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| OUR WEDDING | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10450 | |||
| Family and friends arrive at the church followed by the bride and bridesmaids. The bride and groom pose for photos with a boys brigade guard of honour then leaving the reception in their car under a hail of confetti. Mrs Mills enters their home and we see Mr Mills cooking in the kitchen. Mr and Mrs Mills holding a hedgehog, Mr Prickli followed by a day trip to Whitby and a visit to a zoo | |||
| [APPLEWHITE FAMILY LEISURE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10469 | |||
| Family members in a garden then scenes at Conwy with adults and children outside a hotel. A carnival parade on a suburban street followed by people in the back garden and women in the front garden. The film end with wedding scenes with the bride and groom having confetti thrown at them and posing for photos. | |||
| [FESTINIOG RAILWAY AND WELSH SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10477 | |||
| General family holidays and leisure scenes in Wales including beach, water skiing, hotel garden and Festiniog Railway scenes. A toddler in a sunhat and a baby with a ball play in the garden and are followed by scenic shots of the coastline, sea and waves crashing against the rocks. | |||
| [JANET'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10485 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding with Janet and her father leaving the house and arriving at the church on a very windy day. The bride and groom are seen after the ceremony with guests throwing confetti in the grounds of a church. The film end with a brief shot of a baby [Jane?] in a pram in the garden. | |||
| [MG CAR CLUB AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10497 | |||
| MG car club footage with assorted cars seen. The donor and others watch as cars are driven by, presumably in a race/time trials. The donor is also seen driving one of the MG cars followed by showjumping or point-to-point meeting and a military tattoo. The film ends with people waiting to board a coach. | |||
| {CAR REPAIR WORKSHOP AND SAILING SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10498 | |||
| Men and machines in a working enviroment, some sort of vintage car repair workshop. Over exposed shots of a sailing boat on a lake and sailing off Conway Harbour. | |||
| [MISC. CANAL AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10499 | |||
| Underexposed scenes on a canal, a boat repair yard then shots taken from a boat out on a canal. Brief scenes of men and a boy having a picnic and people sat in deckchairs on the beach. Holiday and sailing scenes in Wales including sandcastle building and children playing with girls doing handstands. The film ends with people diving into the sea and a fete with donkey rides | |||
| [ROCHDALE, BOURNEMOUTH HOLIDAY & OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10615 | |||
| A crowded Bournemouth beach and walking in a park with a dog and crazy golf scenes. Boats on the river at Mudeford in Devon and a policeman directing traffic at a busy junction. A carnival queen in a parade with marching bands, floats and fancy dress. followed by funfair scenes with a carousel and stalls. A couple walk around Hollingworth Lake then large crowds in Rochdale for a Whit Walk with brass bands and religious banners. A parade celebrating the Rochdale Centenary in 1956 with a centenary queen, majorettes dancing, marching bands and fancy dress. | |||
| THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10933 | |||
| Altrincham Grammar School and Hale Congregational Church Sunday School present an amateur film production of 'The Pilgrim's Progress'. | |||
| CAMP HOLIDAY (CONTINUED) | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10934 | |||
| Scenes from the Altrincham Grammar School for Boys trip to Ladram Bay in Devon. The group stay at a campsite and visit the beach. The teachers and boys film some scenes for a short film while they are on the trip. Some of the boys walk from the campsite over Peak Hill to Sidmouth. Later they visit Exmouth where they walk along the promenade and visit the children's amusement park. The group spend a day in Exeter and visit Exeter cathedral and later sit by the river and have something to eat. The film ends with scenes from their visit to Torquay followed by Dartmouth. | |||
| DUTY DAY | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10935 | |||
| Scenes from the Altrincham Grammar School for Boys trip to Ladram Bay in Devon. The group stay at a campsite where they can be seen washing and preparing for the day before playing cricket. Later, the students and teachers gather in a marquee for food and help with the washing up. The teachers and boys film some scenes for a short film while they are on the trip. This particular film tells the story of a group of boys who have to rescue their friend who has been kidnapped by a criminal. Later, the boys visit Ladram Bay beach and go swimming in the sea. The film ends with the boys packing up their belongings and heading home. | |||
| ROYAL ADVENTURE | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10936 | |||
| An amateur drama film produced by Altrincham Grammar School and Hale Congregational Church Sunday School. The fiction film tells the story of a new boy (Michael) at the school who is mysteriously abducted. It is revealed that Michael is the boy King of Ruritania who has been kidnapped by his cousin Count Max and his gang. The gang keep Michael hostage and try to force him to sign the throne over to Max. A teacher, two pupils and Princess Stephanie work together to track down Count Max and rescue King Michael. | |||
| [SCHOOL SPORTS DAY - SOLWAY BLUE VERSUS SKIDDAW GREEN] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 11086 | |||
| Scenes from a school sports day. We see children taking part in various races including egg and spoon, wheelbarrow, slow-cycling, piggy back, three-legged and sack races. | |||
| [1950s BEACH SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 11284 | |||
| We see a woman paddling in the sea, and views of white cliffs. People feed swans and walk in the hills surrounding the seaside, there are scenic views of the beach and surrounding area. There are scenes of people sitting in deckchairs on a very crowded beach. The film ends with shots of the exterior of a church, and a very brief shot of a groom and best man walking towards the camera. | |||
| [OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6267 | |||
| Short film of a group of men and women, including John Nolan, walking in the countryside, probably Wales. | |||
| [SHIPS AT LIVERPOOL] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6268 | |||
| Brief streetscenes are followed by views shot from the Liverpool Overhead Railway of a number of ferries and liners at Liverpool docks. | |||
| [NOLAN HOLIDAY IN WALES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6269 | |||
| A baby boy is seen in a pram and playing on a beach with a woman. Brief shots of a man and a woman in the Welsh countryside follow. | |||
| [COACH TRIP TO LONDON AND WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6270 | |||
| Brief shots of boats in a harbour are followed by a group of women on a coach trip to London. A wedding party is seen posing for photographs outside a church. | |||
| [ENTHRONEMENT OF DR G A BECK IN SALFORD AND MISCELLANEOUS SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6272 | |||
| The marriage of Barbara Calvert and Malcolm Espley is featured and guests are seen leaving church. The enthronement of Dr G A Beck as Bishop of Salford in January 1956 shows clergymen being cheered by crowds of people outside a church. A young man is seen wearing a boy scout uniform. A scooter is driven by father and son through residential streets and steam trains are seen at a railway junction. | |||
| [GILWELL PARK QUEEN SCOUTS' CAMPING TRIP, NORTH WALES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6273 | |||
| The Gilwell Park Queen Scouts are seen on a camping trip in North Wales: sailing, cooking at the campsite, walking in the hills (possibly Trer Cein on the Llyn Peninsular), swimming, sunbathing and competing in team games such as tug-of-war. The scouts are also shown participating in a street procession. Interspersed are brief shots of steam engines, animals in a zoo and London streetscenes. | |||
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