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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.
 
 
 
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/
 
 
 
[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 Bredbury, Stockport. 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.
 
 
 
[THE X-RAY TREATMENT OF MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN CHILDREN - 3]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 2743
 
Children receive radiation treatment for meduloblastoma, and there is footage of them after successful use of radiotherapy.
 
 
 
[CANCER OF THE CERVIX]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 2745
 
The treatment of cancer in the "uterine body", following one woman through the stages of initial consultation, internal examination, surgical treatment and a follow-up exam.
 
 
 
DOVEDALE - THE IZAAK WALTON COUNTRY
Date: 1951 Film Number: 2755
 
Film of Dovedale and the surrounding area. Features shots of a river, an angler and a large house - 'Izaak Walton' - and its garden. A verse from Walton, and one from Wotten illustrate the angling footage.
 
 
 
BOLTON SCHOOL 1951. SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A SCHOOL
Date: 1951 Film Number: 2859
 
Film of Bolton School in 1951. The whole spectrum of school events is featured. An opening sequence features staff and pupils gathering for an assembly inter-cut with shots of a clock. A variety of lessons are featured including sciences, geography, woodwork, music and art. Pupils are seen having lunch, taking exams, surveying and searching for wildlife. There is footage of the sports undertaken at Bolton School; cricket, swimming , football, gymnastics and PE all feature. Extra curricular activities such as bee keeping, art and pond life exhibitions and model aircraft flying are seen. There is footage of the Philharmonic Society listening to records and pupils are seen assembling and operating puppets in a play. Events such as Sports Day, a School Play, a performance by the school orchestra and a camp at Ullswater feature. Peter Baden-Powell (son of the founder of the scouting movement) opening the school's new scout headquarters at Woodlands. The film closes with presentations being made at speech day and a mass PT display.
 
 
 
[BLACKPOOL SCENES AND CHILDREN PLAYING]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 3516
 
Views of the waves crashing against the seafront in Blackpool. Also views of the tower, the beach and the Pleasure Beach. Final shots of children playing in the streets, possibly in Ashton-under-Lyne.
 
 
 
[WHIT WALK IN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 3517
 
Scenes from a Whit Walk in the Ashton-under-Lyne area. Includes footage in Ashton centre, and at Hurst Cross.
 
 
 
[WHIT WALK AND RINGWAY AIRPORT]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 3518
 
Scenes from a Whit Walk in the Hurst area of Ashton-under-Lyne. Also model boats on a pond in Heaton Park and a variety of planes taking off from Ringway Airport.
 
 
 
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