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Record 1926 – 1945 of 11241
| [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. | |||
| [HUNTING SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1937-39/46/47 Film Number: 3622 | |||
| Scenes before a hunt in Gisburn village of the riders and hounds waiting to set off, showing John and Harold Hindley mounted. Also stable scenes at the Ribblesdale Arms, Gisburn, including Rosemary and Valerie saddling their ponies. The hunt out and about on country lanes and riding across fields at Worston, near Clitheroe. John Hindley and daughter Val sitting by the fireside in 1947. A Pony Club Rally on Gisburn Park estate. Hunter Trials, possibly at Gisburn. Lawn Meet of Pendle Forest and Craven Hunt at Gisburn Park. Interior scenes of guests at the buffet, before the hunt moves off in frosty weather. 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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| [WARTIME SCENES - LYTHAM ST. ANNES] | |||
| Date: *1937-39/49 Film Number: 2269 | |||
| Opens with electioneering footage in Lytham. Cars and houses adorned with placards are seen in the vicinity of a polling station. Continues with footage of the sea front before shots of a visit by Queen Elizabeth. She is seen being greeted by civic dignitaries before being driven off watched by crowds. The Auxiliary Fire Service is seen training and on parade in a variety of other Lytham locations. The AFS, along with many other civic and military groups, are seen in a procession before the film closes with a fire fighting display | |||
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| FIREFIGHTERS IN THE MAKING | |||
| Date: *1937/8/40 Film Number: 4219 | |||
| Film about the Blackpool Fire Brigade - the film opens with views of the control room receiving a call and the fire engines leaving the station. There then follows the various training exercises practised by the fireman - there is a demonstration of the Longworth Safety Line; gas mask and respirator drill; and ladder and rescue practice. The firemen are also seen cleaning the fire engine and equipment, and testing the water pumps. | |||
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| [PLAYING BRIDGE AT THE CALF'S HEAD HOTEL; TRIP TO KNARESBOROUGH AND BRIMHAM ROCKS] | |||
| Date: *1937/8/40 Film Number: 4220 | |||
| A group of people, mainly middle-aged women, are seen in the garden of the Calf's Head Hotel in Worston, Lancashire. They do stretching exercises, dance around and then are seen playing bridge. Brief shot of a girl in a canoe, then the same group are seen fooling around on a tricycle and playing cricket in a garden. There are shots of a group visit to Knaresborough and Brimham Rocks in Yorkshire. The film ends with a woman playing banjo, and a family group eating dinner and messing around on bikes in the back garden. | |||
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| [BINNALL FAMILY FILM] | |||
| Date: *1937/8/40 Film Number: 4221 | |||
| Arthur Binnall Jnr is seen in front of Squire's Gate Holiday Camp with his mother, sister, aunt and uncle. Then shots of various military marching bands and a motorcycle display team in Stanley Park, as well as high-diving and a bathing beauty competition at Blackpool Open Air Swimming Pool. The film ends with Arthur and his sister on the seafront at Norbreck in Blackpool. | |||
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| [IN THE GARDEN, AT THE SEASIDE] | |||
| Date: *1937/38/41 Film Number: 9255 | |||
| A compilation reel of family and leisure scenes: several children play in a winter garden, building a snowman and then pelting it with snowballs. In the summer, two little girls play on a swing and a seesaw, and pick flowers. On a suburban street, a group of girls sets off for school, waving good-bye to the youngest, left behind, and there are scenes in Fleetwood - sandcastle building, and paddling in the Sunset children’s pool. The reel ends with two girls enjoying donkey rides on the beach. | |||
| [FARM SCENES AND CHILDREN PLAYING] | |||
| Date: 1937-45 Film Number: 1584 | |||
| Footage from Free Green Farm, near Knutsford, features children playing, farm workers, animals and shots of the surrounding countryside. Ends with camping scenes and children seen playing in a stream. Probably at Plasnewydd, Wales. | |||
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| [SCENES FROM A FARM, ANGLESEY HOLIDAY AND SNOW SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1937-46 Film Number: 1585 | |||
| Footage from a variety of farms and houses in the countryside. Children are seen playing in a garden with dogs, ferrets, lambs and horses. There is also footage of children on a beach and amongst sand dunes on Anglesey. Ends with children approaching a house through snow. | |||
| PAGEANT - THE ANCIENT PARISH OF CROSTON, MAY 1951 [AND COFFEE DAY PROCESSIONS] | |||
| Date: 1937-70 Film Number: 5439 | |||
| Scenes from Croston village pageant, Saturday May 26th, 1951 - adults and children are seen in medieval dress, acting out scenes from the area's history. A number of 'Coffee Day' parades from 1937 to 1970 are shown, with Church groups and floats passing through the streets. The film ends with a man and two women in the garden of a house in Steyning, West Sussex. 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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| [AT PLAY] | |||
| Date: *1937/39 Film Number: 1017 | |||
| Father and son play golf. The family at the open-air swimming pool. On the swing in the garden. | |||
| "OLD CHINA" | |||
| Date: *1937/9/42/4/6 Film Number: 7130 | |||
| Short film starring George Wain and Gladys McIlwraith as a couple going to buy a house, who are told the story of the willow pattern by an antiques dealer - this story is shown as an animation. 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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| [THE MORLEY FAMILY ON HOLIDAY ABROAD] | |||
| Date: *1937/39/45 Film Number: 2542 | |||
| The film begins with holiday scenes in the Swiss Alps. Members of the Morley family are seen walking through the streets. Includes various shots of the mountains, rivers and buildings. Continues with footage of a wedding; a visit to a zoo and shots of the family in their garden. Also features scenes of a cruise holiday - people are seen relaxing on board ship; sunbathing on loungers; swimming in the ship's pool and playing deck quoits. They are also seen visiting various cities and ancient ruins on route. | |||
| [MORLEY FAMILY - TRIP ALONG THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL] | |||
| Date: *1937/39/45 Film Number: 2548 | |||
| Miscellaneous scenes of the Morley family - walking through the countryside; having picnics; attending a wedding; watching a tennis match; playing pitch and putt golf; visiting a farm yard and sitting on a beach with a group of friends. Also features a boat trip along the Manchester Ship Canal and a shot of three girls cleaning and polishing a car, parked in a driveway. | |||
| [RIVER DEE SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1937/9/45 Film Number: 4200 | |||
| Various members of the Eachus family and friends are seen on the River Dee - sailing up and down in the "Lady Eva," swimming in the river, and relaxing on board the boat. There are also some brief shots of a group of girls playing leapfrog in a country lane. | |||
| FLEETWOOD - THE RESORT WITH AN INFINITE VARIETY OF PLEASURES | |||
| Date: *1937/42/7-9 Film Number: 4432 | |||
| Film showing some of the attractions that the town of Fleetwood has to offer. Aerial views of the town are followed by scenes in Fleetwood's parks and gardens. A beauty contest at the open-air baths is seen, as well as model boat racing in Memorial Park and a visit by the music hall star, Sir Harry Lauder. 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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| [A TRIP TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE] | |||
| Date: *1937/45 Film Number: 1951 | |||
| Mr Joshua Preston's son and daughter-in-law are seen travelling to the South of France in a train. They visit various resorts including Nice, Monte Carlo and Cannes. | |||
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