Galleries · South East England
British Cartoon Archive
In or near Canterbury.
British Cartoon Archive — Archive on cartoonists.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury West · 1.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The British Cartoon Archive is located in Canterbury, Kent, with the postcode CT2 7NU. The nearest railway station is Canterbury West, which is 1.6 km away. Entry is accessible for wheelchair users.
About
British Cartoon Archive is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1973. Address: CT2 7NU. Wikidata describes it as: "Archive on cartoonists". Coordinates: 51.2976°, 1.0689°.
Photo gallery
Official information
The British Cartoon Archive is a repository dedicated to the history of British cartooning, featuring over 200,000 pieces of artwork including editorial and socio-political cartoons. It houses works from more than 300 artists and continues to collect contemporary material, reflecting current political themes.
Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: BLEAN WOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The British Cartoon Archive (BCA) is a department of the University of Kent, at Canterbury in Kent, England, and holds the national collection of political and social-comment cartoons from British newspapers and magazines. Created in 1973, the BCA collection includes 130,000 original drawings by 350 different cartoonists, plus some 90,000 cuttings, and a library of books and magazines. Its website gives free access to its holdings, including a fully searchable catalogue of 200,000 cartoon images. The archive is located in Templeman Library, and includes a public exhibit gallery.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The formation of an academic study centre dedicated to political and social cartoons was first discussed at the University of Kent, in 1972. Interest in the subject had been revived by a successful cartoon exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery two years earlier, entitled "Drawn and Quartered". Dr Graham Thomas, a lecturer in the university's Department of Politics, contacted national newspapers in an effort to locate surviving collections of cartoons, and had found them eager to dispose of the material they held. The idea of a "Cartoon Study Centre" began to take shape, and the first deposit of three and a quarter tons of cartoons - 20,000 original drawings - soon arrived from Fleet…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2976, 1.0689
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT2 7NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Established
- 1973
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury West — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.cartoons.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24065863 (CC0)
- wikipedia: British Cartoon Archive (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is British Cartoon Archive?
- British Cartoon Archive is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT2 7NU), in the parish of Canterbury, unparished area.
- What is British Cartoon Archive?
- British Cartoon Archive — Archive on cartoonists.
- How do I get to British Cartoon Archive?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury West, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT2 7NU.
- When was British Cartoon Archive built?
- Built or established in 1973.
- Is British Cartoon Archive a protected site?
- Yes — British Cartoon Archive is part of the BLEAN WOODS National Nature Reserve and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to British Cartoon Archive?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury West, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT2 7NU.