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| WHALLEY | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 5330 | |||
| Views of the Lancashire town of Whalley. After shots of traffic on the cobbled streets, there are views of the church, the river and Pendle Hill before the film ends with footage of Whalley Abbey. 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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| [HEWLETT JOHNSON - THE RED DEAN] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5333 | |||
| Hewlett Johnson, the "Red Dean" (Dean of Canterbury), and a second speaker address an audience in a packed meeting room. Includes a brief shot of an audience member standing to speak. 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 | |||
| [CHURCH SERVICE, MILITARY PARADE, PROCESSION OF WITNESS] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5343 | |||
| A service at St. Peter's Church in Burnley followed by a military parade down Church Street and a whit walk through Burnley town centre. There is footage of a service inside of St. Peter's Church, featuring members of the services. Outside, there is a march past parade featuring a military band, soldiers and war veterans down Church Street. The film ends with a Procession of Witness on 28th May 1949 through the centre of Burnley on a rainy day. 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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| THE ROYAL VISIT JUNE 27TH 1949 OF H.R.H. PRINCESS ELIZABETH, H.R.H. DUKE OF EDINBURGH | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5419 | |||
| The coat of arms for Macclesfield, portraits of local dignitaries are followed by views of the crowds waiting in Market Place. The Royal couple arrive at Hibel Road Station - the Duke of Edinburgh inspects a guard of honour and Princess Elizabeth is presented with a bouquet by Shirley Hankinson. They drive through cheering crowds to the town hall where Town Clerk Walter Isaac reads an address before they move on to the Council Chamber. A tour of Brocklehurst-Whiston Amalgamated Ltd silk mill, inspecting equipment and speaking to workers before leaving and the crowds dispersing. Mayor Fred Fowler hosts a civic lunch and people enjoy the day in West Park, South Park and Victoria Park. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [PROCESSION AND SERVICE AT ST ANNE'S CHURCH AND MONASTERY] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5538 | |||
| A procession of clergymen, and girls dressed in white with veils, is seen in the interior of St Anne's church whilst the congregation looks on. Outside the church, the procession moves to the large grounds. Everyone then congregates and sits outside for a service. | |||
| CAMP SCHOOLS | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5774 | |||
| A film promoting the virtues and benefits of Camp Schools set up in WWII to provide a rural setting for the education of inner-city children. Footage includes scenes of outdoor lessons, mealtimes and leisure activities, including swimming and ballroom dancing. | |||
| THIS IS BRITAIN NO. 37 | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5955 | |||
| Magazine programme featuring cosmic ray research at London University, jacquard weaving in West Cumberland and the 6th Marquis of Bath opening Longleat to the public. The jacquard weaving section looks at the growth of the industry in Cumbria and how it is revitalising the region, with the cloth being used by London's top fashion houses. | |||
| [BRADFORD CITY TRIP TO SOUTHPORT] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5966 | |||
| Bradford City FC directors and their wives are seen leaving Bradford by coach for Southport on 23rd April 1949. Stopping at Gisburn on route for a meal, the group are seen shopping on Lord Street, walking along the sea front and at Pleasureland. Scenes of the match (Southport won 2-1) are followed by a visit to the pier prior to the journey home. | |||
| [WATERWORKS INSPECTION] | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 6141 | |||
| A group from Fulwood Urban District Council are seen walking around a reservoir, watching sheep being dipped at a farm and visiting Dunsop Trout Farm. Four of the group are seen in a rowing boat on a reservoir, the water quality leaving a waterworks is tested by drinking it, and there are other views of the group looking around the site. | |||
| 13th PRESTON (ST THOMAS) BOY SCOUTS; LONDON EASTER 1949 | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 6451 | |||
| Shots of scouts at the seaside in Peel and of the harbour. The troop are shown jumping down sand dunes, posing as a group and saluting the Union Jack. Horse-drawn trams are featured outside the Villa Marina in Douglas. Boys and girls are seen competing in various races and tugs-of-war, followed by a prize giving. Scenes of diving into pools and shots of the coastline. Scouts are then seen climbing the rigging and being interviewed on the Royal research ship Discovery, before going sightseeing around London. | |||
| FOCUS ON COTTON MANUFACTURE | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 6549 | |||
| Brief views of busy traffic at Manchester Piccadilly, followed by an in-depth look at the cotton manufacturing process at Robert Emmott Ltd's Ferndale and Stanley Mills in Burnley. We follow an entire working day, featuring workers operating machinery, taking canteen breaks and preparing cloth for delivery. Concludes with workers going home and shots of different finished patterns of cloth on display. | |||
| FERNDALE MILL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 6550 | |||
| Ferndale Mill's Christmas works dinner featuring employees being served meals from the canteen and sat eating at tables, followed by scenes from a works outing to Windermere and Morecambe. Concludes with all the workers gathered for what appears to be a retirement presentation on the seafront at Morecambe. | |||
