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[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.
 
 
 
[SMITH FAMILY - BEACHES & BATHING]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 2218
 
Scenes of the Smith family on holiday at a seaside resort in Southern England. Includes shots of the children playing with inflatable rings in the sea and on a fairground ride on the seafront.
 
 
 
[SOUTHPORT STREETS]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 2622
 
On a car-lined street in what is probably Southport, a family load up a car with bags from a guest house.
 
 
 
[SOUTHPORT RIDES]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 2623
 
Scenes of people queueing up, waiting around for something; there is a good shot of moored boats, and then footage of people going on a mini race-car ride.
 
 
 
[ON THE BEACH WITH THE DOG]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 2624
 
A woman walks her dog along the beach, has a paddle, and there is a wide view of the beach and surrounding harbour.
 
 
 
[POLICE SWITCHBOARD]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 2801
 
Footage of a telephone switchboard staffed entirely by women.
 
 
 
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