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[INSPECTION OF OLDHAM POLICE BY HER MAJESTY'S INSPECTOR]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 2799
 
Police officers assemble for the visit of Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary. Uniformed officers, police dogs, women officers, drivers and motorcyclists are inspected by HMI and the Mayor. A squad of beat officers then marches in formation in an exercise yard, and there are scenes inside a court-room.
 
 
 
[THE CHESHIRE HUNT; MENAI STRAITS; GARDEN VIEWS]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3897
 
Footage (underexposed) of a Cheshire hunt meet, with participants gathering and shots of the hounds. Other footage includes shots of streets, a pub called the Hatton Arms, and a level crossing. There is a brief view of the Menai Strait, and shots of a family playing with their dogs in a very neat, well-ordered garden.
 
 
 
[ISLE OF MAN - AROUND THE ISLAND]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3910
 
Various locations on the Isle of Man shot while on holiday: Castletown, Laxey, Snaefell, Port of Ayre with shots of the countryside and coastline.
 
 
 
[ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE ROYAL REVIEW AND CADET'S OUTING]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3917
 
Footage of events held by the St John's Ambulance. At Southport, Princess Margaret inspects nurses and cadets in a sports arena and gives out awards - similar activities take place at Belle Vue, with processions and prize givings. There is also a sequence showing cadets on an outing to Llandudno, including a boat trip, and another showing a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
 
 
 
[CASUALTY SIMULATION CLASS]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3947
 
Children, presumably cadets of the St John's Ambulance Service, create fake wounds on each other using a variety of materials.
 
 
 
[SWIMMING PRACTICE]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3948
 
Footage of a group of young people at a swimming pool (possibly Trafford Park). Swimmers are seen practising breast and back-stroke, while more reluctant participants gather tentatively at the pool's edge.
 
 
 
[SWIMMING SAFETY]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3949
 
Footage of a group of young people (probably cadets of the St John's Ambulance Service) doing various swimming exercise, swimming whilst wearing clothes, and removing clothes whilst in the water.
 
 
 
[TIMPERLEY CRICKET]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3966
 
Shots of a cricket match being played in Timperley.
 
 
 
[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.
 
 
 
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