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Record 2426 – 2445 of 11241
| OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; THE CLOG BLOCK MAKER | |||
| Date: *1942-43 Film Number: 5128 | |||
| Features the work of Sam Smalley, a Lancashire farmer, as he makes clog blocks with the help of his daughter Emily. They cut down an alder tree, then measure and saw tree trunks into logs. The logs are then 'riven', with his daughter bringing down a large mallet onto the head of Mr Smalley's carefully placed axe to split the wood into workable sizes. The riven wood is shaped with a stock knife, and the clog blocks are stacked up to season before Mr Smalley is seen holding a finished block that is ready to be made into a clog sole. 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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| CLOG MAKING [INSTRUCTO FILMS] | |||
| Date: *1942-43 Film Number: 5243 | |||
| The manufacture of colourful modern clogs and clog sandals at Pollocks, Burnley. A car pulls a trailer of sacks containing wooden clog blocks and leathers into a factory. Some workers work the leather into shape whilst others nail irons on to the clog blocks. The clogs are then assembled and some are packed into boxes labelled "for export" and taken away on the trailer. Includes shots of a group of children and adults wearing their clogs, plus a reverse action sequence of clogs being thrown into a box and 'The End' spelt out in clogs. 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 | |||
| [MACCLESFIELD CINEMA ADVERTS] | |||
| Date: *1942-44 Film Number: 6 | |||
| Adverts for 'Calvex O' ointment, 'Do-Do' tablets, H Warren & Sons (off-licence), Cheshire Building Society, Mabs Ladies Outfitters, William Golling (car hire), W McCarthy (bakers), A Gaskell (grocer). [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [WARTIME CHURCH SERVICE AND SKATING SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1943 Film Number: 5418 | |||
| Clergy are seen leading a procession, involving various service personnel including Air Training Corps, RAF, Air Raid Wardens, Cadets, Nurses and Women's Voluntary Service. They are seen leaving St Bartholomew's Church in Wilmslow after a service. Film ends with people skating on a frozen lake, probably Black Lake on Lindow Common in Wilmslow. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| CINE MAGAZINE PART 7 | |||
| Date: c1943 Film Number: 8352 | |||
| A group of young boys and a dog dive and swim in the canal. Later a young boy can be seen playing with a toy yacht. A group of men in military uniforms walk along the canal with their bicycles. A title card reads 'Food Production Country' followed by shots of a horse drawn harvester in a field. Another title card reads 'Food Production Home' - followed by shots of home grown tomatoes. Nance and Joan play with the kittens followed by scenes of Mary and John in the garden. Later, John can be seen wearing his scout uniform. The film cuts to shots of a sign for Wings for Victory Week and a measure for how much money has been raised so far. John rides his bicycle along a road. In Appleton, John plays with a dog in a garden. | |||
| [EATON HALL, BEESTON CASTLE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1942-5 Film Number: 4326 | |||
| Scenes in the gardens at Eaton Hall and of different parts of Beeston Castle. There are brief views of boats at Conway in Wales followed by a boat trip and children swimming in the River Dee, and another boat being launched at the W J Yarwood & Sons Ltd boat yard in Northwich. There are views of fields of flowers and scenes of many other unidentified locations, such as gardens, villages and churches. | |||
| [ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1942/45 Film Number: 8734 | |||
| Holiday scenes on the Isle of Man, possibly from more than one family holiday. A woman and a little boy are seen at various locations around the island, including beaches, outdoor cafes, gardens and on the seafront; they also visit Rushen Abbey and Glen Helen. There is also footage of the open-air Tynwald ceremony, which takes place on July 5th each year. | |||
| HOLIDAY SCENES AND EVENTS | |||
| Date: 1942-6 Film Number: 3130 | |||
| Scenes in Morecambe - a pier, boats bobbing on the sea - and of other summer trips including children in a cart pulled by a donkey, and then playing on a slide. The family go in a boat, play cricket and then the girls have rides on a pig. There are two weddings, a parade featuring civic dignitaries, policemen and mounted police, a parade of elephants in Bradford, a child's birthday party, the children playing in the garden, Haddon Hall near Chester and a statue. | |||
| [WEDDING AND TITLES] | |||
| Date: 1942-6 Film Number: 3137 | |||
| After some titles (which refer to other films) there is a scene from a wedding, with a large crowd of guests, the couple leaving the church surrounded by flowers, and posing for the camera. | |||
| [ANNE AND JOHN AT THE BEACH; ROSSALL SCHOOL SPORTS] | |||
| Date: 1942-6 Film Number: 3793 | |||
| Footage of James and Patricia Scarr on the beach, eating ice cream and having a picnic. They are seen flying a kite and making daisy chains, and there is footage of the children at Christmas. The film ends with scenes of a school sports day. | |||
| [FARMING SCENES & MISCELLANEOUS] | |||
| Date: *1942-6 Film Number: 6677 | |||
| Working scenes on a farm, including hay baling, ploughing by horse, sowing fields by hand and sawing logs. The Stand Unitarian Chapel Sunday School assemble and parade into town on a Whit Walk, after which children are seen pony riding and the Rose Queen poses for photographs in a garden. Infants playing on the the shoreline at Bowness and feeding cows and chickens on the farm conclude. | |||
