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| ST JULIEN ANNIVERSARY IN STOCKPORT 1930 | |||
| Date: *1930/32 Film Number: 1185 | |||
| The mayor, Mr Joshua Preston, attends St. Julien Anniversary parade through the streets of Stockport in 1930. Onlookers crowd into the town square to watch the procession of soldiers, war veterans, civic dignitaries and brass bands. The second half of the film features a Stockport children's outing to Redesmere. They travel from Stockport in a convoy of North Western buses. At Redesmere the children play in the open fields. The bus drivers are filmed standing in a group next to their vehicles and the mayor is seen wiping the face of a little girl with his handkerchief. Includes nice shots of the children jostling in front of the camera to get into the picture. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [A FAMILY HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 753 | |||
| Opening shot of a chimney being demolished. A group of children playing in a garden. At the seaside - a ventriloquist entertaining children on the beach; learning to swim in an open-air pool. | |||
| OUR HOLIDAYS | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 754 | |||
| A holiday in Blackpool - shots of the Tower and Pleasure Beach; on the beach and playing in the sea; donkey rides; punch and judy show; fishing from the end of the pier; shots of the seafront and hotels. | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN SCOTLAND] | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 755 | |||
| A family holiday in Scotland, including - a visit to a ruined castle; a trip by boat to an island - seals are seen jumping off the rocks into the sea; panning shot of the coastline. The film ends with shots of a baby playing in the garden, and sitting on a hand operated roundabout. | |||
| NETHERHOUSE FARM | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 756 | |||
| Family activities on the farm - shots of the farm animals; children bottle feeding sheep; chopping wood; sheep shearing; family picnics. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| CONISTON WATER | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 757 | |||
| A family wedding - shots of the guests arriving and the wedding party outside the church. Shots of Grange over Sands; Morecambe Bay; Coniston Water; and sailing on Lake Windermere. | |||
| [A VISIT TO THE SEASIDE] | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 758 | |||
| A compilation of events, including a family holiday at the seaside - shots of the harbour; fishermen repairing their nets; children playing in the open air swimming pool; cargo being loaded onto a ship. A visit to the zoo - elephant rides and monkeys. A sports day; wedding; and an agricultural show with an archery contest. | |||
| ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION | |||
| Date: c1930/40 Film Number: 759 | |||
| A visit to Liverpool - shots of ships, warehouses and cranes at the Pier Head, and the Liver Building. At the seaside - on the beach and in an open air swimming pool. The Electrical Exhibition - shots of the show site; an escape artist, and water divining. | |||
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| [THE RIVER DART] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 113 | |||
| Shots of boy scouts at camp; ponies and tents are seen. Various shots of vegetation about a pond, close-up of a fly trap plant. Views of a stream, some snakes are seen and someone lifts one up. Shots of the river flowing through countryside, passing factories at one point. Ships in the harbour at Dartmouth, including liners and a yacht. Shots of the Custom House and a castle. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| BLACKBURN MOVIE NEWS | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 146 | |||
| Children and adults are shown driving away in cars, with views of Blackburn streets in the background. A garden party is next, followed by a cricket match, then Blackburn Grammar School boys doing physical jerks. King William Street is shown during excavations, then a sequence entitled "Blackburn's Traffic Problem." | |||
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| NEW CIVIC CENTRE SCHEME, BOLTON | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 173 | |||
| The commencement of the new Civic Centre scheme in Bolton, comprising an extension to the Town Hall, new Sessions House and Police Station, new Library, Art Gallery and Public Health Office. The clearing of the site is shown, followed by various stages in the building - covering wells, laying the crescent shaped foundations of the Library, Art Gallery etc., a masons yard and preparation of the engraved foundation stone, the laying of damp coursing, flooring, roofing and elaborate masonry work. | |||
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| A MAYORAL YEAR (MAYOR H. WARBURTON OF BOLTON) | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 174 | |||
| A revue of the ceremonies and activities attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton during their year of tenure; including parades and processions for civic occasions, presiding at council meetings, opening the golf course, on board a ship which struck a rock, at a hospital fete, on the bowling green, at a military review, and handing over the chain of office to his successor. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [CWS TOFFEE] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 193 | |||
| A film showing the manufacture of CWS sweets, shot at the sweet factory in Reddish. The first sequence shows the production line making "Raspberry Lollis;" the next shows the making of a kind of boiled sweet in which several flavours are rolled together into a thick mass, then drawn out thinly and cut into small sweets which are individually wrapped. | |||
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| OPENING OF THE NEW PRINCES PARK BRIDGE, SOUTHPORT, BY THE COTTON QUEEN | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 290 | |||
| Miss Lois Heath, accompanied by the Mayor, cuts the ribbon to open the bridge. They proceed to the open air pool where crowds of spectators are gathered. | |||
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| [PORT SUNLIGHT] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 323 | |||
| Reel 2: shows in great detail the mechanised and manual production and packaging processes for soap, soap flakes and Vim. Reel 3: shows the work of other departments at Port Sunlight - the general office; research laboratories; printing department; and people leaving work. Scenes around the village, health care facilities, and sports and social activities including dancing; Dee-side holiday camp, and the Lady Lever Art Gallery. | |||
| FORTUNE FOR A SNAP | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 501 | |||
| In Manchester, Charles Powell received a trophy and cheque as the prize in the Kodak international snapshot competition - it was a portrait of his fiancee against a sunset in the Isle of Man - they are shown displaying the trophy, and the snapshot is featured. | |||
| THE KODAK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 1931 | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 502 | |||
| Charles Powell, winner of the snapshot competition, and his fiancee Ella Blenkharn, are guests of honour at the Paramount Cinema in Manchester where he is presented with the trophy, medal and cheque by Mr. C.B. Cochrane in front of an invited audience. Shots of the Paramount at night and members of the public looking at an exhibition of the best entries and the winning snap. Also present is the Isle of Man chemist who developed the snap. | |||
| CROWNING OF ROSE QUEEN AT WESTHOUGHTON | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 531 | |||
| A procession, including the Rose Queen in a carriage, through the streets of Westhoughton - she lays a wreath at the War Memorial before going on to be crowned in an elaborate ceremony attended by large crowds. | |||
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| [RAMBLERS] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 628 | |||
| Newsreel item in which Newcastle M.P. Charles Trevelyan supports the cause of the ramblers, in regard to access to public footpaths, including Scout Scar in Kendal. The ramblers are shown, including close-ups of their feet. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| MORECAMBE & HEYSHAM NEW SUNSHINE SLOPES / THE CROWNING OF THE ROSE QUEEN | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 650 | |||
| Shows the civic party, the Mayor, MP, etc. performing the opening ceremonies amongst the public on Morecambe and Heysham Sunshine Slopes, showing the Margaret Bondfield MP, cutting the ribbon, and subsequent inspection of the slopes. Includes a view of the official party walking along the seafront, plus close-ups of the guests. Followed by the Rose Queen crowning ceremony at which children dance around a maypole. Includes views of the audience. | |||
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