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[ALPINE PICNIC]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 2890
 
Film from a holiday to a mountainous region - possibly the Alps. There are shots of mountains and The Morley family (?) picnicing by their car.
 
 
 
[RELAXING BY THE RIVER]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 2891
 
Film featuring members of the Morley family (?) stood at the gate of a field, their car is seen parked nearby. There are shots of cattle, a lake, countryside, a peacock and family members paddling in and relaxing near a river. Location Unknown.
 
 
 
[SEAFRONT TOWN]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 2892
 
Shots of heavily wooded countryside, a harbour and a busy square. Possibly in France.
 
 
 
[WEDDINGS AND MARKET SCENES]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 3112
 
Film featuring footage of two weddings - the grooms wear military uniforms and the weddings are seen before and after the ceremonies. There is footage of people shopping at Bolton (?) market and of a visit to a stately home. Shots of a motorway also feature.
 
 
 
[HOLIDAY AT BUTLINS, PWLLHELI]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 3524
 
Brief shots of the Menai Straits, Caernavon Castle and scenes at Butlins, Pwllheli. Includes footage of a number of camp activities and contests, including a visit by Billy Butlin. Also beach scenes and views of the surrounding countryside and Criccieth Castle.
 
 
 
[LANARKSHIRE SCENES]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 3571
 
Exterior shots of the Sons of Scotland Temperance Friendly Society hall in Larkhall, Lanarkshire. Also close ups of a window display featuring a Time Savings Clock and views of a van advertising the savings scheme. Ends with views of rose beds.
 
 
 
[RINGWAY AIRPORT]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 4045
 
General views of Ringway Airport, Manchester, mainly shot from the perimeter fence, showing American and British military and civil aeroplanes on the tarmac, taxiing, taking off, landing and flying overhead. The terminal building is shown, as are some of the hangars. Planes featured include De Havilland Vampires, DC3s, Gloucester Meteors and many more.
 
 
 
[FLEMING HOLIDAY IN IRELAND]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 4236
 
A group of people, including Mary Fleming, are seen on a walk in the Irish countryside. A woman feeds chickens on a farm, and a man rides a donkey in a field. Streetscenes in Ballina or Eniscrone, followed by the group in the grounds of the Church of Our Lady of Knock in County Mayo.
 
 
 
[THE WEDDING OF MARGARET AND BILL]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 4354
 
Guests are seen arriving at the church for the wedding of Margaret and Bill. After the ceremony they are seen leaving for the reception, where there are brief [underexposed] scenes of the happy couple cutting the cake.
 
 
 
[AFTERNOON TEA]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 4553
 
A group of people are seen taking afternoon tea on the lawn next to a marquee [probably in Canada, occasion unknown]. The film ends with some of the female guests and waitresses dancing for the camera.
 
 
 
[CRICKET SCENES AND SAILING]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 5077
 
First, a group of young men play an informal game of cricket. Next, there is footage of sailing boats on a lake. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[SCENES OF FAMILY AND WORKPLACE]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 5081
 
Begins with three children playing in a park followed by a Whit Walk including girls in white veils and the Boys' Brigade. We then see a baby in a pram and a family group standing outside a house on Harrow Street, Crumpsall. The film ends with brief views in the offices of D H Henriques Brokers which were on Pall Mall, central Manchester. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION, DECORATING CHOCOLATES AT VICTORY V]
Date: c1950s Film Number: 5319
 
A torchlight procession led by members of the clergy through the streets of a town (possibly Burnley) and women decorating chocolates at the Victory V factory in Nelson. After brief shots of people inside a church, the procession moves off and makes its way through the streets of a town, with a police car travelling in front. Members of clergy, men in civilian clothes and drummers feature in this night-time procession. The exterior of Towneley Hall in Burnley is shown lit up at night, before there is footage of female workers decorating chocolates on a conveyor belt at the Victory V factory. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html
 
 
 
[BLACKPOOL AND PAM]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 5878
 
Footage of a busy Summer day in Blackpool - families on the beach, children playing in the sea and swimming in the lido, a Punch and Judy show, sunbathers, and a young boy collecting sealife. Pam Evans is seen playing a game of tennis, onboard a ferry and at home. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[CONNOR FAMILY - HOME, WEDDINGS AND HOLIDAYS]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 6287
 
Members of the Connor family are seen in the garden at home in New Moston. There are scenes from several family weddings, and from holidays to Wales and Torbay.
 
 
 
[THREE CARDIAC OPERATIONS]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 6590
 
An instructional film featuring three cardiac operations, performed by Dr James Glennie, at the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool. The three procedures seen are a closed mictral valvotomy, a coarctation of the aorta and a pulmonary valvotomy. The first two operations are accompanied by an explanatory voice-over from Dr Finlay Brown and all three are shown in close-up.
 
 
 
[ARLECDON AND FRIZINGTON SCENES]
Date: 1950s Film Number: 5640
 
Scenes in the countryside around the villages of Arlecdon and Frizington in Cumbria - general views of Ennerdale, Derwentwater and Loweswater are followed by scenes of people out and about in the countryside, a picnic in the sunshine and the 'West Lakeland Archery Club.' This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/
 
 
 
[WYTHENSHAWE PARK, HOLIDAY SCENES]
Date: 1950-59 Film Number: 6996
 
Scenes in Wythenshawe Park in the Spring/Summer showing people walking around gardens with glimpses of Wythenshawe Hall in the background. A woman and two children are seen on a beach, padddling in the sea and and having a picnic. Ends with general views of a harbour- possibly Dartmouth on the Devon coast.
 
 
 
[HOUSE EXTERIOR & GARDEN SCENES]
Date: 1950-59 Film Number: 7004
 
Scenes showing the gardens and exterior of an unidentified house, as a man stands in the grounds posing for camera. Includes close up shots of plants and shrubs, men playing tennis and a group of people playing croquet on the lawn.
 
 
 
[MERSEY FERRY & NEW BRIGHTON SCENES]
Date: 1950-59 Film Number: 7062
 
Scenes showing a ferry crossing the Mersey, people on New Brighton beach (with a shot of the Liver Building in the background) and a woman pushing a pram along a street past shops. Continues with footage of New Brighton's Palace Pier, with crowds on the beach below and people bathing at the open-air Lido.
 
 
 
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