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Record 1912 – 1931 of 11529
| ST ANDREWS "THE AULD GREY CITY"; SOUTHPORT HESKETH PARK | |||
| Date: 1937-9 Film Number: 10655 | |||
| A Scottish band can be seen performing outside the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Followed by shots of golfers playing on the golf course. Sightseeing around St Andrews includes shots of St Andrews Cathedral, the old archway and the old harbour. The film cuts to Hesketh Park in Southport where people can be seen walking around the park. We see a man feeding a peacock followed by shots of the ducks and geese by the pond. Back at home, the family spend time together in the garden and play with the dogs. At the Southport flower show, crowds gather to see the various exhibitions. | |||
| [CLEVELEYS, FLEETWOOD, LONDON AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1938 Film Number: 8420 | |||
| Compilation of family domestic and leisure material, much of it filmed in Cleveleys, on and around the seafront. There is a children's talent contest and scenes from the 'Cleveleys Jolly Tars' shows of 1937 and 1939. There are shots outside Fleetwood's Marine Hall, family scenes in the garden with the dog, fun on the dodgem cars, and an industrial vista with a canal and warehouses. Town streets are decorated for the 1937 Coronation and there are scenes in London, of traffic and people watching a Punch and Judy show. | |||
| [AROUND NORTH WALES AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1938 Film Number: 8421 | |||
| After a brief glimpse of the Manchester Town Hall extension, the film is mostly footage of North Wales - Llandudno, Conway and the Menai Strait. There are scenes of people at home, a section in London, including people feeding pigeons in Trafalagar Square, an elderly man at the coast, footage shot from moving train, and a panoramic view of a North Wales coastline.. | |||
| [GARDENS, WINTER, AND THE ISLE OF MAN FERRY] | |||
| Date: c1938 Film Number: 8422 | |||
| Compilation reel of garden scenes with assorted people and dogs; winter scenes - boys tobogganing, and heavy snowfall on roofs and in the streets; swimmers and sunbathers at an open air pool; a girl rolling-skating on the pavement, and another girl dancing in the garden; finally, sailing on a ferry to the Isle of Man. | |||
| A MEANS TO AN END | |||
| Date: 1937-40 Film Number: 8412 | |||
| A compilation of scenes taken from (or perhaps did not make the cut) other films made by Warrington Cine Society. Includes footage of the boys of St. George's Home for Boys which was run by the Waif and Strays society. The boys and staff were evacuated to Pont-y-Pant in North Wales in 1939. Also includes footage from their annual summer camp in Lledr Valley. The reel ends with footage of the 1937 Empire Air Day. | |||
| SUMMER HOLIDAYS | |||
| Date: 1937-41 Film Number: 8344 | |||
| For their summer holidays in 1937 the family and friends visited Gwespyr in North Wales. They spend time at the beach and in the garden of their holiday cottage. In summer 1938 they head to Crosby where they visit a park and boating lake. On the beach, a stall sells Coca-Cola drinks and crowds sit out in the sun. At the playground, the children play on the merry-go-round and the slide. For their summer holidays in 1941, the family visit Deganwy in North Wales. A young boy is seen knocking at the front door of a house. Later the boy spends time in the garden with other family members. They later visit the beach where the young boy builds sandcastles. They also visit The Smallest House In Great Britain. The film ends with brief shots of Conwy Castle. | |||
| [SEVERAL WEDDINGS] | |||
| Date: *1937-42 Film Number: 3629 | |||
| Scenes from six weddings, Joan Haighton to Norman Shaw, Katherine Haighton to Norman Pattinson, Sam Haighton to Elizabeth and Derek Cornes to Gertrude. Includes views of the guests leaving church, each Bride and Groom posing for the camera and the guests milling around. Also a reception at the Spread Eagle Inn, Sawley with the bride shown cutting the cake. Further scenes of Doreen Hindley's wedding follow. | |||
| [FLEETWOOD SCENES AND OPEN AIR POOL] | |||
| Date: 1937-42 Film Number: 7299 | |||
| Short compilation of coastal footage featuring a group of adults walking along a seafront towards the camera, the Fleetwood to Knott End ferry setting off, donkey rides on a beach (possibly near Fleetwood Pier) and underexposed scenes from an open air pool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [JOHN THIS IS YOUR LIFE] | |||
| Date: 1937-42 Film Number: 8365 | |||
| Compilation reel featuring John Bailey Hughes, family and friends. Begins with dupe of 9.5 mm material of John as a baby, a nurse can be seen holding him. The nurses wave good-bye as the Hughes take their baby home. A bit older, John can be seen playing with his toys and sitting up in his pram, smiling for the camera. The family and some friends visit the beach. John plays in his playpen in the garden, his mother holds him while he waves a Union Jack flag. In Summer 1937, the family go on holidays to Gwespyr in Wales. In the next scene, John's mother helps him try to take his first steps. We see the family visit Chester Zoo when John is a bit older. At the zoo, they see a variety of animals such as bears and monkeys. Christmas 1937, John sits in his high chair and plays with his toys. In 1938, family and friends meet for a picnic in Little Leigh. At the age of two, John can be seen helping out with the gardening. Christmas 1938, John enters the living room to see what presents Santa has left for him including a new tricycle. Later, we see John as a page boy at a wedding. For his fourth birthday, John wears a Native American costume and plays in a field. On his fifth birthday, John plays with his new train set. At Ainsdale beach, John can be seen playing in the sand and rolling down the sand dunes. The film cuts to Christmas scenes, family and friends sit around the table enjoying Christmas dinner and drinks. On John's sixth birthday he plays with the family kitten. Christmas 1942, shots of the family eating and John's presents which include model aeroplanes. January 1st 1943 - the children examine a wall that has been knocked down. We see the wall being reconstructed by two builders. John and other schoolboys can be seen leaving Stockton Heath Primary School. In the countryside, John rolls down hills and climbs trees. The film ends with shots of John and his friends playing on the banks of the River Weaver. | |||
