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| [SAILING AROUND THE COAST] | |||
| Date: *1935-7/9 Film Number: 3159 | |||
| Views of people sailing around the North Wales (?) coast. Includes views of steamers in a harbour (possibly Fleetwood or Holyhead ), the Menai suspension bridge and views of the shoreline. Also footage of people on deck, having a shave and enjoying the sun. | |||
| [CONSTRUCTION AT STEELWORKS] | |||
| Date: *1935/6/9 Film Number: 4700 | |||
| Scenes detailing the various stages of construction of a large blast furnace at the Warrington steelworks almost to its completion. Also views of a cargo ship being unloaded by a large crane at the works. | |||
| MR J SINCLAIR KERR AND HIS MANAGERS AT WORK | |||
| Date: *1935/6/9 Film Number: 4701 | |||
| Mr J Sinclair Kerr of Lancashire Steel Corporation's Irlam Works is seen with the managers of the various different departments on site. Includes footage of the construction of No 5 Blast Furnace, cutting metal in the scrap yard, feeding the furnace and inspecting finished girders and steel wire. There are views of Dr Binnie in the laboratory and the film ends with extended scenes in the new costing department, with women working at typewriters and adding machines. | |||
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| HAFFNER HOLIDAYS 5 | |||
| Date: *1935/37 Film Number: 677 | |||
| Holiday scenes - views of a military parade; a lake and waterfall; a shipyard; fairground; a barbecue on the beach; a general panning shot of woods. | |||
| [ROTTERDAM] | |||
| Date: *1935/37 Film Number: 1949 | |||
| The Preston family, from Stockport, are seen on a cruise holiday. They visit Rotterdam and Ostend. Includes various streetscenes; shots of windmills; people in national costume at Volendam and shots of a war memorial at Ypres. | |||
| FOUNDATIONS OF NGATA CASTLE | |||
| Date: 1935/7 Film Number: 10733 | |||
| Concrete being put into wheelbarrows to be poured into the foundations of Egerton Castle in Ngata, Kenya then the concrete being made in a mixer. | |||
| [GEE FAMILY BEACH SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1935/7/9 Film Number: 8457 | |||
| The Gee boys go fishing as well as throwing stones and paddling on a beach. In the garden the adults sit and read and knit while the children play. The children throw a ball against the wall while the adults sit in deck chairs and look on. More family members arrive and they prepare to go for a swim in the sea. The entire family play on the sand on in the sea and the children build sandcastles. The family stop off at the countryside during a drive, the children pose for a photograph. The children go down to the shore to skip stones. The children change from their swimwear by the car in a beachside car park. The film ends with more sunbathing and playing on the sand and in the sea. | |||
| [LIVERPOOL AND BRIGHTON] | |||
| Date: *1935/37-39 Film Number: 1937 | |||
| Members of the Preston family are seen walking along the prom at Southport and Brighton. Includes various shipping scenes along the River Mersey and tram footage at the Pier Head. They are also seen taking a trip along the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent. Further scenes include a building decorated with coronation memorabilia; Albert Codman's Punch and Judy Show and various shots of buses and coaches in Harrogate. | |||
| [DISLEY SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 2215 | |||
| Film of a procession through the crowd lined streets of Disley in Cheshire. Includes scenes of celebrations and events marking the Silver Jubilee. Large crowds stand in the town square[?] which is festooned with buntings and flags. Also features footage of some children participating in a running race. A group of spectators are seen standing in the middle of a field watching the activities in the rain. Concludes with shots of Southampton Dock taken from onboard a ship and scenes of a group of young men larking about on a beach; wearing bathing trunks. | |||
| HOLIDAYS OF THE HANNA FAMILY 1938 | |||
| Date: 1935/38 Film Number: 5196 | |||
| Collection of family films begins with children and adults poking up their heads from behind a dry stone wall. Scenes from a holiday in Fleetwood, including donkey rides, are followed by shots of Blackpool seafront, a trip on the tower lift and rides at the Pleasure Beach. Three generations of Hannas are pictured playing in a garden. In a terraced street in Burnley, a young Robert Hanna dresses up as a policemen and there is a staged traffic accident. The Hanna children explore Heysham beach using a treasure map and try out swingboats and slides at a fairground. The film ends with footage of a military procession. 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 | |||
| [RADCLIFFE AND PRESTWICH CHARTER NEWSREELS] | |||
| Date: 1935/9 Film Number: 4430 | |||
