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| OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS [EXTRACTS: THE COOPER, OAK SPELK BASKET MAKER, SNUFF MAKING, A WELSH SPOON, CLOG MAKING, HAFFE NET FISHING] | |||
| Date: 1942/46-51/66/68/70-72 Film Number: 5163 | |||
| Compilation of extracts from five of Sam Hanna's craft films. In 'The Cooper', Will Regan shapes staves to make a barrel using traditional tools. 'Oak Spelk Basket Maker' shows Charlie Airey weaving strips of oak into the frame of a swill basket, and 'Snuff Making' provides footage of tobacco leaves being ground in an old Kendal mill that is powered by a water wheel. 'A Welsh Spoon' shows a broth spoon being carved out with an axe and in 'Clog Making' John Casson uses specialist tools to fashion a man's clog. Finally, 'Haffe Net Fishing' sees Jim Braid catching salmon in the Lune Estuary with his wooden-framed net. 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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| [FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN / BURNLEY PAGEANT TRIMS] | |||
| Date: *1942/46/48/50-51 Film Number: 5315 | |||
| Trims from a historical pageant and an event at Thompson Park in Burnley as part of the local Festival of Britain celebrations. The film begins with a series of brief unrelated shots: two men on a perilously-high ladder fixing a union jack, the porch of a house, horses and carriages at the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show of 1948, a small crowd looking at vintage cars, shoe making in a factory and a cobbled side street (possibly in Burnley town centre). There follows footage of a Burnley pageant played out by characters in historical costume, intercut with shots of the crowd at the Festival of Britain event that includes a guard of honour formed by sea cadets. 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 | |||
| LINOLEUM RHAPSODIE | |||
| Date: *1942/7/9 Film Number: 7135 | |||
| Short fictional film. George Wain is relaxing in the garden when Mrs Wain comes out and orders him to choose the new kitchen lino. As he starts to flick through the sample book, the different designs and choices overwhelm him, and he ends the film laying on the grass, dishevelled and babbling. | |||
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| [CLUB CRICKET MATCH 1949 & MISCELLANEOUS LEISURE ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: *1942/8/9 Film Number: 6664 | |||
| Views of the Stand Unitarians Whit Walk procession through residential streets, followed by cricket and pony rides in a field, a group of women making sandwiches and the Men's Club cricket match of 1949. Concludes with a children's tea party, foot races and an informal game of 'tip and run' cricket in a field. | |||
| [TRAVELS BY TRAIN OVER THE YEARS] | |||
| Date: *1942/55/67 Film Number: 4126 | |||
| Footage of various trains and railways around the country. Views from a train leaving Doncaster during World War II. Views of the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway at Port Madoc and Minfford are shown, before footage of the Rendell family travelling to Devon on the Motorail Service. Trains at Kingswear and the Dart Valley Railway at Buckfastleigh, including derelict engines and carriages. The film ends with shots of the Motorail Terminal at Newton Abbott. | |||
| [APPEAL BY THE MAYOR OF BOLTON] | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 16 | |||
| Alderman Alfred Booth appeals on behalf of Russia; shots of Russia, soldiers in battle, tanks etc. Finishes with a shot of the Mayor telling the people of Bolton what they can do to help. | |||
| HOLIDAYS AT HOME | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 219 | |||
| Film of Rochdale, showing a series of organised events attended and addressed by the Mayor (and party). The events comprise - the official opening with Gracie Fields; bowling; sheepdog trials; boating; cricket; agricultural show; fashion pageant; shooting; boxing; fairground; fire fighting; a dog show; and entertainers. | |||
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| SUMMER ON THE FARM | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 571 | |||
| Work on farms in Cheshire and Lancashire during the summer months - harvesting the crops, with emphasis on the interdependence of Manchester and the country districts during wartime. | |||
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| CLOGS IN LANCASHIRE | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 610 | |||
| A film advertising the manufacture and wearing of clogs in Lancashire. The stages of manufacture are shown from the felling of trees to the making of metal caulkers for the soles. There are a variety of shots of people wearing clogs, especially children, and of their repair. | |||
