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Record 2186 – 2205 of 11241
| [DUKINFIELD PROCESSION AND MISCELLANEOUS] | |||
| Date: c1939-45 Film Number: 1515 | |||
| A miscellany of footage including shots of a juggler, military fire-fighters, a scout camp, a wedding, a beach, ships, an aeroplane, model boats and a procession in Dukinfield. There are some under exposed shots of a baby and people swimming as well as footage of children playing in a playground, the street and a park. There are also shots of adults playing tennis and golf and of water birds and farmland. | |||
| [DUKINFIELD PROCESSION, PARKS AND BEACH] | |||
| Date: c1939-45 Film Number: 1516 | |||
| Opens with people sat in a park, shots of mountainous countryside and a beach. Also features scenes from a park, with fountains, statues and caves intercut with beach scenes. Includes shots of wedding guests leaving a building, shots of a procession in Dukinfield and people leaving a church hall (?). Features further park scenes, including model boats and water birds on a pond, more procession footage and shots of an outdoor concert held on a bowling green. Ends with shots of people walking down a street. | |||
| [A.R.P. FIRST AID INCIDENT] | |||
| Date: 1939-1945 Film Number: 6132 | |||
| Training exercise for air raid precaution wardens in Monton, Eccles. Three wardens go to the aid of an 'injured' man - strapping his legs and moving him onto a stretcher. | |||
| [GAS ATTACK DRILL] | |||
| Date: 1939-45 Film Number: 6133 | |||
| Training exercise in dealing with a gas attack for air raid precaution wardens in Monton, Eccles. 'Victims' are given gas masks, moved onto stretchers and taken away by ambulance. | |||
| [GARDEN SCENES & DAMAGED TRAM] | |||
| Date: 1939-45 Film Number: 7051 | |||
| Scenes showing a family gathering on the back garden of a house with people posing for the camera and dancing. A brief shot shows a damaged tram going along a street past onlookers. Includes short sequence of a snow covered front garden and driveway. Possibly the family home in Walton/Hartley village area of Liverpool. | |||
| [ELEVEN WEDDINGS AND TWO CHRISTENINGS] | |||
| Date: 1939-70 Film Number: 10599 | |||
| Compilation reel of significant family events over several decades, particularly interesting for the changing wedding fashions. In addition, two family get-togethers are seen when people celebrate christenings, and there is a short sequence from the 1940s of a man and woman wielding axes and tackling tree clearance. | |||
| [FROM WEDDING TO FAMILY LIFE] | |||
| Date: *1939/40/3/7-9/54 Film Number: 5664 | |||
| Compilation of family scenes from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s. Opens with footage of a couple's wedding and reception followed by scenes from a holiday taken together (presumably their honeymoon). The couple are pictured in their garden at home, at first with one child, and then with two. They also go on a family holiday, where they visit the beach. The couple's family continues to grow; the film closes with shots of the adults, three older children and a baby in the garden. | |||
| [LYMM GRAMMAR SCHOOL - DIGGING FOR VICTORY; CAMPING AND SPORTS] | |||
| Date: *1939-40/46/48/50/52-59 Film Number: 2233 | |||
| Pupils from Lymm Grammar School are seen competing in a cross country run; a boys v girls hockey match; various field and track events and a game of netball. Also features construction work on the new block of classrooms; a boy scout camp; the opening of the new outdoor swimming pool; a skiing holiday and interior shots of a boys woodwork class. Staff and pupils are also seen 'Digging for Victory' in the school grounds. The film concludes with scenes of a camping trip - the children are seen getting off a bus with their camping gear and sleeping bags; pitching the tents; preparing a meal; washing up and clearing away the rubbish. | |||
| HOME GUARD | |||
| Date: *1939/41 Film Number: 1204 | |||
| The Home Guard seen in a variety of situations. Being drilled, relaxing at camp and finally on parade. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| A SOUVENIR OF THE CADETS' TRAINING CAMP | |||
| Date: *1939/42 Film Number: 810 | |||
| A cadet training camp - field exercises; a group photograph with close ups of the commanding officers, who include Lt. Col. W Birtwistle DSO; the cadets board lorries and wave goodbye. Astley Park - general shots in the park; the mayor opens the Forces Club; field exercises, and soldiers marching through town. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS AT HOME/CARNIVAL DAY] | |||
| Date: 1939/42 Film Number: 860 | |||
| The film begins with various sporting activities - sprinting, high jump, tug of war, javelin, golf and tennis; shots of Bolton Town Hall clock. Different war memorials are visited - inscriptions are seen to the 'Loyal North Lancashire', the men of the Bolton Artillery; the men of Egerton, Eagley, Dunscar and Bromley Cross, and the Lancashire Fusiliers. Carnival Day celebrations at the British Legion Astley Bridge branch - a fancy dress parade; children's' ballet display; the crowning of the carnival queen, Miss Irene Holden, by the president JL Gratrix; a procession of civilians wearing medals and carrying flags. | |||
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| [BUCKETS AND SPADES] | |||
| Date: 1939/42 Film Number: 1346 | |||
