Item of Interest - a short film from "Alternate Shadows" - Dickens OneFifty

A short film made by Alternate Shadows, a Rochester based amateur theatre company.
The film was made to celebrate that most famous of Rochester's sons, Charles Dickens.
It was made in the Rochester area, indeed, in locations that would have been well-known to the man himself.

It may reveal some lesser known aspects of Dickens' life and characters, and possibly generate some interest in local amateur dramatics.

Item of Interest from the British Film Institute -

A 9 minute Film made in 1934 "Curiosities of Sandwich" - a delicious portrait of Sandwich, photographed by Fred Ford.

Past Talks and Past Events

12th May 2022 at 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

Dr Cressida Williams

"Unlocking the archives of Canterbury Cathedral"

14th April 2022 at 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

Colin Varrall

"Richborough, its extraordinary historic importance"

10th March 2022 at 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

Jon Iveson

"Dover Castle - even more secrets revealed"

10th February 2022 at 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

Dr Emma Hanna

"The Sounds of War"

13th January 2022 at 7:00 for 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

AGM, and Nick Woodland

"The history of Stonar lake"

11th November 2021 at 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

The joint Annual Lecture of SLHS and Sandwich Guildhall Museum.

Professor Paul Bennett, lately Director of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust.

"Canterbury’s medieval, its buildings and people"

The speaker, Professor Paul Bennett will be talking about Canterbury's medieval Buttermarket, its buildings and people.

Many of these buildings survive, and as anyone who has been on one of Paul's walks will agree, he can tell of the lives, deaths, behaviour - legal or not - riotous activities and much besides.

14th October 2021 at 7:30pm in Sandwich Guildhall

Prof John Butler

"The Quest for Becket’s bones: St Thomas of Canterbury and the enduring appeal of holy relics".