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FAMILY NEWSREEL
Date: c1940s Film Number: 1548
 
Film starts with footage of the Bolton United Harriers training at an athletics track. Finishes with scenes of Marjorie and John's wedding held at Flowery Field Church in Hyde - Includes interior shots of the wedding guests eating their meal at the reception.
 
 
 
[SNOW DRIFTS IN BURY]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 1626
 
Footage of the Hardman family's house and garden during the winter of 1947 [?] - A group of men are seen trying to dig a path through the snow drifts and abandoned cars. Further scenes include shots of the family cat; men working in the garden planting shrubs and interior shots of the greenhouse.
 
 
 
[VINTAGE CARS AND WEDDING]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 1628
 
Footage of a procession of vintage cars through the streets of Bury. Crowds line the streets watching the cars as they pass by. Also includes brief scenes of a bride and groom leaving their reception in a car decked out with streamers and signs.
 
 
 
[WOMEN, CHILDREN AND CHURCH BANNERS]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 1680
 
A small procession of women and children walk along a street and assemble together on a raised platform in front of a crowd of people. A large church banner is seen in the background and the expectant crowd clap as each of the children give a brief speech.
 
 
 
[FAIRGROUND, CIRCUS AND DANCING IN THE PARK]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 2053
 
Film including footage of children playing on beaches, in a field and in a garden and small swimming pool. Also includes shots of children on a miniature railway and various fairground rides (possibly at Blackpool or Southport). There is footage of a procession, maypole dancing and crowds dancing in a park. The performers and animals of Chipperfield Circus are seen arriving in a town, watched by crowds. The film continues with footage from a zoo, including children riding on an elephant. Runcorn Transporter Bridge is seen in operation before brief footage of a bus and two trains. The film closes with shots of people in a garden.
 
 
 
[MISCELLANY AND SPORTS]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 2076
 
The film opens with footage of the wedding party and guests outside a wedding. It continues with footage of an agricultural show, featuring livestock and show jumping. There is also holiday footage from the Isle of Man and the Lake District, including shots of countryside, coastal areas and a steam railway. The film includes footage of a military parade and brief shots of soldiers training as well as footage of children dancing in a park. The film closes with a section entitled 'sports' featuring brief footage of Preston North End Football Club's matches against Derby County, Newcastle United, Arsenal, Blackburn (?) Rovers and unspecified opponents as well as diving at the South Shore Baths in Blackpool.
 
 
 
[MISCELLANEOUS: COUNTRYSIDE AND FOOTBALL]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 2077
 
Miscellaneous footage from various locations. Includes shots of a rural area from a moving car, brief footage of a football match in a large stadium and a group of people riding horses and walking through fields.
 
 
 
[ROYAL VISIT TO WARRINGTON / FAMILY SCENES]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 2223
 
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are seen visiting Warrington on a royal visit. Includes shots of the royal party greeting war veterans and civic dignitaries before departing in an open topped car. The film also features a shot of nine uniformed women marching across a street (Warrington Football Club can be seen in the background); and domestic scenes of a family at home and in the their back garden. Includes a shot of a woman sitting in the garden reading a newspaper which has the headline ' Hitler arrives in Austria'.
 
 
 
[BABY RUTH]
Date: c1940s Film Number: 2224
 
Family film of a baby. Includes interior shots of a woman washing the child in a bowl on the floor. Various items of clothes are seen drying on a clothes horse in the background. Also features scenes of the baby on its christening day - members of the family are seen standing in a garden with the vicar. Includes scenes of several different people holding the baby. Concludes with miscellaneous shots of the baby in a pram; sitting on a blanket; learning to walk and sitting inside a play pen.
 
 
 
[COUNTRY HOUSE; SPORTS DAY]
Date: * 1940s Film Number: 4003
 
General views of the exterior of a large house and cottages. A childrens sports day, including the high jump. People in fancy dress. Streetscenes in a town or city, location unknown. Scenes in gardens and fields and a game of tennis.
 
 
 
[GAMES AND RACES]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 4358
 
Scenes from a sports day in a country field showing different races, a game of rounders and a tug-of-war. The film ends with a group of adults and children helping to unload produce from a lorry.
 
 
 
[ON LEAVE/HOME GUARD CAMP]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 4359
 
A sailor on leave is seen hugging his mother on his return. Soldiers are seen at a home guard/military camp - in the mess tent a meal is served and eaten.
 
 
 
[ENNERDALE]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 4904
 
A group of teenagers are seen roller-skating indoors as well as out and about in the countryside - having a picnic, on bicycles and larking about in a field. Scenes from a shipbuilding yard, with a large liner being built, are followed by brief views of a model speedboat on a pond and footage of three children playing in a garden with their family.
 
 
 
[SCHOOL TRIP TO OPENCAST QUARRY, TITLES]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 5234
 
Boys on a school trip visit an opencast quarry and examine rocks. There are shots of mechanical diggers, a bulldozer and trucks at work and of the children looking at the machinery. Pupils break off pieces from a rock face and a teacher shows a sample of rock to the children and to the camera. The film ends with a series of titles relating to a school and to refuse collection. 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
 
 
 
[SCHOOL MEALS AND SCIENCE ROOM]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 5235
 
School meals are served and children dissect earthworms at Abel Street School in Burnley. Dinner ladies serve out a main meal and pudding in the school hall and boys are seen sitting at tables eating their meals. In a science lesson, pupils dissect an earthworm and the female teacher writes on a blackboard. 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
 
 
 
BEAUTY IN NORTH WALES
Date: 1940s Film Number: 6224
 
Scenes from a trip along the Llangollen canal on a horse-drawn barge, are followed by general views of the countryside and footage of a point-to-point horse race. The Miller family are seen outside a large hotel in the Lake District and there are views of the various boats on the lake. Footage of mountains and waterfalls is followed by June Miller in a canoe back on the Llangollen canal. Further autumnal scenes in the Lake District conclude.
 
 
 
[CONNOR FAMILY SCENES]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 6278
 
Mary Connor is seen with her mother in a park and playing with a toy pram in the garden at home. Various Connor family members are seen on a beach, clearing snow and ice off the street outside the house and enjoying Christmas at home. There are views of a tiger act at a circus, and Mary Connor is seen a few years later dancing in the garden.
 
 
 
[NEW MOSTON WHIT WALK; CONNOR FAMILY; WINDSOR]
Date: 1940s Film Number: 6279
 
Scenes from a Whit Walk in New Moston, Manchester are followed by Mary Connor in the garden at home with family, playing indoors and on a swing. Views of a Connor family holiday to Windsor - shots of the castle and of the family relaxing by the Thames, as well as brief London scenes.
 
 
 
STANLEY PARK, BLACKPOOL
Date: 1940-49 Film Number: 6991
 
Scenes around Stanley Park Gardens, including the Italian Gardens, the Art Deco cafe and people in boats on the lake. Includes shots of people playing on the bowling green and close-ups of flower beds in the Park Gardens.
 
 
 
[SOUTH COAST SCENES]
Date: 1940-49 Film Number: 6999
 
South coast holiday scenes featuring the Jackson family on the beach, paddling in the sea and children building sand castles. Continues with general hillside views of the seafront, a visit to Beaulieu Abbey and back on the seafront, where children are seen playing aboard a raft. Includes black and white shots of the family on the beach.
 
 
 
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