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Record 3692 – 3711 of 11529
| [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. | |||
| PRESTON NORTH END PROMOTION FROM DIVISION II | |||
| Date: 1951/2 Film Number: 4218 | |||
| Footage from the 1950/1 football season where Preston North End secured promotion to the First Division. Crowds are seen at Preston station, awaiting the return of the team from their 3-3 draw against Southampton, the game which secured their promotion. Supporters queue at Deepdale to watch PNE play Hull City, followed by views of the game itself. Preston won 1-0, but Tom Finney's winning goal is not seen. Presentation of the shield, and scenes from a 1952 Preston Guild festival match versus Red Star Belgrade are also shown. | |||
| [PROCESSION AND ROSE QUEEN CROWNING] | |||
| Date: *1951/2 Film Number: 4558 | |||
| Footage from two separate Rose Queen processions through Parbold and Hill Dale near Wigan. Both processions pass through the villages before arriving at Hill Dale village green - in the second event, the Rose Queen is crowned and there is a demonstration of country dancing by local children. | |||
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| [ASSORTED TRIMS: CAMP AND FERRY] | |||
| Date: 1951-2 Film Number: 5960 | |||
| Assorted scenes relating to the Salford Central Mission's Boys' Brigade: setting up camp, cooking and mealtimes, unused intertitles, ferry journey to Douglas (Isle of Man) with interiors, and the bugle sounding at Reveille. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [EMIGRATION: BLACKPOOL TO AUSTRALIA] | |||
| Date: 1951-2 Film Number: 7280 | |||
| The Gribbon family in Blackpool and their journey to Australia to start a new life. Family members pose for the camera inside and outside a pre-fabricated house and at Stanley Park. Family and friends are seen relaxing at home and at a party, plus shots of work colleagues and a couple outside the house on a motorcycle. The remainder of the reel is of the journey to Australia; driving to Blackpool station and departing by train, leaving Liverpool on the MV Dorsetshire on 28th September 1951, and the sea journey itself. Concludes with the family enjoying beach life in Australia. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| POLE BANK HALL GARDEN FETE & OPENING OF EXTENSION, 21ST JULY 1952 | |||
| Date: *1951-2 Film Number: 7132 | |||
| Scenes from a Pole Bank Hall Garden Fete in 1951 and the opening of an extension, showing civic dignitaries making speeches to a seated audience of residents, staff and visitors, general views of the grounds and shots of a British Legion Band playing. Continues with children on funfair rides, dancers performing on an open-air stage and a choir singing. Second part of the reel features a Garden Fete in 1952, showing a British Legion Band arriving, close up shots of visitors and speeches/bouquet presentations. Ends with people enjoying refreshments, the gardens and shots of ducks on a pond. | |||
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| [A FAMILY HOLIDAY BY THE SEA] | |||
| Date: *1951/52 Film Number: 925 | |||
| At the seaside - a boat trip from the harbour; on the beach; in the sea; having a picnic; the ornamental gardens. | |||
| [CLITHEROE, CARLETON, AND CROCUSES] | |||
| Date: *1951/2 Film Number: 8271 | |||
| People stroll around the grounds of Clitheroe Castle, while children play on the nearby swings and roundabouts. An agricultural show near Blackpool - the Tower is visible in the distance - offers show jumping, a parade of shire horses and a motorcycle display team. Carleton Gala sees a street procession with decorated motorised floats, dancing and a Rose Queen, while visitors enjoy the attractions of the carnival fairground. The reel ends with shots in a local churchyard in spring, with bees buzzing around the crocuses. | |||
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