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Record 1606 – 1625 of 11241
| [CHILD AND PLANTAR RESPONSE TEST] | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 9209 | |||
| A doctor performs a plantar reflex test on a child. He begins by scraping the end of a reflex hammer across the sole of the child's foot. The doctor then observes the movement of the child's toes. The doctor also performs a reflex exam on the child's knee. | |||
| [HUGH AND WENDY AT ARNOLD HILL] | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 10789 | |||
| We see two babies in a playpen in a garden with a magazine and a large stuffed toy. | |||
| [WENDY AND THE CAT ON THE LAWN] | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 10790 | |||
| We see a cat on the lawn and Wendy being looked after by her nanny. Wendy crawls around after the cat and then tries to walk, helped by the nanny. We then see Wendy being washed in a bowl. | |||
| [6TH BATTALION CAMP NEAR BUXTON, 1935] | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 8469 | |||
| A record of activities of the Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion at the army's pre-war camp near Buxton. Men on horseback carry out manoeuvres with field artillery; officers relax and chat, plus miscellaneous camping scenes. | |||
| [ROBINSON FAMILY HOLIDAY - BEACH AND PICNIC] | |||
| Date: *1935 Film Number: 8705 | |||
| Scenes from Robinson family holiday - adults sit in deckchairs or sunbathe on the beach, while young Elizabeth and another child play with buckets and spades. The reel ends with several young women and Elizabeth picnicking on the grass. | |||
| [ROBINSON FAMILY HOLIDAY - SEA AND SANDCASTLES] | |||
| Date: *1935 Film Number: 8708 | |||
| Scenes from Robinson family holiday - young Elizabeth enjoys paddling in the sea; she and a younger child then get help from the adults to build sandcastles. | |||
| SEEKING THE SUN | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 8716 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday cruise in the Mediterranean, beginning with a train journey and embarkation in Liverpool. Holidaymakers are then seen on the cruise ship SS Vandyck, or sightseeing in locations including Barcelona, Rome and Ceuta. | |||
| MOVIE SNAPS 1935 | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 8721 | |||
| Compilation of family and mostly local scenes, including New Year's Eve celebrations for 1935, where a riotous time is had by all; a new family car means a visit to a new boating pool, and a visit to Rochdale and its Lido. The reel concludes with footage of the Lord Mayor's parade in London. | |||
| [NORTHERN CRUISE - HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN] | |||
| Date: *1935 Film Number: 8731 | |||
| Scenes from a cruise to the ports of Northern Europe, including Hamburg and Copenhagen. | |||
| [GARTSIDE FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1935/7 Film Number: 8474 | |||
| Compilation of local and domestic scenes, including nurse with baby, children playing indoors, old and young family members in the garden, and mill exterior shots. | |||
| THE CORONATION CELEBRATIONS MANCHESTER [AND A VISIT TO THE ZOO] | |||
| Date: 1935-36 Film Number: 3757 | |||
| Film opens with shots of Manchester decorated for the Coronation - bunting and Union Jack flags - including Piccadilly Gardens (also by night), Deansgate, and Oldham Street. In Albert Square trams and two policemen are seen passing in the foreground. Children jump about for the camera in a residential street, and two parties are seen, one on Robert Street, the other at Ferndale Gardens, Kingsway. Brief shots of a sleeping child (the filmmaker's daughter, Jean) are followed by her trip to the zoo. A wide variety of animals are seen, and an elephant ride carrying about ten people. | |||
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| THE LINTON GAZETTE | |||
| Date: 1935/6 Film Number: 4129 | |||
| June Rendell is seen on a merry-go-round at a fairground, and in the garden at home. Doug and Fred Rendell ride a motor cycle outside the house, and various members of the Rendell family are seen leaving a house in Gisburn and horse riding. The rest of the reel is the Linton Gazette; members of the Rendell family are seen in the garden of the family home, 'Linton,' in Ashton-on-Mersey - dancing, playing bowls and football and running around - they go on holiday to St Annes-on-Sea, and are also seen at Whipsnade Zoo, Otterton Village and Ladram Bay in Devon. | |||
