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CRYSTAL GROWTH
Date: 1934 Film Number: 2758
 
Time lapse film showing the formation of crystals from various chemical saturated solutions, such as copper sulphate and washing soda.
 
 
 
OUR HOLIDAY IN LONDON 1934
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3114
 
Film of a holiday in London. Features shots of many of Londons tourist attractions, monuments and famous buildings as well as panoramic views from the roof of Selfridges. Also features shots of illuminations at Southend and in Leicester Square.
 
 
 
HOME MOVIES FILM OF HOME AND HOLIDAYS
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3138
 
Footage of various family outings; scenes shot in Blackpool, with a steam train travelling along the track, shots of other trains and men working on the line, and then passing a large campsite. After scenes in the train carriage, waves are seen crashing on the promenade at high tide, and there is a shot of the tower from below. This is followed by shots of the beach, the promenade, the Winter Gardens and the Central Pier from the Tower, and scenes in the lift descending. Women are seen on a weighing machine and there is a shot of the S.S. Isle of Man. There are then detailed scenes of the Illuminations (scenes from nursery rhymes and fairy tales, illuminated buildings and trams, and specially shaped trams - the "Gondola" and the "Lifeboat").
 
 
 
[FLOWER SHOW IN SOUTH MANCHESTER]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3559
 
Shots of the crowds at Bramhall / Poynton flower show, followed by Mr Joshua Preston, the mayor of Stockport, inspecting prize-winning horses and cattle. There are scenes from a parade of livestock, and shots of small children on horses.
 
 
 
[HORSE SHOW]
Date: *1934 Film Number: 3613
 
Scenes from a horse show, possibly the Royal Lancashire Show. Includes the showing of mares and foals, the hunter classes and prize giving. One of the prize winners is possibly Harold Hindley, brother of John Hindley.
 
 
 
[TRIP TO FRANCE]
Date: *1934 Film Number: 3624
 
Scenes on board a cruise ship of people playing a game of quoits, swimming and exercising. Possibly includes shots of Sibyl Hindley, the filmmaker's wife. Also French streetscenes and landscape views. Ends with shots of a girls' school party at Schloss station, Switzerland.
 
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE SS ARANDORA STAR MAY 1934 [1]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3805
 
Footage of a cruise aboard the Arandora Star cruise liner in 1934. The film begins with shots of the ship being loaded up, and then there is footage in Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Nice and Rome.
 
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE SS ARANDORA STAR MAY 1934 [2]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3806
 
Footage from a holiday cruise around the Mediterranean. Locations include the Pantheon in Rome, scenes in Pompeii and elsewhere around Naples, and a trip to Algiers. There are also shots of deck games and a tug of war aboard ship.
 
 
 
CORNWALL: PORTH SEPT 1934 + "THE ROCKS OF VALPRE"
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3807
 
Shots of a holiday in Cornwall, with a visit to the beach (surfing. paddling etc), and excerpts from "Rocks of Valpre", a film produced by Henry Edwards.
 
 
 
MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE. ARANDORA STAR. JUNE 1935 [1]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3808
 
Footage from a holiday cruise around the Mediterranean aboard the Arandora Star, with visits to Venice, Solfatera near Naples and Dubrovnik and Kotor in (former) Yugoslavia.
 
 
 
[ESKDALE AND AIR DISPLAY]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 5938
 
The Harris family stop for a picnic by a stream in Eskdale, Cumbria. Footage from the Cockermouth airshow with planes flying in formation overhead. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[ESKDALE AND AIR DISPLAY]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 5939
 
The Harris family stop for a picnic by a stream in Eskdale, Cumbria. Footage from the Cockermouth airshow with planes flying in formation overhead. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS - ISSUES 2 & 5]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 5991
 
Two newsreel items from January 1934. the first shows the aftermath of a tram accident in the centre of Liverpool in which a 19 year old woman was killed. The second has scenes from Liverpool University's annual "Panto Week," with students fighting over a doll called Sister Jane.
 
 
 
B.B. IN SWITZERLAND 1934
Date: 1934 Film Number: 6110
 
Boys from the 72nd Boys' Brigade in Salford are seen at various tourist sites in Paris on route to Switzerland for a holiday. They are seen on a boat trip on Lake Geneva, walking in the Alps, playing skittles, and returning home via Dieppe.
 
 
 
THE MAYOR'S FETE, JUNE 1934
Date: 1934 Film Number: 6201
 
Scenes from the Mayor's Fete in Preston - the carnival procession is seen passing through the streets on the way to Avenham Park. There are also boating scenes on the Ribble, various stalls are set up on the riverbank and local children are seen dancing around the Maypole.
 
 
 
[STOCKPORT CARNIVAL SCENES 1934]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 6292
 
Scenes from the 1934 Stockport Carnival - views of various floats and people in costume prior to the parade, are followed by brief views of the carnival passing through the streets.
 
 
 
[CROWNING OF MARJORIE GREAVES]
Date: *1934 Film Number: 6294
 
Brief views of the carnival procession passing through the streets of Stockport are followed by scenes of the coronation of the Carnival Queen, Marjorie Greaves, by Mrs Coupe, the Mayoress.
 
 
 
POND LIFE
Date: 1934 Film Number: 3496
 
A look at the masses of life present in a single drop of British pond water - filmed through a microscope. 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/
 
 
 
[SNOW SCENES AND PARKINSON CHILDREN AT PLAY]
Date: *1934 Film Number: 6921
 
Family scenes showing the Parkinson children riding on horses, playing and dressing up in costumes (including Alice in Wonderland) in backgarden, A man (Cyril Parkinson?) and son ride on tricycles and all four children with their mother pose for the camera. Includes lovely snow scenes of the Parkinson family sledging, skiing and making a snowman.
 
 
 
[WEDDING OF MILDRED DOWNING AND ALEXANDER MOFFAT]
Date: 1934 Film Number: 6938
 
Footage from the wedding of Mildred Downing and Alexander Moffat showing bridesmaids and relatives arriving at church, followed by Mildren arriving arm-in-arm with her father Ernest Downing. Includes shots of newly weds Mildred and Alexander along down church steps with children posing for the camera.
 
 
 
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