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PEOPLES THEATRE
Date: c1948 Film Number: 3495
 
A behind the scenes look at a production staged by the Oldham Repertory Theatre Club at The Coliseum, opening with views of an industrial skyline and exterior shots of the Theatre Royal and local cinemas. There is a brief history of the Club and we see new scripts being vetted and sets being designed. Members are shown buying tickets at the box office and preparing refreshments. Concludes with a full dress rehersal, followed by a live performance and an enthusiastic curtain call.
 
 
 
POWER FOR LOCOMOTIVES
Date: c1948 Film Number: 3857
 
A film about the use of Crossley engines in locomotives, with a history of railway propulsion and a description of the Crossley firm's development of increasingly powerful engines for trains. There are shots of Crossley's factory complex in Openshaw, footage of an engine being produced, and the film ends with shots of a shunting engine in action.
 
 
 
[CULLODEN SCENES]
Date: 1947-9 Film Number: 3974
 
Footage of a ruin in a field commemorating the Battle of Culloden in 1746 where the Jacobite rebellion was crushed by the English forces and many highlanders were killed. There are also shots of dogs playing on a beach.
 
 
 
[KNUTSFORD COLLEGE SPORTS DAY]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 4682
 
Scenes from school sports day at Knutsford College - the boys march out onto the field and give a demonstration of physical exercises before participating in a number of different events. Footage from the sprint, relay, three-legged, sack and obstacle races is seen, as well as the tug-of-war and the long jump. Prizes are awarded at the end of the day.
 
 
 
MAKING STAINED GLASS
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5125
 
The design and production of a stained glass window at Shrigley and Hunt Ltd in Lancaster. A window is designed and drawn out on paper. Individual glass shapes are cut to size, painted and fired in a kiln. The glass shapes are placed on plate glass and joined together to allow further painting. There are shots of the finished glass being 'leaded' together and the joints of the lead being soldered to complete the window. The film ends with shots of stained glass windows in a 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
 
 
 
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS BY SHRIGLEY & HUNT LTD.
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5126
 
The design and production of a stained glass window at Shrigley and Hunt Ltd in Lancaster. Following shots of Lancaster including its narrow streets and alleys, the film moves to the workshop of Shrigley and Hunt Ltd. A window is designed and drawn out on paper. Individual glass shapes are cut to size, painted and fired in a kiln. The glass shapes are placed on plate glass and joined together to allow further painting. The finished glass is 'leaded' together and the joints of the lead are soldered to complete the window. The film ends with shots of stained glass windows in a 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
 
 
 
[SCHOOL SPORTS DAY]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5224
 
Races and activities at a school sports day held in a playing field in Burnley. Boys participate in a variety of races (relay, sprint, three-legged, sack, egg and spoon, slow bicycle and wheelbarrow) that are organised and administered by the teachers. 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
 
 
 
[SCHOOL SWIMMING GALA]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5225
 
A school swimming gala at North Street Baths in Burnley. Boys compete in swimming races and a diving competition as teachers officiate. Some of the diving shots are upside down. 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
 
 
 
[BURNLEY LIBRARY: COMMITTEE MEETING AND CHRISTMAS]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5231
 
The Burnley Library Committee discuss new ventures and children visit the library at Christmas. There are shots of the committee as they meet in a wood-panelled room and refer to a map of the Burnley district. There follow scenes of general activity inside the library at Christmas. Children gather round a nativity display and a library assistant issues books to children as a christmas tree twinkles 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
 
 
 
[OPENING OF GAS WORKS]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5338
 
The opening of a new building at a Burnley gasworks. The mayor makes a speech in front of an invited audience which includes local MP Wilfrid Burke, before another man unveils a plaque. There is a tour of the site before the film cuts to a formal event at which several men walk to the top table to shake hands with the mayor. 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
 
 
 
[ROAD MAKING]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5356
 
Tarmacadam is laid over the cobbles on Coal Clough Lane, Burnley. Workmen operate a tarmac-laying vehicle. In a wider shot, steamrollers are seen at work nearby as traffic and pedestrians move past the camera on the near side of the street. 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
 
 
 
[WHITE FAMILY CHILDREN, CHRISTENING AND WEDDING]
Date: 1947-49 Film Number: 5527
 
The White girls are seen with various family members, both at home in St Helens, and on visits to relatives. There are scenes after a wedding at St Mary's Lowe House, and of the children playing at Greenfield Orphanage. Their cousin, Robert Moss is Christened at St Cuthbert's, and the film ends with a family picnic.
 
 
 
[RHYL MARINE PARK]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5534
 
A short film which opens with a scene shot from the minature steam train at Rhyl Marine Park. After this we see a young child playing in a garden and on the driveway with mother looking on. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
SHALEY BROW 1948
Date: c1948 Film Number: 5898
 
Compilation of McMannus family films, including picnic scenes, a walk in the park and feeding the ducks; two weddings with the McMannus girls as bridesmaids and flowergirls; Rose Queen coronation on a terraced street; a dog show at a local fair; and scenes of Billy Smart's circus coming to town, with an Indian teepee being erected in front of the big top. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[AT THE FARM AND BY THE RIVER DEE]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 6236
 
Members of the Miller family standing outside a farmhouse in Anglesey are followed by the Miller girls playing by the river Dee at Llangollen. The family dog gets a bath and there are scenes of a baby.
 
 
 
[WARWICK; LONDON; TEA IN THE GARDEN]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 6285
 
Shots of Warwick Castle are followed by views of the Connor family on the banks of the river, outside Buckingham Palace in London and having tea in the garden at home.
 
 
 
[NEW MOSTON WHIT WALK]
Date: c1948 Film Number: 6286
 
Scenes from a Whit Walk through the streets of New Moston in Manchester.
 
 
 
[WARTON EMERGENCY TRAINING COLLEGE; NATIVITY SCENES]
Date: c1947-49 Film Number: 7053
 
Scenes showing exterior buildings of Warton Emergency Training College at Warton Airfield. Women and children are seen dressed in nativity costume walking along from buildings of college. Includes shots inside a women's dormitory, adults and children performing in a nativity play and people receiving awards at a prize giving ceremony. Ends with people queuing in a canteen and eating at tables.
 
 
 
[AT THE LIGHHOUSE, CHILDREN & GARDEN SCENES]
Date: c1947-49 Film Number: 7055
 
Scenes showing young girls playing in rock pools on the beach close to New Brighton lighthouse, and a ferry sailing across the seashore. Children play in a garden as a woman (their mother) sits in a chair holding a baby. A brief sequence shows people walking past a shop window displaying children's clothes.
 
 
 
[CHILDREN PLAYING AND SKIPPING IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1947-49 Film Number: 7061
 
Scenes showing young children- boys and girls skipping and playing in a backgarden.
 
 
 
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