| [FOUNDATION STONE; GUIDES; DOMESTIC & MISCELLANEOUS SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1942/6/9/51/56 Film Number: 6671 | |||
| A trick photography sequence, showing children climbing out of a tea chest, followed by their staging mock skirmishes in the garden and then playing dead. Views of youths and workmen demolishing the old chapel, followed by a foundation stone laying ceremony for the new building, scenes of girl guides and scouts parading and children on-stage in a nativity play. Children are then seen watching a Punch & Judy show, followed by a girl pushing an infant around the garden in a pram. Brownies and girl guides congregate around a campfire, before marching into town behind a girl guide on a horse. Concludes with men and women dressed in Victorian costume playing a game of cricket and girl guides and scouts saluting outside a church. | |||
| [GRESTY FAMILY FILM 2] | |||
| Date: *1942-51/3 Film Number: 857 | |||
| Family scenes and events. Reel 1 includes - members of the family with the Mayor; a school sports day; on the beach; motor cycle racing; horse riding; a bowling match; a birthday party; in the park; the family visit London; a textile show. Reel 2 - in the garden; at the seaside - horse riding on the promenade and a visit to the funfair; playing tennis; a family celebration - cutting the cake; open air swimming pool; sailing model boats; at the zoo; a church wedding; a camping holiday abroad; a camera and tripod set up in the garden; interior drawing office shots. | |||
| [ROYAL VISITS AND CEREMONIES IN WARTIME] | |||
| Date: 1942-4/6/8 Film Number: 5415 | |||
| Royal visits to Wilmslow by Queen Consort Elizabeth in June 1948, and George VI and Elizabeth in 1946, followed by a military procession where soldiers are cheered by a crowd including Umbro workers. Montgomery reviews the troops in Albert Square in April 1948. After shots of a cat, there are scenes from 'Salute the Soldier' week in 1944 - 'Men of Arnhem' lead a parade, including the Land Army, to the Rex Cinema to update a savings target. A Field Day at the Carrs, with dancing and dog displays, exercise drills and marching, including American GIs. Finally we see the ceremony of the exchange of plaques as Wilmslow 'adopts' HMS Winchelsea in 1943. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [MAYORAL EVENTS] | |||
| Date: *1942/43/45-51/54/55 Film Number: 858 | |||
| A look at various mayoral events in Stretford. Reel 1 includes - shots of the mayor's residence - the family in the garden; mayoral church ceremony and parade of civic dignitaries; meetings with George Formby and Frank Swift; attending a women's football match (featuring Dick Kerr Ladies) and a baseball match; a civic luncheon; wreath laying ceremony; a reception at Stretford Town Hall for Manchester United after their 1948 cup win - shots of the team and trophies; a visit by Field Marshall Montgomery; rose queen celebrations and crowning ceremony; a trade exhibition - Kelloggs and Metrovicks stands seen. Reel 2 - Rose Queen pageant; the family at the funfair; meeting Dick Kerr Ladies again; Mayor's Sunday - the mayor and civic dignitaries on the steps of the Town Hall; procession of uniformed organisations; a service in Stretford Parish Church; processions to celebrate Stretford Pageant and the borough's silver jubilee. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [THE ENGLISH LAKES] | |||
| Date: *1942/3/5-7/9/50 Film Number: 472 | |||
| Scenic Lake District, featuring a religious procession of children with flowers; lakeside, flowers and rowing boat; Derwentwater and Friars Crag; the Bowder Stone; a guest house; walkers on hill paths and summits; Great Gable; Scafell Pike; Helvellyn; Striding Edge; and Skelwith Bridge; a sunset. | |||
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| [GRESTY FAMILY FILM 1] | |||
| Date: *1942/4/7 Film Number: 856 | |||
| Family film - a young boy and his mother at Stonehenge; he is then seen canoeing on a lake and on the deck of a steam ferry; the family on the beach, at the fair and in the country. | |||
| [GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA FILMS - THE WAR YEARS] | |||
| Date: *1942/45 Film Number: 57 | |||
| Six short items to promote the war effort - 1. The battle for fuel 2. National Savings Help Reconstruction 3. Food flash - warning not to throw food away 4. Food flash - describes how to keep food fresh 5. Food flash - cod liver oil and orange juice for children 6. Food flash - powdered milk is a good standby | |||
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| [VIEWS OF KNUTSFORD] | |||
| Date: *1942/5 Film Number: 4197 | |||
| General views of Knutsford, Cheshire, focussing on the older and/or more interesting architecture of the town. Includes the town centre, some of the pubs and hotels and Tatton Hall and Park. The film ends with a model village in the Town Hall, presumably a plan for the redevelopment of Knutsford. 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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| [SWIMMING GALA, ATC PARADE & VE DAY MARCH, HOYLAKE] | |||
| Date: 1942/5 Film Number: 7765 | |||
| Scenes of members of Hoylake Air Training Corps at Calday Grange Grammar School's open-air swimming pool are followed by a march past the town hall in Hoylake involving various regiments and services. ATC members are seen practicising marching drill and at flag-break. The film ends with views of the VE day march through Hoylake. 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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