Screen Archive South East is a public sector moving image archive serving the South East of England. The archive's collections of magic lantern slides, films, videos and associated materials capture the many varied aspects of life, work and creativity from the early days of screen history to the present day and serve as a rich and invaluable historical resource.
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Kent's public gardens
Four of Kent's finest stately homes and gardens delight large numbers of visitors in this short film from the 1980s
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Overview
Our film begins at Hever Castle where visitors wander about the gardens. We get nice views of the house as well as the adjacent 'Tudor' village and the classical buildings and sculptures in the famous 'Italian Garden'. Leeds Castle is our next stop. Here we see the large lake that forms a moat around the house and birds and flowers in the gardens. The gardens at Groombridge Place are the next location before we end at Penshurst Place where we see roses, fountains and sculptures.
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