| The Worthington Family on holiday in Blackpool 1939. Includes scenes of family members rolling head-over-heels down sand dunes and walking along the sea front with Blackpool Tower and pier in the distance. Also includes footage of Glenn's christening in 1942 and a man shovelling snow from a path. | |||
| [DUNCAN MUTCH FAMILY FILM 1939-49] | |||
| Date: 1939/42/44-48 Film Number: 1262 | |||
| Scenes of the Mutch family and friends playing in the gardens of various houses around Nelson. Also includes snow scenes in the Lancashire countryside; a wedding and the family enjoying a Christmas meal. | |||
| [YEALAND MANOR SCHOOL: TREE PLANTING CEREMONY, CHILDREN PLAYING, MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM PERFORMANCE] | |||
| Date: *1939/42/44/48 Film Number: 7046 | |||
| Scenes from Yealand Manor School showing a man mending the driveway, part of a tree planting ceremony to commemorate 250th anniversary of Yealand Meeting House and a short sequence with children dressed as fairies during a school play. Continues with colour footage of music teacher Arthur Percival walking along with a bandaged foot, evacuee children posing for the camera and playing in the gardens. Includes shots of pigs in a yard and an unidentified farmer. Black and white footage shows Jean Inebruit playing with children in the Manor grounds, close ups of local artist Elizabeth Brockbank and school Matron Annie Holt. More colour scenes follow, including John Robson and the filmmaker's daughter Ann Foulds playing on the grass, tomatoes growing in a greenhouse children paddling in a swimming pool. Ends with children performing in a school play adaption of A Midsummer Night's Dream. | |||
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| A.R.P. INSTRUCTION FILM | |||
| Date: 1939/*44 Film Number: 6116 | |||
| The Lancashire mobile air defence unit demonstrates its machine gun for the camera. Members of Turton ARP Wardens and Auxiliary Fire Service are seen training with fire hoses and a mobile water pump at Marsden Road Fire Station in Bolton. | |||
| RIVER DEE | |||
| Date: *1939/45/6 Film Number: 4195 | |||
| Views of the River Dee at Chester and further into Cheshire - different kinds of boats are seen, the Eccleston Ferry and the bridges spanning the river. Much of the film is taken from a boat cruising down the river. The film ends with a dramatic sunset. | |||
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| YEALAND MANOR SCHOOL - AN EVACUATION EXPERIMENT PART 1 | |||
| Date: *1939/46 Film Number: 7042 | |||
| Scenes from Yealand Manor School showing the evacuee children going for a walk with staff and parents, playing games in the grounds of the Manor and conducting a science experiment with plants in the garden. Footage includes children and adults walking along from St John's Church to the Yealand Friend Meeting House, school girls playing on a wall and a member of the domestic staff out in the yard dusting down a rug. Continues with Winter shots of Yealand Conyers village covered in heavy snow. Colour scenes show girls and men clearing snow from roadside then having a snow fight, staff and pupils leaving Yealand Manor School for a walk in the surrounding grounds. | |||
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| [ASSORTED FAMILY AND YEALAND MANOR SCHOOL SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1939/46 Film Number: 7043 | |||
| Scenes from Yealand Manor School showing the Foulds family playing with family pets, evacuee children playing in the grounds of the school and taking walks in the nearby countryside. A brief sequence shows aircraft flying over head. Colour scenes show a family playing with dogs in a garden, boys playing cricket and children having a picnic. Includes a brief shot of a man delivering vegetables in a basket. Continues with children playing in a sandpit, domestic staff beating the dust out of mattresses and members of the school heading out for a country walk. Ends with children sledging (on Big Bertha sledge). | |||
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| [YEALAND MANOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES; HORSE AND HOUNDS] | |||
| Date: *1939/46 Film Number: 7047 | |||
| Scenes from Yealand Manor School life showing colour footage of a family in a garden posing for the camera, children eating ice creams and a trio of pupils practicing on their instruments during a music lesson. Includes shots of butterflies amongst flowers and children playing in the gardens of the Manor. Black and white footage shows boys playing with a train set and Headmistress Elfrida Vipont Foulds handing out sweets to evacuee children. Continues with colour scenes of children playing in the grounds during Winter, as female staff are seen pulling a young boy wearing a Red Indian costume on a makeshift sledge. Ends with colour shots of a man on horseback visiting the children at Yealand School with a pack of hounds. | |||
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| [SWISS TOUR 1939 AND 1948] | |||
| Date: 1939/48 Film Number: 6105 | |||
| Assorted scenes from holidays in Switzerland including general views of scenery and villages. A group of men are seen at a lakeside resort and on a boat trip, and several several mountain walks are featured. Further views of villages and scenery, and a family picnic is also seen. | |||
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