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Record 4026 – 4045 of 11241
| [FIRE DRILL AT VULCAN FOUNDRY] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 7365 | |||
| A fire training exercise at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows. Men wheel out a fire pump from Fire Station 2 at the rear of the foundry, before unrolling hoses and spraying water over trackside sheds. The trainee firefighters then climb a ladder to take hoses to the roof of one of the main works buildings. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [NEW YORK AND TORONTO, MOSS FAMILY DOMESTIC SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6864 | |||
| Compilation including Judith Moss playing in the garden at home, dressed up in a nurses outfit and celebrating her 6th birthday party. Night shots of neon signs in Times Square, New York, and a number of street scenes and buildings around Toronto. Other footage includes brief sequences of the American coastline filmed from an aircraft and shots of an ice hockey match. The reel ends with sisters Judith and Vanessa playing with their father Willie in front of the camera, and a Moss family holiday to Bournemouth. | |||
| FLEETWOOD IN CORONATION YEAR | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6989 | |||
| Scenes of Fleetwood during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Year showing the Mount Pavilion, Esplande with colourful flowerbeds and the seafront. Children play in bathing pools, watching 'Bilton's Marionettes' perform on the promenade and posing by a model yacht as a man launches it on a boating pool. Continues with boats sailing on a lake, beach scenes, people playing crazy golf and on a giant board game of draughts. Includes shots aboard a ferry, the Isle of Man Steamer departing the harbour and the two Fleetwood lighthouses. 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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| [LONDON SCENES & GIRLS IN A SNOWY GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 7086 | |||
| Scenes showing a trip to London during Coronation Year, including shots of Buckingham Palace with Coronation decorations in the foreground, The Mall and young girls feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square. Footage includes the neon lights of Piccadilly Circus, exteriors of the Haymarket Theatre and under exposed shots of the Thames at night. Continues with a visit to a zoo showing various animals in enclosures. Ends with scenes of a winter's day as two young girls build a snowman in the back garden. | |||
| CORONATION CELEBRATIONS, PRESTON 1953 | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6543 | |||
| Scenes from a combined churches outdoor service in Avenham Park on Sunday 31 March, followed by a military parade in Moor Park on June 2. Ends with Gurkhas 'beating the retreat' at Fulwood Barracks. | |||
| TO THE LAKES | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6545 | |||
| Scenes of an Infantry Records office staff trip from Preston to the Lake District, featuring visits to Kirkby Lonsdale. Ends with comic footage of those unfortunate enough to be left behind at work. | |||
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| [THE ZIDLICKY WEDDING 25TH APRIL 1953] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6674 | |||
| Scenes from Jiri and Nesta Zidlicky's wedding at Stand Unitarian Chapel in Whitefield, including their arrival, posing for photographs, a reception at the Eagle and Child in Whitefield and waving goodbye to well wishers at Victoria station. | |||
| [WELSH SCENES & CORONATION DECORATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6683 | |||
| Views of the coastline and harbour at Portmeirion, followed by a journey on the Talyllyn Railway locomotive past the Dolgoch Falls. Ends with a brief glimpse of coronation decorations in Albert Square. | |||
| CORONATION PARTY | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6684 | |||
| Scenes of people watching young girls maypole dancing indoors, to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. | |||
| CORONATION PAGEANT | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 6794 | |||
| Scenes from Golborne County Infants School Coronation Pageant in 1953 featuring a procession of children in fancy dress, made up to represent different Commonwealth cultures. Pupils enact a mock crowning ceremony and perform a series of dance routines afterwards. Ends with the 'queen' and her entourage leaving school grounds, followed by parents standing around and discussing the event. | |||
| [MONTE CARLO RALLY AND ICE SKATING] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 5700 | |||
