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Record 3166 – 3185 of 11096
| [BABY; ALLOTMENT; AVENHAM PARK] | |||
| Date: c1950 Film Number: 10987 | |||
| Mrs Derbyshire dressing then feeding a baby then a little boy playing on a terraced street followed by Mrs Derbyshire reading the football results in the newspaper. Two young boys play and watch an elderly man gardening on his allotment. The boy plays with some cotton reels while a man reads the newspaper. After a brief boat trip children roll eggs and then themselves down a hill in Avenham Park. A group of men sit and drink in a pub then Mrs Derbyshire pushing a pram through a park with the family dog beside her. | |||
| [DEMPSEY FAMILY AT HOME AND OUT AND ABOUT] | |||
| Date: c1950 Film Number: 12189 | |||
| We see the Dempsey family in their garden and in their house, in the sitting room. We then see them out and about. They leave home and go to the shops, bumping into friends along the way. After visiting they shops they stand at the bus stop, and when the bus arrives we seem them boarding. They then visit an elderly relative, who they present with flowers. The film ends with shots of the family with other friends and relatives. | |||
| [IN THE GARDEN ON A SUNNY DAY] | |||
| Date: c.1950 Film Number: 8689 | |||
| Two little boys sit with their grandparents in deckchairs in the garden on a sunny day. They begin to play around with a ball, with the man and one of the boys wearing knotted handkerchiefs on their heads. | |||
| [MORECAMBE ADVERTS] | |||
| Date: *1949-52 Film Number: 1885 | |||
| A compilation reel of local adverts made for the cinema industry. Various graphics, illustrations and static shots depict products, services and local businesses in the Morecambe area. | |||
| FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES 1949-50 | |||
| Date: 1949-52 Film Number: 1971 | |||
| Film commemorating the Holy Infant's School football achievements, in Bolton between 1949-50. Junior and senior schoolboy teams are seen practicing outside on a muddy pitch. Mr Lomax, the games teacher, discusses tactics and poses with the team for a group photograph. The second half of the film features scenes from a football match held at Burnden Park Stadium on the 5th April 1952. The Holy Infant's senior team win the George Fell cup, by beating Sunning Hill 3 : 2. Jimmy Ginty scores the winning goal ten minutes before the end of the match. Includes interior shots of Bolton Wanderers dressing room, where Councillor George Fell presents the trophy to the winning team. | |||
| [CHORAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: 1949-52 Film Number: 6839 | |||
| Various Mount Tabor Methodist Church choral and social activities including a concert and various outdoor activities - sports races, a tug-of-war, children playing on swings, rowing and canoeing. Church members are seen playing games on the beach at Hoylake and there is also footage of people sitting in a living room and posing for the camera. | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN CORNWALL; PHILIP'S BIRTHDAY] | |||
| Date: 1949-52 Film Number: 9646 | |||
| On a family holiday to Cornwall, the group visit the beach, go seal spotting and visit Minack Theatre in Porthcurno. Back at home in Heaton Moor, friends and family gather in the garden to celebrate Philip's birthday. | |||
| [BLACKPOOL ROSE QUEEN; CORNWALL] | |||
| Date: 1949-54 Film Number: 3794 | |||
| Scenes of a Rose Queen procession in Blackpool, with scouts, fancy dress and historical costumes. There are shots of a sports day at Rossall Preparatory School, a picnic in the countryside, and footage from a Scarr family holiday in Cornwall, with scenes on the beach and at a farm. | |||
| [OPENING OF BURNLEY SELF-SERVICE CO-OP SHOP] | |||
| Date: 1949-54 Film Number: 5334 | |||
| A self-service co-op shop opens its doors in Burnley. Inside the store, assistants arrange shelves prior to opening. A man delivers a speech to people gathered outside the shop before he unlocks the door and allows them in. There are interior shots of shoppers being handed wire baskets, browsing the shelves and being served by staff at the checkout and the rationed goods section. The film also includes exterior shots of the shop front (possibly on Accrington Road) with shoppers entering and leaving the store. 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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| [VIEWS AROUND THE LAKE DISTRICT] | |||
| Date: *1949/51-4 Film Number: 8766 | |||
| Scenes around the Lake District shot over several years, mainly landscape views, though walkers are sporadically seen. There are also scenes at Low Nest Farm in Keswick, of farm workers out in the fields, and holiday visitors staying at the farm. | |||
| ACCRINGTON AND THE RIBBLE VALLEY PARTS 1 | |||
| Date: c1949-55 Film Number: 1393 | |||
| Scenes in and around Accrington and the Ribble Valley. Includes shots of a Whit Walk; people enjoying themselves on various fairground rides and Blackburn town centre at night. | |||