| WHITSUNTIDE PROCESSION 1949. STAND UNITARIANS | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 6559 | |||
| The Stand Unitarians' Whit Walk procession assembles in a country lane before setting off and making its way into the town centre past watching crowds. | |||
| [EGERTON BOYS CLUB HIGH JUMP AND BALL GAME] | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 7162 | |||
| Boys practice the high jump in a playing field, possibly situated near Tatton Park in Cheshire. Ends with shots of boys playing an indoor ball game similar to basketball. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [THE PRIORITY PINT, MODEL BOATS AND WORKINGTON SHOW] | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 7308 | |||
| Compilation reel featuring magic tricks, a model boat regatta and an agricultural show. Opens with a man making objects disappear, reappear and alter with the aid of camera tricks. The film cuts to a model sailboat racing competition, believed to be held at Barepot in Cumbria, with boats racing from one side of a lake to the other. Concludes with scenes from a country fair, possibly at Workington, featuring displays of livestock, a parade of vintage cars, a high diving demonstration, show jumping and Cumbrian wrestling. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| CHRISTMAS 1949 | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5637 | |||
| Family Christmas scenes - people and dog in lounge; girls playing table tennis; men doing a jigsaw. Christmas dinner is served; there are views of the tree and decorations and people in paper hats; shots of men playing pool and everyone in the lounge again. 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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| [ISRAEL 1949] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 6873 | |||
| Reel 1 A Moss family trip to Israel on a tour of various locations. Footage includes Haifa street scenes, around Haifa Bay, Mount Carmel, Acre Old City and Nahariya. A sequence shows children living on a Kibbutz and countryside landscapes are seen from a moving car. A Military parade shows the Jewish paramilitary organisation Haganah and Navy and Police officers on horseback marching along a street. Wreckage of Israeli buildings show evidence of recent fighting, The Moss family and friends sit around outdoor table, Judith Moss plays with other children on Herzliya beach. Includes a short sequence on the streets of Tel Aviv. Reel 2 Various scenes, including surrounding the town of Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee from hillside, the countryside from a moving car and Judith Moss with her family. Children wear colourful costumes for the Jewish holiday Purim as playing ring-o-roses. Footage includes Herzliya beach scenes, shots of oranges being sorted and on conveyor belt at a orange packing factory and general street scenes in the city of Jaffa. Evidence of recent warfare is shown in Jerusalem, with rubble of collapsed buildings amongst the cityscape. There are shots of King David's Tower, Mount Zion and the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus. The reel continues with a sequence showing people spinning and weaving cloth in an unidentified village, Judith Moss is seen dressed up for the Purim Holiday and children from an orphanage on Mount Carmel wear fancy dress costumes as they pose for the camera. Concludes with Judith Moss and family playing on Herzliya beach. There are also some shots of Allenby Street in Tel Aviv. Reel 3 The Moss family on a Sunday morning in Tel Aviv, people walking along streets and gardens, and taking a promenade along the sea front. Includes a brief shot of a shipwreck close to the seashore. Footage shows the family arriving at the Sharon Hotel in Herzliya and Judith Moss playing on the beach and posing with soldiers. Scenes in Jerusalem show people walking along shopping streets (with young boy selling newspapers) with wreckage and debris of war torn buildings in background. The camera pans across the city from the hillside showing the Old City with rubble and burnt out cars on the streets below. People (including Orthodox Jews) walk along in the Mea Shearim district. Included are shots of The Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University and Hadassah Hospital. Badly destroyed buildings are seen in the city of Jaffa. Judith and family take a visit to Ramat Gan Zoo and later stands with a group of children on a beach as they sing and clap. The road trip continues with footage of the Negev Desert and Negba Kibbutz. | |||
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| [MIDLANDS & MERSEY] | |||
| Date: *1949 Film Number: 6679 | |||
| Views taken around Lichfield Cathedral, Kenilworth Castle, Anne Hathaway's Cottage and Upper Slaughter. A large country house is then seen, followed by the RSC at Stratford Upon Avon and Warwick Castle. A panorama of ships on the River Mersey with the Liverpool skyline in the background concludes. | |||
| [LISBON RALLY] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 5702 | |||
| The film begins with various time trials held in Portugal. The cars are inspected in Lisbon town square as various cars perform to crowds in the sqaure. Shots of local fishing boats and the sea follow. Birdseye countryside views, a catcus garden and streetmarket. | |||
| THE 726 COMBINE | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 8231 | |||
| Promotional film for Massey-Harris combine harvesters in Trafford Park showing the sale, delivery and demonstration of the equipment on a farm. An expert and the farmer discuss the mechanics of the harvester using an instruction manual, and each step of the combine's preparation for the field is explained in detail. The film includes a cartoon sequence demonstrating health and safety procedures. | |||
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