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| ENGLISH MARTYRS URMSTON GARDEN PARTY HELD JULY 18TH | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 949 | |||
| Scenes and activities at the English Martyrs Urmston Childrens Party - speeches are made; a turn on the coconut shy; eating ice-cream; dancing to the jazz band; running and skipping races. | |||
| MAY 9TH 1931 REDDISH MAY QUEEN FESTIVAL | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 1167 | |||
| Scenes of the May Day festival held in Reddish, on the 9th May 1931. The procession includes the 'Hyde Juvenile Prize Dancers' and the 'Godley Hill Morris and Acrobatic Dancers'. Children dressed in various fancy dress costumes parade down the street, followed by decorated floats, carts and bicycles. A group of young girls perform an acrobatic display at the gala field. A large crowd of spectators watch the crowning ceremony of the May Queen; Miss Hilda Howkins. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| GLENGARRY CINEMA TOPICAL NEWS No. 8 | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 1168 | |||
| Local newsreel featuring - Carnival revelers at Stockport; South Lancashire Transport Company's second extension to the trackless trolley buses - Atherton to Swinton service. River Mersey overflows at Cheadle and some ducks take an unusual swim at Glengarry. Also includes shots of Edgeley Main road, Alexandra Cinema and Blackpool illuminations. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [BLACKPOOL SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 1190 | |||
| Scenes in and around Blackpool - include the tower, illuminations, beach and seafront. Also includes a man and woman standing outside an Oyster stall. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [SOLDIERS AND INDIANS] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 1809 | |||
| Members of the O'Grady family are seen sitting outside a large house; one man reads a copy of The Tatler. Some army officers stand in a garden studying a map. A military procession marches down a street accompanied by a brass band. Further footage includes scenes of a group of children playing in the garden. Two of the children wear full Red Indian costumes and sit outside a make shift wig-wam. | |||
| [A TRIP TO LONDON 1931] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 1889 | |||
| The film begins with shots of a passenger steam train departing from a railway station and arriving at Euston. Various tourist attractions around London are visited, including Windsor Castle, the River Thames, Trafalgar Square, London Zoo, Thames Embankment and The Strand. Further scenes include the city at night and exterior shots of various theatres and cinemas. | |||
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| PARIS INTERNATIONAL COLONIAL EXHIBITION 1931 | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 1895 | |||
| Mr and Mrs Preston enjoying a holiday in France in 1931. They are seen visiting the Paris International Colonial Exhibition; sunbathing on the beach and walking around the zoological gardens. Further footage includes demolition scenes of the Deuville Old Railway Station and various shots of steam trains at the Gare St. Lazare. | |||
| [A VISIT TO THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL COLONIAL EXHIBITION, 1931] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 1939 | |||
| Members of the Preston family visit the Paris International Colonial Exhibition in 1931. The film features various buildings in the exhibition and some zoo animals in their exhibition enclosures. | |||
| [FOUR GRANDCHILDREN; 'HOLLY ROYDE'] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 2125 | |||
| Family footage of four young children, dressed in hats and coats, standing on the steps of their grandparents house 'Holly Royde' in Withington. Two of the children are Mary and Ruth Behrens. | |||
| DERBYSHIRE | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 2770 | |||
| Film shot in Derbyshire. Opens with shots of a very dishevelled looking tramp who - according to a caption - 'makes a few pennies opening gates for passing motorists'. Also features shots of Dovedale where a man is seen with several donkeys, upon which children pay to ride. Derek Higginson is sitting on one of the donkeys. | |||
| [AMP TESTING] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 2813 | |||
| Industrial tests done on amps at (probably) Metropolitan Vickers in Trafford Park; electricity is passed through the amp, and smoke (or possibly steam?) issues from the base or top periodically. | |||
| [AMP TESTING III] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 2817 | |||
| Amps are tested at Metropolitan Vickers' Trafford Park site. | |||
| [SPANISH SHEEP STREET] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 3560 | |||
| Shots of sheep in a field eating grass, followed by scenes of a large flock of sheep in the centre of a large town in Spain. Cars and horse-drawn carriages pass by, and Margaret Preston. | |||
| [DEVON SCENES; OUTDOOR EVENT AND RACETRACK] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 3619 | |||
| Shots of an historic building, possibly a partly ruined country house. Also views of the buildings on a village street, possibly Devon or Cornwall. Scenes from an outdoor event showing lines of cars and people walking around a field with tents, stalls and open topped buses on display. Scenes at a racetrack, could be part of the same event. Ends with brief views of what looks to be a gypsy encampment. | |||
| [WEDDING AT ST MARKS CHURCH] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 3620 | |||
| Scenes from the wedding of John Hindley and Sybil Flook at St Marks Church, Newport, Monmouthshire The bride and bridesmaids arrive and later the bride and groom are seen leaving the church, flanked by two policemen. The guests come out and the Bridal party can be seen posing for photos. Includes a large number of guests from the Flook family. | |||
| [ARANDORA STAR CRUISE 1931 - TANGIER AND OPORTO] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 3798 | |||
| Footage on board the Arandora Star Cruise, with deck scenes and views from the ship. There is also footage of Tangiers in Morocco, with street scenes and shots of a market. Stall holders, cars and horse-drawn carts are all shown. | |||
| [ARANDORA STAR CRUISE 1931 - NORTH AFRICA] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 3799 | |||
| Footage of a cruise along the North African Coast - troops are seen in a coastal town, and there are scenes of various deck games being played aboard ship. | |||
| [CASABLANCA AND SHIPBOARD SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 3800 | |||
| Footage of Casablanca - mosques, streetscenes and shots of a market. A young snake-charmer is seen in action, and various camels and street urchins are also observed. Travellers on the cruise ship are seen playing leapfrog and a variety of deck games, and there is footage of the docks at Las Palmas. | |||
| [MADEIRA, FUNCHAL, REID'S HOTEL] | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 3801 | |||
| Scenes shot at Reid's Hotel in Funchal, Madeira, visited by tourists from the Arandora Star cruise ship. There are shots of the harbour, boats in the water and scenes in Funchal. Shots of the market and assembling on the quayside are included. | |||
| LIVERPOOL CORPORATION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 13TH NOVEMBER 1931 | |||
| Date: 1931 Film Number: 5787 | |||
| Workmen from Liverpool Corporation Electricity Supply Department are seen digging trenches and laying cables to supply various areas including Castle Street, Kempston Street, Bedford Street, Kinglake Street, Clubmoor, Tarbock, Halewood and Calderstones. | |||
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