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Record 3886 – 3905 of 11241
| [SILVERDALE, GREAT HUCKLOW AND ABERSOCH] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 9491 | |||
| Compilation reel of family holiday and leisure material, including Bury Unitarian Church’s trip to Derbyshire, complete with picnic, and holiday scenes in firstly Silverdale, and then Abersoch, with family members playing on the beach and in the sea, and the Children’s Special Service Mission holding a Beach Mission. | |||
| INSKIP LEAGUE OF FRIENDSHIP FOR DISABLED, HEYWOOD - TRIP TO RHYL 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 9493 | |||
| Members of the Inskip League of Friendship accompany a group of mostly elderly people with physical disabilities on a day trip to Rhyl. After the coach journey, and lunch at the Plastirion Hotel, the visitors brave the weather and set out in wheelchairs provided by St John’s Ambulance Brigade for a tour of Rhyl seafront and attractions, including the beach, rollerskating rink, fairground, and garden of remembrance. There is also a Punch and Judy show, a comedy diving display at the open-air baths, and brief scenes at the Coliseum with Will Parkin’s Summertime Show. The return journey to Heywood sees the coach stopping at the Royal Oak Hotel in Kelsall for refreshments. | |||
| [THE WEDDING OF PAT AND DENNIS] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 9548 | |||
| Scenes from the wedding of Dennis Bray and Patricia Shaw at St James’ Church, Clifton, Rotherham, on 20th September 1952. The film begins with Deirdre, one of the bridesmaids, trying on her new dress for the occasion. At the church, the bridal party and guests arrive; there are then scenes at the reception at Davy’s Café, and the reel ends with the bridal couple being seen off at the railway station. | |||
| IN SEARCH OF SCOTLAND - EDINBURGH E II R | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 9565 | |||
| Edinburgh prepares for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II; the royal cars and accompanying procession are seen making their way along Princes Street, filmed from a high vantage point. There are also family holiday scenes, with a visit to the castle where there is a gun salute for the Queen’s birthday, and a trip to the zoo. | |||
| SUMMER MEETING IN BRISTOL MAY 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 9566 | |||
| Shot on a trip to Bristol for a meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the film includes a tour of Bristol and its environs, including scenes at the docks, Clifton Suspension Bridge, and a visit to the site of a reservoir under construction. | |||
| WHITBY HOLIDAY 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 9567 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday in Whitby, including activity in the harbour as the catch is unloaded from the boats, and fishermen mend their nets. Family members are seen playing on the beach, fishing in rockpools and attaching bait to lines and trying unsuccessfully to fish in the sea. | |||
| 64TH SERMONS JUNE 15TH 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 10060 | |||
| Celebrating the 64th Anniversary of the Bollington Methodist Church Sunday School, children exit the church followed by adults and a brass band. Hymns are sung in various locations in the neighbourhood accompanied by the brass band. After the procession and services by the Rev Rutherford Basham of Hanley the congregation exit the church with the reverend talking and posing for the camera. A group of women sit and sew in a garden at the fortnightly sewing meeting. Members of the congregation board a bus to visit Gawsworth New Hall where they are welcomed and enter the hall. | |||
| [PORT SUNLIGHT AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 10470 | |||
| Scenes from family holidays/leisure trips including a visit to Port Sunlight, various bits of coastline [South?] and countryside [Wales?]. It also features two picnics, a trip on a canal and a Carnival parade on a suburban street. | |||
| PRESTON GUILD 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 10984 | |||
| A record of Preston's week of celebration begins with street scenes and hanging up the decorations on Floyer Street. Large crowds attend the guild proclamination speech by the mayor on Mayors' Sunday. Athletes run down the main street with one runner holding a model of the town hall clock tower. Clergymen and civic dignitaries exit the Parish Church and parade with policemen, brass bands and war veterans. A veteran car rally is followed children in party hats sat in the street. Church of England, Catholic and Free Church processions with religious banners, icons, bands and floats. The trade procession with various floats and fancy dress advertising local industries. Children dressed as knights rehearse then take part in the pageant at Avenham park. The Guild funfair with various rides and fairground stalls by day and night. The film ends with civic dignitaries saluting an army regiment as they march past. | |||
