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| [RUGBY - RAIN STOPS PLAY] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 372 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School - rain stops a rugby match. | |||
| [GOLDEN JUBILEE - A BOAT] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 374 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School - shots of a boat; boys playing in the snow. | |||
| [GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 658 | |||
| Newsreel film featuring three items: a Cheshire walking race; a liner ablaze at Liverpool; and a football match featuring Preston North End v Wolverhampton. | |||
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| BLACKPOOL'S PROGRESS | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 958 | |||
| A look at the development of the Blackpool tram, from the first electric tram in 1885 to the introduction of new tramcars in 1952, 'surpassing all other forms of public transport' - using stills, and shots of trams on the road and in the depot. | |||
| GALA DAY AT POULTON-LE-FYLDE 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1036 | |||
| Gala day at Poulton-le-Fylde - carnival procession including floats, morris dancers, people in fancy dress; the Rose Queen is crowned; maypole dancing. | |||
| RIVER IRWELL AND MANCHESTER DOCKS. SCALE MODEL EXPERIMENTS MADE IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, MARISCHAL COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1063 | |||
| Scale model experiments carried out in the engineering department of Marischal College, University of Aberdeen, to study the effect on the flow of water passing into Manchester and Salford Docks by the proposed widening of the River Irwell. Dye is injected into the model and its course followed, with flows of 10,000 15,000 and 20,000 cubic feet per second. | |||
| [BEHIND THE LOCK GATE] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 1069 | |||
| Work in progress inside the lock at Eastham oil dock on the Manchester Ship Canal. A steel pile is moved by crane and laid on the dockside. | |||
| EASTHAM OIL DOCK OCTOBER 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1071 | |||
| Construction work at Eastham oil dock on the Manchester Ship Canal - dock walls under construction; a dredger at work; shipping visible on the canal beyond. | |||
| THREE INSTALLATIONS | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1118 | |||
| Three installations designed, manufactured and installed by Richard Sutcliffe Ltd. of Horbury, Wakefield. Installation 1: Pease & Partners Normanby Iron Works - iron ore is discharged by grab and moved by conveyor. Installation 2: The Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers - bags of cement are transported by conveyor from the packing machine to the loading bay. Installation 3: The construction of the Eastham oil dock by Sir Alfred McAlpine - conveyors are used to move spoil to dumping grounds. | |||
| [EASTHAM OIL DOCK LOCK GATE] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1126 | |||
| Lock gate is manoeuvred into position at Eastham oil dock. | |||
| [PRESTON GUILD STREET SCENES 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1198 | |||
| Film documenting many of the events that took place during the Preston Guild of 1952. Views of the many decorated streets in the town are followed by the Mayor's proclamation and the arrival of the Preston Harriers running club with the Guild Emblem. A veteran car rally passes through the streets, and there are scenes from all of the Guild processions including the Church of England, Roman Catholic and Trades processions. A foundation stone is laid at Preston Royal Infirmary, and there are scenes from the Royal Lancashire Show, a football match between Preston North End and the Swiss team Servette, and the Schools Guild Festival in Avenham Park in which 6000 local children participated. The film ends with the Ceremony of Adoption of the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) by the people of Preston, and a thanksgiving service at the Parish Church. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| MAKING TOOTAL TIES AT THE TOOTAL HEMMING WORKS MANCHESTER | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 1225 | |||
| Film showing the various stages involved in the production of a Tootal tie. Includes shots of the machine operators preparing the fabric, marking out and cutting the material, sewing together the different parts and packing the finished tie. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| WHITSUNDAY 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1260 | |||
| Footage taken at the 1952 whit walk. Includes interior shots of a school hall [?] where a ceremony takes place to crown the Rose Queen. The celebrations are accompanied by children singing and dancing in front of an audience. | |||
| LLANGOLLEN CANAL - HURLESTON LOCKS TO LLANTYSILIO | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 1286 | |||
| Holiday footage of a canal cruise along the Shropshire Union and the Llangollen Canals. The trip starts at Middlewich in Cheshire and includes scenes of the family travelling on a narrowboat to Llangollen. | |||
| [BETHESDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - VISITS AND EVENTS] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1691 | |||
| Various events and services attended by members of the Bethesda United Methodist Church in 1952. Includes Ruth and Alan's wedding; the Youth club's visit to the Manchester Ship Canal and Bethesda scholars celebratory visit to Fleetwood (having won the scripture shield for the fourth consecutive year). Also includes brief footage of a school sports day and Auntie on her 85th birthday. | |||
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| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS THE SUDAN 1] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1718 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, and a group of parliamentary delegates are seen visiting the Sudan. Includes landscape views of Khartoum [?], interior shots of a mosque and a football match between two local teams. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS THE SUDAN 2] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1719 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, and a group of other parliamentary delegates are seen visiting the Sudan. They attend various locations around the city - a water pump station, markets and are seen eating in the open air. Also includes scenes of a large cotton warehouse and local cotton-pickers on a plantation. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS KHARTOUM 1] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1720 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, and a group of other parliamentary delegates are seen visiting Khartoum. Includes scenes of a cotton plantation and a shot of some people riding a camel. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS KHARTOUM 2] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1721 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, and a group of other parliamentary delegates are seen visiting Khartoum. Includes various scenes of the city and a cotton plantation. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS A COTTON PLANTATION 1] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1722 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, is shown around a cotton plantation during one of his trade visits to the Sudan. | |||
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