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Record 3552 – 3571 of 11529
| [ON HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: *1950/51/53 Film Number: 920 | |||
| A family holiday - at the seaside; a country pub; having a picnic; a visit to Gough's cave and Cox's cave; at the races; a game of golf. | |||
| [LYMM GRAMMAR SCHOOL - VISIT TO LONDON / SPORTS DAY] | |||
| Date: *1950-52 Film Number: 2229 | |||
| Staff and pupils from Lymm Grammar School are seen visiting London for the Festival of Britain; 1951. Also features scenes of a school sports day - school girls and boys are seen participating in various track and field events. Parents spectate from seats situated around the running track. Concludes with shots of teacher and children filing out of a church on Founders' Day. | |||
| [HANNA FAMILY HOLIDAYS - SCOTLAND] | |||
| Date: *1950/52 Film Number: 5216 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday to Scotland, including Dumfriesshire, Ayrshire, Argyll and St. Andrews. The Hanna family eat a picnic and wash cups in a river, walk in the ruins of Loch Doon Castle and travel on the Rest and Be Thankful road to Cairndow and Loch Fyne. After shots of military ships in a loch, there is footage of the esplanade at Helensburgh and Scotland's First House at Gretna. The family play golf at St. Andrews and visit the castle ruins. The film ends with a mixture of shots including a statue of Robert Burns in Dumfries and wedding guests waving to a car as it drives off. 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 | |||
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| [BIRTHDAY GIRLS, PARK AND GARDEN, QUEEN MARY OCEAN LINER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950/53/54/55/56 Film Number: 6851 | |||
| Footage showing sisters Judith and Vanessa Moss celebrating their 9th and 4th birthday parties, boating on the lake at Heaton Park and playing at home on tricycles with friends. There are general shots of the family home, 'Amulree,' and back garden in the rain. The Moss children pose for the camera dressed up in colourful costumes made of scarves. The compilation also includes a short sequence showing the Queen Mary ocean liner in Southampton [?] harbour and brief beach holiday shots taken in Bournemouth. | |||
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| CAMERA ON SAFETY | |||
| Date: 1950/54 Film Number: 854 | |||
| The Stretford borough council, through its Safety Committee, does everything possible to avoid accidents - road signs urging motorists to 'drive carefully'. You must assist them by being more safety wise - examples of 'good' and 'bad' behaviour; a young boy is knocked down after running into the road after his ball and is taken to Park hospital - shots of the casualty department and the childrens' ward; other children are seen doing their kerb drill, and crossing the road safely using the zebra crossing and helped by the school crossing patrol. Bicycle safety - the correct way to ride a bicycle; examples of bicycle defects; the Stretford Wheelers cycling club. Children playing on the railway track and by the canal - one falls in and is 'drowned'. | |||
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| A BURN'S MISCELLANY | |||
| Date: 1950/60s Film Number: 11096 | |||
| Friends and family smoking and drinking at the Hogmanay party with many wearing party hats then couples doing the 'St Andrews Dance'. A ferry boat journey to Bute and Dunoon in Scotland with passengers feeding seagulls. A waterfall, pub exteriors and Robert Burns' birthplace with shots of its interiors and gardens. A Burns' Night party with the piping in of the haggis, speeches being made and the awarding of a medal. A group of men sat at tables drinking and smoking is followed by a coach trip to Burns' country with stops at Gretna Green, Sweetheart Abbey and Rockcliffe gardens. On the annual outing in 1964 we see a meal in a hotel followed by a visit to the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey. | |||
| [CHRISTMAS; CROWN GREEN BOWLS; PRESTON NORTH END] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10986 | |||
| In the kitchen Mrs Derbyshire makes pastry and a pie watched by a little boy. Decorating the Christmas tree and hanging up paper decorations and balloons on the ceiling. The little boy putting on his pyamas and putting up his stocking then on Christmas morning opening his presents followed by pulling crackers at Christmas lunch. Scenes from a game of crown green bowls and the presentation of trophies to the winners. Views of Blackpool from Central Pier and people on the promenade. Exteriors of Deepdale the home of Preston North End and match action in front of a large crowd of spectators. | |||
| THE MAYOR'S PROCESSION | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 28 | |||
| A procession in Manchester, near Victoria Station. | |||
| UNILEVER MAGAZINE NO. 2 | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 326 | |||
| Two magazine items - i) Design for Africa - the design and printing of fabrics destined to be traded in Africa for the raw materials of soap making. Scenes in Africa and in the United Africa Co's textile works in Manchester. ii) Food for Thought - a history of the popularity of ice-cream. Scenes of production at Wall's and distribution and sale by refrigerated transport and earlier on push bikes in London. | |||
| UNILEVER MAGAZINE NO. 3 | |||
| Date: c1951 Film Number: 328 | |||
| Two magazine items - i) 'Cat' for Cat Crackers - building of the oil refinery at Warrington - involvement of Joseph Crossfields in supplying the silicone catalyst for the 'cat crackers' (part of the refinery plant). ii) Men of the Mersey - the Matadi Palm, from the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), docks at Bromborough and 275 men speedily unload her cargo for Port Sunlight. | |||
| STOCKPORT CORPORATION TRAMWAYS, REDDISH ROUTE - 1951 | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 333 | |||
| Amateur film of the last trams along the Stockport-Reddish route. | |||
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| [SPECIAL EVENTS] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 341 | |||
| Boys of Wallasey Grammar School - painting scenery for the school play; rowing at Chester; the school fete with refreshments, speeches, band and gymnastic display; sports day featuring long jump, discus and relay - trophies are awarded. | |||
| [OPEN DAY] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 349 | |||
| Boys of Wallasey Grammar School - a survey of school projects on Open Day. | |||
| [WALLASEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL INTERIORS] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 367 | |||
| Shots of the school common room and the assembly hall. | |||
| [SPEECH DAY] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 368 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School - speech day and school trophies. | |||
| COTTON COUNTS | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 417 | |||
| A film made to advertise improvements to the life style of mill workers. Featuring streetscenes in Bolton; leisure activities; and the introduction of day nurseries for children. Interior shots of spinning, weaving, dyeing and printing. Shirley Institute Research and Development Labs. 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/ [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] [AB, Dec '25] Record updated to change no. of reels from 1 to 2. | |||
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| [GARDENING] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 421 | |||
| Girls and boys at Blackrod County Secondary School in the garden - pruning, and repairing the greenhouse, loading horse manure into a wheelbarrow. | |||
| [GLADIOLI AND TOMATOES] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 423 | |||
| Shots of school girls (from Blackrod County Secondary School) cutting gladioli and arranging them in a vase. Brief shots of other gardening activities. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [PRESERVING / APPLE PICKING] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 425 | |||
| Underexposed interior shots of a school girl (at Blackrod County Secondary School) making jam. Outside, girls pick apples. | |||
| [TAKING CUTTINGS] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 426 | |||
| Shots of a school girl (at Blackrod County Secondary School) watering plants in the greenhouse; picking tomatoes; preparing soft fruit cuttings. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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