THE COLLECTION
BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, & EPHEMERA
The collection covers Canterbury and the
surrounding areas with some general material on
the county of Kent. Topics covered include history,
biography, archaeology, natural history etc.
NEWSPAPERS & PERIODICALS
The following newspapers are available on
microfilm:-
The Kentish Post 1726-1768
The Kentish Gazette 1768 to date
Kent Herald 1824-1870
Kentish Observer 1891-1939. -
Original copies of some local newspapers are held
and a file of local press cuttings.
Back copies of magazines are kept such as Kent Life;
Bygone Kent; parish magazines etc.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Photographs and postcards on all aspects of the
locality are collected and donated items are always
welcome.

MAPS & PLANS
There are plans of the city from Tudor times with
more detailed O.S. maps from the 1870's onwards.
Goad Insurance maps of the city for 1912 are in
stock as are Goad shopping plans from 1969
onwards.

GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION
DIRECTORIES & ELECTORAL ROLLS
Directories of the county and city for the 19th and
20th Centuries including some on microfiche are
available. There are also 18th and 19th Century
county and city poll books and city electoral rolls for
1832-1915 and 1937 onwards.
CENSUS RETURNS
Microfihn copies of the Census returns covering the
whole of the Canterbury area including
Herne Bay, Whitstable and surrounding villages are
available for 1841-1891.