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Record 2132 – 2151 of 11529
| [COMING BACK FROM CANADA] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 6256 | |||
| Scenes on board a ship on its way back from Canada are followed by views of two uniformed men standing outside a house and a family walking near a beach on the Lancashire coast. | |||
| ST THOMAS' CHURCH CENTENARY 1839 - 1939 | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 6341 | |||
| Scenes from the centenary of St Thomas' Church, Eccleston. 93 year old Mr S. Dadge is seen filling the font and the Vicar performs a baptism; a bride and groom arrive at the altar; Mr. Dadge is seen filling in a grave in the churchyard. The Centenary Rose Queen Festival is seen - Mrs Litherland crowns Miss Hilda Brown and presents her with a bible and Miss Joan Bedson retires as Queen. Scenes from the Centenary Garden Fete with dance performances and people relaxing, eating and smoking in the Church garden. | |||
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| ON THE BANKS OF THE BRUN | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 6579 | |||
| Scenes taken around Burnley including views of the River Brun, Heasandford House, Towneley Hall, Gawthorpe Hall and Scott Park. Locals are then seen enjoying themselves at a fairground and browsing stalls on market day. Ends with shots of Victoria Hospital, the Odeon Cinema and the bustling streets of Burnley. | |||
| STAND UNITARIAN CRICKET CLUB (OPENING OF THE NEW PAVILION) | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 6660 | |||
| Scenes from the opening of the New Pavilion at Stand Unitarian Cricket Club on 20 July 1939, as part of the club's Silver Jubilee celebrations. Guests are seen arriving, players and public congregate for a smoke and a Mr Cheetham formally opens the building. There are scenes from the cricket match, and the film closes with a line up of the members, who stand in date order from eldest to youngest and a group of older women larking about in the rain. | |||
| ROCK CLIMBING IN CUMBRIA | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 6961 | |||
| GS Sansom and eldest son John climb Napes Needle, Great Gable. Begins with a solo ascent of Napes Needle, then a party of two men are seen from a slightly closer viewpoint tackling the rock face, climbing up and down the Needle with the aid of ropes. Ends with a high angle shot of the top pitch of Napes Needle as a man climbs to the tip with others stood below. | |||
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| [MOTHER AND BABY CHRISTINE IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 7021 | |||
| A mother and baby are seen in the garden of a house on a sunny day. The baby is shown inside its pram, then on mother's knee, holding a rattle and being cuddled. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [IN & AROUND MALPAS 1939] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 7767 | |||
| Life in and around Malpas in Cheshire - the local hunt assembles in the village various sport scenes, children working in the gardens, and a prize-giving and physical training at the local school. Shots of motorcycle trials at Higher Barnes, scenes by the river and a games of football. A music festival with improvised musical instruments is seen in Chester in 1939, a trip to Chester Zoo and the circus comes to Malpas. St Oswalds' walking day is followed by holiday scenes and footage from the Shrewsbury Show. The makeshift band travel to London to perform on Children's Hour on the BBC, and evacuee children arrive in Malpas at the start of WWII. Film ends with scenes from the school fishing competition. | |||
| THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 5622 | |||
| There are shots of Whalley village, including the railway, Whalley Arms pub, river Calder and local church. This is followed by shots of Pendle Hill and the surrounding countryside, with interposed slides giving some contextual information about the witches. There are shots of flowers, and a farmer with his cattle. This is followed by scenes of Downham, including a local church, Sawley, which includes ruins in a field, Whitewell in Bowland forest, including shots of The Inn at Whitewell, and the Trough of Bowland. A river flows through a valley bottom as a car drives slowly up the hill. 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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| [BUILDING BURY TOWN HALL] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 6042 | |||
| Scenes from the construction of Bury Town Hall as it nears completion. The building is covered in scaffolding and bricklayers are seen lowering large blocks into place with a crane. | |||
| [PARKINSON FAMILY DOMESTIC SCENES AND AT SEA] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 6926 | |||
| Scenes showing Parkinson family children playing in back garden with toys, animals and riding on tricycles. Also includes footage of the children with their mother posing for the camera on the deck of ship and general views of the boat at sea. A group of adults are seen bowling on the lawn of the family house and having a picnic. | |||
| [MOFFAT AND ANDERSON FAMILY GATHERING AND GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 6931 | |||