| [FOOTBALL MATCH AND CHARITY PARADE] | |||
| Date: *1935/6 Film Number: 4158 | |||
| Scenes from a football match at Maine Road are followed by views of a charity parade through the Ancoats area of Manchester in 1936. Brief shots of trams at Ardwick Green conclude. | |||
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| [LANCASHIRE STEEL CORPORATION - IRLAM WORKS] | |||
| Date: *1935/6 Film Number: 4691 | |||
| Scenes from different departments in the steelworks at Irlam. On the finishing and inspection banks, steel girders are seen in the loading yard, on the straightening machine and being cleaned and finished prior to dispatch. In the mine arch plant, girders are bent into shape and assembled into the finished arches. In the foundry, views of the pattern and moulding shops are followed by the steel being heated and poured into the moulds. In the roll turning shop, there are views of the drawing office and template room, and large steel rolls are turned on a lathe into the required shape. Finally, a large steel shackle is seen being forged by steam hammer in the blacksmith's shop. 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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| 1935 AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY; ONE FOR LEVI; WEDDING OF MR R HUGHES; GOOD FRIDAY 1936 | |||
| Date: 1935-6 Film Number: 8353 | |||
| The compilation reel begins with scenes from the 1935 August Bank Holiday weekend. The group enjoy a picnic before visiting the seaside in Rhyl. The film cuts to scenes of a mother and her baby, she gives the baby a bath before taking the baby out for a walk. The film cuts to a invitation to the wedding of Robert Leslie Hughes and Doris Johnson at Warrington Parish Church. Guests can be seen arriving at the church, soon followed by the bride. After the service, the newlyweds leave the church as guests throw confetti on them. The film cuts to Good Friday 1936, when they visit Betws-y-Coed where they have a little tea party and picnic. | |||
| THE HOLCOMBE HUNT POINT TO POINT RACES | |||
| Date: 1935-6 Film Number: 10662 | |||
| Crowds gather for the Holcombe Hunt Point to Point races. A tic-tac stands on top of a car whilst signalling the odds of the various horses and a bookmaker can be seen taking bets. We see shots of the horse race followed by a panoramic shot of the race course. The film ends with slow motion shots of the horse jumps. | |||
| THE TRAIL TO SOMEWHERE [REELS 1 AND 2] | |||
| Date: *1935/6 Film Number: 8729 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday, cruising around the Mediterranean. Locations visited include the wartime relics of Gallipoli, and Istanbul, with interesting scenes of shops and street life. Later in the cruise, the family also go ashore in Greece, at Thessaloniki, and enjoy stroliing through a Spanish garden. | |||
| [TAMESIDE - SCHOOL SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1935-37 Film Number: 1415 | |||
| School scenes, interior and exterior, featuring 1936 May Queen celebrations and a variety of school activities. Also shows sporting activities including St. Georges (the school (?)) Football Team, 1935-36 League Champions and the Hyde Schools Swimming Champions 1937. Finishes with playground scenes. | |||
| [WYNNE HOLIDAY TO ISLE OF MAN] | |||
| Date: 1935-37 Film Number: 3758 | |||
| Films opens with a rail journey to Fleetwood, passing through a tunnel and past another train. The rest of the film is devoted to a holiday in the Isle of Man - beach scenes, donkey rides, views around Douglas, funfair including a rollercoaster, an open air church service, and a scene of a Punch puppet being mended as children look on. There are also shots of 'Turkish and German graves in a wayside cemetery' and of Great Laxey waterwheel. | |||
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| [FAMILY SCENES; BLACKPOOL, WALES AND ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: c1936 Film Number: 7184 | |||
| Home movies featuring family members playing in a garden and on holiday in Blackpool, North Wales and the Isle of Man. They are seen playing games in a garden and on a beach before footage of Blackpool sea front and boating pool. Further holiday scenes include shots of Llandudno, Conwy, Betws-y-Coed, Rhos-on-Sea and Douglas on the Isle of Man. Includes a brief section in which members of the family play with what appears to be a pet monkey. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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