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Record 3826 – 3845 of 11241
| 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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| [PRESTON GUILD 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4211 | |||
| Brief shots of decorated buildings in Preston - followed by views of the Preston Guild procession passing George Eastham's DIY shop on Friargate. A number of different bands and floats are seen - most of which depict religious scenes. The film ends with several views of lorries carrying the Canberra aeroplane - Britain's first jet bomber and holder of the Atlantic record crossing (both ways). | |||
| [LOUNGE SCENES AND SCOTLAND] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 4333 | |||
| Members of the Siddall family are seen sitting around in the lounge and smoking - probably at Christmas time in Anderton, Cheshire. Scottish holiday scenes follow - views from a moving car, a picnic on a mountain and panoramic views of the scenery. | |||
| [SEASIDE AND ROSE QUEEN] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 4361 | |||
| Scenes from a Siddall family holiday to the South Coast, probably in Bournemouth. In the Winnington area of Cheshire a Rose Queen procession through the streets is also seen. | |||
| [LONDON AND CHRISTMAS] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 4373 | |||
| Brief shots of London Zoo, followed by the Sykes family on a trip to Windsor Castle. Graham Sykes is seen playing in the sandpit at home in Lytham St Anne's, as well as with his brother Geoff and sister Judith, all helping their father to mow the lawn. At Christmas, the children are seen playing with their presents before the family sit down for a meal. Afterwards, Peter Sykes puts on a record and gives a puppet show. | |||
| LIVERPOOL STEEL SCRAP DRIVE MAY 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4702 | |||
| Film of scrap drive in Liverpool in 1952 - includes scenes in the scrap yard, men digging up tram lines, collecting scrap from householders and breaking up boats. Also views of ferries on the Mersey, street scenes in Central Liverpool and the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Film ends with procession of mounted policemen in full ceremonial uniform and an ornate carriage - reason unknown. | |||
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| [STEEL SCRAP DRIVES IN BOLTON, PRESTON AND LIVERPOOL 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4703 | |||
| Film featuring steel scrap drives in April and May 1952 - in Bolton, vans are seen collecting scrap from a council estate and taking it to the scrap yard; in Preston, further scenes of collecting from households and the town crier promoting the event in the town centre. In Liverpool, men are seen digging up tram lines, and there are views of posters in the window of the National Savings Centre as well as the Anglican Cathedral, the ferries on the Mersey and the entrance to the Queensway Tunnel. 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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| [PRINCESS ELIZABETH IN MALTA; MALTA AND GOZO] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4719 | |||
| Footage of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visiting a naval base on Malta, having a tour and giving out prizes to winners of a cross country race. The Hagon family, including Mrs Hagon's parents, are seen on the beach in Malta and on a trip to Gozo. Film concludes with views from an aeroplane, and the plane on the runway at an airfield. | |||
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| [BLACKPOOL AND HADRIAN'S WALL] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 4784 | |||
| Geoffrey and Jane Grime are seen washing the family car and there are views of Blackpool taken from a moving car on the promenade and from a high building behind the Grand Theatre (probably the offices of the West Lancashire Evening Gazette). There are scenes of the two children playing on their tricycles, receiving a visit from their grandparents and out in the countryside with their parents. In the living room at home, José Grime is seen knitting, listening to the radio, smoking and reading Life magazine. Includes views of Geoffrey coming out of Ashford School, a trip to a park with a lake, and the family are seen at and around Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Brief scenes of the Knott End Ferry at Fleetwood conclude. | |||
| HEATHER AND ALAN'S WEDDING, SINGLETON PARISH CHURCH | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4786 | |||
| 21 August 1952 - Alan Grime and his new bride Heather are seen outside Singleton church near Blackpool after the wedding ceremony posing for photographs with family members. The group, including Herbert, Elsie and José Grime, are seen arriving at the garden of a house, and the film ends with people entering a pub - presumably for the reception party. | |||
| LAKELAND HOLIDAY 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5016 | |||
| The girls of Grange Park School, St Helens travel by bus to the Langdale Estate, Lake District. They walk to Grasmere and stop at St Oswald's Church and Robert Hayes' nursery garden. Langdale May Queen celebrations with a marching brass band and procession, followed by the crowning ceremony and maypole dancing. The girls go to church at Chapel Stile, Langdale, play in the river and play tennis. They visit White Craggs rock garden, Clappersgate, stop at Dungeon Ghyll Hotel for a drink, and are seen walking, paddling, feeding animals and watching sheep shearing. A visit to Near Sawrey and Beatrix Potter's House before getting the ferry across Windermere to Bowness. Some girls return to Grasmere and some go to Elterwater and watch the artist John Clitheroe at work. A walk to Little Langdale, before catching the ferry to Far Sawrey. Film concludes with a walk in the Tilberthwaite area. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [HOLIDAY HENLEY ON THAMES 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5129 | |||
| Family footage of adults (Bob Hanna and Alice) and young children playing in a garden, plus holiday scenes of London and Henley. After shots of the family in the garden, the film moves to general views of London including 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, feeding pigeons inTrafalgar Square and sentries outside Buckingham Palace. After more scenes of the family in the garden, there is footage of general activity during the regatta at Henley on Thames. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
| [SCOTLAND HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 5132 | |||
| Footage from a holiday taken in Scotland in the early 1950s. The film contains shots of boats and ships, highland scenery plus castles and their grounds. The holidaymakers (including Edith Hanna) are pictured posing for a photograph outside a castle, exploring the grounds and admiring the views. There are interior shots of a group sing song around a piano and of scottish dancing being performed. The film ends with members of the group performing an animated song. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
| [HANNA FAMILY PICNIC] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5136 | |||
| Home movie of a family picnic in a field with parents, grandparents and two young children. It features Sam Hanna, his wife Edith, Sam's parents James and Esther and other family members. At the end of the film, Sam and Edith are pictured holding the young children in a field, followed by a close up shot of Edith holding the youngest in a terraced street. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
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