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EASTHAM OIL DOCK DECEMBER 1951 | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1070 | |||
Construction work at Eastham oil dock on the Manchester Ship Canal. | |||
[TITLES WITH LEADER AND COUNTDOWN] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1100 | |||
Titles - Manchester Ship Canal Company. The End. A Times Film Production. | |||
[MODEL OF VESSEL ENTERING LOCK] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1117 | |||
Model experiments - a ship enters a lock. A lock gate is transported along the canal and manoeuvred into position at the dockside. | |||
[EASTHAM OIL DOCK MAY-JUNE 1951 INCLUDING 16" PIPE CROSSING] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1137 | |||
The construction of Eastham oil dock - large pipes are laid across the canal. Work on the construction site. | |||
[OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AT TATTON PARK] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1146 | |||
A man and two children play in and around the open air swimming pool at Tatton Park. | |||
THE PAGEANT OF SALE | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1211 | |||
Street scenes in Sale. Followed by the planning and performance of the Sale Pageant. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
1951 CUP FINAL NEWCASTLE VERSUS BLACKPOOL | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1335 | |||
Highlights of the match, which Newcastle win 2-0, including crowd shots. The cup is presented by King George VI. | |||
FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1396 | |||
Family footage of the festival of Britain celebrations. Includes scenes taken at Battersea Park of fairground rides, stage plays, clowns, trapeze artists and Punch and Judy shows. | |||
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SPRING [AT THE FARM] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1578 | |||
Footage of Free Green Farm, near Knutsford, features ploughing by tractor and shire horse, people working in fields, orchards and a vegetable garden. Also shots of various farm animals and birds, ends with brief scenes of seals and a lake in Scotland | |||
[BABY GAIL] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1636 | |||
The baptism of Gail Marian Hardman at St Peters Church, Bury, on the 22nd July 1951. A group of friends and family are seen having their photographs taken with the baby, outside the church. Further footage includes various domestic scenes of nappies on the washing line; a close up shot of a bottle of gripe water; the baby asleep in a pram and being bottle fed. | |||
[MOVING HOUSE, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND A ROSE QUEEN PROCESSION] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1638 | |||
The first part of the film shows a removal van parked outside the Hardman's house in Bury [?]. Further scenes include interior shots of the new house at Christmas; children making sand castles on the beach at St Annes and some young girls playing with a paddling pool in the back garden. Concluding footage features a Rose Queen procession with Morris Dancers, cheerleaders and a unicyclist. 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/ | |||
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[DOMESTIC FOOTAGE FROM 3 HARTLEY ROAD] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1643 | |||
Exterior shots of the Hardman's suburban house at No 3 Hartley Road, Southport. Mrs Hardman and her daughter Gail are seen playing in a sand pit in the back garden. Other scenes include the little girl running around riding a hobby horse. | |||
[THE HARDMAN FAMILY ON HOLIDAY IN LLANDUDNO AND CONWAY] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 1646 | |||
Mr and Mrs Hardman on holiday in North Wales. Includes scenes shot in Llandudno and Conway and features crowds of men, women and children dressed up in Victorian / Edwardian period costume, walking along the seafront, beach and jetty. | |||
[MR HARDMAN CUTTING THE LAWN] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1655 | |||
Exterior shots of the Hardman's family house and back garden in Bury. Mr Hardman is seen washing his car and mowing the lawn while the family's pet spaniel runs around the garden. | |||
[THE FELT ROLLING MACHINE] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1658 | |||
Various shots of the machinery used in producing felt at the Fernhill Mill in Bury. | |||
[REMEMBRANCE DAY] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1834 | |||
Footage of a remembrance day parade in, or around, the Stockport area. Includes scenes of a wreath - laying ceremony. | |||
[HOLY INFANT'S SCHOOL SPORTS DAY] | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 1970 | |||
Children of the Holy Infant's School in Bolton are seen taking part in a school sports day. Features several track and field events, as well as a few novelty races such as - egg and spoon, balancing a book on their heads and a slow bicycle race. A close up shot of the score board at the end of the film, reveals that 'Our Lady's' won the competition overall; with 233 1/2 points. | |||
[MANCHESTER FESTIVAL PAGEANT OF UNITARIAN HISTORY, GORTON, JULY 1951] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 2552 | |||
Pageant at Brookfield Church in Gorton to mark the Festival of Britain which recreates significant events in the history of the Unitarian Church. Events depicted include King James I interrogating Bartholomew Legate, a martyr burned at Smithfield; John Bidle in jail in 1647; the Great Ejection of 1662; and the laying of the Foundation Stone of Gorton Chapel in 1702. Also included is a procession of the local Rose Queens. | |||
CITY GOVERNMENT | |||
Date: *1951 Film Number: 2646 | |||
Film about local government, focussing on Manchester. The various types of government in the the UK are illustrated with a graphic. County Borough Elections are featured and Council sessions and committees are seen. Spending is explained and people are seen paying rates. Features footage from a wide variety of services provided by Manchester City Council. The picture for this film is taken from 'A City Speaks' (Accession No. 19) | |||
[WEASTE SCENES] | |||
Date: 1951 Film Number: 2651 | |||
After a wide view of the town (probably Weaste) from higher ground, there are street scenes, and shots of people leaving church and talking outside. There are scenes of children playing ball-games in a school-yard, shots of houses and the girls playing netball, inter-cut with reaction shots from a small child. There are scenes from a building site, with men digging foundations with picks and shovels: factory exteriors; suburban housing, and a woman with numerous small children walking up a street. A boys sports team are presented with a shield, girls play rounders in a field, and there are more shots of the building site. The film ends with views of a church, and of a priest leaving it and posing for the camera. | |||
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