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| [MACDONALD FAMILY WEDDING & HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1948-53/64 Film Number: 6500 | |||
| Shots of Pat and Brian MacDonald in a pram, on a beach and by the River Dee at Chester. The wedding and reception of Irvine MacDonald to Barbara Lightbound at Great Crosby, a family holiday to Church Bay, Anglesey and a trips to Chester and Prestatyn Beach are seen. Family members' visits to Paris and Rome conclude. | |||
| FINE FEATHERS | |||
| Date: *1948-50/2/3 Film Number: 8441 | |||
| Various birds filmed at Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester, and a short resume of the uses of feathers for different purposes - sports, costumes, even burlesque dancers! Sir John Barbirolli is briefly seen visiting the zoo. | |||
| [JUDITH HERE AND THERE] | |||
| Date: 1948-49/52 Film Number: 6858 | |||
| Judith Moss is seen in various locations, including Bellott Street Park with May Gold, at home in the garden, being bathed by her nanny and posing for photographer Mr Schonfeldt with her mother Freda. There is a slow motion sequence of Freda and Judith playing cricket in the back garden, adults taking turns to wear a comic mask while posing for the camera and shots of baby Vanessa Moss being dressed by her nanny. | |||
| [WHITEFIELD WHIT WALK] | |||
| Date: *1948/9/69 Film Number: 6997 | |||
| Scenes from a Whit Walk in Whitefield showing children holding flowers, adults, some carrying church banners, Rose Queens, a brass band and the Boys' Brigade walking along in procession. | |||
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| GLORIOUS DEVON | |||
| Date: *1948/50 Film Number: 674 | |||
| A family holiday in Devon - shots of general rural scenery and views of the sea; a castle on the coast; cliffs; a girl on the beach; general views of the town. | |||
| [FOOTBALL SCENES AND BOYS VAULTING] | |||
| Date: 1948/50 Film Number: 7149 | |||
| Footage of varying speed featuring scenes from football matches (possibly played near Tatton Park in Cheshire), a football practice session and boys performing gymnastic vaults. Slow motion scenes from an older lads' football match are followed by shots of a practice session for younger boys. In a gymnasium, boys vault over a wooden vaulting box with the aid of an instructor and the film ends with speeded up colour footage of another boys' football match. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| 2400 MILES CONTINENTAL JOURNEY / THE CAR 'MAYFLOWER' | |||
| Date: *1948/50-52 Film Number: 670 | |||
| A family holiday abroad - includes shots of a car being loaded on board a ship, the 'Arnhem'; general views from the ship; Liechtenstein - snowy landscape; views of Paris. | |||
| [PARADE] | |||
| Date: *1948/51 Film Number: 1835 | |||
| Footage of a parade through the suburban streets in, or around, Stockport. Various groups attend the procession, including civic dignitaries, boy scouts, army cadets, nurses and a brass band. The film concludes with scenes of the parade walking through a church yard. | |||
| [BOATING AND BABY SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1948/51 Film Number: 4327 | |||
| Judith Eachus is seen on a boat trip during a family holiday to Burnham-on-Crouch. There are brief views of Tower Bridge in London, and Judith, her mother and others are seen swimming in the River Dee in Cheshire. There are scenes of Vicky Eachus as a baby and toddler, with various family members and playing in the garden at home with her older sister. | |||
| NEWS IN A FLASH | |||
| Date: *1948/52 Film Number: 613 | |||
| Newsreel film featuring four stories: Northern Association cross country run ; Beeston Castle hill climb; winter snow and sports; scenes of an aircrash disaster. | |||
| [TWO WEDDINGS, PERSHORE HOUSE SCHOOL AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1948/52-4 Film Number: 6832 | |||
| Family footage showing the Swift family in their garden and on street outside houses. Men are seen loading a boat onto a van and then launching it on West Kirby's Marine Lake. Scenes from two female family members' weddings and a number of outdoor events at Pershore House School, Birkenhead. | |||
| [HANNA FAMILY PICNIC IN LAKE DISTRICT] | |||
| Date: *1948/53 Film Number: 5186 | |||
| The Hanna family enjoy a picnic in the Lake District. Includes shots of Lake District scenery and hill walkers returning to a car park. 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 | |||
| [TREARDDUR BAY 1948] | |||
| Date: *1948/54-6 Film Number: 4121 | |||
| The Rendell, Hill and Welch families are seen at Trearddur Bay in 1948, as well as in other years. They are seen playing on the beach, on the rocks and in the sea. The various family members relax and play cricket outside their caravan at a camp-site. | |||
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| [AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: *1948/59 Film Number: 337 | |||
| Shots of the boys of Wallasey Grammar School on the farm and at camp - picking potatoes, haymaking, sawing logs, washing dishes | |||
| MIDLANDS ROYAL TOUR | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5 | |||
| Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit the Town Hall and a silk mill in Macclesfield. They move on to Derby and visit the Crown Derby works. In Nottingham the Prince inspects troops; in Mansfield they visit Portland College for the disabled. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [SPORTS ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 339 | |||
| The boys of Wallasey Grammar School - sports day 11th June 1949. Activities include rugby, rowing, long-jump, running, cricket, swimming and cycling. Also, close-ups of the trophies and some shots at a camp. | |||
| [HARVESTING] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 422 | |||
| Shots of a cornfield and a harvesting machine. A farmer shows school girls (from Blackrod County Secondary School) how to tie a cornsheaf. Baling machinery. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [AGRICULTURAL SHOW] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 424 | |||
| Sheep dog trials; judging shire horses; cattle; floral display; horse trials. (Blackrod area) 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/ [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| COUNTRY MAGAZINE | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 476 | |||
| 3 magazine items from East Anglia - George and Beryl at the Speedway, being the Formby's opening a grass track at Middleton Towers; Snettisham Treasure Trove, being the display and examination of Iron Age relics; and The Harmony Pioneers, country and western singers. (This is "the first one of its kind to be produced on 16mm especially for rural districts") | |||
| MANCHESTER'S LAST TRAM | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 487 | |||
| Manchester's last tram, watched by crowds, takes its last trip from Piccadilly Gardens to the Birchfield Road Depot on 10th January 1949. | |||
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