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Record 3346 – 3365 of 11096
 
 
[WHALLEY RANGE WHIT WALK; FYLDE COAST]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3967
 
Footage of a whit walk in Whalley Range, with marching bands, and many small children among the participants. There are shots of a train journey, and a crowded train station. Views of the beach include people playing cricket, and children making sandcastles, probably at Southport.
 
 
 
[RELAXING IN THE GARDEN]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3969
 
Footage of people all relaxing in a suburban garden in Whalley Range. An old man with a pipe demonstrates his cigarette lighter to a very small child, and other children are seen playing on the grass. There are also shots of men practising cricket in the nets.
 
 
 
[COUNTRY PICNIC]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3970
 
Footage of two children walking down a country lane with their mother and the dog. They have a picnic in a field, then afterwards, the children entertain themselves by throwing things into a river and poking big sticks into the undergrowth.
 
 
 
[WAVES ON A BEACH]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3975
 
Footage of an empty beach, with waves crashing onto rocks.
 
 
 
[ISLE OF MAN - RAMSEY, FARMLAND SCENES]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3977
 
Shots of Ramsey sea front, with views of the harbour and streetscenes in the town. Fishing boats are tethered at the quay, and there are shots of the bay. Other footage includes the village of Port E Yullen, and shots of turkeys in a farmyard.
 
 
 
[ISLE OF MAN - SNAEFELL RAILWAY AND LAXEY WHEEL]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3978
 
Footage of a holiday to the Isle of Man - shots of the Snaefell Mountain Railway, and then views both of and from the summit of Snaefell itself. Other footage includes the water wheel at Laxey, and people sitting eating ice creams.
 
 
 
[ISLE OF MAN - SEASIDE VILLAGES]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3979
 
Footage taken on a holiday to the Isle of Man. There are shots of the sea, cliffs and the town of Port St Mary at low tide. There are shots of a pier complete with lighthouse, and fishing boats. Views of other small villages include Bride and Andreas, and there are shots of the city of Peel on the West Coast.
 
 
 
[ISLE OF MAN - MONUMENTS, MOUNTAIN RAILWAY]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3980
 
Footage shot on a holiday to the Isle of Man - footage includes rough seas, fishing boats moored along a pier, and a lighthouse. Other scenes include shots of Cashtal Yn Ard, an ancient ruin, and King Orry's Grave, another monument. The Snaefell Mountain Railway is also featured.
 
 
 
[RAINBOW, PLAYGROUND SCENES, AND A WALK IN THE PARK]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3991
 
Shots of a rainbow falling over a valley, and scenes of children playing on swings and queueing up to use a slide. People are seen walking in Lyme Park, and having a game of cricket on the grass.
 
 
 
[COUNTRYSIDE AND GARDEN PICNICS; WHIT WALK]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3992
 
Footage of a picnic in the countryside, and a family eating on a table set up in the garden. There are close-ups of flowers and plants and a child on a swing. Other footage includes some boys feeding a stag, a group of girls playing on swings, and whit walk in Whalley Range.
 
 
 
[DAYS OUT AND TELEVISION SALES]
Date: c1950-69 Film Number: 3456
 
Footage of various family days out - a picnic in the countryside, a visit to rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and a trip to a playground with swings. The second half of the film shows people queueing in the street to buy televisions, and carrying them away.
 
 
 
[EXETER AND WORCESTERSHIRE]
Date: *1950-9 Film Number: 3931
 
Footage shot on a holiday in the West Country - locations include Exeter, the Cheddar Gorge, Malvern, Tewkesbury, Pershore and Earl's Coombe.
 
 
 
[NORTHERN IRELAND - COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE]
Date: c1950s - 60s Film Number: 3922
 
Footage of the coastline and countryside in Northern Ireland, with shots of harbours and a race for children's cars.
 
 
 
HANG IT!/CURTAIN'S UP!
Date: 1950s Film Number: 2634
 
Two adverts for Rufflette products: 1) Honor Blackman ("The Wife") and Jimmy Hanley ("The Husband") are discussing curtain problems with a friend. Flashbacks reveal the mess that Jimmy made of hanging them through conventional methods, but the crisis was solved by a neighbour who advises the use of Rufflette products. 2) Terry Thomas is accosted in his bungalow by a policewoman who threatens him with a breach of the peace charge. She has observed him larking about in his underwear in front of the window, his antics revealed by his faulty curtains. The day is saved when the WPC advises him to use Rufflette curtain products.
 
 
 
[PENNY FOR THE GUY]
Date: 1950-55 Film Number: 7357
 
Short film in which children make a 'Guy' effigy for bonfire night. They stuff a sack with newspapers, place on a head and dress the figure in a hat and coat. The children collect money from passers by on the street, buy a box of fireworks and head off down an alley to make a bonfire. The film ends with scenes from a royal visit to Liverpool Town Hall. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[SUSAN AND HER TOYS IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1950-55 Film Number: 7067
 
Family scenes showing young Susan and her father [?] playing with a ball in the back garden, playing with other children and an assortment of toys- including a rabbit in a pushchair. Includes a sequence showing Susan sat on an adult bicycle as her father helps push her along.
 
 
 
[LLANDUDNO AND LONDON SCENES]
Date: c.1950-55 Film Number: 7072
 
Scenes showing a young girl and boy on the beach at Llandudno building sand castles, a visit to London with exterior shots of Buckingham Palace and guardsmen with drums marching along. Ends with a brief shot of a young girl stood on a bridge in an unidentified location.
 
 
 
[SHAWL DANCE- WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF HEALTH & BEAUTY]
Date: c.1950-55 Film Number: 7073
 
Scenes showing a group of young girls from the Women's League of Health and Beauty dancing in a circle with large shawls, close to shrubbery - possibly in the garden of their school?
 
 
 
[OUTDOOR PT DISPLAY 2- WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF HEALTH & BEAUTY]
Date: c.1950-55 Film Number: 7074
 
Scenes showing girls from the Women's League of Health and Beauty performing a physical exercise routine and skipping watched by a crowd of onlookers at a sports ground, possibly Goodison Park?
 
 
 
[WEDDING AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7954
 
The film opens with scenes from a wedding, the opening titles are only partly visible but it appears to be 'Annette and Gordon's Big Day'. We see the newlyweds and their guests outside posing for photos, they all look like they are having fun and they lark about. We also see them sat formally to eat at the reception. The next title reads 'Part 1 of The Bandit' and miscellaneous scenes follow of family and friends having fun in the countryside. There are shots of two little dogs playing and a group of people playing tennis. There are fun scenes where older people and a young boy play on swings and a group of adults play on a roundabout and one flies off. There is a lot of messing about, they wear cowboy hats and sombreros and play fight in the grass and a man runs off with a lady in a wheelbarrow.
 
 
 
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