‘Solley of Sandwich’ (1869–1941): Entrepreneur, politician, farmer, fascist

George Christopher Solley was one of the most prominent personalities in Sandwich during the first four decades of the twentieth century. Businessman, farmer, politician, amateur historian: his influence extended beyond the town into the wider East Kent region and, in relation to some of his activities, on to a national plane. 

My biographical sketch of Solley was published in the 2026 edition of Archaeologia Cantiana, the annual publication of the Kent Archaeological Society.