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| [RIVER; FORMAL GARDENS] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 10995 | |||
| A family sat by a river on which are people in rowing boats followed by views of a formal garden with an oriental fountain. | |||
| [STOCK CAR RACING] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 11000 | |||
| Stock car racing at Belle Vue speedway stadium in Manchester in front of packed stands of spectators. | |||
| [BOLTON CHARITY TENNIS TOURNAMENT/FAMILY FILM] | |||
| Date: Film Number: 924 | |||
| Bolton Charity Tennis Tournament - shots of a doubles match. At the seaside - horse-riding on the beach. In the garden - a game of cricket. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [BABY JUDITH WITH HER MOTHER] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 8279 | |||
| Baby Judith Gleave is seen in her pram in the garden on a sunny day; her mother entertains her with a small teddy bear. Judith's mother then stands in the garden, holding the baby who is trying to chew a small doll, while another woman is briefly glimpsed running out of shot. | |||
| [BOLTON ROSE QUEEN PROCESSION LEAVES SCHOOL] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 8504 | |||
| Children are seen sitting in the back of a lorry before the event begins. The Rose queen procession then leaves the school yard and makes its way through terraced streets to the field where the Rose Queen crowning ceremony takes place. | |||
| BRITISH EXPERTS' TRIAL 1951 | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8587 | |||
| Scenes from the 1951 motorcycle trials. Riders, some with sidecars, struggle up muddy hillsides in appalling weather near Hollinsclough in the Peak District. The action then moves to Bury, where riders congregate by the Peel Monument before tackling the rugged course. | |||
| FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8690 | |||
| Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows, celebrates the Festival of Britain with a variety of activities including a dancing display in the town square, historical tableaux, and a procession. Members of the 'Cavalcade Committee' line up for a group photograph and the reel concludes with extra, unused shots, mostly titles. | |||
| [LONDON; FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN; SCULPTOR CRAFT] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 12172 | |||
| The Dempsey family travel to London to attend the Festival of Britain. John and Edwin later write in their diary about their holiday to London. The film cuts between the boys' diary entries and shots of the holiday. We see the family at the Festival of Britain looking at the exhibits. We later see them at the Festival Pleasure Gardens where they ride on a miniature railway and on fairground rides. There are shots of London including scenes of busy streets and traffic around Trafalgar Square where the family feed the pigeons. They visit London Zoo and Windsor Castle and take a boat ride on the Thames. We also see them on a boat near Windsor Castle. Finally we see the family packing their suitcases ready to go home. The next scenes are titled 'Sculptor Craft' We see John and Edwin at home making plaster models from a craft kit. They pour the plaster of paris into moulds then put them in front of the fire to set. They then paint them before presenting them to their mother who places them on the mantelpiece. | |||
| [JERVIS VISIT TO BELLE VUE; BEACH AND STREET SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 9234 | |||
| A young boy and his mother visit Belle Vue. They are seen leaving their house and walking down the street, past a Shell garage forecourt. Once inside Belle Vue, they study the brochure, take a ride on the steam train, have a picnic and go round the fairground, where the boy goes on one of the children's rides. There are also holiday scenes on a farm, two boys making sandcastles on the beach, and boys playing football on a terraced street, which ends in tears for one young lad. The reel concludes with a man and boy riding along the street on a motorbike. | |||
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| THE JUNIOR T.T. DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN; ULSTER GRAND PRIX, BELFAST | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8583 | |||
| Scenes from two prestigious motorcycle race fixtures, including preparation, racing footage and views behind the scenes. British rider G. E. Duke features prominently. | |||
| [ITALIAN GRAND PRIX, MONZA 1951] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 8585 | |||
| After the journey down to Monza via the Rivera, and the Moto Guzzi factory at Lake Como, we see the motorbike racing, as well behind the scenes footage and the testing of racing cars. | |||
| [GALA DAY] | |||
| Date: 1951-2 Film Number: 2851 | |||
| A 'Gala Day' held on moorland near Hebden Bridge. Following a beauty contest, there are running races for children, Punch and Judy and a fancy dress cricket match. After folk dancing, there are sporting events, including obstacle races and a tug-of-war, and the film ends with a children's fancy dress competition. 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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| [A MISCELLANY - TRAMS, HOLIDAYS AND WEDDINGS] | |||
| Date: 1951/2 Film Number: 959 | |||
| Family holidays - on board ship; horse-drawn trams on the Isle of Man; a flight to Ireland - stately homes, waterfalls and gardens. An Easter holiday in Blackpool - shots of the Blackpool trams; on the beach; the illuminations. Ringway airport, Manchester. Trams in Kirkby, Liverpool. A family wedding - signing the register. Bethesda rose queen fete - crowning ceremony. | |||
| CONSTRUCTION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II DOCK | |||
| Date: *1951/52 Film Number: 1060 | |||
| The building of Eastham oil dock. A model of a tanker passing through a lock. The construction work - a section of the lock gate is lowered into position; the use of conveyor belts on site. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE-TRIMS 4] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1850 | |||
| Trim from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore, featuring a board meeting. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE-TRIMS 5] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1851 | |||
| Trim from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore featuring men reading reports and a shot of a letter in a typewriter. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE-TRIMS 6] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1852 | |||
| Trim from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore featuring a testing lab. Includes footage of the 'b gauge'. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE-TRIMS 7] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1853 | |||
| Trim from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore featuring a testing lab. Includes footage of the Gisholt balancing machine | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE-TRIMS 8] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1854 | |||
| Trim from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore featuring a testing lab. Includes footage of the Baldwin B gauge. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE-TRIMS 9] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1855 | |||
| Trim from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore featuring a testing lab. Features men carrying out tests on the Shirley co-efficient friction meter. | |||
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