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| [STOCKPORT POLICE EVENTS 1953/4] | |||
| Date: c1953-57 Film Number: 3506 | |||
| A series of police events in Stockport 1953/54. An inspection and presentation by the Mayor and Lord Lieutenant, Viscount Leverhulme; Stockport celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, June 2nd 1953; the Royal salute at a Heaton Norris recreation ground; the Mayor's procession with a guard of honour, Sun 31st May 1953; the passing out parade of the No1 District Police Training centre, Bruche, 4th March 1954; an inspection of Stockport County Borough Police by HM Inspector of Constabulary, 19 May 1953 and final colour footage of some Canadian Mounties. | |||
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| [QUEEN ELIZABETH; CHRISTMAS; GARDEN] | |||
| Date: c1955 Film Number: 6284 | |||
| Views of the Queen Elizabeth liner in dock at Southampton are followed by Christmas scenes at the Connor family home in New Moston. The Connor family are also seen in the garden in summer - playing cricket and fooling around. | |||
| [PEMBROKESHIRE CASTLES AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: mid 1950s Film Number: 8747 | |||
| Compilation of Aspin family holiday footage in Wales and other locations, including caravan sites, boat trips, and historic sites in Pembrokeshire. | |||
| [CATTERICK; DORA BRYAN; LONDON; HONG KONG] | |||
| Date: c1955 Film Number: 4552 | |||
| A passing out parade is seen at Catterick, as well as Graham Collin in military uniform. Scenes at actress Dora Bryan's wedding at St Thomas' Church in Werneth and the Collin family are seen on a trip to London. Graham Collin is seen in army uniform in Hong Kong, and a family boat trip and holiday in Southport is followed by further Hong Kong views. 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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| [CORONATION, CARNIVAL, WALKING DAY] | |||
| Date: 1953-77 Film Number: 8979 | |||
| Baby Susan enjoys her first Christmas playing with her toys in front of the fireplace. In 1953, Hindley Green Coronation celebrations take place with a procession through the streets. The procession features bands, children and adults in fancy dress, the Procession Queen and children representing their churches. Later, we see the crowning of the Procession Queen. In 1977, during the celebration for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, crowds gather on the streets of Hindley to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they are driven through in the state car. | |||
| [VARIOUS EVENTS IN BURY] | |||
| Date: *1953-5/8 Film Number: 6035 | |||
| Scenes from a fashion parade held by the British Man-Made Fibres Association to promote Kirksyl Viscose - a Lancashire product. An Armistice Day parade and ceremony is held at the Town Hall and Cenotaph, and a Whit Walk is seen passing through the town. The film ends with views of a Royal Naval Association Parade marching through the streets and placing a wreath on the war memorial. 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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| [75TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, HELSBY AND WEST KIRBY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1953/4/6/8 Film Number: 6840 | |||
| Varied footage relating to Mount Tabor Methodist Church - members are seen having tea outside Adlington Hall, at a Sunday School procession in Parkgate and on a trip to Helsby. The compilation also includes a poster advertising church's reopening for the 75th Anniversary, activities and sports on West Kirby beach, scenes from an amateur stage production and a Rose Queen coronation. | |||
| [EACHUS GARDEN AND WEST COUNTRY HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1953/5/6 Film Number: 4199 | |||
| Various garden scenes - mostly featuring Vicky and Judith Eachus playing in the garden, on the swing and in their school uniforms. Also featured is footage from family holidays in the West Country [exact location unknown], playing on the beach and at Land's End. There are brief views from a boat on the River Dee at Ironbridge in Aldford. | |||
| [AUSTRALIA: MORWELL, MELBOURNE, SYDNEY] | |||
| Date: 1953/6/7 Film Number: 7277 | |||
| Compilation of scenes in Australia shot by the Gribbon family, recent immigrants from Liverpool. There are carnivals and processions in the town of Morwell, Victoria, including one on June 2nd 1953 marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, a military demonstration and flypast, and various beach scenes. There follows footage of Melbourne's buildings, decorated for the 1956 Olympics, including an exterior shot of the stadium. The family pose for the camera in their garden before they visit Sydney harbour, bridge and zoo. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FLEMING FAMILY HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1953/60/1 Film Number: 4222 | |||
