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| HATHERLOW HERITAGE - THE FIRST 150 YEARS OF HATHERLOW SUNDAY SCHOOL | |||
| Date: 1952-67 Film Number: 7228 | |||
| A look at the history of Hatherlow Sunday School, from the origins of local non-conformism at Chadkirk Chapel to contemporary activities at the school. Opens with shots of Hatherlow church before outlining the history of the local non-conformist movement, using several still images. The role and election of a Rose Queen is explained, followed by a series of annual crowning ceremonies held at the school. Religious processions around Bredbury and Romiley, known as Scholars' Walks, are shown in detail before the film concludes with a review of contemporary activities: nativity plays, parties, school trips, pantomimes, rambles, youth club meetings and school classes. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [YOUTH TRIP ABROAD] | |||
| Date: *1952/3/5 Film Number: 4780 | |||
| A group of young people are seen boarding a coach and on deck on a ferry during a holiday to Germany or Austria. The group are seen swimming in a lake, playing table tennis at the hostel and visiting some waterfalls. Also includes shots of British army vehicles crossing a bridge and female members of the group posing for photographs with American soldiers. | |||
| ST ANNE'S COUNTY SCHOOL OPEN DAY, 21ST JULY 1954 | |||
| Date: *1952/4 Film Number: 4390 | |||
| Footage from the open day at St Anne's County School - the pupils put on gymnastics, singing, music and dancing displays for the visitors. The St Anne's Congregational Church Sunday School float is seen participating in a carnival parade. On a trip to London, the Sykes family visit the sights, including Buckingham Palace and London Zoo as well as taking a boat trip on the River Thames. | |||
| SEA HARVEST - A FISHY STORY | |||
| Date: *1952/4 Film Number: 4440 | |||
| General views of Fleetwood and the trawler Sea Harvest in dock before it sails. Life on board during a fishing trip is seen - casting and hauling in nets, sorting and gutting the catch and repairing the nets. The trawler sails through rough seas and returns to Fleetwood, where the fish are unloaded at market. | |||
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| [COUNTRYSIDE SCENES AND HOLIDAY AT SANDY COVE HOTEL] | |||
| Date: 1952/4/5 Film Number: 4261 | |||
| Scenes from a boat trip, followed by members of the Greenwood family and friends out and about in the Yorkshire and Cumbrian countryside and enjoying themselves at an open-air swimming pool at Ilkley. Clifford and Annie Greenwood take a holiday to Exmoor and Devon, staying at the Sandy Cove Hotel and the Barn Hayes Hotel. Views of the steam trains at Ffestiniog Mountain railway, and the film concludes with a farmer shepherding sheep along a lane. | |||
| SCHOOL DIARY PART II 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952/8 Film Number: 4711 | |||
| Compilation film featuring Cale Green Primary School - the football team are seen competing in the semi-final and winning the final of the 1952 competition. The team is taken on an outing to New Brighton, with scenes on the boating pool and in the amusement arcade. Class 1 are seen on a day trip to Chester - visiting the museums, cathedral and city walls. The film ends with pupils giving a demonstration of country dancing during Civic Week in July 1958. | |||
| [HEATON PARK AND MISCELLANEOUS] | |||
| Date: *1952/59/61 Film Number: 2258 | |||
| Miscellaneous footage, with a young girl featuring prominently, from various locations. Includes footage shot in Heaton park, Chessington Zoo, Chester, a boat on a river and a village. The film also features coastal scenes. Domestic animals feature in many shots. The girl is seen playing alone, with other children and in a playground. | |||
| [HOLIDAY SCENES - WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND] | |||
| Date: *1952/59/61 Film Number: 2259 | |||
| Film featuring holiday footage from North Wales and Northern Ireland. Much of the Footage is of coastal areas and a young girl features prominently. The film closes with footage of Belle Vue Zoo and then a park. | |||
| [LLANDUDNO; MICHAEL'S 21ST; THE LAKES] | |||
| Date: 1952/61/73 Film Number: 4123 | |||
| The Hill, Welch and Rendell families are seen at Llandudno in 1952, with Joan, Margaret and Katherine all knitting on the beach. Some of the children are seen playing in the garden at "Greyfriars." Guests are seen arriving and enjoying the party held at the Hill family home, "Ballabeg," for Michael Welch's 21st Birthday in 1961. The final section shows the Rendells, and some of the Welchs, on holiday at a cottage in the Lakes. | |||
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| "LANDSGEMEINDE" OF THE MANCHESTER & WEST RIDING SWISS CLUBS. HARDCASTLE CRAGS 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952/69 Film Number: 5266 | |||
| A 'Landsgemeinde' (outdoor assembly or parliament) for the local swiss community held at Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge in 1952. People are shown walking in the woods and hills, enjoying a picnic, crossing stepping stones in the rain and visiting a house. They gather on the slope of a hill to for an address by Professor Jean Inebnit, presentations and singing. The film concludes with a second landsgemeinde and picnic at the same venue (c1969), with banners in the high street welcoming them to Hebden Bridge. 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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| CORONATION CELEBRATIONS | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 224 | |||
| Rochdale is decorated for the Coronation and celebrates with displays by the Fire Service, youth organisations and sports. The Mayor and Mayoress attend the opening of a garden for the blind. | |||
| WIDNES CORONATION CELEBRATIONS | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 321 | |||
| The town celebrates the coronation of Elizabeth II - church procession to Victoria Park; a variety show in a marquee; decorated streets; dancing displays; fireworks; veteran cars and a new one; soap box derby; and the big carnival parade. | |||
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| [ROWING] | |||
| Date: *1953 Film Number: 373 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School boys on the river. | |||
| COTTON IN FASHION | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 407 | |||
| Film of a fashion show in "This Year of Cotton" including some couture garments. Emphasis on fabrics used. | |||
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| QUALITY MAINTENANCE | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 410 | |||
| Made to assist in the training of new operatives in the cotton industry. Shows the correct way of working and the consequences of using wrong methods. 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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| MAGIC FEET | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 459 | |||
| Stanley Matthews, playing football for Blackpool in the 1953 Cup Final in front of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, gains his first cup winners medal. His fine footwork is enhanced by the boots which he helped to design and which are produced by the Co-operative Wholesale Society - available for adults and schoolboys at co-operative societies everywhere. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [BUS BOARDING AND SAFETY] | |||
| Date: *1953 Film Number: 491 | |||
| Sequences showing the hazards which buses, passengers, and other road users present to each other, particularly cyclists, and passengers who board a moving vehicle. Shows Manchester, and bus stops at Piccadilly. | |||
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| F.A. CUP SIXTH ROUND ARSENAL V BLACKPOOL | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 557 | |||
| Shows shots of the action in the game, and the crowds watching. The final score is Blackpool 2 Arsenal 1. Brown breaks a leg scoring the winning goal. | |||
| F.A. CUP SEMI-FINAL BLACKPOOL V TOTTENHAM | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 558 | |||
| Film showing scenes at this semi-final match at Villa Park - won by Blackpool, who go ahead to the 1953 final at Wembley. Good shots of the game and crowds. | |||
| WEMBLEY 1953. THE F.A. CUP FINAL | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 559 | |||
| Shows the action in this Cup Final between Blackpool and Bolton - good shots of the game, and of the crowds. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are in attendance and at the end the Queen presents the trophy to the captain of the winning team - Blackpool, and medals to the players. It is Stanley Matthews' first winners medal. | |||
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