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SMARDEN HISTORY
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2020
Smarden History is the TH-cam channel for Smarden Local History Society. Here we share with you some of the fascinating stories, images, artefacts, films and documents from Smarden's past which we hold at our Heritage Centre in The Charter Hall. From the oldest item(a Stone Age axe found on a Society field walk by a pupil at Smarden Primary School) through centuries of wealth, and centuries of poverty, Smarden has a long and rich past. You will find some of it here and we are adding content all the time. You can visit us at The Heritage Centre on Friday mornings, on our website at smardenheritagecentre.synthasite.com and on our Facebook page Smarden Local History Society.
MAKING HISTORY
This film is about the things we do in Smarden as a local history group: our talks programme, the way in which we catalogue and preserve archives in our Heritage Centre, our research projects, our interaction with the village and the services we provide to researchers and other groups like ours.
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THE MAPPING OF SMARDEN
มุมมอง 4453 ปีที่แล้ว
Smarden has been on the map for 500 years, but probably not as you know it. For example, do you know where Udden Bridge is? Or Harbileden? Or Spiers Ash? If you are familiar with Smarden will know them, but not by these names. Watch The Mapping of Smarden and discover where these places are. And find out why Smarden stood out on old Kent maps and faded away later on.
Power Politics and the Man from Maidstone
มุมมอง 2043 ปีที่แล้ว
This film is about power and politics in the years leading up to the 1914 - 1918 war. It tells the remarkable story of how one man challenged the world’s most powerful oil empire… and won. But having achieved his aim he decided there were more important things in life. You can watch Power Politics and The Man from Maidstone on our TH-cam channel now
MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY!
มุมมอง 2714 ปีที่แล้ว
To mark the 80th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain our new film looks at the life stories of two pilots who came down in Smarden in 1940, one Canadian and one German. However the film begins with earlier crashes involving two planes, each of them carrying gold, one in 1929 and the other in 1931.
GERMANY IS IN SMARDEN
มุมมอง 3504 ปีที่แล้ว
Our new film has the title “Germany is in Smarden” and the subtitle is “So is North America”. You may be puzzled by those two lines, but we promise you they are true. We are taking a fact-finding tour around Smarden’s lanes and fields but geography apart, we’ll be talking about some of the interesting characters who have lived in Smarden: sportsmen, writers, craftsmen and entertainers. Some of ...
SMARDEN v NAPOLEON
มุมมอง 2214 ปีที่แล้ว
In this film we go back over 200 years to follow the fortunes of three Smarden men who enlisted to fight the French in Spain, Portugal and at the Battle of Waterloo. Re-live their experiences thanks to some amazing footage and find out which one became a national hero.
"A DISORDERLY PARISH"
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In 1688 the Reverend Richard Rands described Smarden as "A Disorderly Parish" so this film explores some of the more notable transgressions which have taken place in our village, ranging from treason and murder to affrays of various kinds.
THE LION FROM THE WEST
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Our new film is titled The Lion from the West and is the life story of John Sella Martin, a man born into poverty and slavery, who became a Baptist minister and a forceful proponent of abolition. In Britain his powerful oratory attracted huge crowds who came to hear him speak during the American Civil War. He spoke in Smarden in 1863. This story of John Sella Martin’s inspirational journey from...
WARTIME MEMORIES OF SMARDEN
มุมมอง 3994 ปีที่แล้ว
The Rathbone family lived in Smarden at Hegg Hill during World War Two. This film is based on the fascinating memoir written by Lettice Rathbone for the Women's Institute and covers events such as the army coming back from Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and how the village prepared for invasion. Her sister Marion also wrote about village life in WW2 which you can read here: drive.google.com/ope...
THE STORY OF SMARDEN'S SHOPS
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To celebrate the opening of Smarden's new Community Store and Post Office, this is the story of our village shops, Post Office and shopkeepers over the past 600 years.
SMARDEN'S DEADLY YEAR
มุมมอง 6514 ปีที่แล้ว
A heroic doctor, contagion, lockdown, shocking fatalities. A scenario only too familiar to us today, but this is what happened in the Kent village of Smarden 350 years ago. This is a forgotten episode in the history of a rural village that resonates strongly with us now.
THE HISTORY OF SMARDEN (Part Two)
มุมมอง 1.3K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Shot in 2005, this film tells the story of Smarden from early obscurity to its golden age of broadcloth and back again, as told by present-day villagers. This is the second of two videos.
THE HISTORY OF SMARDEN (Part One)
มุมมอง 1.5K4 ปีที่แล้ว
This film was shot in 2005 and tells Smarden's long and eventful story, from obscurity to its golden weaving years and back again, described in the voices of its present day villagers. This is Part One of Two episodes.