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[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.
 
 
 
[DENIS AND ANGELA ON HOLIDAY]
Date: *1951 Film Number: 3555
 
Shots of the Preston family on holiday, with scenes of a small church and wheatfields near a beach. While his parents have tea on a small folding table, Denis plays with a small dog. The family are seen attempting to erect a small tent in the wind.
 
 
 
THE FAMILY ALBUM 1951
Date: 1951 Film Number: 3946
 
Exterior shot of 99 Norris Road in Sale, followed by shots of two boys playing and then wrestling in the garden, dressed in their school uniforms. Scenes at a place called 'Everley' see children playing in snow and using a sledge, and they are also pulled around on the sledge by a horse. A children's tea party is featured, and the children are seen playing games in the garden.
 
 
 
[ISLE OF MAN AND LIVERPOOL]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 3950
 
Footage from a trip to Maughold on the Isle of Man. There are shots of a graveyard and the countryside, and a visit to a lighthouse. There are views of numerous different ships on the water taken while on a boat trip, and the film ends with shots of Liverpool Docks and the Liver Building.
 
 
 
[CYCLE RACING IN FRANCE]
Date: *1951 Film Number: 4029
 
Manchester Wheelers Club goes to France on the ferry "Lord Warden - London." Club members drink tea from the back of their van and join the crowds watching the cycle race. The winner signs autographs for the crowd. Also seen are world championship cycle track races "Championnat du Monde", including motorcycles bringing the racers up to speed. The winners are seen with bouquets at the finish.
 
 
 
[FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN, 1951]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4206
 
Brief views of people arriving at Northwich station before travelling to London to visit the Festival of Britain. Views of Trafalgar Square and people feeding the pigeons. Then views of the Festival site, the various pavillions and exhibits, as well as the Royal Festival Hall. A lot of the film is shot from a high vantage point, overlooking the whole Festival park. The film ends with views of the neon advertising in Piccadilly Circus at night.
 
 
 
[ROYAL VISIT TO PRESTON - 11 APRIL 1951]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4212
 
Visit of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to Preston on 11 April 1951. The crowds are seen lining the streets, and the motorcade drives past on it's way to the Town Hall. There are brief scenes of the decorated town hall, as well as two local cinemas decked out in Union Jacks.
 
 
 
[IN ST ALBAN'S CHURCHYARD]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4230
 
Procession of children dressed in white in the churchyard at St Alban's Church, Blackburn.
 
 
 
[GRAHAM'S CHRISTENING AND LAKELAND HOLIDAY]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4389
 
The Sykes family are seen leaving the house and at Graham Sykes' Christening in Lytham St Anne's. The family have a picnic in the Lake District, and a group of children are seen playing Ring O' Roses in the garden of the family's home. On holiday in the Lake District, the family are seen in the Langdale Valley around Hawkshead and Windermere, walking, having a picnic by a river and swimming in a lake.
 
 
 
[MALTA 1951]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4718
 
Mr and Mrs Eric Hagon are seen in Malta, where Eric was stationed with the navy. General views of streets and the harbour, are followed by scenes of a carnival procession passing through the town. Brief scenes of football and hockey matches, and Mr and Mrs Hagon are seen in the garden at home, looking at ships in the harbour, walking in the park and on the beach with Mrs Hagon's parents.
 
 
 
[THE BOYS' RUGBY MATCH]
Date: *1951 Film Number: 4771
 
Scenes from a boys' rugby match are followed by titles for De La Salle College and general views of docks and streets - location unknown.
 
 
 
[ARTWORK AND PHOTOGRAPHS]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4773
 
Rostrum shots of several different pieces of artwork commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the birth of St John Baptist de la Salle in 1951. Also rostrum shots of photographs of Brother Patrick D'Arcy, who worked at the De La Salle Teacher Training College at Hopwood Hall in Middleton.
 
 
 
[KETTLESHULME AND ABERYSTWYTH 1951]
Date: 1951 Film Number: 4950
 
Four lads are seen out and about in the countryside around Kettleshulme in Cheshire - camping, hill-walking and rock climbing. Salford Lads' Club boys are seen arriving at London Road Station in Manchester to go to camp in Aberystwyth in May 1951. On arrival, they are seen presenting themselves for inspection, cooking and eating dinner in the mess tent, and washing the pots and themselves afterwards. Footage of the various races during sports day and of a local football match is followed by a visit to the river to go swimming. The lads are seen packing up on the last day and heading to the station where the group leaders are seen singing "Auld Lang Syne" before they leave.
 
 
 
LAKE DISTRICT HOLIDAY
Date: 1951 Film Number: 5015
 
The girls of Grange Park School, St Helens prepare for their holiday. They are shown maps by Miss Jennings, receive and return permission letters, paint maps and make booklets. Their kit is inspected and they leave by bus, waved off by parents. A refreshment stop at the Kopper Kettle on the journey, before arriving at Wayfarers Lodge, Langdale Estate, Great Langdale. They walk around the estate and into Elterwater village, take a walk to Grasmere and Wordsworth's Cottage, on to Rydal Mount and Loughrigg Terrace, ending at Langdale Church. Street scenes in Ambleside and Keswick are followed by views from the homeward journey. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
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