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Record 2806 – 2825 of 11096
| SAFETY FIRST [BRUN INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 5297 | |||
| Brief and basic stop start animated clip about road safety. A toy figure approaches a model of a zebra crossing and crosses the "road" looking left and right. The title of the film is written on a notice in the background. 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 | |||
| [DUSTMAN] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 5308 | |||
| Dustmen at work in Burnley, collecting different kinds of waste from suburban houses and depositing it at the refuse depot. Workers are shown placing cardboard and general refuse into a Shelvoke and Drewry dustcart, and a woman empties ashes into her metal dustbin. Another dustman pushes two bins on a handcart and collects food waste. The dustcart empties its load at a refuse depot before driving off again to visit another suburban road. 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 | |||
| ELEVATION DRAWING [2] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 5323 | |||
| A partly animated projection elevation drawing is shown with aspects of the diagram pointed out with a pencil. 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 | |||
| [DAIRY FARM] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 5331 | |||
| Scenes from a dairy farm (believed to be Trough Laithe Farm in Barrowford). Cattle are shown in the fields before a farmer and dog herd them into the milking shed. The cows are milked by machines and by hand, before the milk is heat-treated and bottled. The film ends with a boy drinking a bottle of milk with a straw. 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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| [REFUSE SALVAGE, OPENING OF BURNLEY WOOD LIBRARY] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 5332 | |||
| The processing of household waste and the opening of a new branch library in Burnley. A dustcart arrives at a refuse depot carrying sacks of recyclable materials. There are scenes inside the depot of the salvage process, including workmen sorting through paper and scrap metal as it passes by on a conveyor belt. The film cuts to the opening of Burnley Wood branch library, at which the mayor helps to issue a book with the help of the Library Chairman. 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 | |||
| OLD CRAFT SERIES [EXTRACTS FROM: THE BESOM MAKER / THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH TYRING WHEELS/ THE SLATE QUARRY] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 5350 | |||
| Compilation of extracts from three of Sam Hanna's craft films. In 'The Besom Maker', Dick Eastwood makes a 'besom' (broom) outside his cottage in Grassington, Yorkshire, using traditional tools and materials. 'The Village Blacksmith' shows John Coward and his assistants producing and fitting an iron tyre to a wooden cart wheel in the village of Soutergate, Cumbria. Finally, 'The Slate Quarry' follows the process of producing slate roofing tiles, from extraction at Burlington Quarry, near Kirkby-in-Furness, to roofing a new house. 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 | |||
| [LORD ROWALLAN VISITS SCOUT RALLY IN HUNTROYDE PARK, PADIHAM] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 5352 | |||
| Chief Scout, Lord Rowallan, visits the North East Lancashire County Scout Rally at Huntroyde Park in Padiham on the weekend of June 28th and 29th 1947. Boy scouts line up near tents as the Chief Scout arrives. He chats to some of the boys then talks to leaders in a mess tent before leaving the site in an open-topped car, waving his hat to the crowd. N.B. Unstable picture image. 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 | |||
| [PREPARATIONS FOR PLAY AT GREENFIELD HOUSE ORPHANAGE] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 5535 | |||
| Preparations prior to a performance at Greenfield House Orphanage, Billinge. The children are seen in costume outdoors, and practicising their instruments. | |||
| [CHILDREN RUNNING AND PLAYING AT GREENFIELD HOUSE ORPHANAGE, BILLINGE] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 5536 | |||
| Children running and playing outside at Greenfield House Orphanage, Billinge. They play on swings and a roundabout, and receive chocolate sent by the Optimist International Club. | |||
| [MAYOR VISITS GREENFIELD HOUSE ORPHANGE ON OPEN DAY] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 5568 | |||
| At Greenfield House Orphanage's Open day, the children play outside on a rocking horse, swings, a roundabout and a seesaw. Mr Marsden, the Mayor of St Helens, takes photographs of groups of children. Nuns and visitors laugh together. Children look out of the window, whilst others approach the camera and smile. | |||
| THE EMERALD ISLE - A FEW DAYS IN AND AROUND DUBLIN | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6145 | |||
| Scenes from short holiday to Dublin and the surrounding countryside. Places visited include Trinity College, Dublin Zoo, O'Connell Street with views from the top of Nelson's Pillar, Collingstown Airport, Bray and the Botanical Gardens. Also includes interesting footage of the draw for the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake. | |||
| [DONKEYS AND GOLF] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 6231 | |||
| June and Diane Miller are seen riding donkeys on a beach. A group of men are seen playing golf and on a putting green, possibly at Lytham. | |||
| [FRENCH SCOUT JAMBOREE 1947; ISLE OF MAN CAMP] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6452 | |||
| Lancashire scouts are seen setting off by train and fixing camp in the Alsace region of France at the 1947 World Jamboree. Scenes at the Jamboree including a visit by the Chief Scout, Lord Rowallan are followed by views of buses and trains at Chartres railway station and of sightseeing around Paris. Camping and swimming at Wray, followed by a walk to Wray Castle and preparing porridge. Taking a ferry to Douglas, playing cricket on the beach and roaming the coastline. Views of a steam train at St Germain station and of the lighthouse in Peel harbour. | |||
| CROSBY CARNIVAL 1947 | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6461 | |||
| Shots showing carnival making its way down Crosby Road North. Scenes of floats and crowds. The film ends with the crowning of the May Queen by the Mayor James Allen Jones. | |||
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| [SIR JOHN DIXON, PETS AND SCOUTS] | |||
| Date: *1947 Film Number: 7142 | |||
| Sir John Dixon is seen relaxing, presumably in his garden, with two red setters. After a close up of one of the dogs and of a cat, there is footage of a group of cub scouts standing around outside. Concludes with a younger man, John Dixon, paddling a canoe on a lake. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| ALSAGER COLLEGE | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6564 | |||
| Life at Alsager Teacher Training College - includes scenes of the official opening on 10 May 1947, the various different departments, a geography trip to the Peak District, the opening of the college "Parliament," and a sports day. Trainee teachers are also seen in action at Avondale Modern Secondary School in Stockport. | |||
| ALSAGER COLLEGE [EXTENDED VERSION] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6565 | |||
| Life at Alsager Teacher Training College - includes scenes of the official opening on 10 May 1947; the various different departments - including art, crafts and science; a geography trip to the Peak District; the opening of the college "Parliament"; a rugby match and a sports day. Trainee teachers are also seen working at Avondale Modern Secondary School in Stockport. | |||
| [ALSAGER COLLEGE TRIMS] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6566 | |||
| Scenes from the official opening of Alsager Training College for Teachers on 10 May 1947; views of different departments - including art, crafts and science; a geography trip to the Peak District; a rugby match and a sports day; trainee teachers at Avondale Modern Secondary School in Stockport. | |||
| ALSAGER TRAINING COLLEGE, OFFICIAL OPENING, SATURDAY, 10TH MAY 1947 | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6567 | |||
| Scenes from the opening of Alsager Training College for Teachers - dignitaries are seen arriving, and they are taken on a tour of the facilities, including the art studio, science labs and history department. The day is rounded off with a dance for the students in the college hall. | |||
| [MOSS FAMILY HOLIDAY AND LEISURE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 6842 | |||
| Scenes from the Moss family holidays with friends in Bournemouth and on Sandbanks beach, Poole. Shows female relations relaxing on deck chairs wearing brightly coloured bathing costumes and toddler Judith Moss playing on the seashore with her Mother and nanny. | |||
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