| Film of several holidays taken by James and Mary Fleming - in Devon in 1953, with trips to Torquay, Plymouth, Dartmouth and with the Dartmoor ponies. On holiday on the Isle of Man, visiting Peel, Ramsey and Douglas. Brief shots of planes at Ronaldsway airport then the Flemings at Bournemouth in 1960, and in Morecambe in 1961, at the zoo and on the beach with son John, daughter-in-law Dorothy and grandson Stephen. | |||
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| [NORTHERN IRELAND; IN THE GARDEN; CADETS; MANCHESTER CORONATION] | |||
| Date: 1953 / 73-4 Film Number: 3898 | |||
| Scenes shot in Northern Ireland with shots of Spelga Dam, a wedding in Bangor and footage in a garden. There are also scenes of young lads (possibly Ardwick cadets) playing in a stream in the countryside. In a garden, an old man plays football with a small boy, and children play with dogs. There are views of Manchester (Deansgate and Piccadilly Gardens) decorated to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation. | |||
| [PARTY; STOCK CAR RACING] | |||
| Date: 1953/4 Film Number: 10993 | |||
| Various inebriated partygoers, some in hats and masks, sing, drink, smoke and dance. Stock car racing at Belle Vue speedway stadium in front of a large crowd of spectators. Sailing with views of mountains and lakes, a fishing boat called the White Rose then views from a sail boat followed by dancing at the Tranmere Sailing clubhouse. | |||
| [DANCING; SINGING IN THE BAR] | |||
| Date: *1953/5 Film Number: 10996 | |||
| Couples dancing then underexposed partygoers playing dressing up games and then singing in the bar. | |||
| [EDINBURGH & GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-55 Film Number: 7095 | |||
| Scenes showing a family visit to Edinburgh, including shots of trees in a park and people feeding pigeons in the city centre. A young girl is seen blowing a dandelion clock, then later with her older sister running and playing around the family garden at Willowdale Road [?]. | |||
| [PIERROTS PERFORMING ON THE PIER & HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 7087 | |||
| Beach scenes showing families playing in the sea as a motor boat car passes by, an amphibious DUKW vehicles is seen in the distance and female members of a family play with dogs on the sand. Includes a brief shot of people riding on a horse-drawn vehicle and a view of the pier advertising "Pierrots". Continues with footage of male and female pierrots performing on stage, with children (from members of the audience) singing and dogs jumping through hoops. | |||
| [FOOLING AROUND, AT HOME, PRIEST ORDINATION] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 7088 | |||
| Scenes showing two young men on Otterspool promenade on a windswept rainy day taking photographs of each other, interior shots of a family at home- including a toddler in a high chair and colour footage of a church congregation with members of the clergy having official photographs taken outside a Catholic church. | |||
| [FAIRGROUND SCENES, SUSAN & FRANCES ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 7093 | |||
| Begins with a very brief shot of a young girl stood in a field. Scenes showing a fairground train ride on Southport seafront, Susan and Frances playing in a paddling pool and having donkey rides on the beach. | |||
| [SUSAN COLLECTING SHELLS ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 7094 | |||
| Scenes showing a young girl (one is Susan) collection shells in a bucket on a beach and then holding hands with an older girl, as they splash and paddle on the shore- could be a river bank or an estuary in Scotland? | |||
| [WALKING ALONG THE GARDEN PATH] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 7096 | |||
| Footage showing a young girl (either Susan or Frances) wearing a white dress and walking along a garden path holding a bunch of flowers. Includes a brief shot of a church exterior. Continues with the same young girl dressed in a red coat walking along a path- possibly practising for a Rose Queen or confirmation procession. | |||
| [VISITORS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 7097 | |||
| Scenes showing a visit to the Lake District, including shots of Grasmere lake, the gardens of the Prince of Wales Hotel and people walking on the lawn. Includes a visit to an unidentified Stately Home, with young boys playing golf and visitors walking in the grounds. Includes over exposed shots of scenery and a lake from a moving boat. | |||
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