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| [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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| MUCH ADO | |||
| Date: *1942/5/6 Film Number: 4400 | |||
| Short fictional film - a small boy goes to visit his cousin with his brother and sister. After playing in the garden for a while, he wanders off unnoticed. He crosses a busy road, walks down a country lane, crosses the railway line and ends up by the canal. When the family finally notice he's missing, they start looking in the streets, but the boy manages to get back home by himself and is discovered sleeping in the garden shed. | |||
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| [THE TURNER FAMILY] | |||
| Date: *1942/5/6/8 Film Number: 855 | |||
| Family film - includes children playing in the garden and on the beach; in the open air swimming pool; having a picnic; shots in London - two Chelsea Pensioners pose in uniform. | |||
| [NELSON HOME GUARD 1942/46] | |||
| Date: 1942/46 Film Number: 1263 | |||
| The Nelson Home Guard fighting a mock battle in the middle of a bombed out street probably at the Home Guard Street fighting school in Birmingham. Includes scenes of the men practising fighting techniques and drills. | |||
| [FANCY DRESS EVENT NEAR HORWICH] | |||
| Date: *1942/46 Film Number: 3124 | |||
| Film featuring a young child - sometimes along with a friend - playing with her toys and then building sandcastles on a beach. Scenes from a fancy dress event in a field follow - people are seen fooling around in some fairly bizarre costumes and indulging in a blindfold boxing match and playing a game involving fishing for bottles which are standing in the field. Closes with shots of a young girl playing with her toys. | |||
| [FIREFIGHTERS AND WORKS TRIP TO LONDON] | |||
| Date: 1942/6 Film Number: 6137 | |||
| Firefighters for Oldham & Son Ltd (battery manufacturers in Denton) are seen training on Amelie Street in 1942. Views around Denton, including the marketplace, local buses and a Boys' Brigade parade are followed by scenes from an Oldham & Son works outing to London in 1946. The group are seen posing for a photo by the coach, and visiting all the usual tourist attractions in the capital. Hyde fire brigade engines are seen on route to a fire at the Vinery Hat Works, and brief views taken from a moving train conclude. | |||
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