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| MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE ; SS ARANDORA STAR MAY 1933 [1] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 3802 | |||
| Scenes from a cruise around the Mediterranean aboard the Arandora Star in 1933. The liner is seen leaving Southampton, past the White Cliffs to the open sea. The cruise visits Vigo in Spain (shots of the harbour, the promenade, and various tall-masted sailing ships), views aboard ship and a visit to Gibraltar, where people passing over the border are shown being searched. | |||
| MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE; SS ARANDORA STAR MAY 1933 [2] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 3803 | |||
| Shots of a visit to Nice during a Mediterranean cruise, with views of a square, statues, streetscenes and the beach. The cruise also takes in Monte Carlo, with views of the harbour and the casino, and Barcelona, where there are shots of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, and a bullfighting ring. | |||
| MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE ARANDORA STAR MAY 1933 [3] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 3804 | |||
| Footage from a Mediterranean Cruise taken aboard the Arandora Star ocean liner. It visits Palma, capital of Majorca, where there are shots of the harbour and orange plantations, Tangier in Morocco with snake charmers and market scenes and Lisbon, with shots of trams and streetscenes. | |||
| [BUTTS CLOUGH FARM; BEACH; PUPPIES] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 3995 | |||
| Gaddum family footage at home at Butts Clough and on holiday in Newport, Wales. Includes scenes at the beach of children and adults paddling in the sea, a picnic and general views of the surrounding countryside. Also Mary playing in the garden at home with a variety of other children, feeding the birds and playing with some puppies. | |||
| THE BURNLEY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MAY DAY DAIRY, LAUNDRY AND BAKERY PROCESSION MAY 23RD 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 4427 | |||
| Preparations are seen for the Burnley Co-operative Society's procession, with horses and vans being decorated whilst Co-op employees look on. The procession is seen setting off, and a speech is given with prizes being presented. The Co-op vans also set off, followed by horses and laundry cabs, with men and handcarts bringing up the rear. | |||
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| [GIRL AND DOG, MEN IN HATS, LYTHAM BATHS] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 5166 | |||
| Three short films beginning with a girl and a woman playing with a dog in a garden, followed by four men wearing trilbies smoking, laughing and talking to the camera. The final film shows swimmers and sunbathers at Lytham St. Anne's outdoor swimming pool. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
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| BURNING OF THE LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL JULY 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 5596 | |||
| A fire at the Philharmonic Hall is filmed from a rooftop opposite. Firefighters tackle the blaze with water hoses. The fire steadily consumes more of the building and there are shots of the large smoke cloud its generates. There is a close up of the watching crowd, which includes evacuated staff and patients from nearby hospital buildings, and of the burnt out, roof-less Hall. | |||
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| [BOYS' BRIGADE CAMP AND JUBILEE REVIEW] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 6106 | |||
| Scenes from Boys' Brigade camp - the lads are seen preparing and cooking a meal, getting washed and larking around. On 1 April 1933, the Boys' Brigade Manchester Battalion hold a Jubilee Review at Belle Vue. The various companies are seen marching past and being inspected by the mayor at the speedway stadium. | |||
| [THE WEDDING OF WALLACE MILLER AND ANNE HUGHES, 1 JUNE 1933] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 6255 | |||
| Guests are seen arriving at the church in Ribby-cum-Wrea, the bride arrives and enters the building. Following the service, the couple are seen leaving through a Girl Guide Guard of Honour and there are scenes at the reception and of the new Mr and Mrs Miller posing for photographs. Presents and the cake are unloaded back at the house and the couple are seen leaving for the honeymoon in Ullswater. | |||
| [FERRIS WHEEL AND ILLUMINATIONS] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 6295 | |||
| A small ferris wheel is seen at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and there are views of the Illuminations representing Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. | |||
| [FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 6298 | |||
| Views of the entries for the flower and vegetable growing competitions at an agricultural show - probably either at Bramhall or Poynton. | |||
| BATTERSBY & CO. LTD., OFFERTON WORKS, STOCKPORT | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 6534 | |||
| Promotional film for hat-makers Battersby & Co Ltd with detailed views of all the processes involved in hat manufacure at the firm's Offerton works - from the selection of fur to the finshed product. Includes scenes of the packing department, the construction of hat-blocks for the shaping of hats and workers leaving the factory at the end of the day. | |||
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| LIVERPOOL BLUE COAT HOSPITAL, WEDNESDAY JULY 19TH 1933 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 6602 | |||
| Scenes from Blue Coat School sports day 1933, beginning with an inspection of the boys by Major General G.A. Weir, parades across the playing fields and a display of dancing by the girls. A variety of races are seen including the sprint and hurdles, as well as older girls racing dressed in historical costume. Concludes with a boys' pillow fighting competition and a tug-of-war tournament. | |||
| [GRASMERE SPORTS, 1933] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 7145 | |||
| Slow motion footage of both senior and junior pole-jump competitions at the Grasmere Sports event of 1933. Also features the conclusion of a hound-trailing race. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [JUMPING AT OWENS COLLEGE; DIVING AT HORNSEY] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 7167 | |||
| A man performs a high jump at Owens College playing fields, Manchester. There follows a sideways shot of a women diving from a high board at Hornsey outdoor baths in London. All footage is in slow motion. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FILEY 1933] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 7291 | |||
| Seaside scenes on the Yorkshire coast featuring members of the Hart family and their friends. At Filey, adults play in the sea, relax on deckchairs and apply suncream beside a beach tent. The group are seen at the harbour in Whitby and at Flamborough where they take a boat trip out to sea. Also features shots of waves crashing against the sea walls and of people riding horses along a sandy beach. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [ICE SKATING AT BELMONT 1933] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 7293 | |||
| Scenes of people skating on a frozen country lake, believed to be the 'Blue Lagoon' reservoir at Belmont near Bolton. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [RIDING HORSES ON THE BEACH AT ST ANNE'S] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 7294 | |||
| Men ride horses along the beach at St. Anne's on the August bank holiday in 1933, whilst donkey rides are given in the background. Also features very brief shots of a couple sitting on the sand and a group of adults in the dunes. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [ITALIAN HOLIDAY 1933] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 6918 | |||
| The Parkinson's take a holiday to Italy. Scenes include their car being hoisted onto a ferry and unloaded in France. The trip continues with footage of the Italian countryside and female farm workers along roadside with tools. The Parkinson women take a boat trip on an Italian lake. A brief sequence shows a rail journey through a snowy covered hillside landscape. Includes various shots of Venice, including a gondola trip and tourists feeding pigeons in St Mark's Square. A short sequence features Italian children posing for the camera as making fascist salutes. Concludes with shots of snow capped mountains, country house gardens and the Parkinson's arriving back in Lancashire laden with shopping bags from their trip. | |||
| [DOWNING FAMILY OUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 6939 | |||
| Footage showing male members of the Downing family (one of them is Harold Downing) holding sticks as they pretend to hunt, while his father Enrest holds a gun. Ernest's daughter Elsie is seen posing for the camera with her fiance Charles Davidson. | |||
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