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Animation Workshops
22/05/2018
Animator, Tom Hillenbrand delivered animation workshops at the Danson Festival and to children at St Josephs’ RC and St Paulinus ...
Greenwich University
22/05/2018
As part of the HLF project we worked with students from Greenwich University to produce the educational resources.
Education and Learning Events
22/05/2018
A number of varied education and learning events took place that were targeted to different audiences. Using the education resource ...
Story Telling and Art Sessions
22/05/2018
Primary school teacher Julie Hudson led storytelling and art sessions in Bexley Libraries’ Children’s Chatterbooks Groups. The children created a ...
Quilt Making
22/05/2018
Using artwork created by children from St Paulinus Primary School, Dartford Quilters made a decorative patchwork quilt depicting the life ...
Joint Remembrance Service
22/05/2018
On the 11th November Y6 pupils at both St Joseph’s RC Primary School and St Paulinus CE Pimrary school took ...
Downloads and information leaflets
22/05/2018
Explore the story of William White for yourself You can download chapters from the interactive booklet about William White below, plus ...
William White's Story
22/05/2018
This interactive booklet about Private William James 'Chalky' White was created to restore the local memory of the funeral of Crayford's unknown warrior.
Chalky's Tale: An animated film about Private William White
22/05/2018
An animated film about Private William White created by animator Tom Hillenbrand and children at two local schools.
Project Activities
22/05/2018
In 1814 in Crayford, Charles Swaisland set up his textile printing works, which became known as “the Mecca of calico ...
Charles Swaisland
22/05/2018
Charles was born December 1780, son of Amos and Anne Swaisland who resided and owned a butcher’s shop in Crayford ...
The Swaisland Design School: William Hubbard and George Haite's Crayford.
22/05/2018
Swaisland’s was well-known not only for the quality of the printed textiles produced, but also for having a design school ...
David Evans - The Last of the London Fabric Printers.
22/05/2018
With the setting up of bleaching grounds (to whiten cloth) from the late 17th century, Crayford was seen as an ...
G. P. and J. Baker and the Diamond Jubilee.
22/05/2018
In 1851 the Queen had been at the Great Exhibition where she took great interest in the award winning barège ...
The Swaisland Block Printers Dispute and the Chartist Campaign for the Vote.
22/05/2018
Lose nearly half of your wages or lose your job! This was the ultimatum which faced the employees of Swaisland ...
The Great Exhibition
22/05/2018
n 1851 The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations was organised by Prince Albert and other ...
The Swaisland Factory and Lord Shaftesbury
22/05/2018
In 1844 Lord Ashley, later The Earl of Shaftesbury put forward an act of parliament that would limit the hours ...
1860s
22/05/2018
25. Costing of flannel printing in 1864 Because of the complex multi-stage processes of textile printing, it was very difficult to ...
1850s
22/05/2018
B10. George Haite shawl design, 1853, for J. Dickson George Haite (1825-1871) was the son of a textile designer, and probably ...
1840s
22/05/2018
B3. Colourings of printed delaine patterns by Swaisland for Ovington & Warwick, around 1840. From the mid-1830s to the 1850s, Swaisland ...
1830s
22/05/2018
6. Page from a Swaisland album of engaged designs, 1838-1841 This design album re-uses an old account book of the 1820s ...
1820s
22/05/2018
2. Stipple engraved waistcoatings or shirtings, around 1822 These patterns are taken from a pair of small warehousing volumes that match ...
Charles Swaisland
22/05/2018
B1. Charles Swaisland’s invoice for block making for Vint & Co., 1809 to 1810 Little is known of Charles Swaisland’s beginnings ...
Hubbard Comparisons
22/05/2018
William Hubbard (1804-1870) was an artist who painted many watercolour scenes of Crayford and the surrounding areas during the 1840s ...
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Robert Sutton
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David Evans – The Last of the London Fabric Printers.
11/07/2026
My Grandad George Hammond worked there for many years until he retired, I believe he was a foreman in the...
Peter Rawlings
on
Vickers Factory at Crayford 1918-1985
15/05/2026
My Great Grandmother Mildred Swift worked in the bayonet shop in WW1
Miss Rebecca Haydock
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Animation: The Fabric of Our Town
18/02/2026
Thomas Schindler is also my great-great-grandfather!
Frances Healy
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Vickers Factory at Crayford 1918-1985
20/11/2025
My Dad, Joe Chadwick, worked at Vickers in the 1940's and 50's. We migrated to Australia from Dartford in 1965....
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