| Newsreel footage of two Charter days, both attended by Lord Derby. On a wet September day in 1935, a procession through Radcliffe is followed with Lord Derby planting a tree, making a speech and handing the Charter document to the Mayor. On Prestwich's Charter day, Lord Derby is seen laying a wreath on the war memorial before heading to the town hall and handing Lord Cawley of Prestwich the town's Charter. | |||
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| ROYAL LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL SHOW | |||
| Date: 1935/48 Film Number: 5244 | |||
| The 1948 Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show held at Prairie Fields in Burnley plus clips from the 1935 show at the same venue. Exhibitors set up stands, scaffolding is secured and show animals are prepared before the event begins. The arrival of local dignitaries is followed by a variety of activities in the main arena including show jumping, best in show competitions and acrobatic displays from the Lancashire County Constabulary. After a prizegiving ceremony there are speeches from the mayors of Blackpool and Burnley inside a show tent before the film concludes with black and white clips from the 1935 event. 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 | |||
| HAZEL GROVE CENTENARY | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 18 | |||
| A procession down the street of adults, children, floats, horse-drawn vehicles. Shot of a fairground. Shots of the Mayor and Councillors, and the oldest resident. Shots of children, then the Mayor, on the swings. | |||
| CIVIC PROCESSION - PICTURESQUE CEREMONY AT BURY | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 26 | |||
| Judges visit the Assizes at Bury. They arrive for a service at the church of St. Mary the Virgin. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| SOUTHPORT FOR A WINTERTIME HOLIDAY | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 121 | |||
| A publicity film. It shows the many attractions of Southport for the tourist: the Marine Parks, Lord Street (shots of the War Memorial, the Gardens and the Municipal Building which are all in Lord Street), the Garrick Theatre, horse riding on the beach, golf, bowls, Hesketh Park (featuring the Meteorological Observatory and the Aviary), the Floral Hall; a long sequence inside the Floral Hall. We see the entrance hall and cashier's box, then the dance floor, where Arthur Jacobson's Broadcasting Band are playing, then the tables beside the floor where waitresses are serving; general shots of the band and the dancers. | |||
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| WHITSUNTIDE PROCESSIONS, DENTON | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 156 | |||
| Sequences showing the individual Sunday schools taking part in the walk: Wilton Street, Hope Congregational, Trinity Methodist, Haughton Methodist, Christ Church, Manchester Road, St. Lawrence's, St. Anne's. All carry banners and many have a Rose Queen, choirs, brass bands and groups of scouts and guides. | |||
| THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS | |||
| Date: *1936 Film Number: 186 | |||
| A fictional film to advertise CWS's Pelaw products. Mrs. Bright goes shopping and leaves her daughter playing in the garden. The woman next door is grumbling about her housework, when she sees that the little girl has fallen, and goes to help her. She takes her into Mrs. Bright's kitchen, and notices how clean it is. When she comes home, Mrs. Bright tells her it is all due to Pelaw products. Scenes at the Pelaw factory; women are at work filling and packing cans of various kinds of polishes, as well as other household goods. Cut back to Mrs. Bright's kitchen; she shows her neighbour her cupboard which contains all the Pelaw products we saw being made. | |||
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| PARTNERS | |||
| Date: *1936 Film Number: 196 | |||
| A publicity film for CWS membership - gloomy George is amazed to find that his friends John and Annie are shareholders in an international enterprise. With the help of the cameraman, George and John are transported to the London warehouses where the tea is imported, tasted, blended, packed and despatched to CWS stores. They are next transported to CWS's Manchester warehouse, and finally return to London by plane. Meanwhile, Annie has been buying tea at the Co-op and, having met up with George and John again, goes to claim her dividend. George decides to become a co-operator. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL "THE SPORTS", MAY 1936 | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 207 | |||
| Various races and events, and a dancing display at Rochdale Girls High School. | |||
| PRESTON ROYAL INFIRMARY: FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW MATERNITY HOSPITAL | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 261 | |||
| The Countess of Derby opens the Maternity Hospital and meets some nurses. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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