| [SWISS HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: *1937-54 Film Number: 3964 | |||
| Footage from a family holiday in Switzerland - various locations include Lake Lucerne, Brienz and Berne. The film also ends with footage of a channel crossing. | |||
| [CONNOR FAMILY - GARDEN AND COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: c1940 Film Number: 6282 | |||
| Members of the Connor family are seen fooling around in the garden at home in New Moston, and out in the countryside in the car and on foot. | |||
| [TEA IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: c1937-45 Film Number: 1462 | |||
| The Cox family having tea in the back garden of their suburban house in Oldham. Also includes holiday footage of the family playing ball games on the beach and further shots of a high tide pounding against a sea wall. | |||
| [SCENES FROM THE ISLE OF MAN, BLACKPOOL AND OTHERS] | |||
| Date: *1937/45 Film Number: 3582 | |||
| Mixed footage including views from the Isle of Man ferry entering Douglas, and shots of the town and sea. Scenes from Blackpool beach, pier and promenade, with people swimming and paddling in the sea, and a female circus performer balancing on top of a pole. Scenes from a park (Stanley Park?) show the boating lake and an aeroplane overhead, also dodgem cars and people laughing and posing for the camera. There is extensive footage of a hunt meet and of the hunt underway, with many views of the countryside (location is unclear); and finally shots of a suburban street and garden in the snow. | |||
| [IN GARDEN AND ON STREET; CHRISTMAS AND WEDDING SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1937-46 Film Number: 6831 | |||
| General scenes of the Swift family, including an elderly man feeding pigeons and people relaxing in the garden and celebrating Christmas. Footage includes boys fishing, playing cricket, family members cooking outdoors and various wedding scenes. | |||
| [HIGH SPOTS] | |||
| Date: 1937-46 Film Number: 10632 | |||
| Titled 'High Spots of 1937' this begins with Harold Cooke rewinding and inspecting a reel of film followed by the family in the garden cutting flowers and drinking tea. Children swimming at an outdoor swimming pool and a phantom ride in the family car on the Sefton to Aintree road. A woman throwing darts in the garden with the last one landing in a teddy bear in a baby's pram! In a dream sequence and using trick photography a man performs various magic tricks followed by a couple walking a dog. Titled 'Autumn 1939' we see a couple of girls shaking a conker tree and the leaves turning colour. Next 'Easter 1944' the twins Carol and Ann Cooke in a pram then in the garden with the grandparents. 'Easter 1945' the twin girls with their parents and baby Stan in the pram. | |||
| [BEESTON DISTRICT COCKSHOOT, VARIOUS TRIALS AND CAR EVENTS] | |||
| Date: 1937-47 Film Number: 5703 | |||
| The film begins with footage from a car event, showing off-road time trials, with cars running up and down muddy hillsides, passengers bobbing in rythmn to the car. Close-up shots of the drivers and judges. Footage showing the intricacies of changing a tyre and the breaking-down of a car. The second half of the film depicts the starting line of an event with large crowds onlooking racing cars shot, some footage is shot in slow motion. | |||
| [VARIOUS CAR TRIALS] | |||
| Date: 1937-49 Film Number: 10442 | |||
| Pre- and post-war race trails involving the North West MG Car Club as well as veteran car rallies and racing at Oulton Park in Cheshire. The film begins with officials talking with each other, cars doing speed trials then during off road trials we see the cars struggling to get up a muddy hill and a women driver changing a wheel After race scenes at Oulton Park we have more trial scenes with the cars crossing a river then a young couple enjoying a picnic. A veteran car rally is followed by MG club members on the A556. More car trials with the drivers and passengers bouncing up and down to help the car gain traction in muddy conditions. Scenes from the 1949 Cockshoot trial are followed by another veteran car rally and a car race on a disused airfield. | |||
| BLACKPOOL'S NEWS-REEL | |||
| Date: 1937 - 53 Film Number: 484 | |||
| Mayor's procession; North Pier fire; Stanley Park Gala; Indian Pavilion fire, Pleasure Beach; ARP fire display; heavy snowfall; AFS unit at practise; Bailey Bridge; Winston Churchill; V.E. Day street party; Baines Grammar School sports; Mayor's Parade; inter-school sports; return of Blackpool F.C. after winning Cup Final. | |||
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| [A.R.P. AND A.F.S. TRAINING] | |||
| Date: *1937-9/44 Film Number: 6117 | |||
| Members of the Turton Auxiliary Fire Service are seen training in fire fighting techniques and putting out a burning derelict building. ARP wardens practice first aid, collecting casualties and taking them to hospital. Gas mask training is also seen and the film concludes with exterior views of a territorial army recruitment office. | |||
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| MANCHESTER WHEELERS EASTER TOUR 1939 [AND LATER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1937-39/44/46/48 Film Number: 4024 | |||
| The film shows various activities of the Manchester Wheelers Club, including track and time-trial road cycle racing, and interior shots of cyclists pedalling furiously on stationary bikes in front of a meter. Other activities include a crown green bowling match and a motoring party at Whittington. It includes the 1939 Easter Tour at the Grapes Hotel, Maentwrog with visits to the Tan-y-Bwlch Steam Engine and Harlech Castle. Past and present Presidents of the Club are shown, along with club members dressed in traditional women's Welsh costume. | |||
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