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| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH - TRIP DOWN THE NILE 2] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1730 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, on an overseas trade visit to the Sudan in 1952. Includes scenes taken by the River Nile. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS A VILLAGE IN THE SUDAN] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1731 | |||
| Scenes of a small African village shot during Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth's overseas trade visit to the Sudan in 1952. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS KHARTOUM 4] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1732 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, on an overseas trade visit to the Sudan in 1952. Includes scenes of a cattle market, bazaar and polo match, shot around Khartoum. | |||
| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN KHARTOUM] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1734 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, on an overseas trade visit to the Sudan in 1952. Includes scenes of a large dam on the River Nile and the gardens surrounding Government House in Khartoum. | |||
| [ROSTRUM SHOTS OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 1848 | |||
| Rostrum close ups of letters and documents. | |||
| [PRESTON GUILD 1952: PROCESSION AND PAGEANT] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 2073 | |||
| Film of the 1952 Preston Guild. A procession is seen, including civic groups on foot and on floats, religious groups and children, many in fancy dress. Crowds line the streets. Continues with footage of a mock medieval tournament in a park and displays of dancing and gymnastics by children. | |||
| [PRESTON PROCESSION AND PAGEANT] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 2074 | |||
| Film of a procession through the crowd lined streets of Preston. Includes a variety of floats, illustrating historic events, local industry, sevices and agriculture. The film continues with a pageant held outside at night. Costumed actors and singers are seen performing. The film closes with brief shots of an illuminated float and torchlit procession | |||
| [BARTON BRIDGE AND CONWAY] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 2261 | |||
| A young girl is seen in a park, a street and in several back gardens. The Barton swing bridge is seen opening and closing. There is also footage of a family holiday to Conway. | |||
| A WATERBOARD FORESTRY SCHEME | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 2524 | |||
| Film about the forestry work carried out on the land around the Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs by the Derwent Valley Water Board in North Derbyshire. Features the nursery growing of trees, planting , thinning and felling of trees and the processes undertaken at the sawmill. Also features the products made at the sawmill. | |||
| [WALKER'S DAIRY FARM - MILK ROUND] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 2566 | |||
| Opens on a shot of a horse-drawn milk float travelling down the middle of a street. A sign on the side of the milk float reads :- Walker's (Dairy) Farms, T.T. Channel Islands Milk, Kings Road Audenshaw, Mill Lane Woodley. Features scenes of the milkman delivering bottles to some of the houses and talking to a neighbour over the garden fence. | |||
| THE TREATMENT OF MOUTH AND LIP CANCER | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 2744 | |||
| The treatment of mouth and lip cancer at Christie Hospital using radium moulds and implants, x-rays and surgery. | |||
| POLICE AND PUBLIC | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 2805 | |||
| Film explaining the relationship between Oldham police force and the general public. After a brief history of the force (including shots of the uniform at various stages since 1849), there are four sections dealing with the various branches of the police service: uniformed officers, detectives, mobile units and administration. The segments include dramatised crimes, footage of Oldham police at work, and film from the police's own archives. | |||
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| E.R.W. - THEIR LATEST ENTERPRISE AT CORBY | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 2819 | |||
| A promotional film shot inside the E.R.W. plant at Corby, showing production areas, and welding of steel tubing. There is also footage of a gas works under construction in Warrington and an oil tanker being fitted out and launched at Barrow-in-Furness. | |||
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| ROSSENDALE FELT WORKS | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 2850 | |||
| A film showing one part of the felt-making process - sheets of felt are repeatedly passed through rollers, and then trimmed and cut ready for packing. | |||
| [MOTHER AND BABY; BELLE VUE] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 3519 | |||
| Views of the countryside, Daisy Nook fair. Also a woman and baby at a family tea table and a family outing to Belle Vue. Includes general views of the animals in the zoo. | |||
| [BELLE VUE ZOO] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 3520 | |||
| General views of the visitors and the animals at Belle Vue Zoo. | |||
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| BRITAIN AWAKES | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 3583 | |||
| Film about the importance of productivity in the workplace- using as examples factories making the various components for Ferguson tractors (at Trafford Park, Manchester), and the Ferguson factory itself in Coventry where the tractors are assembled. The film shows in detail the manufacturing processes involved at each stage of production and eulogizes the efforts of companies to increase productivity, and provide an efficient atmosphere. | |||
| [CYCLING IN CHESHIRE AND PEAK DISTRICT] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 4025 | |||
| The Manchester Wheelers Club - footage from several time-trial and road bicycle races in Cheshire and High Peak, Derbyshire. Shots of the racers and spectators, competitors being handed refreshments whilst racing through towns, up hills etc. Some racers are on tricycles. Locations include the Middlewich to Holmes Chapel road and the A535 towards Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. Cyclists cross the finish line and spectators are relaxing and enjoying picnics. The film ends with a crown green bowling match and trophy presentation. A club member downs a pint of beer in one go for the camera. | |||
| [CYCLING IN CHESHIRE, AND PARTIES] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 4028 | |||
| Manchester Wheelers Club time-trial road cycle race with marshalls directing the riders and handing them refreshments. The race passes Croxton Lane and is headed towards Middlewich. Shots of club members outside a building with their bikes and also in the beer garden of a pub. Includes some speeded up footage of some of the riders and a marshall timing racers outside the Grove Inn. There is footage of a 70th birthday party in a hotel, a teamaker is presented as a gift. The final section of the film involves another cycle race with the racers coming up the hill to the finish line. | |||
| CADLEY GALA 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4210 | |||
| Film of the Gala held at Cadley, Preston. Preparations are shown, followed by a procession through the streets. The Rose Queen is crowned and makes a speech. Then follows scenes from the fete - the various stalls and games, a judo display, children's fancy dress competition and a race featuring motorbikes towing men in prams. There are also brief shots of a broken fairground ride being dismantled. This film was made to raise funds to build a Community Centre in Cadley (never completed due to lack of support) - it was shown at various functions locally and contains a deliberate mistake, whoever spotted it won a prize. | |||
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