Re-building Canterbury City Kent UK Walking Tour Guide. Photography Bob Richards, Paul Crampton

Re-building Canterbury City, Kent UK Photography Bob Richards, Paul Crampton, Jeremy Vaughan. During the First World War, barracks and voluntary hospitals were set up around the city. In 1917 a German bomber crash-landed near Broad Oak Road. Mahatma Gandhi visited Canterbury in October 1931. During the Second World War, 10,445 bombs dropped during 135 separate raids destroyed 731 homes and 296 other buildings in the city. The most devastating raid was on 1 June 1942 during the Baedeker Blitz. Before the end of the war, the architect Charles Holden drew up plans to redevelop the city centre, but locals were so opposed that the Citizens' Defence Association was formed; it swept to power in the 1945 municipal elections. Rebuilding of the city centre eventually began 10 years after the war. A ring road was constructed in stages outside the city walls to alleviate growing traffic problems in the city centre, which was later pedestrianised. The biggest expansion of the city occurred in the 1960s, with the arrival of the University of Kent at Canterbury and Christ Church College. If you don’t know me already my name is Jeremy Vaughan and I’m exploring and photographing South East Kent as I go. I’d be so grateful for your support, so please do like the video, leave a comment and subscribe to my channel! #canterbury #re-building #kent #village #postcards #travel #tour #travelvlog #walkingtour #placestovisit #tourism #jeremy #vaughan #south #east #exploring #photographing #photograph #bob #richards #paul #crampton