| THIRD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION HOME GUARD CHORLEY, SUNDAY 16th MAY 1943 | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 813 | |||
| Chorley Home Guard parade through the town. Field exercises in Astley Park. A newspaper headline tells of the King's pride in the Home Guard. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| MODEL PROCEDURE FOR WATER-RELAYING [EXTRACT] | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 845 | |||
| A wartime fire service information film - hose relay vehicles fill up at a riverside; hose piping (6000 ft per vehicle) is laid along the streets - firemen run after the vehicles and straighten the piping; a burning building at night - close up of gauges on a Coventry Climax -fire engine; problems of burst pipes and low pressure. | |||
| ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ENSIGN TO WARRINGTON MAY 28TH 1943 | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 1201 | |||
| The presentation of the Royal Canadian Air Force flag to the Mayor of Warrington on May 28th 1943. Includes scenes of the Mayor inspecting a line of uniformed men and other civic dignitaries entering a civic building. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [CONGLETON HOME GUARD] | |||
| Date: c1943 Film Number: 1522 | |||
| Opens with footage of Congleton Home Guard with their rifles, followed by close-ups of individual guards marching past. Continues with shots of guards standing at ease, before shots of sandbags and explosives on a hillside. Ends with a shot of a home guardsman stood in a garden. | |||
| PRESENTATION OF ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ENSIGN TO WARRINGTON. MAY 28TH 1943 | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 2235 | |||
| Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force march through Warrington town centre, on May 28th 1943. The flag bearer presents the Royal Canadian Air Force's ensign to the Mayor of Warrington. Includes a shot of the mayor, and a group of civic dignitaries, inspecting the airman on parade. Large crowds line the streets as they watch the ceremony, procession and speeches. | |||
| MAINTENANCE OF METROPOLITAN VICKERS / LISTER MK II ALTERNATOR or THE REASON WHY YOU MUST MAINTAIN YOUR RADAR AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 2793 | |||
| The film begins with a dramatised demonstration of what happens to an RAF Communications centre when radar and electrical equipment is not properly maintained. An RAF officer addresses the camera, takes a tour of the Metropolitan Vickers factory in Trafford Park, and explains the need for accuracy in the construction and maintenance of electrical equipment. | |||
| [GIRLS ON BEACH] | |||
| Date: *1943 Film Number: 3626 | |||
| Rosemary and Valerie Hindley are seen swimming at the beach, possible Swanage, Dorset. Val is seen pulling her cap off and drying herself with a towel. | |||
| [HOLIDAY SCENES AND ARMY OFFICER] | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 4336 | |||
| Scenes from Siddall family holiday in 1943 - views of an open air swimming pool and a boating pool. The family walk along the sea front and the children enjoy a donkey ride and play on the beach. Brief shots of a young man in army uniform conclude. | |||
| [PHYSICAL EXERCISES, MOTORCYCLE DISPLAY TEAM AND VINTAGE FIRE ENGINES] | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 6200 | |||
| Scenes in Avenham Park, Preston, during Safety Week, July 1943. A demonstration of physical exercise and gymnastics is followed by a motorcycle display team doing various stunts. Members of the National Fire Service are seen demonstrating vintage and modern firefighting equipment. | |||
| SAFETY WEEK 10-17 JULY 1943 | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 6202 | |||
| Scenes from Preston's Safety Week, organised by the Accident Prevention Committee. Posters and bus adverts are seen on the streets of Preston and the Transport Minister visits the Lancashire Constabulary's skid pan at Hutton. In Avenham Park there is a march past and dancing display by local children, followed by demonstrations of different causes of road accidents including stepping off a moving bus and playing in the road. Speeches are made by the Mayor and the Minister and the film ends with the Royal Corps of Signals give a demonstration of their work, including the use of pigeons. | |||
| [PRESTON POLICE DRILL TRAINING] | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 6203 | |||
| A group of policemen are filmed practising marching in formation at Preston Cattle Market during World War II. Following inspection by a senior officer there are shots of the men smoking and talking next to a police van. Members of Preston Borough Police Sports Club are seen playing bowls. | |||
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