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| [PHOTOGRAPHY AT BELLE VUE] | |||
| Date: *1938/40/1/4 Film Number: 4412 | |||
| Outing by the Manchester Amateur Photographic Society to Belle Vue Zoo. There are views of many of the different animals and club members are seen taking photos of some of them. | |||
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| [CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSIONS AT ST WINIFRED'S] | |||
| Date: *1938/40/2/4/5 Film Number: 6262 | |||
| Footage from several Corpus Christi services at St Winifred's RC School in Heaton Mersey. On each occasion a procession passes through the gardens of the school, there is an open air service and the children and adults then return to the house. General views of the garden, with two girls and a dog, conclude. | |||
| [GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH IN FLEETWOOD] | |||
| Date: 1938/41 Film Number: 4435 | |||
| George VI and Queen Elizabeth are seen being greeted by civic dignitaries at the Marine Hall in Fleetwood on their 1938 Tour of Lancashire, and the Royal Train is seen leaving the town. During War Weapons Week of 19th to 26th April 1941, there is a firefighting demonstration in Memorial Park, the fund-raising totals are unveiled by the mayor and a party of civic dignitaries is seen on the steps of a building. | |||
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| THE OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF THE NEW CARBONISING PLANT AND ANCILLARY PLANT WEDNESDAY 6TH JULY 1938 / OPENING OF THE GAS WORKS CANTEEN | |||
| Date: 1938/42 Film Number: 215 | |||
| Civic dignitaries arrive and the Mayor opens the plant. Some processes are shown. The Mayor opens the new canteen and workers are shown having lunch. | |||
| [WHIT WALKS AROUND BLACKBURN] | |||
| Date: 1938/56-8 Film Number: 4226 | |||
| Footage from Whit Walks in Blackburn in 1938, 1956, 1957 and 1958, with St Alban's Church being featured. After the 1956 procession, an open-air service is conducted in the church yard. | |||
| OPENING BOLTON'S CIVIC CENTRE | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 53 | |||
| Lord Derby opens Bolton's Civic Centre - he unveils a commemoration stone and unlocks the door. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE GUILD CONGRESS, HULL 1939 | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 195 | |||
| The delegates are shown arriving in Hull, some of them forming committees which meet to plan the proceedings. The congress, held in the City Hall, is opened by the Lord Mayor of Hull and there follow scenes of the proceedings. There is an exhibition of CWS goods, and demonstrations of their products. | |||
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| [BIRTWISTLE FAMILY - BILLINGE SCAR NO. 2] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 238 | |||
| Scenes at Billinge Scar, in the gardens and greenhouses. Another house is featured (smaller than Billinge Scar - a lodge?) and a river (Ribble?). A brick built hall is the background for a carnival queen and groups of people. A garden fete in the grounds of Billinge Scar shows amusements, stalls, dancing to a dance band, and general views of house, grounds and people. More groups pose and there are close-ups of family (?) members. | |||
| WELTER WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 334 | |||
| "Homicide" Henry Armstrong beats Ernie Roderick (from Liverpool) at Wembley Arena. | |||
| "SCHOOL CAMP" | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 336 | |||
| The boys of Altrincham Grammar School go camping at Sidmouth, South Devon. Shots of camp site activities; swimming and fishing; and a trip along the River Dart. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| HOME DEFENCE "GO TO IT" | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 479 | |||
| Recruiting Air Raid Precaution officers in Salford. Reconstruction of an incident and how it is dealt with by officers, cycle messengers and rescue parties. Featured are a fire boat on the Irwell; rescue of casualties; dealing with contamination from various gas bombs at the ARP School in Easingwold - demos of gas masks and protective clothing, and controlled explosions, and cleaning up; civilian self help - the proper use of a stirrup pump, and safe escape from high windows. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [MORECAMBE & HEYSHAM ADVERTISING COMPILATION] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 652 | |||
| Eight filmed adverts, all action - either location or production. Services or shops advertised are: optician; taxis; newspaper; plant nursery; furniture; candy; chiropodist; milk bar. | |||
| MY HOLIDAY BLACKPOOL 1939 | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 823 | |||
| The film starts with shots of a 'magician' and some trick photography. Blackpool guest houses and hotels; the promenade and a visit to the Pleasure Beach. A trip to Fleetwood and the launch of the Fleetwood lifeboat. 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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| [FYLDE COAST OUTING] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 872 | |||
| Fylde Coast outing - visit to Blackpool; a coach trip. Demolition of a factory chimney. A game of golf at Dunscar Golf Club. Holcombe Hunt Races - tic tac men; horses and jockeys. Burnden Park - football training; preparing the pitch; shots of the game; members of the team and officials. | |||
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| MAY DAY - JUDGING ON THE SQUARE AND THE PARADE | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 881 | |||
| May Day - a procession of drays and lorries from Magees Brewery. The Transport Department Dinner. Magees Brewery Picnic - a visit to Ambleside and Morecambe; a large group of men pose for the camera; having a drink by the side of the road; presentation of a clock to 'Johnnie'; at the Salutation Hotel; a walk to Stock Ghyll waterfall; dancing to an accordion. Morecambe in the holiday season - a puppet show and amusement park. | |||
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| [WINGS FOR VICTORY] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 1200 | |||
| A military procession of servicemen and women passes through the centre of Preston. Scenes from an event to raise funds for planes for the RAF - "Wings for Victory." Shots of the crowd in front of a stage, speeches are made and a number of racing pigeons are released. The sign on the stage reads "Our Target - £1,000,000." Footage from a cricket match concludes. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE WORTHINGTON FAMILY] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 1347 | |||
| Scenes of the Worthington Family sat outside in the garden - close up shots of a woman making some sandwiches and pouring out cups of tea. Also includes landscape views of the surrounding countryside taken from a moving vehicle - the family are then seen walking in the woodlands and hills. | |||
| [SCENES ON A BEACH AND IN A GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 1474 | |||
| Children playing with toy horses in a garden with their parents(?). Followed by footage from a beach (Brighton ?), featuring two women with young children, donkey rides and four adults sunbathing. | |||
| CAMP SCENES 1939 | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 1523 | |||
| Film of Compton House School of Shaw's trip to Conwy, North Wales, in 1939. Opens with footage of Shaw station and their departure before footage from Conwy. They stayed at the Holiday Fellowship Young People's Camp, various outdoor activities including swimming are featured. Conwy castle is seen, a boat trip around the coast is featured as well as hillwalking in Snowdonia. | |||
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| [ON A WELSH BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 2262 | |||
| Buckley and Brearley family holiday to Wales. Much of the footage is shot on Borth-y-Gest beach, people are seen relaxing and playing around a tent. A model aeroplane is seen in flight, the familes are seen leaving a house and walking near the beach. | |||
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