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| [SETTING UP DECKCHAIRS] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 5183 | |||
| Four women are shown walking in the grounds of a house and setting up deckchairs. 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 | |||
| HOLIDAYS WITH THE HOLIDAY FELLOWSHIP | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 5212 | |||
| Follows the activities of a group of Holiday Fellowship members as they visit a succession of guest houses in Wales and the South West of England. Guests relax, read, play table tennis, do some folk dancing and pose for a group photo. Walkers set off, eat their packed lunches and perform a song with actions on the wayside. Views of landmarks and attractions include Conwy Castle, Deganwy, Swallow Falls, Llandogo, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Allerford, Lynmouth and Cleeve Abbey. 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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| THE MARRIAGE OF VICTOR AND MARGARET SENIOR MAY 12TH 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5272 | |||
| The wedding of Victor and Margaret Senior. There are opening shots of a grand ivy-clad house and gravel driveway and a Union Jack flag being raised. The vicar. groom and guests walk up a churchyard path to arrive at the church. The bride poses in the doorway of the house before departing in the wedding car and arriving at the church with her father. The happy couple emerge from the church and pose for photographs with guests both here and back at the house. After the cutting of the cake, guests mingle and fool around in the grounds of the house before the newlyweds depart in a car. The Union Jack flag is lowered as the film ends. 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 | |||
| CHESTER ZOO 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5533 | |||
| Pownall family day out to Chester Zoo. A variety of animals are seen in their enclosures including bears, tigers, chimps and birds, as well as elephants providing rides around the zoo. Scenes of the animals are mixed with those of the family and others enjoying their day out and posing for the camera. 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/ [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [THE WHITE FAMILY CHILDREN AT A PLAYGROUND IN LONGTON] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5540 | |||
| The White girls playing on swings in the playground is followed by a lengthy shot of a tree and the girls running, playing and picking daisies underneath it. The girls walk over a bridge, continue playing, and the film ends with some children playing on a climbing frame. | |||
| THE URGENT WEST | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5593 | |||
| Promotional film outlining the importance of the port of Liverpool to Britain and the development of the city's industries and infrastructure after World War Two. The film opens with scenes of ships on the Mersey and activity in the docks including cargo handling and the Langton dock entrance development. After footage of the Mersey tunnel, the ferry service and the overhead railway, the focus moves to the outskirts of the city and the industrial developments at Kirkby and Speke. There is also an emphasis on town planning in these areas, with housebuilding projects and facilities for young and old alike offering a positive vision for Liverpool's future. | |||
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| [ISLE OF MAN: DAYS OUT] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5958 | |||
| A few days at camp with the Salford Central Mission's Boys' Brigade on the Isle of Man. The boys complete ther morning duties, line up in uniform, and have their morning sermon. Scenes of a game of football and music practice are followed by various days out including the Finch Hill Congregational Church, Rushen Abbey, Peel and Douglas for a marching band procesison. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [BRUNTWOOD HALL, LYME HALL AND PETS] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5977 | |||
| This short film beings with scenes of Bruntwood Hall and Park, and includes exterior and interior shots of greenhouses. There follows footage of Lyme Hall and Park, including two boys climbing the walls of the hunting lodge (The Cage). The film ends with shots of a pet cat and guinea pig. | |||
| PRESTON GUILD MERCHANT 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6217 | |||
| Scenes from the 1952 Preston Guild - the opening proclamation at the Town Hall, street parties, a veteran car rally, the Royal Lancashire Show, football at Deepdale and all of the various Guild processions including the Church of England, Roman Catholic and Trades processions are featured. | |||
| [PRESTON GUILD; BABY; SEASIDE] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6232 | |||
| Double exposed footage of the 1952 Preston Guild and a child with her father in a garden is followed by views of a baby in a pram and two women on a beach and swimming in the sea. | |||
| PRESTON GUILD FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6432 | |||
| Scenes from Preston Guild Festival, September 1952. Local dignitaries addressing crowds outside the guildhall and scenes of Floyer Street decorated in bunting, banners and wreaths for a street celebration. Various processions along Friargate and Lancaster Road, including floats and marching bands. Scenes from the Royal Agricultural Show, with farming machinery and a dog show. Ends with a torch light procession at night | |||
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| [PRESTON GUILD PROCESSIONS, ROYAL LANCASHIRE SHOW & SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6450 | |||
| The Mayor and dignitaries issue their final proclamations for the Preston Guild Festival from Preston Town Hall. Floats from several processions including church, civic and trade are seen filing past. Views from the Veteran Car Rally. Trick horse riding and motorcycle displays at the Royal Lancashire Show are followed by footage from a fairground and a football match. Scenes of maypole dancing, gymnastics, children playing cricket in antiquated costume and dressed up as a dancing dragon at The Schools Festival conclude. | |||
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| PRESTON GUILD 1952. PRESTON & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. FREE CHURCHES SUNDAY SCHOOLS PROCESSION OF WITNESS TUESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6542 | |||
| Procession of witness through the streets of Preston, as part of Preston Guild 1952. Views of walkers, banners, floats and onlooking crowds. Local representatives featured include: 'Baptist Schools'; 'Methodist' parties; 'Other Denomination & Non-Denominational Sunday Schools' and 'Congregational Sunday Schools'. | |||
| RUDHEATH SCHOOL V J.B.C. SEPTEMBER 20. 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7146 | |||
| Action from a boys football match that takes place in a field surrounded by houses, possibly the playing field at Rudheath School. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [MIDDLEWICH V EGERTON YOUTH CLUB] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7153 | |||
| Action from a lads football match played in Middlewich on October 12th 1952. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [EGERTON YOUTH CLUB V ST WILFRID NORTHWICH] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7154 | |||
| Action from a boys football match, played possibly near Tatton Park, on October 18th 1952. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [EGERTON BOYS CLUB FOOTBALL 2] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 7155 | |||
| Action from a boys football match possibly played near Tatton Park and featuring lads from Egerton Youth Club. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [EGERTON YOUTH CLUB JUNIORS V WALTON JUNIORS] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7157 | |||
| Action from a boys football match, played possibly near Tatton Park, on October 25th 1952. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [WINNINGTON SPORTS 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7161 | |||
| A boys sports day held in Winnington on July 5th 1952. Boys are seen competing in the high jump, javelin, shot putt and a variety of races. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| RUGBY LEAGUE CUP FINAL [1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7310 | |||
| Newsreel film of the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 19th April 1952. There is match action as Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10. Workington captain Gus Risman receives the trophy from foreign secretary Anthony Eden before being carried shoulder-high beside the pitch by his teammates. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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