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| BUSY WEEK FOR OUR ROYAL FAMILY | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 135 | |||
| Prince George honours Darwen with the first royal visit in twenty years - cheering crowds watch him inspect war veterans and visit the swimming baths. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| PLATE GLASS | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 136 | |||
| The manufacture of plate glass. The raw materials are loaded into a revolving hopper and mixed; this powder is loaded into a clay pot and placed in a furnace to fuse it. Next, the clay pot is positioned over the rolling machine and the molten glass is poured in. It then flows down onto a casting table, which moves over to an annealing kiln; after annealing the glass is cut into more manageable pieces and trimmed, ground and polished; long sequences of grinding and polishing machines in action. The large plates of glass are checked for faults, and marked for cutting. Close shot of a piece of glass having its edges nipped off until the circular outline marked on it is reached. Plates seen being packed in crates. Shots of lorries and a train taking the glass out from the City Road works. | |||
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| [BIRKENHEAD ADVERTS] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 181 | |||
| A film composed of short advertising clips for a variety of local firms eg. hairdresser, builder, clothes, radios and gramophones, coal, butcher, garage and furniture store. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| EASY COME | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 182 | |||
| A fictional film, shot in Salford. A family seen at breakfast and teatime; they wonder if they have won a competition in the local paper. The mother sits down to rest; the remainder of the film is her dream. The father announces they have won the competition. They go to Blackpool; scenes of all the attractions at Blackpool. But disasters happen to each member of the family; the daughter is abandoned miles away by a man who picked her up, the father gets in a fight in a pub, and the brother falls off the Big Dipper. The mother is relieved when she wakes up and is told that they did not win the competition. | |||
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| MISS GRACIE FIELDS' CHARITY WEEK FOR ROCHDALE MARCH 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 205 | |||
| Gracie Fields is given a civic reception on arriving in Rochdale. She gives performances at the Theatre Royal, entertains patients in hospitals, and receives a cheque from the Mayoress. | |||
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| BOLTON ROYAL INFIRMARY JUBILEE YEAR 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 544 | |||
| A film showing the wards and facilities at Bolton Royal Infirmary to encourage residents to join the Contributory Scheme in the Jubilee Year. Scenes include mill workers paying their weekly contributions, and a District Nurse on her bicycle; the Hospital Saturday Committee and the kitchens. | |||
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| THE BOROUGH OF STRETFORD [MAYOR'S SPEECH] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 554 | |||
| This film shows a speech by the Mayor of Stretford accepting the Charter which makes Stretford a Borough and formly opened the new Town Hall of Stretford. It is delivered at Longford Park (related to Film No. 555 - Charter Celebrations). | |||
| THE BOROUGH OF STRETFORD [CHARTER CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 555 | |||
| A promotional film for Stretford, beginning with the presentation of the Charter, making Stretford a Borough, by Lord Derby. Various shots of local businesses and industries including Stretford and District Gas Board, the building of the Davyhulme Road/Grove housing estate, local shop and Manchester and District Colliery. Lord Derby also formally opened the new Town Hall in Stretford. Very good shots of local businesses and processes. | |||
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| THE BOROUGH OF STRETFORD CHARTER CELEBRATION | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 556 | |||
| Lord Derby performs the opening ceremony at Stretford Town Hall. He attends a luncheon, at which formal presentations are made by both individuals and companies. A procession to Longford Park is featured - Lord Derby presents the Charter of Incorporation, which is then blessed by the Bishop of Manchester. The day ends with a firework display. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| NEW R.A.F. PLANE, WOODFORD CHESHIRE | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 615 | |||
| Newsreel film demonstrating the new R.A.F tutor aeroplane at Woodford Aerodrome. Includes ground and aerial shots of the plane in action. | |||
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| URMSTON CARNIVAL 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 635 | |||
| The Carnival King and Queen arrive at Urmston Station to 'officially' open the festivities. There are scenes of the procession through the town, views of the crowds lining the route through Urmston and Flixton, and events on the Carnival Field, including the Coronation of the Rose Queen, Beryl Charlton. | |||
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| HAFFNER HOLIDAYS 2 | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 691 | |||
| Shots of motor racing - views of the action and crowds, with close ups of the vehicles. | |||
| [LANDING OF TUNNY FISH] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 724 | |||
| Lord Egerton landing the two large tunny fish which are now displayed in Tatton Hall. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| THE BIG WEEK | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 730 | |||
| A holiday in Blackpool - on the beach; donkey rides; bathers and spectators at the open air pool; at the fairground; shots of the promenade from the top deck of an open tram. | |||
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| [CARGO AT MANCHESTER DOCKS] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 942 | |||
| Cargo ship at Manchester docks - sacks are moved by crane and hoist, and the contents poured into a silo. | |||
| [ELECTRICAL TEST] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 976 | |||
| Controlled explosions using electrical generators; a technician at work in a chemistry lab. | |||
| ROUND THE WEST INDIES IN THE M.V.BRITANNIC JAN 28th - MAR 9th 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 1020 | |||
| A cruise to the West Indies. Reel 1: Snow on the ground as the family leave home. The MV Britannic departs from Liverpool. Arrival at Bridgetown, Barbados - streetscenes; harvesting the sugar cane. Other ports of call. Reel 2: A tour of Kingston, Cuba and Nassau. Returning home - docking at Liverpool. | |||
| MAY 1933 - WE SET OUT TO EXPLORE "THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL" | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 1051 | |||
| The vessel Ulster Star leaves Pomona Dock for a journey along the Manchester Ship Canal to Eastham - includes views of Barton Swing Aqueduct and the Runcorn Widnes Transporter Bridge. Several vessels are passed on the way. (Music soundtrack 8ft - 274ft). | |||
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| GLENGARRY TOPICAL NEWS No. 12 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 1152 | |||
| Local newsreel featuring items on the Royal Show at Derby on June 3rd, 1933 - includes shots of the extra trolley buses laid on for the event and general scenes of the show ground, livestock and agricultural machinery. Further items include shots of 'Warwick Castle' - the latest addition to the Union Castle Line fleet; Manchester and Liverpool's new roadway; Stockport County v Crystal Palace on December 9th 1933; the new Pavilion and Band Stand at Harrogate and a flying display at Southport. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| STOCKPORT CARNIVAL 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 1153 | |||
| Footage of Stockport Carnival held on July 15th 1933. The street procession comprised of Morris Dancing troupes, jazz bands, decorated floats, mounted police and acrobats. Competitors wearing various fancy dress costumes are seen wet and bedraggled after a torrential downpour. Further footage also includes the crowning ceremony of the Carnival Queen, performed by Mrs. Gill, Mayoress of Stockport. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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