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| 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. | |||
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| [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. | |||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE | |||
| Date: *1951-52 Film Number: 1841 | |||
| Film showing the testing of textile machines by TMM Research at Helmshore. The film opens with an aerial shot of the factory. The shop floor is seen with women at work. Men are seen conferring over notes. TMM carry out spinning tests. Three tests are seen, intercut with explanatory subtitles. Various machines, made by Platt's textile machinery makers are seen in action and being inspected. Yarn from bobbins is also tested. The film closes with an employee preparing a final report and a panning shot of a testing laboratory. 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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| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE - VERSION 2] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1842 | |||
| A re-edited version of film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore. The scenes are identical yet edited into a different order and lacking the explanatory subtitles. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE - TRIMS 1] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1843 | |||
| Trims from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore. Also features a map of the world with Helmshore highlighted. Some of the shots are upside down. | |||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE [TRIMS 2] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1844 | |||
| Trims from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore. Also features a map of the UK and the title frame which is upside down. | |||
| [RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT HELMSHORE - TRIMS 3] | |||
| Date: c1951-52 Film Number: 1845 | |||
| Trims from film number 1841, Research and Development at Helmshore. Some of the shots are upside down. | |||
| [THE ENGLISH RIVIERA] | |||
| Date: 1951/2 Film Number: 3527 | |||
| The Townsend family on holiday in Devon. Includes views of Torquay, Cockington, Paignton, Totnes and Dartmouth. | |||
| THE CHARM OF THE ENGLISH LAKES | |||
| Date: *1951/2 Film Number: 8269 | |||
| A compilation of scenic views around the Lake District; also snow scenes, occasional shots of Gleave family members out and about, an impromptu game of cricket, a trip out on the lake and a man painting a boat. The reel ends with scenes from a trip to London, visiting the Tower of London and other historic sites. | |||
| [SCENES FROM A WEDDING CEREMONY] | |||
| Date: *1951/2 Film Number: 8274 | |||
| Scenes from a Roman Catholic wedding ceremony, shot from high up at the rear of the church. The reel end with shots of the wedding photographer waiting outside. | |||
| [LORNA MOON'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: *1951/2 Film Number: 8277 | |||
| Lorna Moon's wedding begins with the bride at home, arranging her veil in her dressing table mirror. At the church, the guests, bridesmaids, bride and father arrive, and make their way into church watched by a group of interested onlookers. After the wedding, confetti is thrown as the couple leave the church. At the reception, at the Wyre Bank Hotel, photos are taken outdoors, and there are brief indoor shots, including the cutting of the cake. | |||
| THE INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS TRIAL, VARESE, ITALY AND AUSTRIA | |||
| Date: 1951-52 Film Number: 8576 | |||
| Scenes from two separate international motorcycle trials in Italy and Austria in consecutive years. Includes technical preparation, the trials themselves, and shots of the British party in between events. | |||
| [MOSS FAMILY IN THE GARDEN AND BLACKPOOL, LLANDUDNO HOLIDAYS SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1951-57 Film Number: 6844 | |||
| Sisters Judith and baby Vanessa Moss at home in the garden with friends and other family members. Their mother Freda is seen bringing newly-born Vanessa home from hospital accompanied by Judith, wearing a nurse's outfit. Also features trips to Heaton and Broughton Parks as well as holidays to Blackpool and Llandudno. There is an interesting sequence where a glamorous model poses inside a giant bottle aboard a procession float, advertising Plastics Limited, Manchester. Film concludes with birthday parties for Vanessa and Judith. | |||
| SPRING TIME IN LAKELAND | |||
| Date: *1951/2/3 Film Number: 470 | |||
| Scenic Lake District, featuring a little girl with lambs, rivers and mountains, daffodils and a sunset. 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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| MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY EASTHAM OIL DOCK | |||
| Date: 1951-3 Film Number: 1058 | |||
| The progress of the building of Eastham oil dock is followed by filming at different stages of construction - includes work on new dock buildings; the construction of the entrance lock, and some of the men and machinery involved in the work. | |||
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