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Record 1006 – 1025 of 11241
| [BOURNEMOUTH, ANNE'S WEDDING & OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 10068 | |||
| People boarding a paddle steamer followed by beach scenes and walking in a garden A young girl followed by a man play on a swing then a baby crawls on the lawn with a ball. A baby in a pram with a little girl and her family in the garden. Scenes from Anne's wedding with the bride and groom posing for photographs with bridesmaids, family and friends. A little girl learning to walk in a garden then the Wood family sat in deckchairs on the seafront. | |||
| [81ST BIRTHDAY PARTY & OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 10069 | |||
| Family members descend stairs outside a house then promenade on the seafront sunbathing in deckchairs and chickens in the garden. In the countryside with a car then feeding doves in the garden. The Wood family throwing stones then building sandcastles on the beach. A miniature railway journey through a park then a boy plays with his mother in the garden. | |||
| [GIBRALTAR, CAIRO & HOME SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 10296 | |||
| A cruise liner followed by the army firing large guns on the headland in Gibraltar then Mr Riding at the Southport Gate in Gibraltar's city walls. After a walk down by the docks and views of Gibraltar we see people on the deck of a ship. Picking flowers in the garden of a large house then 3 men and a woman frolic in the countryside. Mr and Mrs Riding with a dog by the ruins of a abbey then picnicing by a lake. A baby in a pram, on the beach and on the lawn followed by leaving the hospital with nurses and parents. At the Gezira sporting club in Cairo we see the Riding's playing tennis and swimming then in their garden and picnicing in the desert. After a polo game the Riding's climb a pyramid and take a camel ride to see the Sphinx. Back in England we have croquet on the lawn, table tennis and a girl on a swing. | |||
| VISITS TO A SHROPSHIRE FARM | |||
| Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 10647 | |||
| A visit to a Shropshire farm in the spring, we see a farmer ploughing a field with a tractor and later with a horse-drawn plough. Sheep, lambs and cattle can be seen in the fields. In the summer, the family enjoy a picnic in the field together. In the next scene, farmers cut hay and stack it on a horse-drawn cart. A young boy can be seen helping the farmers, according to the film intertitles he was an evacuee who didn't want to go back to London. After feeding the cattle, cows are brought into the farm shed for milking. In September it is harvesting time, a farmer drives a tractor pulling a binder. Women and children pick crab apples. Farmers stack the hay in fields. In Autumn, we see the threshing process using a steam engine. In the orchard, the family pick various fruits. In the damson orchard, a man climbs a tree and shakes the branches knocking the fruit to the ground. The group then collect the fruit in their baskets but leave some for the pigs to enjoy. | |||
| [MERSEYSIDE MEMORIES] | |||
| Date: 1930s/50s Film Number: 5792 | |||
| Compilation film featuring events in Liverpool and the Wirral - the opening of the Queensway Tunnel in July 1934; celebrations in Birkenhead and Liverpool for the Coronations of King George VI in 1936 and for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; scenes from a 1930s' Society Wedding in Liverpool; a number of ship launches from Cammel Laird; a steam train journey from Lime Street; and scenes at the Devon Doorway pub in Heswall, Wirral. | |||
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| [PARIS] | |||
| Date: 1930s/50s Film Number: 7817 | |||
| The film starts with very brief shot of some women in 1930s style clothing out for a walk. The rest of the film is scenes of sightseeing in Paris. Later at an airport an Air France aeroplane is filmed before take off. | |||
| THE FAMILY ALBUM | |||
| Date: 1930s/50s Film Number: 6266 | |||
| Reel 1 - Nolan family on Cleveleys beach and Whit Walk procession. Reel 2 - Further scenes of Nolan family on beach, at New Brighton boating lake and fairground, on the South Coast and at Liverpool Docks. Also shows Whit Walk procession in Swinton, steam train, snowy scenes and London. Reel 3 - Features Whit Week and Coronation Week Walk in Swinton, London Zoo and the Thames. General views of Southampton and Bournemouth, 'Model town of Wimborne Minster' and the wedding of Barbara and Owen follow. Reel 4 - Footage of Whit Week procession in Manchester, the Manchester ship canal, Barton Bridge and St George's Day parade. Scenes of London follow, including Eton and Windsor Castle. | |||
| [BIRKENHEAD TRANSPORT AND HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1930s/51 Film Number: 6833 | |||
| Scenes from various holiday locations visited by the Swift family including Clovelly, Lake District and Wales featuring shots of the coastline, a cattle market and boats crossing a lake. Continues with footage of the River Mersey as ships come into port, ferry boats crossing and docking. Further scenes show Birkenhead's trams in the 1930s, followed by a horse-drawn bus marking the Birkenhead Transport Centenary and an illuminated bus celebrating the Festival of Britain in 1951. | |||