| Family scenes showing filammaker Gladys Anderson in the garden with her children Valerie and Roger. Shots include baby Roger lay in his pram and toddler Matthew Bruce Moffat with his mother Mildred playing with toys. | |||
| [ROGER GEORGE ANDERSON'S CHRISTENING] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 6932 | |||
| Scenes showing the Anderson family wth relatives and friends celebrating the christening of their son Roger George. Shows male members of the family around swing and others gathered in the garden. Includes shots of filmmaker Gladys Anderson holding baby Roger for the camera. | |||
| [LYTHAM CLUB DAY PROCESSION & ROSE QUEEN ARRIVES AT CEREMONY] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 6951 | |||
| Scenes from a Lytham Club Day showing children aboard floats, a brass band marching along the seafront followed by procession of Rose / Carnival Queens sat in horse-drawn vehicles, a young group of girls dancing and firefighters stood on top of a fire engine. Continues with shots of Rose / Carnival Queens arriving with a entourage of attendants for a crowning ceremony in Lowther Gardens as a seated crowd watch newly crowned Queens walk by. | |||
| [MAYORAL SUNDAY- ST ANNE'S SQUARE] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 6954 | |||
| Scenes from a procession in St Anne's for Mayoral Sunday showing various groups in uniform, including police officers and a brass band marching along. A group of uniformed men- some wearing medals, stand waiting for the arrival of the Mayor, as an attendant carrying a spectre leads the Mayoral procession towards a church entrance. | |||
| [YEALAND MANOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 7044 | |||
| Scenes from Yealand Manor School showing evacuee children during a gym lesson on the lawn, playing in a sandpit and walking amongst flowerbeds (during a nature study lesson?). Includes footage of kitchen staff carrying saucepans into the school dining room as members of the school queue for their dinner posing in the doorway and children sitting in a window of the school house. Continues with scenes showing Headmistress Elfreda Vipont Foulds surrounded by some of her pupils posing for the camera, a group of children singing in front of the Manor and performing in a play entitled 'Woods and Copses'. | |||
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| [YEALAND MANOR SCHOOL: SUMMER GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 7045 | |||
| Summer scenes from Yealand Manor School showing boys helping to dig drains, evacuee children with unidentified woman playing with building blocks and pupils playing instruments during a music lesson. Children with visiting family members [?] are seen playing in the grounds of Yealand Manor. Footage shows Staff, including Committee member John Robson with other teachers during an official visit [?] and Kindergarten Assistant Frederica Voss [?] sat with children on the steps of the Manor. Continues with children playing amongst the garden flowerbeds and in a paddling pool. Includes a sequence showing kittens in a basket and pram. Concludes with staff members [?] in a back garden sat on deckchairs. | |||
| [WEDDING OF KATHLEEN & PAT; GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1939 Film Number: 7058 | |||
| Scenes showing party of people leave a suburban house for a wedding and newly wedded couple Kathleen and Pat, along with their guests pose for photographs- including on the roof of a building in the centre of Liverpool? Continues with a young boy playing with family members in the back garden. | |||
| [DANCING SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1939 Film Number: 6691 | |||
| Scenes of dancing in a hall, as couples of all ages waltz past a fixed camera and youths lark about with balloons. | |||
| [WITHINGTON GIRLS' SCHOOL] | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 8282 | |||
| Life at Withington Girls' School in 1939. Members of staff are seen arriving in the morning, prior to the girls themselves. Following a prize-giving at assembly, there is footage of several of the girls' classes, including maths, science, physical education and art. A group set off on a school trip to Blackpool, and the film ends with sports scenes - cricket, tennis and rounders. | |||
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| WARRINGTON CINE SOCIETY REEL 2 | |||
| Date: 1939 Film Number: 8346 | |||
| The compilation reel begins in 1939 when the group visit Dyserth and Rhyl. The group can be seen sat outside their coach having a picnic together. Later they go walking along the promenade followed by dinner in the hotel dining room. Title card reads '1939 Lord Derby takes the salute, after the Parish Church ceremony' - he is seen with other dignitaries outside a church. In 1939 during the annual hot pot supper, the group enjoy plenty of food and drink together. The film cuts to scenes of the Society's first outing after the war to Llangollen. The group can be seen sat on the coach before stopping for refreshments. Once in Llangollen, the group do some sightseeing. The film cuts to the group visiting Whalley Abbey. After looking around the ruins, they have a picnic by the river. Some people go paddling and swimming in the river. The film ends with brief shots of the group's trip to Knaresborough. | |||
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