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| [GRIFFITH FAMILY COMPILATION] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 8933 | |||
| Compilation of Griffiths children - playing in the garden at home in Blackburn, out in the countryside and on a farm in May 1953. Coronation decorations at home, a local cricket match and scenes from a school pageant with maypole dancing and other dances from around the UK, sketches and physical exercise displays and music. | |||
| [EATON HALL ARMY CADETS, GODFREY FAMILY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-3 Film Number: 8885 | |||
| Army cadets parading round the field on a wet day at Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School are followed by members of the Godfrey family in the countryside, in a garden and on the beach at Abersoch. There are views of the exterior of the Plaza Cinema in Northwich, decorated for the Coronation, further brief views of military cadets, and school scenes - rowing, cricket - at King's School, Chester, conclude. | |||
| [GARDEN, SEASIDE, FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN, AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-3 Film Number: 8744 | |||
| Compilation of family leisure footage including scenes at Southport, Morecambe and Heysham, fruit-picking in the garden, and a visit to the Festival of Britain in London. The reel ends with a procession through Blackburn with decorated floats and a marching Highland Band. | |||
| [A FAMILY WALK IN THE COUNTRY] | |||
| Date: c1950-4 Film Number: 3968 | |||
| Shots of parents (possibly the Tomlinson family) walking in the countryside with their baby (first the mother, then the father), accompanied by their dog. They walk in fields and woods, and use a footbridge over a stream. | |||
| [COALBROOKDALE FOUNDRY AND CHRISTMAS PARTIES] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 6125 | |||
| Scenes inside the Coalbrookdale foundry with molten metal being poured into moulds are followed by the staff's children's Christmas party - Santa is seen giving out presents. At the staff Christmas party, the workers are seen playing silly games and dancing. | |||
| [NEW MOSTON WHIT WALK; FAMILY PARTY; CONNOR FAMILY HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 6280 | |||
| A Whit Walk in New Moston is followed by scenes of people eating at a Connor family party. Family members are seen in the garden with a baby and there are scenes from Connor family holidays to Windsor, Bournemouth and the Isle of Man. | |||
| [MOTHER WITH DAUGHTERS SUSAN & FRANCES ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1950-54 Film Number: 7090 | |||
| Scenes showing two young girls (Susan And Frances?) playing with a ball and building sandcastles on a beach, while their mother and friend sit on nearby deckchairs. Continues with colour (underexposed) footage of the girls playing and eating sweets on the seafront. | |||
| [ROWING SCENES - CANOE AND CORACLE] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8889 | |||
| Starts with a rowing boat being disembarked. It then jumps to someone rowing a boat which has a dog a passenger and a bicycle onboard. This is followed by an assortment of shots with different types of boats being rowed along the river including; a canoe and a coracle. The ends with a shot of rowers rowing down the river. | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN ABERSOCH] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8890 | |||
| Shots of seals laying on rocks off the coast of Abersoch from a moving boat. Next focuses on a passing large boat, then pans to the coastline to view a flock of seagulls. Various shots of breaking waves on the rocks. Next shots alternate between a woman reading on the rocks, Godfrey family talking and exterior shots of a seaside house. Film ends with a shot of two boats on the sand, then overlooking boats in the bay. | |||
| [GOLFING TOURNAMENT AND ROWING RACE] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8892 | |||
| Golf tournament / exhibition with various players taking their shots. There is a crowd of people watching them. (Short) shot of someone on the practice putting green, with a lady getting a player's autograph. There is a (small) shot of the trophy. Next there is a rowing race between 2 teams, with various boats in the background. Film ends with dog playing fetch and someone swinging their club in a garden. | |||
| [TO KENYA VIA THE SUEZ CANAL] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8893 | |||
| Shots of the bank of the Suez Canal including monuments,exteriors of large houses, the local mountain town, surrounding countryside and ships that are docked at the canal port. There is a shot of navy personnel entering a ship, then performing the naval tradition of "crossing the line". Film jumps to local natives of Africa held by armed guards. Shots of the African plains, including zebra, lions and giraffe. Film ends with a short plane ride and brief shots a small army base. | |||
| [IN KENYA: THE LANDSCAPE AND LOCAL PEOPLE] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8894 | |||
| A plane takes off and aerial view of surrounding forests and mountains. The film shows a possible airdrop from a personal plane while followed by flyby of a military aeroplane. The film then shows clips of local people, some under guard by various local army troops. The film ends with an army patrol walking past. | |||
| [KENYAN WILDLIFE AND GLIDING] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8895 | |||
| The film starts with various shots of the Kenyan plains, featuring lions, zebra and cheetahs. The film then jumps to a beach, with exterior shots of a beach house. The film ends with two gliders taking off, gliding and landing. | |||
| [INSPECTION OF FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 2800 | |||
| Female police officers are inspected by senior policewomen, and then sit talking with them more informally. | |||
| [SIGHTSEEING IN NORTH WALES] | |||
| Date: c1950s Film Number: 3913 | |||
| Views of various sights and tourist attractions in North Wales - Gwydir Castle, Conway, the Menai Strait, Beaumaris. Llandudno, and the Great Orme Railway. | |||
| [BAKERY MACHINE] | |||
| Date: c1950s Film Number: 3951 | |||
| Footage of a bakery machine which shapes four dough rolls into one line and drops them into tins on a conveyor belt. The hand of an operator is occasionally seen re-arranging the loaves. | |||
| [DEVON HOLIDAYS - NEWTON ABBOT] | |||
| Date: c1950s Film Number: 3952 | |||
| Footage of a holiday to Devon featuring scenes shot in Newton Abbot. Seagulls are on the seafront, there are views of the harbour, and streetscenes in the town. | |||
| [HOSEPIPE IN A GARDEN] | |||
| Date: c1950s Film Number: 3985 | |||
| Footage of children playing with a hosepipe in a garden in Whalley Range, while their mother relaxes in a deckchair. Shots of a flowerbed in another garden (possibly St Annes) are also featured. | |||
| [YACHT RACES IN POOLE, YARMOUTH, CHERBOURG AND COWES] | |||
| Date: 1950-54 Film Number: 8866 | |||
| Compilation of sailing and racing scenes shot mainly in and around Poole Harbour, as well as the1950 Yarmouth Race, 1953 Cowes Week and a race to Cherbourg in 1954. Dorning family members can also be seen at their Dorset home and on holiday in Cornwall. | |||
| [OXFORD CAMPUS, ROWING AND KINGS SCHOOL] | |||
| Date: 1950-4 Film Number: 8886 | |||
| Exterior shots of the University of Oxford including; Radcliffe Camera, The White Horse pub and Claredon building. The film then shows Oxford rowers rowing up and down the river Thames with the Godfrey family watching. The film ends with students parading past two teachers outside the Kings School, Chester. | |||
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