| Monte Carlo Rally scenes, shot from front and rear of the racing car (car 416). Shots of racing details including checkpoints,car interiors and public inspection of cars. Birdseye views from the harbour. Winter scenes of driving through snow and ice skating scenes on a frozen lake. | |||
| [THE STORY OF PANTO WEEK 1953] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 8651 | |||
| The film shows the 1953 Liverpool Panto Week. The week includes ballet performances, jazz concerts and processions that include Bessie Braddock. All activities are in aid of Cancer Research, with students raising money to build a new Cancer Research Centre. The film includes shots of inside the cancer ward, with nurses and doctors treating patients. | |||
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| EASTERN EMPEROR WINS CHESTER CUP | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 4013 | |||
| Newsreel item from the Chester Cup race of 1953. Views include the start and the race to the finish. The winning horse, Eastern Emperor, is seen in the Winner's Enclosure after the race. | |||
| [BLACKPOOL'S VICTORY, FA CUP FINAL 1953] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 9157 | |||
| The climax of the football season has over 100,000 spectators at Wembley for the Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool F.A. Cup Final of 1953. After shots of the players getting ready we see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive and the Duke is introduced to the players. A thrilling match ends in a 4-3 victory for Blackpool and the Queen hands the trophy to the Blackpool captain. Stanley Matthews is seen in the changing room clutching his winners medal. | |||
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| [MORTENSEN HOLIDAY AND SHOP EXTERIORS] | |||
| Date: *1953 Film Number: 9159 | |||
| The Mortensens wait for a bus, visit a zoo, and war graves. Stan and his son play football in the garden then Mrs Mortensen is seen walking in some ornamental gardens. Mrs Mortensen and friends sit at a street side cafe and then in the garden with two dogs. Brief shots of Stan's shop 'The Sports Corner' exteriors then Stan and a friend digging the front garden. | |||
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| CEMAES WHIT WEEKEND 1953; AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY 1953 MORECAMBE; THE GUINNESS CLOCK | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 8354 | |||
| For the Whit weekend, the group head to Cemaes. They stay in a cottage and visit the beach, the children appear to still be wearing their school uniforms when they go paddling. For the August bank holiday weekend, they head to Morecambe. People can be seen leaving the house, they sit on a bench before walking along the promenade. The film ends with a visit to see the Guinness Clock in Morecambe. | |||
| [JOHN'S FIRST TRIAL; CEMAES WHIT WEEKEND 1953] | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 8366 | |||
| Compilation reel begins with scenes from a motorcycle trial in Chester. For Whit weekend 1953, the family visit Cemaes. Outside their cottage, John can be seen on his motorcycle while two women read the newspapers. Later, the group have a picnic together in a field. They feed the swans before taking a boat trip on the river. They visit 'The Red House', a large house with beautiful gardens. In the garden, a young child rides his tricycle. The film ends with shots of John wearing a military uniform while riding his motorcycle down the street. | |||
| 4 TODAY | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 9319 | |||
| Richards' 4th birthday party with children playing in the garden at Brooklands then children sat around a table eating and drinking. Mrs Sagar lighting the candles on a birthday cake and Richard blowing them out. The film ends with shots of the interiors of the Sagar family home and Richard and Elizabeth in the garden. | |||
| DIRT DISPOSAL - TRIALS AT ARKWRIGHT COLLIERY | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 11458 | |||
| In October 1953 The Coal Board hold a trial for four manufacturers of dump trucks at Arkwright Colliery in North East Derbyshire. The manufacturers taking part are Foden, AEC, Euclid and Scammell. Each manufacturer puts their vehicles through the trial, they have to drive through a course that has been constructed with various hazards and complete a range of tasks. When the trials are complete other manufacturers are given the opportunity to demonstrate different types of industrial vehicles. | |||
| ST. MATTHEW'S MOCK CORONATION FILM | |||
| Date: 1953 Film Number: 11631 | |||
| A parade led by Highland pipers followed by children in costumes, marching bands and scouts. The parade can be seen making their way through Stretford and ends at Longford Park where various performances take place. | |||
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