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[BIRTWISTLE FAMILY - BILLINGE SCAR NO. 5]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 273
 
Scenes at Billinge Scar (near Blackburn), the Birtwistle family home, including some rather dark interior shots. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]
 
 
 
OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE PARISH CHURCH OF THE NEW MAYOR, COUN J. WOOLLEY NOV 15TH 1925
Date: 1925 Film Number: 281
 
Preston's first Labour Mayor walks in a procession through the streets.
 
 
 
[PRINCESS MARY LAYS FOUNDATION STONE]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 538
 
Scenes at the Royal Infirmary Preston, when Princess Mary opened the new nurses home and laid the foundation stone of the new patients block, the Princess Mary wing.
 
 
 
[SCOUTS AND GUIDES JAMBOREE]
Date: *1925 Film Number: 645
 
Views of scouts and guides at a jamboree. Shows scouts and guides marching separately; a woman (possibly the leader) on horseback shot through a vignette. Also includes aerial and ground shots of the crowd and shots of the crowd throwing at and hitting coconuts at a coconut shy.
 
 
 
[BILLY MEREDITH]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 721
 
The Manchester footballer, Billy Meredith, seen in a group shot before his benefit match at Maine Road, a Billy Meredith XI versus a combined Glasgow Rangers / Celtic side, on 29th April 1925. There is action from the game, plus shots of the crowd and stadium.
 
 
 
[CHILDREN - THE BEECHES, WEST DIDSBURY; APRIL 1925]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2078
 
Family footage shot in the garden of a house situated on The Beeches in West Didsbury; April 1925. Includes various scenes of a baby and child, sitting in a pram and playing with their nanny.
 
 
 
[THE BEHRENS FAMILY ON HOLIDAY IN THE LAKES]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2079
 
Members of the Behrens Family are seen enjoying a walking holiday in the Lake District. Includes various shots of the surrounding countryside - A couple of men are seen striding across a hillside towards the camera. They are wearing plus fours and carry walking sticks. Snow covers the ground they are walking on and one of the men attempts to throw a snowball at the camera. Concludes with a shot of three men, wearing overcoats and peaked caps, standing next to a parked car eating sandwiches.
 
 
 
[BEHRENS FAMILY AT HOLLY ROYDE & THE BEECHES; MAY 1925]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2080
 
Various family scenes shot in the Behrens' garden at Holly Royde in Withington; May 1925. Includes a brief shot of a nanny playing with a baby and child on the lawn - two maids, carrying trays, are seen walking past in the background. Also features a family group - mum, dad, and two young children - exiting a garden gate and walking down a suburban street (The Beeches) in West Didsbury.
 
 
 
[SANDSEND, 1ST-6TH JUNE 1925]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2081
 
Footage of the Behrens family on holiday in Sandsend; June 1925. Includes various scenes of the family on the beach - Two men are seen wading through the sea, carrying a man and a boy to dry land. A large rowing boat is seen anchored in the background. - Three little girls stand on top of a sand castle, trying desperately to keep their feet dry, while a young boy shovels sand around them in an attempt to keep the in coming tide at bay. - A group of women are seen standing on a breezy hillside, dressed in outdoor clothing, carrying rucksacks and walking sticks. The film also features a brief shot of a London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) steam train departing from a platform.
 
 
 
[SKERRIES, JUNE/JULY 1925]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2082
 
Various scenes of the Behrens family on holiday in Skerries in the summer of 1925. Includes nice footage of a group of toddlers and babies playing with bouncy balls, in a cliff top garden overlooking the sea. One of the children is seen pushing a very ornate push chair backwards and forwards across the grass - lots of toys litter the ground around them. Further scenes include some children in bathing costumes and caps, paddling along the waters edge; a family group sitting on a rocky shore smiling at the camera and a couple of adults swimming in the sea and drying themselves on the beach.
 
 
 
[SOMERSAULTS MOORSIDE, AUGUST 1925]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2083
 
Family footage shot in the grounds of a large house in Moorside; 1925. Some children and their nanny play on the lawn. A group of adults are seen having afternoon tea outside in the garden. Also includes shots of a young boy doing somersaults on a set of gymnast's rings. The camera remains stationary and several adults run into shot, in quick succession, and do a forward somersault using the rings. Even the nanny, who is in full uniform, has a turn.
 
 
 
[DERRICK, MARY AND RUTH; ILKLEY 16TH AUGUST 1925]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2084
 
Family footage of two children and a toddler running around a garden naked. Includes a shot of the older children sat in the undergrowth and paddling in a pond with a man who has his trousers rolled up.
 
 
 
[MR & MRS BEHRENS AND CHILDREN IN NETHERBY GARDEN]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2166
 
Mr and Mrs Behrens are seen walking along a driveway, outside their family home. Includes footage of two young children and a toddler, kicking inflatable ball in the garden.
 
 
 
[CHILDREN AND TODDLER IN NETHERBY GARDEN]
Date: c1925 Film Number: 2167
 
Children playing in the Behrens family garden. Includes shots of two little girls sitting on a small wooden horse and a toddler wearing a knotted handkerchief on its head.
 
 
 
[CHILD ON A BICYCLE]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2184
 
Interior shots of a woman with a young child sat on her knee. Cuts to a shot of a woman and child playing in a field. The child sits on an adult's bicycle and the woman pushes it across the field towards the camera. A dog follows on behind.
 
 
 
[BABIES ON A BLANKET]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2185
 
Various family members are seen in the garden of a large house, possibly The Beeches. A woman and baby sit on a blanket in the middle of the lawn. A uniformed nanny joins them with another baby. Concludes with a shot of the two babies together on the blanket.
 
 
 
[TICKLING THE IVORIES]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2186
 
Interior footage of a woman playing the piano. A few shots also feature a young child sat on her knee whilst she plays. Includes close up shots of the woman's arms and hands, as she presses the piano keys.
 
 
 
[BEHRENS - BEACH SCENES]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2187
 
Mr and Mrs Behrens are seen on a beach with two young children and a toddler. The three youngsters climb on top of a large pile of sand. The tide is out and the rest of the beach is deserted. Location Skerries.
 
 
 
[CHOPPY SEA]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2193
 
Miscellaneous scenes of the sea. Includes brief shots of some boats moored in a foreign harbour and various travelling shots of the sea, taken from on board ship. Concludes with family footage of a young girl walking along a garden path, holding hands with two women and a brief shot of a couple of children playing on a swing.
 
 
 
[FAMILY SCENES; GARDEN & ROADSIDE]
Date: 1925 Film Number: 2194
 
Family footage shot in a back garden. A woman holds a young girl in her arms and kisses her on the cheek. Also features five children and two women walking along a quiet country road on a windy day. They hold hands and form a circle to have a game of ring-a-ring-a-roses.
 
 
 
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