| [CRICKET, GIRLS' SCHOOL AND FAMILY LEISURE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1949-55 Film Number: 10603 | |||
| Compilation reel of sport and leisure footage: scenes from a cricket match are intercut with groups of people enjoying picnics. At a girls’ school, pupils put on a display of marching and dancing, and there are races for the girls and their parents. Holiday scenes at the coast show family members playing on the beach and in the sea and going out in a rowing boat. In a large garden, children play swingball, skip and do handstands. | |||
| BELGIAN GRAND PRIX [AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: early - mid 1950s Film Number: 8582 | |||
| Motor racing scenes from Belgium and the Netherlands: the Dutch T.T. from Assen, the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa and the Moto-Cross des Nations from Namur. British rider G. E. Duke features prominently. | |||
| SUNDAY SCHOOL RAMBLE. EASTER MONDAY | |||
| Date: 1949-56 Film Number: 1267 | |||
| Moss Side United Sunday School processions and outings; includes picnics in Lyme Park and Southport. | |||
| PENDLE SHEEP FARM | |||
| Date: *1949-56 Film Number: 5119 | |||
| A record of work on the sheep farm of Bob Hargreaves in Barley, Lancashire, at springtime. Sheep and new-born lambs in a field are watched over by the farmer on his horse, and two women are shown holding a lamb. Sheep are hand-sheared and marked and their fleeces are rolled, collected and loaded onto the back of a truck. Finally, the sheep are herded into a pen and dipped. Also contains shots of a woman riding a horse down a farm track and through the farmyard. 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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| [MISCELLANEOUS HOLIDAY AND LOCAL SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1950-5 Film Number: 8312 | |||
| This film consists of a wide variety of short scenes and we see various people, places and events. The film opens with views of a waterfall and a fast flowing river. We then people sat at outside tables taking tea at Brighstone Tea Gardens on the Isle of Wight. There are shots of Tintern Abbey and of the Lynton Court Hotel in Bournemouth. There are London street scenes, the roads are busy with traffic. There are snowy street scenes in what looks to be a northern location, we see customers visiting Brenton's corner shop in the snow. There are scenes from a lido, and then we see an elderly man and woman gardening. The film ends with scenes from an agricultural show. There are cattle and horse shows, and a motorbike display team put on a show where various stunts are performed. | |||
| [DINNER DANCE AND TENNIS] | |||
| Date: c1950-5 Film Number: 8315 | |||
| Scenes from a dinner dance. People are seated at rows of dining tables and there are men serving food. The diners get up to dance, and we see scenes from the dancefloor. Young women sing while another plays the piano. The men play a game that involves riding pretend hobby horses. The film ends with scenes of young women playing tennis in a park. | |||
| [GRANDFATHER'S GARDEN AND GRANDPARENTS AT HOME] | |||
| Date: c1950-5 Film Number: 9841 | |||
| The film opens with a group shot of the Pickford family in the garden and then we see various activities in the garden. The children play and the grandfather is at work planting and watering. There are then scenes from the elderly couple's sitting room. The grandmother stokes the fire and then uses a ewbank, the grandfather has to raise his legs while she does all round him in his chair. We also see them washing up and then finally sitting on deckchairs in a yard. The films ends with shots of flowers on a grave. | |||
| [TITLES AND MISCELLANEOUS] | |||
| Date: *1949-57 Film Number: 2778 | |||
| Miscellaneous footage, includes animated title sequences for the film 'A Fly's Eye View (Acc No. 2765) and a title sequence for 'The Magic Brush'. Following the title 'Odds and Ends and Bits and Pieces' are shots of war related paintings. There is also footage of the Higginson family in their home, including shots of their kitchen and bathroom, and a church. Continues with shots of revolving model knight and diamond rings. Closes with an animation sequence of a face. | |||
| [CHESTER, RUNCORN, LIVERPOOL, LLANGOLLEN AND AMSTERDAM SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1949-57 Film Number: 6834 | |||
| Footage from various Swift family holidays showing the Knaresborough viaduct, Chester city centre and the River Dee and vehicles crossing on the Runcorn transporter bridge. There is a short sequence with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in a horse-drawn carriage during the Coronation celebrations. Also includes shots of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, Llangollen and scenes showing boats along the River Amstel in Amsterdam. | |||
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