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Record 3386 – 3405 of 11096
 
 
A GROWING LAD
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1535
 
Wilkinson family footage shot during the first few years of a young boy's life. Includes scenes of the baby being spoon fed in a high chair; taking his first steps and being bathed in a tub on the kitchen [?] table. Concludes with an amusing shot of the young boy sitting in an armchair, blowing soap bubbles through an adult's pipe.
 
 
 
[TO CORNWALL]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1536
 
Footage of a family holiday in Cornwall. Includes scenes of children playing on the beach amongst the sand dunes; a trip on a boat to Seal Island and various shots of cars on board the ferry.
 
 
 
SONG OF SIXPENCE
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1545
 
A young boy finds a coin on the ground. He goes to a toy shop and looks longingly through the window dreaming about what he will spend his money on - a model train, a fairground ride ? After much deliberation he decides to buy an ice cream - but catastrophe strikes when he trips over and drops it in the path of his hungry dog.
 
 
 
SPRING SONG
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1546
 
A film about a woman waking up; running a bath; putting her make-up on and getting dressed to meet a man in a park. Each scene is interspersed with seasonal shots of flowers in bloom, blossom on trees and ducks swimming on a pond.
 
 
 
[MOVING HOUSE; A BLUSTERY DAY ON THE BEACH]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1641
 
Film starts with the Hardman family moving to their new house in Southport. Removal men are seen unloading the van and taking the furniture into their new home. The rest of the film focuses upon three little girls playing in a sand pit in the family's back garden and Mr and Mrs Hardman walking along the beach with their young daughter on a blustery, winters day.
 
 
 
[GOLF SHOTS]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1652
 
Film footage of two men playing an informal game of golf on Bury [?] golf course in the 1950s.
 
 
 
[GOLF SUNDRIES]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1653
 
Various shots of men playing golf on Bury [?] golf course in the 1950s.
 
 
 
[FERNHILL MILL'S NEW ROOF]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1659
 
High angle shots of Fernhill Mill in Bury. Includes interior shots of the storage rooms containing sacks of wool and footage of the new roof, with an industrial landscape in the background.
 
 
 
[AFTERMATH OF THE FIRE AT FERNHILL MILL]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1661
 
Scenes of men clearing up after a fire at the Fernhill Mill in Bury. Includes shots of the building's collapsed roof and burnt out interior.
 
 
 
[INTERIOR SHOTS OF FERNHILL MILL]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1662
 
Interior shots of the machines and processes involved in producing felt at the Fernhill Mill in Bury.
 
 
 
[MAY QUEEN AND WHIT WALK]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1833
 
Women and children are seen carrying flowers in a whit walk procession. Also includes various scenes of the May Queen and her attendants.
 
 
 
[WOODLEY, WHIT WALK]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1836
 
Footage of a parade shot in, or around, the Stockport area. Tractors pull decorated floats with children on. Various groups, including nurses and scottish pipers, walk behind the procession. Further footage includes shots of a dog display taking place in front of a large crowd.
 
 
 
[PARADE AND DISPLAYS]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1837
 
Various scenes of a whit walk parade in, or around, Stockport. A pack of cubs are seen carrying a banner with the word 'Woodley' printed on it. Further footage includes brief shots of a May Queen with her attendants.
 
 
 
[STOCKPORT SPASTIC SOCIETY]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1838
 
Footage shot at the Stockport Spastic Society's head quarters in the 1950s. Includes interior shots of 'Granville House' and further footage of Lady Derby opening the Stockport Clinic for Spastic Children. The film concludes with interior scenes of Lady Derby talking to some of the children and staff.
 
 
 
[HEYSHAM; CHRISTMAS 1956; MANCHESTER PARKS]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1974
 
A variety of footage. Includes shots of a church at Heysham; Southport streetscenes and lido; interior shots of a family meal at Christmas; two women walking through the grounds of Alexandra Park in Manchester and brief footage of a pageant day procession.
 
 
 
[GAMES IN THE PARK]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1978
 
Various family members are seen playing with a ball in Heaton [?] Park - a young child wanders around while the adults throw the ball to each other. They are also seen attending a wedding. Includes shots of the bride, groom and wedding guests outside the church.
 
 
 
[OUTDOOR SCENES AND ROADSIDE STOP]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1979
 
A group of adults are seen standing in a garden waving and smiling at the camera. Also features shots of the same group feeding some horses on the roadside and standing around a parked car, eating and drinking, in a countryside layby.
 
 
 
[MISCELLANEOUS TRIMS; SCOTTISH PIPERS AND SEASIDE SCENES]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 1980
 
Assortment of brief trims associated with film numbers 1974 - 1980. Also features scenes of a Scottish band playing outside and individual shots of various family members on a pier.
 
 
 
[MISCELLANEOUS AND BRISTOL ZOO]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 2027
 
Miscellaneous footage with brief scenes of; an open air pool and diving board, a boating lake, a fairground, a beach, trains, streetscenes and shots on board a ferry. The film ends with footage of Bristol Zoo.
 
 
 
[CARS, CYCLISTS AND SPORTS]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 2028
 
Brief scenes of veteren cars travelling down a street, scenes from a sports day and shots of cyclists.
 
 
 
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