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Record 2746 – 2765 of 11096
| [OLIVIA'S CHRISTENING, LAKE DISTRICT AND BLACKPOOL] | |||
| Date: 1946-50 Film Number: 7281 | |||
| Compilation of Gribbon family material - close-up shots of baby Olivia before and after her christening, together with footage of family and friends, including men in service uniform. Olivia is bathed by her mother. In the Lake District a group of men visit the memorial to John Ruskin and there are general views of the area in colour. Mrs Gribbon is seen with her baby outside Bispham Parish Church and the film ends with shots of a crowded Blackpool beach and seafront, with a few military vehicles driving past. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [COMPILATION : WEDDING / ROYAL HOTEL CAPEL CURIG / BENNY / PRESTATYN] | |||
| Date: 1946-50 Film Number: 8333 | |||
| Guests and bridesmaids arrive at the church for a wedding, soon followed by the bride and groom. After the service, the wedding party have photographs taken outside the church. At the reception the bride and groom can be seen greeting guests. During a trip to Capel Curig in Wales, they stay at the Royal Hotel where guests can be seen having food and drinks. A woman walks along the hotel corridor and into her room, shots of the view from her window. The woman and friends can be seen enjoying tea outside the hotel. In the next scene we see "Benny" the horse running around a field before his owner leads him back to the stables. In Prestatyn, we see shots of the Deva Private Hotel and cafe. The woman and cameraman are shown around the empty cafe and kitchen. | |||
| [RUGBY LEAGUE WARRINGTON V WIGAN ] | |||
| Date: c1947-9 Film Number: 8393 | |||
| At a very full Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington take on Wigan in a rugby league match. In the colour part of the film, a brass band play to a very crowded stadium. Scenes from the match followed by fans swarming the pitch at the end of the game. | |||
| [DEIRDRE'S CHILDHOOD YEARS] | |||
| Date: 1946-50 Film Number: 9539 | |||
| Scenes from young Deirdre’s Yorkshire childhood, including riding her tricycle, helping her father to mow the lawn and playing with his model railway, gathering berries and picnicking with her mother, and holiday scenes on the Isle of Man. At Christmas Deirdre plays with her presents which include a model garage, and is seen in Roundhay Park, blowing dandelion clocks and enjoying a boat ride. | |||
| [IN THE GARDEN, ON THE BEACH AND VISIT TO FARM] | |||
| Date: 1946-50 Film Number: 10604 | |||
| Compilation reel of family leisure footage – children run around and play in a suburban garden; they have an assortment of toys including dolls, tricycles and a pedal car. A swing and see-saw are popular, and there are a couple of games of ‘Blind Man’s Bluff’. Family visits to the beach see children building sandcastles and paddling in the sea, also climbing up and rolling down sand dunes. A visit to a farm provides a close-up view of pigs in their pens, and cattle. | |||
| [AT THE SEASIDE] | |||
| Date: c.1948/9 Film Number: 8686 | |||
| Miscellaneous scenes at the seaside - people sit in deckchairs on a crowded beach, or paddle in the sea. Others play on the putting green, and there are general views of the harbour, and seafront gardens. | |||
| [MOSS FAMILY SCENES, SOCIAL OCCASIONS & HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1946-51 Film Number: 6821 | |||
| The Moss family at home in Prestwich and on day trips to Heaton and Broughton Parks. Includes a visit to London for a wedding and a number of holidays in Southport, Derbyshire, St Anne's and York. Shows many shots of the filmmaker's daughter Judith Moss as a child dancing and posing for the camera. A short sequence of Alderman Abraham Moss and other dignitaries laying foundation stones at Manchester Jews' School and family members are seen visiting the Festival of Britain in 1951. | |||
| [MAUREEN AND HAZEL AT THE ZOO] | |||
| Date: *1946-51 Film Number: 7897 | |||
| A toy dog and zebra move for the camera then the zoo keeper feeds the penguins at London Zoo. Various zoo animals and birds including lions, seals, bears, monkeys, leopards, peacocks and parrots. Children are seen taking rides in a cart pulled by a llama and Maureen and Hazel take a ride on a camel. The film ends with close ups of butterflies on flowers. | |||
| [HOME GUARD AND NATIVITY PLAY] | |||
| Date: c1949 Film Number: 4338 | |||
| Two women cycling along a country lane and followed by children playing in a garden. Two men in Home Guard uniforms stand outside a suburban house and there are scenes from Winnington Methodist Church's Sunday School Nativity play. | |||
| [GIRLS' PT CLASSES- WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF HEALTH & BEAUTY; COASTAL SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1946-52 Film Number: 7052 | |||
