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THE CHANGING FACE OF SHAW AND CROMPTON
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2654
 
An educational film produced by Oldham Leisure Services describing the changes that the Shaw and Crompton area has undergone over the last century. Taking each of several aspects in turn - industry, local government, schools, churches, transport, shopping and leisure - and using both specially shot and archive footage (and stills), the film discusses the town's development. There is footage of various manufacturing processes in action, shots of the town's high street, schools and churches, and views of the town from above. There is also footage of mills being demolished, of local parks and libraries, and of the community centre.
 
 
 
[CAPE MILL CHIMNEY AND OTHER FOOTAGE]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2655
 
Mixed footage in and around the Shaw and Crompton area shot for an educational video. The demolition of the Cape Mill Chimney, a marching band along a shopping street, footage of St. Saviour's Church (including a foundation stone laid by Miss Mary Crompton in 1908). There are shots of statues, the Trinity Church surrounded by trees, the War memorial, the community centre, and the library. There is then footage of the market, including inside a butcher's stall. The film ends with footage from a Lad's and Girl's brigade sports day.
 
 
 
[CHANGING FACE OF SHAW AND CROMPTON - RUSHES]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2656
 
The film consists of raw material for "THE CHANGING FACE OF SHAW AND CROMPTON" (Acc No: 2654). There are shots of shops, banks, street signs, terraced housing and roads, the 'Big Lamp' (a local memorial), market stalls, pubs and other local amenities. There are four long sequences comprising guided tours of local factories: J.D. Williams and Littlewoods Catalogue centres, the Osram light bulb factory and the Warburtons bakery. In each case, the librarian Frances Stott is shown around by a company representative, and are allowed to film the various activities. Each segment has clear footage and narrations. There is more general footage.
 
 
 
[CHANGING FACE OF SHAW AND CROMPTON - LITTLEWOODS RUSHES]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2658
 
Footage shot for inclusion in 'The Changing Face of Shaw and Crompton' (2654). Includes a guided tour of the Littlewoods factory in Shaw. There is footage of trucks being loaded, clothes packed up.
 
 
 
[METROLINK: DISABLED PASSENGERS AND ENTRANCES]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2854
 
Film of the Metrolink system: after shots of doors being operated, the film depicts various passengers with access needs - visually impaired people and guide dog owners, the deaf, wheelchair users and people with pushchairs - negotiating the Metrolink system. They use the doors and lifts, and try out the accessible areas for chairs and prams on the trams.
 
 
 
[METROLINK: JOURNEY FROM BURY AND EMERGENCY PROVISION]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2855
 
Footage of the driver's cab on a Metrolink tram travelling North from Manchester through Radcliffe and Whitefield; there are close-ups of the various controls in use. "There are then scenes of wheelchair users getting on trains from stops in Central Manchester, and demonstrations of the emergency intercom in action.
 
 
 
[METROLINK: INTERIORS AND BEHIND THE SCENES]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2856
 
After footage showing the automatic door of a tram in operation, and various trams arriving and departing, the film shows interiors of trams and their passengers. There are then scenes of inside the control room at the Metrolink HQ, with operators on control desks. This is followed by exterior scenes featuring 'parked' trams - there is also a scene of a tram hoisted up on a platform so that maintenance work can be done on the undercarriage.
 
 
 
[METROLINK STATIONS]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2857
 
Footage of various stations and tram stops on the Metrolink network. The stations featured are Altrincham, Victoria, High Street, Piccadilly Gardens and G-Mex. There is footage of passengers boarding at each, as well as using the ticket machines, and there are also some tram interiors. There are views of shops and streets in Central Manchester.
 
 
 
[METROLINK VIEWS]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2858
 
Footage of Sale Metrolink station, people buying tickets and waiting for trams, and general views of Metrolink trams (interior and exterior).
 
 
 
[PACE-EGGING IN BURY]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2908
 
Scenes from a street play in Bury - 6 men in assorted costumes sing, dance and perform folklore plays in the street. There are also shots of a marching brass band, and footage of a steam train in Bury's Bolton Street Station.
 
 
 
SETTLE TO CARLISLE RAILWAY AND CARLISLE
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2967
 
Footage shot from the Settle to Carlisle railway, followed by scenes of Carlisle town centre.
 
 
 
CARLISLE SCENES AND EAST LANCS RAILWAY
Date: 1993 Film Number: 2968
 
After street scenes in Carlisle (featuring the Guildhall Museum, King's Head Pub and various christmas decorations, there are shots of Ramsbottom with Christmas Lights in the street and carol singers. The film then shows a steam train at a station platform, with various passengers wearing unusual seasonal hats and fancy dress. The train, the "Santa Special" then pulls out. There is footage of a brass band.
 
 
 
THE DONKEY SANCTUARY
Date: 1993 Film Number: 3041
 
Scenes at a donkey sanctuary in Sidmouth in Dorset: donkeys and visitors meet, donkeys are groomed and there are shots of flowers and children playing.
 
 
 
ALL CHANGE
Date: 1993 Film Number: 3435
 
Footage of demolition and development in the Stockport area. Goyt Mill is demolished, and a cooling tower is blown up. Various construction projects are seen in progress in Stockport, and there are shots of the newly opened shopping centre. The now demolished Ritz Cinema is shown and there is footage of the construction of the M63.
 
 
 
LEFKAS, GREECE 1993
Date: 1993 Film Number: 3671
 
Scenes from a Greek holiday shot by Mr P. Taylor: shots of a hotel and gardens, streetscenes in Agios Nikitas, views of a harbour filled with yachts and views of the landscape.
 
 
 
[HOLY BLOOD PROCESSION]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 3678
 
Shots of a religious street procession, (probably) in Bruges.
 
 
 
CANADIAN EXPERIENCE 1993
Date: 1993 Film Number: 3689
 
Footage taken by Mr Taylor on a Canadian holiday in 1993.
 
 
 
[PLAYING IN CHADDERTON PARK, OLDHAM]
Date: 1993 Film Number: 4458
 
Sally Gallagher is seen in Oldham's Chadderton Park, playing with her three children.
 
 
 
WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW...
Date: 1993 Film Number: 6062
 
Comedy produced by Stockport Cine and Video Society, featuring members of the Woodford Players. Three men are plotting a wild weekend away without their wives, unaware that the wives are planning to do the same. Using the excuses of a fishing trip and a visit to a fashion show, both groups set off with the view that what the others don't know, won't hurt them.
 
 
 
[MANCHESTER TICKLED PINK]
Date: *1993 Film Number: 6526
 
Shots taken on board a ferry and in a car driving across the Golden Gate Bridge, followed by scenes taken inside a tropical greenhouse and on a boating lake. Concludes with views of the Manchester 'Tickled Pink' procession (a precursor to the Mardi Gras Carnival) along Canal Street in Manchester. 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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