The Canterbury Tour 1920 Part 1

Shot from the back of a truck, this film takes the viewer from one end of 1920 Canterbury to the other: a procession of shops along the old medieval streets of the town as horse drawn carts mix with cyclists and even a handful of motorcars.
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[@kathyjones3320]

How amazing what a fantastic piece of footage makes me wish it was still like it.

[@frederickhewlett9044]

Spotted my father as that sandwich board man ,,,,,, memories eh !!!

[@az126zad]

Angel lane to Butchery lane sounds like hundred years worth of social commentary in 2 words

[@stuocean3515]

Crazy to think that was 99 years ago!

[@fighto-br]

I have been to Canterbury before and I used to live there

[@mancunianinlondon]

I recognise a lot of those buildings that still stand. The Westgate towers, Falstaff hotel, Cafe des Amis etc. Some of it definitely retained happily

[@nmaaylalayanandmezin4397]

Cafe des amis is that old?

[@mancunianinlondon]

@@nmaaylalayanandmezin4397 haha no just the building

[@shaun5944]

Great footage

[@AndrewHeenan]

Thank you!

[@cemalbalckblack4488]

I lived there between 2006-9, as a student debenhan

[@marinaharding6117]

My Nan would have been living in Canterbury at this time she would have been in her 20s .

[@jonstrains]

I d wish Canterbury looked like this now a days !!

[@Marnerbanana]

It does...

[@stuocean3515]

The high street is more or less the same - just without the horses.

[@danwhite6183]

If you look carefully a lot of the buildings are still there, it was only the south east end that got bombed in ww2 and it's still got loads of character in the buildings ,