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| [MORE SCENES FROM THE BAYES FAMILY ON RHOS BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 10802 | |||
| More scenes from the Bayes family on Rhos beach. We see Wendy and Meriel playing on the sand with other family members. | |||
| [THE BAYES FAMILY ON CHALLABOROUGH BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 10803 | |||
| Meriel, Wendy and other members of the Bayes family play on Challaborough Beach. | |||
| [THE BAYES FAMILY HOLIDAY IN CHALLABOROUGH] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 10804 | |||
| We see the Bayes family enjoying themselves in Challaborough. They relax and play in a garden surrounded by beautiful scenery. | |||
| ROYAL VISIT THE OFFICIAL FILM - VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN TO BURY 1938 | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 4016 | |||
| Groups of men, soldiers, Cubs and Scouts are seen marching along crowd-lined streets in the centre of Bury. Crowds wait outside a cinema (the Picture House?). Troops are lined up for inspection and the Mayor and councillors arrive - flags (colours) are presented by the Mayor. Lord Derby arrives with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Their Majesties talk to the waiting crowds before receiving people on the platform. The King and Queen are seen leaving the Derby Hall. | |||
| [CHELSEA FLOWERSHOW 1938] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 5525 | |||
| Footage showing the setting up of the Chelsea Flower Show of 1938, particularly the outdoor displays and tents. The end of the film shows crowds of people attending the show and looking at the various different displays of flowers | |||
| [TROOP DISPLAY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 8471 | |||
| Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion troop activities, including a display at Rochdale Hornets rugby football ground, dinner dance for all ranks on 23rd July 1938, and a guard mounting competition in Middleton. | |||
| [CHILDREN'S EVENT AND ARMY MARCH-PASTS] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 8472 | |||
| Scenes from children's event at football ground, featuring a variety of races and the presentation of prizes. The reel concludes with scenes from two Lancashire Fusiliers march pasts, in Middleton and Rochdale. | |||
| THE VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH TO ROCHDALE 20TH MAY 1938 | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 8473 | |||
| Record of royal visit to Rochdale, including the inspection of troops and the royal couple meeting disabled veterans. When the dignitaries have departed, the battalion marches off. | |||
| [DORNING FAMILY COMPILATION - HOME AND HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 8870 | |||
| Compilation reel of Dorning family scenes, including little girls and twin baby boys in the garden in Cheshire, holiday footage in Devon and Dorset, a trip down the River Clyde, and a school sports day. | |||
| HOLIDAY SCENES IN WALES AND SOUTHPORT | |||
| Date: 1938-40 Film Number: 3129 | |||
| Footage of a holiday trip to Llandudno, with shots of steam trains and a woman chasing sheep on a windy hill. There are views of a pier, and of public gardens containing exotic plants and a fountain. There are scenes in Southport, of the Pier tram, and the Noah's Ark, Water Chute and miniature railway rides at Pleasureland. The final section shows a picnic in Chester with views of the Cathedral, Haddon Hall and a boat. There is also a shot of Alton Towers. | |||
| HIGH VOLTAGE THERAPY AT ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL | |||
| Date: 1938/46 Film Number: 2807 | |||
| The film begins with detailed shots of the workings of a large x-ray applicator at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, including the negative and positive generators, and the electro-hydraulically operated vacuum tap. The machine is them demonstrated in action with a patient lying underneath it ready for treatment. The bed is adjusted to ensure that the patient is in focus. After he is locked inside the x-ray room, the x-rays are taken by the nurse in the control room. | |||
| BRADLEY NURSERY SCHOOL AT WORK AND PLAY | |||
| Date: 1938-39 Film Number: 1361 | |||
| A days activities at the Bradley Nursery School, Nelson. Includes footage of meals, caring for pets and musical games. | |||
| NATIONAL SERVICE RECRUITING SERVICE | |||
| Date: 1938/9 Film Number: 2895 | |||
| A long line of men are seen queuing in the rain to enrol as air raid precaution wardens, possibly outside Manchester Cathedral. This is followed by a procession of people in uniform through Albert Square, and a mayoral address at Manchester Town Hall. | |||
| [THE WEDDING OF GORDON WELCH AND MARGARET HILL] | |||
| Date: 1938/9 Film Number: 4118 | |||
| The wedding of Gordon Welch and Margaret Hill in 1938. The wedding party is seen leaving the house in Bowdon and heading to the church. The bride and groom leave the building after the ceremony and the guests are seen at the reception at the Bowden Hotel. The rest of the film features other members of the Hill family; digging in the garden, at Rhyl, having a cliff-top picnic at Bedruthan Steps near Newquay and playing on the beach. The film ends with Margaret and her mother playing with the dog and the cat in the garden. | |||
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| THE CINEMA & HANDICRAFT TEACHING | |||
| Date: 1938-39 Film Number: 5198 | |||
| Promoting the educational use of film in the classroom, with specific reference to handicraft teaching. After shots of a school workshop, a boy takes out a camera and projector from a large toolbox. A hand-drawn map of the world prefaces footage from Africa and Norway showing how logs are cut and transported. The film proceeds to show a variety of woodwork and metalwork tools and techniques, including the making of a reading lamp. 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 | |||
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| [THE WAGSTAFF FAMILY AND OTHERS] | |||
| Date: 1938/9 Film Number: 6136 | |||
| Out of focus footage of the Wagstaff family budgie is followed by views of a neighbour building a green house on his allotment in Denton, Manchester. Family and friends are seen out and about in Denton - on a Sunday afternoon stroll, visiting the family grave and on a trip to Woodhead reservoir. Brief views of the donor's grandfather's grave and a local Whit Walk conclude. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS, HAIRCUT AND SNOW 1938-9] | |||
| Date: 1938-9 Film Number: 7304 | |||
| Members of the Hart family in a variety of locations, at home and on holiday. The family are seen beside the sea at various points along the Fylde Coast, riding the Knott End ferry and boarding a tram at Fleetwood. Children play with model boats and there is footage of outdoor swimming pools, one of which is next to the sea. Young Bill Hart has his hair cut, eats in his high chair, plays in the snow and rides his tricycle in a garden. Concludes with further holiday scenes including a drive over the Conwy Suspension Bridge. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [TREARDDUR BAY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1938/9 Film Number: 9477 | |||
| Compilation reel of family and local events: holiday scenes at the Cliff Hotel in Trearddur Bay in Anglesey; rowers on the river Dee on a wet day, watched by spectators with umbrellas along the riverbanks; Lord Baden Powell arrives at a scout gathering and participates in a group photograph. | |||
| [BABY MAUREEN & OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1938/9 Film Number: 7892 | |||
| Views from a car journey along a country road. Beginning in September 1938 we see Maureen being bathed then in the garden with a dog followed by brief scenes at Cleveleys. Maureen playing with her toys including a piano at Christmas time followed by scenes of Maureen in a churchyard. In St. Albans in June 1939 Maureen plays with two girls and a tricycle then with a doll in a pram. Maureen playing with a toy shop and doll followed by playground scenes with her father. Mother holding baby Hazel on a park bench with Maureen looking on. | |||
| [TATTON GARDENS] | |||
| Date: 1938/9 Film Number: 10754 | |||
| Views of the Tatton Hall gardens with close ups of the flowers. | |||
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