| PEARLS | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 8402 | |||
| The story of a necklace and how it was bought, lost, found, given, exchanged, sold, altered and bought again. The necklace is first bought by a man for his wife. The necklace is subsequently lost when the wife accidentally knocks the necklace into the clothes hamper at home. The next morning, the maid takes the clothes hamper and sends it to the laundrette. A woman working at the laundrette finds the necklace and gives it to her daughter at home. The daughter ends up exchanging the necklace for her friend's ring. The friend pawns the ring to get enough money for a trip to the hairdressers. The pawnshop owner then sells the ring to a jewellers who alters the necklace which in turn is sold back to it's original owner! | |||
| [FAMILY IN THE GARDEN; ARP TRAINING] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 8407 | |||
| Friends and family spend time in the garden together. A young toddler plays with the older children and picks flowers. The film cuts to scenes of Air Raid Precaution (ARP) training in possibly Bridlington. | |||
| REGAN'S REVENGE | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 8409 | |||
| Drama about the IRA blowing up the DBC headquarters in Delamere, made by the Warrington Cine Society. | |||
| ON THE ROCKS. PORTH-LLWYD WATERFALL; CAROL & HOPE; [DIVING AND SWIMMING; SCHOOL SPORTS DAY] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 8410 | |||
| During a trip to Wales, children can be seen climbing rocks near a waterfall. Two young girls, Carol and Hope, play around for the camera. At the beach, the group swim in the sea while others dive off rocks. At a school sports day, children take part in various events such as hurdles, high jump and sack races. | |||
| [FAMILY AT HOME; FOX HUNT] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 11470 | |||
| A young girl plays on her tricycle in the garden. Two maids can be seen putting a bench in the garden, a man pretending to be drunk stumbles over to the bench and falls asleep. A car arrives and the camera goes on a phantom ride through the countryside. A woman plays fetch with her dog on the grass outside Hames Hall. A group of adults in the garden act out a variety of slapstick scenes. A group prepare to set off fox-hunting, scenes of them riding their horses through fields. The film ends with scenes filmed from a boat out on a lake. | |||
| [SKIING] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 11472 | |||
| Scenes of a man skiing, presumably in the Alps. | |||
| [A GARDEN PARTY] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 11473 | |||
| Friends and family gather in the garden of Hames Hall for a party. At the beach, a group of people and Bonzo the dog lie in the sun. At the Cumberland show, men compete in the wrestling event. Brief shots of the hound trailing event. Back at the farm, a woman feeds the sheep. A wedding reception is held in the garden, people gather outside marquees drinking tea and champagne. | |||
| [SKIING AT HOME AND ABROAD] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 11474 | |||
| A man and a woman go skiing in Cumbria. At an outdoor event, people drink tea by their parked cars and a young boy plays with a model sailing boat. Back at home, a ginger cat and a greyhound dog play in the garden. Jockeys ride their horses around a field before taking part in a race. The group visit a ski resort abroad where they learn to ski and play in the snow. | |||
| [SAMOA, HAWAII AND USA] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 11475 | |||
| Traditional dancers dance for tourists, followed by shots of a canoe delivering parcels to a ship. In Pago Pago, scenes on a beach of local people making baskets, one man plays the ukulele and another climbs a tree. In Honolulu, the group mess around on the grass outside their hotel. On the beach at Waikiki, they sunbathe and swim in the sea. The film cuts to shots of the Statue of Liberty and New York city in the distance. In Hollywood, a woman holds a parrot in the street. The group visit the beach and act out scenes for the camera. | |||
| [ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 11478 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday abroad, they visit the beach and see a man catching fish in the sea. Fishermen out on boats catch a large fish. Later, the group go swimming in the sea. | |||
| STAND CRICKET AND TENNIS CLUB | |||
| Date: *1930/1/3/4 Film Number: 503 | |||
| Scenes at the Stand Cricket and Tennis Club (winners of the Lancs and Cheshire League Championship in 1934) - brief shots of tennis, followed by a cricket match. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| SOUTHERN RAILWAY DEPART LONDON, VICTORIA. GOLDEN ARROW. | |||
| Date: *1930-31/39 Film Number: 1901 | |||
| Various holiday scenes, featuring members of the Preston family. They are seen on board 'SS Canterbury', and at the 1931 International Colonial Exhibition in Paris, "visiting" Africa and Indo-China. | |||
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