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Record 2572 – 2591 of 11529
| SOUTHPORT SUMMER SCHOOL | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 913 | |||
| Summer school activities in Southport - including a trip to the open-air baths, sitting on the grass eating crisps and ice-cream; catching the bus to the Botanic Gardens - rowing on the lake, in the cafe; on the playground equipment - the film is speeded up; playing shinty (a type of hockey) on the beach; a brief look inside the dormitory. | |||
| TIMBER STACKS MANCHESTER DOCKS 15 NOV 1945 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 1092 | |||
| Timber stacks at Manchester docks; timber in freight waggons. | |||
| [THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL AT RUNCORN] | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 1097 | |||
| The Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn - a train travels along the railway bridge; the transporter platform moves across the canal. | |||
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| ROSS CARRIER GLASGOW AUG 1945 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 1108 | |||
| Timber is discharged on to the dockside by crane and moved by Ross Carrier and fork lift truck. | |||
| [PASSING TRAFFIC] | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 1109 | |||
| Vehicle and pedestrian traffic on a busy road - cars, lorries, buses, bicycles, motorcycles seen. | |||
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| [THE O'GRADY FAMILY DOG] | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 1818 | |||
| Members of the O'Grady family are seen playing with their pet dog in the back garden. | |||
| WARRINGTON GREETS HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 2240 | |||
| King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are seen visiting the people of Warrington on 7th March 1945. School children line the streets and wave flags as the royal cavalcade travels slowly past. The Mayor of Warrington and other civic dignitaries, greet the King and Queen as they get out of the car. The royal party stand on the steps outside the town hall address the crowd. Also features footage of a military parade including shots of a brass band, troops and nurses. | |||
| [THE MORLEY FAMILY - HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 2551 | |||
| Members of the Morley family are seen on holiday in the Lakes and Gretna Green. Also features scenes of a wedding. | |||
| SILK | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 2782 | |||
| Film made to advertise silk production at Brocklehurst Whiston Mill in Macclesfield. The process is shown from the beginning, taking silk from the silkworms, through twisting, testing and spinning into yarns and threads and on to the dyeing. Also weaving on jacquard looms and an explanation of block and screen printing. 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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| AROUND THE DIVISION | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 3233 | |||
| Footage of staff at various ICI divisions celebrating the victories in Europe - flags are flying, staff assemble for the camera and give victory signs, and there are other scenes of workers in factories doing their jobs. | |||
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| [DOREEN'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 3625 | |||
| Scenes from the wedding of Doreen Hindley to Raymond Ogden at Read Hall, Read, near Burnley. Members of the Holden, Hindley and Mayall families are present. Rosemary and Valerie Hindley as bridesmaids. | |||
| CHRISTMAS 1945 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 4318 | |||
| Christmas message from Harry Korris and Robbie Vincent (two popular music hall and radio stars) to customers of ABC Cinemas. Harry Korris plays Santa, and Robbie Vincent plays an elf - they tell a few jokes and pull a large cracker containing the message. | |||
| [SIDDALL HOLIDAY IN BOURNEMOUTH] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 4339 | |||
| Brief scenes of a woman in a garden followed by the Siddall family on holiday in Bournemouth. They are seen playing on the beach and swimming in the sea. The family go to a park and hire a rowing boat to go out on the lake. | |||
| [MANCHESTER VICTORY CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 4425 | |||
| Servicemen, women and civilians are seen on the decorated streets of Manchester celebrating VE Day. There is dancing, bonfires and fireworks in Albert Square and Piccadilly Gardens, as well as views of illuminated trams and a street party. The film ends with colour footage of the decorations being brought down after the celebrations. | |||
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| NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN; ACCIDENT PREVENTION DISPLAY ORGANISED BY PRESTON ACCIDENT PREVENTION COUNCIL | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 4668 | |||
| Delegates are seen arriving at a meeting to arrange the road safety demonstration and there is footage from the event itself, staged at Avenham Park in Preston. Local children entertain the crowds and a number of different causes of accidents are demonstrated, including stepping out from behind a vehicle, turning on a bicycle without signalling and overtaking at the wrong time. Advice is also given on what to do if you discover unexploded bombs or weapons - do not touch them. | |||
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| [V.E. PICNIC] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5072 | |||
| A group head off on an outing to celebrate V.E. Day. They walk down a country lane, jokingly give the Nazi salute to camera, and generally lark around. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| THE ROPE MAKER | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5110 | |||
| Film following the process of rope making by hand at the workshop of William Outhwaite in Hawes, Yorkshire. After shots of women inspecting rope and bags on a stall (and a close up shot of a sign above the workshop 'Outhwaite Rope-Maker'), the film cuts to the process of making rope. Strands of yarn are hooked up to a rope making machine and twisted together. A wooden "top" is used to help bind the rope. The film ends with exterior shots of the weaving of webbing on a handloom and of the rope maker finishing a cow-tie (or halter). 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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| OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; VILLAGE TANNERY | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 5120 | |||
| Film showing the work of a tannery in Silsden, Yorkshire. After shots of the tannery's village setting, hides are shown being delivered and cut into 'butts'. The butts are washed in fresh water, then placed in lime pits. After this process, the butts are scudded (hair is scraped off) and fleshed (fat is removed) by a skilled 'beamsman' before being sent to the tanning pits. 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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| YORKSHIRE DALES | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 5151 | |||
| Short film with scenes from the village of Malham and the Yorkshire Dales. People are seen walking through Malham village and two women cross a stone clapper bridge over Malham Beck. Footage of ducks in the stream are followed by exterior shots of Beck Hall. After further shots of the beck, the camera pans across a hillside divided by dry stone walls before coming to a gorge (Gordale Scar) and the film ends with footage of the gorge itself. 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 | |||
| VETRANS [SIC] OF 1914 - 18 REMEMBER | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5214 | |||
| Remembrance parade in a Burnley park featuring war veterans and serving members of the forces. After shots of newspaper headlines from July and August 1945, veterans and army cadets march through the park as a military band plays. A drumhead altar is made before a clergyman leads prayers. After shots of the assembled crowd, the parade resumes and proceeds past the mayor. The film ends with brief footage of the mayor laying a wreath at the war memorial outside St. Peter's Church. 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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