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| 1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CELEBRATIONS IN NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8476 | |||
| A "cavalcade of Newton-le-Willows", presented by local schools on 30th June 1951 as their contribution to the Festival of Britain. Schoolchildren parade in historical costume to represent the town's history, before a procession with floats makes its way through the streets. | |||
| THE CUP | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8388 | |||
| A boy (John Hughes) rides his bicycle home, as soon as he gets home he reads his motorcycle magazine. His mother tells him to do his homework, he pretends to study but really carries on reading his magazine. He even reads the magazine in bed before he goes to sleep. The film then cuts to scenes of John competing in the Championship Scramble event a Hatherton Hall Farm in Cheshire. Back at home, Mrs. Hughes presents a trophy to John. But then, Mrs. Hughes wakes up a sleeping John - it was all just a dream! | |||
| OUR WEDDING AT STRETFORD PARISH [AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8562 | |||
| Compilation reel beginning with Roy and Gwen Lister’s wedding. The guests and bridal party arrive at the church; after the ceremony they pose for photographs with the best man who is in uniform. There are scenes on the promenade in Rhyl, and also in Colwyn Bay, where children ride on the mechanical elephant. The reel ends with shots of Chester – the main street, the cathedral and the city walls. | |||
| [IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9295 | |||
| Mary Sagar and friend sat on deckchairs enjoying the sun and smoking in the garden, Elizabeth joins them eating sweets from a cup. After a brief shot of Richard with the nanny and a Highland terrier, Elizabeth plays with a doll. The Sagar family are joined on a swing chair by a mother and baby whilst the father takes photos. The film ends with shots of the baby in a pram and Elizabeth holding the baby and her doll sat on the lawn. | |||
| [PICNIC IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9296 | |||
| Mary Sagar sat on the lawn eating an ice cream with the family's pet dogs. The Sagar children are seen wearing straw hats eating ice creams with elderly relatives sat on a swing seat. The film ends with the Sagar family and elderly relatives enjoying a picnic in the garden. | |||
| [ON THE BEACH AT BOGNOR] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9299 | |||
| The Sagar family and friends on the beach at Bognor. A young boy builds sandcastles while Elizabeth fills and carries small buckets of sea water. Mary Sagar getting changed under a large blanket then playing in the sand with Elizabeth and Richard. | |||
| [BOGNOR WITH NANNY] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9301 | |||
| Mary Sagar, her children Elizabeth and Richard with their nanny sat on the beach in Bognor Regis. The children play in the sand, Elizabeth being tickled and paddling in the sea. The film ends with Richard sat on the nanny laughing and clapping his hands. | |||
| [BROOKLANDS GARDEN & WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9302 | |||
| Mrs Sagar with Elizabeth and Richard walk in the garden at Brooklands with the families pet dogs, they're later joined by the children's nanny. The children run around the garden with the dogs and enter an impressive looking Wendy house before holding hands with the gardener. Underexposed shots of bridesmaids arriving in a car at the church, followed by more wedding guests walking to the church. | |||
| [CARLISLE HISTORICAL PAGEANT 1951] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 10909 | |||
| The record of this civic and community event includes shots of the flags and decorations adorning Carlisle town centre; Princess Margaret and civic dignitaries reviewing soldiers while the watching crowds wave Union Jacks, and later going on a walkabout through the streets. Local people are seen wearing costume from different periods in the town’s long history, including that of Romans, Vikings, and Victorians. The second part of the film is events on the pageant field, where children put on a dancing display and events from the town’s history are re-enacted. | |||
| VISIT OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS MARGARET TO CARLISLE, WED. 8TH AUG. 1951 | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 10910 | |||
| The film begins with a marching band in the town centre, and Princess Margaret and the Mayor of Carlisle reviewing army ranks, watched by crowds of onlookers. After this, the princess is seen arriving at the pageant field, where children put on a dancing display and events from the town’s long history are re-enacted by local people in historical dress, including that of Romans, Vikings and Victorians. The reel ends with the departure of the royal visitor. | |||
| [LUNCH IN THE OLD DINING HALL] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 11402 | |||
| Teachers and pupils of Bolton School sit at tables eating and drinking in the old dining hall We also see a waitress in uniform with a large pan of mash potatos which she is serving to one of the teachers. | |||
| [BARBARA AND NICKY MALONE] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 11408 | |||
| Barbara and Nicky playing the piano then Barbara holding a cat which she puts into a pram. They then play with the cat in the pram and on top of a dolls' house. The family are all sat in the living room as sweets are handed out and Barbara with another girl play with dolls. | |||
| SOUTHPORT 1951 | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9492 | |||
| Members of the Inskip League of Friendship accompany a group of mostly elderly people with physical disabilities on a day trip to Southport. After the coach journey from Heywood, the visitors have lunch at Woosey’s Star Café, then set out in wheelchairs provided by St John’s Ambulance Brigade for a tour of Southport seafront and attractions, including the Lakeside miniature railway, and Pleasureland, with its Cyclone Coaster, Dive Bomber, and ghost train. After a return to the café, the party sets out for home. | |||
| [SOUTHPORT SCENES AND 1951 ROYAL LANCASHIRE SHOW] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9497 | |||
| Compilation reel of Healey family leisure footage – family members are seen out and about in Southport, on the main shopping street, and sitting on the sand dunes. There are also scenes at the Lakeside miniature railway and the Sea Bathing Lake, including a diving display and the ‘English Rose’ beauty contest. At the Royal Lancashire Show, there is horse riding, and also displays of agricultural machinery and other attractions for the visitors. | |||
| POWER IN THE MAKING | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9542 | |||
| A record of construction activity over a short period at the site of Skelton Grange power station near Leeds. The film includes builders, bricklayers and mechanical diggers at work; shots inside the turbine hall and boiler house; the interior of a cooling tower; the view from the top of one of the chimneys, and the giant stator arriving by rail. There are also scenes of nearby flooding and remedial work to deal with this, plus the construction of a new bridge over the canal. The soundtrack is mainly VO by the filmmaker giving extra information on the film’s content. | |||
| LAKELAND HOLIDAY | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9544 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday in the Lake District. Locations visited include Appleby, Keswick, Castlerigg stone circle and the Bowder Stone. There are plenty of scenic views of hills and lakes, and shots of a farmer out and about with his sheepdogs. | |||
| [SHEILA'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9648 | |||
| Friends and family gather at St. Paul's church in Heaton Moor for a wedding. | |||
| [FRANCE] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 9668 | |||
| The film begins with scenes from a family holiday to France, they spend time on the beach and go for drinks at a nearby café. The film ends with scenes of the family in their garden in Heaton Moor, the parents and their baby pose for the camera. | |||
| [LEISURE SCENES 2] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 10475 | |||
| Brief shots of moving a boat from a garage to the road then people witha dog in a field. Next we have various holiday/leisure scenes featuring beaches, boats and children, one eating a sherbet dib-dab. After scenes of rough seas we have exteriors of a large house with people and statues in the gardens. The film ends with canal boats including the Red Admiral and swans | |||
| THE GONDELIERS | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 10932 | |||
| Scenes from the dress rehearsal for Altrincham Grammar School for Boys production of The Gondoliers. | |||
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