| Scenes showing young women from the Women's League of Health and Beauty doing physical exercise training and country dancing in the grounds of unidentified garden (in Lowther ?). Footage includes high angle shots of coastline and coastal defences. Continues with girls dancing and doing physical exercises in the grounds of Lowther Castle? Ends with girls playing a ball game in a park, some shots are slow motion. | |||
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| [OUTING ON FERRY] | |||
| Date: 1946-53 Film Number: 5076 | |||
| Footage of a pleasure trip on the Mersey. A group board the ferry and we see the boat leaving. Men stand around on the deck and joke with each other, before posing in a larger group for the camera. One of the men starts a sing-song and some seated women join in. Back on land, they pose again for the camera, and the film ends with somebody feeding seagulls from the ferry. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FOOTBALL MATCH, TURF MOOR] | |||
| Date: 1946-53 Film Number: 5296 | |||
| Brief footage of a football match between Burnley FC and an unknown team [possibly Charlton Athletic] played in front of a packed crowd at Turf Moor stadium. 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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| [HANNA FAMILY FILM COMPILATION, WHIT WALK] | |||
| Date: 1946-58 Film Number: 5286 | |||
| Compilation of family films plus footage of a whit walk in Burnley. Members of the Hanna family are seen enjoying picnics, playing at the seaside and eating meals together at Christmas. Sam Hanna's parents, wife, children, grandchildren and extended family are all featured. Also includes footage of a whit walk past the Empress Cinema in Burnley towards the Holy Trinity 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 | |||
| [BABY LYNN] | |||
| Date: 1946-54/7 Film Number: 6123 | |||
| Lynn Dodd is seen as a baby and toddler with various different family members and friends. Scenes include her Christening in Manchester, at her grandparents home in Southport and with relatives in Coalbrookdale. Also includes scenes of a Coalbrookdale Parish Church procession and an Ironbridge Church Rose Queen parade. | |||
| ENGLISH LAKELAND LAND OF POETS | |||
| Date: 1946-49/52-55/68/70/73 Film Number: 5164 | |||
| Views of the Lake District featuring members of the Hanna Family and locally-based crafts. Includes scenes of villages and local attractions, a country fair, a drag hunt, farming and the lake district landscape. Also features clips from Hanna's craft films on horn workers, snuff making and traditional charcoal burning that are all set in this area. 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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| RED SQUIRREL | |||
| Date: 1946-49/63-65 Film Number: 5248 | |||
| Children's drama featuring a family of red squirrels in the wild. A group of children out for a walk to the woods "spot" squirrels in an oak tree. They stop and "watch" the animals as the young ones play at the foot of the tree under the watchful eye of their parents. Scenes are filmed in separate locations: the children inTodmorden and the squirrels in the Lake District. 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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| [CATS AND GARDEN] | |||
| Date: *1946-52 Film Number: 1880 | |||
| Family footage shot in and around a large garden in Cheshire. Cats are seen playing in a variety of situations, there are shots of horses and women in a field. People take refreshments in the garden and a man with a hearing aid is seen. Also includes footage of the road outside the garden and a building site where new houses are being built. | |||
| [SPORT AND FARMING] | |||
| Date: *1946/47/66 Film Number: 362 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School boys - swimming, cricket, athletics, shot putting, sports day, running, and rowing; sea scouts board a lorry, boys at camp and on a farm. Shots of combine harvester, picking apples, and striking camp. | |||
| HEYWOOD, LANCS / CHESTERFIELD CELEBRATIONS | |||
| Date: *1946/8 Film Number: 616 | |||
| Newsreel film featuring two items: a Yorkshire v Lancashire motor cycle race at Heywood, Lancashire; and an exhibition at Chesterfield to commemorate the centenary of George Stephenson's death. This second item includes many views of Stephenson's engines. 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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| [HORWICH WHIT WALKS AND RIDING FAMILY HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: *1954/56/66 Film Number: 3132 | |||
| Film featuring footage of Scarborough - including high-angle views of the beach and waves battering the seafront. There is footage from two Whit Walks in Horwich - a banner from St Mary's Church, Horwich is evident and a bagpipe band is seen marching. Girls of Horwich County Secondary School are seen performing gymnastics and dancing. There are shots of Bolton town centre, a lollipop man, a dog and footage from Southpot fairground and zoo. | |||
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