| FAMILY CAVALCADE | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 10985 | |||
| A little boy plays with a bucket and spade then on a tricycle on the street before picking flowers in a park. Learning to ride a bicycle then scenes from the 1952 Easter holidays with a visit to Ingleton Falls then a crowded Avenham Park on Easter Monday with ice creams and Easter eggs. Various zoo animals then the little boy enjoying a ride on the back of an elephant. A little boy feeding the swans and walking beside the river Dee in Chester followed by views from Blackpool tower and Pleasure Beach scenes. Boys playing on the beach then fairground scenes followed by a trip to Harrogate and Knaresbrough Castle | |||
| [SCOTTISH HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 10994 | |||
| Sailing on a Scottish Lake followed by the boat out of the water in the harbour. | |||
| MGS DAUPHINÉ TREK 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 11058 | |||
| Scenes from the 1952 Manchester Grammar School trek in the Dauphiné province of south eastern France. The film opens with scenes of staff and pupils unloading rucksacks from the coach. We see the boys and staff on their trek and at camp where they prepare, cook and distribute food. We also see them washing their clothes and shaving in a river. This all takes place against a backdrop of stunning scenery, there are dramatic shots of the Hautes - Alpes including a glacier. The film ends with scenic views of a mountain town in the distance and then we see the boys visiting the town and there are shots of local men playing boules. | |||
| [BABY JUDITH'S EARLY DAYS] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 8276 | |||
| A woman knits baby clothes, and a car leaves Victoria Hospital in Blackpool, bringing baby Judith Gleave home. We see her birth certificate, congratulatory greetings cards, and then scenes from her first weeks in her suburban home with her siblings, including her christening party and being bottle-fed by her mother. | |||
| [YOUNG JUDITH GLEAVE IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 8278 | |||
| Toddler Judith Gleave is seen pottering about in the garden; with her mother and her grandparents, then with a large toy dog on wheels. Other children also feature; one girl is seen skipping, and Judith's mother then has a go with the skipping rope. Judith's father pushes her across the lawn on the toy dog. | |||
| [PRESTON GUILD 1952 - PROCESSION SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 12176 | |||
| Procession scenes from the 1952 Preston Guild. We see marching bands, floats and civic dignitaries being driven in cars. The procession appears to be religious. There are church representatives, choir boys and religious banners. The people on the floats appear to be dressed to represent characters from the bible. | |||
| [PRESTON GUILD 1952 AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 12188 | |||
| Scenes from the 1952 Preston Guild. We see scenes from the procession, including floats, marching bands and banners. There are also veteran cars and vintage bicycles, such as Penny Farthings. The Preston Guild scenes are followed by assorted brief clips, such as views of a church and some fireworks. | |||
| [BOYS PLAYING] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 11874 | |||
| A group of boys playing on the farm, they ride a go-cart through the farmyard, play hide and seek then play a game of rounders before riding their bikes in the farmyard. | |||
| A WEEKEND IN BARROW | |||
| Date: * 1952 Film Number: 3903 | |||
| Footage shot on a trip to Barrow-in-Furness, including views of Furness Abbey, shots of the docks and an excursion into the countryside. There are shots of a large school, and a posed family group, and the film ends with footage taken from a moving train on a snowy day. | |||
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| [ST ANNES; WORKS FOOTBALL; GARDENING] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 3943 | |||
| Footage of a trip to St Anne's - two women are seen outside a hotel, and a man walks on the sea front. A child plays with a toy dog in a garden, and workmen in overalls have a game of football in a cobbled yard. There are scenes of a woman doing the garden, and a small child playing with a wheelbarrow. | |||
| [CHEW VALLEY OUTING] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 3944 | |||
| Footage of lads (possibly cadets) walking through the Chew Valley near Mossley near Ashton Under Lyne. They walk along a country lane encountering a herd of cows, walk near a reservoir, and climb up a small rocky hill. | |||
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