester with seaplanes / flying boats from around 20:00 into the film, about a mile from where I grew up, followed by the Thames Queen paddlesteamer. Chatham Dockyard around 22:30 with rail mounted cranes and wagons by the waterside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 intresting isn't it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Thanks for highlighting that. The section that chimes more with me is from the source (well, the one they identified; there are actually several significant ones) down as far as the back of Tunbridge Wells, because I grew up in that area and knew many of the tributaries and the 'young' river well, because one of my brothers dedicated half his time to trying to get fish out of them. Being much more rural, the area really hadn't changed massively from what is shown in the film when I was a boy. Edited March 18, 2019 by Nearholmer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: because one of my brothers dedicated half his time to trying to get fish out of them lol sounds like he didn't get many... theres alot of old films on that web site.. and its a very nice interface to find stuff.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 A delight - thanks for posting. Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Nearholmer said: The section that chimes more with me is from the source you might also like this one then https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-in-the-medway-valley-1935-online Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Another excellent one, including stretches that we definitely fished; I remember not buying day-tickets from The Bald Faced Stag at Ashurst, and me having to keep lookout for the bailiff while my bro fished. One slight worry is that whoever captioned the film for BFI doesn't know the difference between The Weald and The Downs, though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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