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[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.
 
 
 
[KATHLEEN FERRIER MEMORIAL]/BISHOP OF BLACKBURN ENTHRONED
Date: 1954 Film Number: 126
 
A memorial concert for Kathleen Ferrier - Sir John Barbirolli conducts the Halle, and a bust of Kathleen Ferrier is unveiled. The Bishop of Blackburn, Mayors and civic dignitaries go in procession to the cathedral where the Bishop is enthroned.
 
 
 
ROYAL VISIT TO ROCHDALE OF H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH AND H. R. H. DUKE OF EDINBURGH ON 22 OCT 1954 AND THE LAST PERFORMANCE OF GRACIE FIELDS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL
Date: 1954 Film Number: 225
 
Crowds line the streets as various civic dignitaries and Gracie Fields arrive at the Town Hall to await the Queen and Duke. The Royal couple arrive and greet the crowd from the balcony before leaving for the station to board their train. Gracie Fields gives her last performance at the Theatre Royal.
 
 
 
ROYAL VISIT TO LANCASHIRE 1954
Date: 1954 Film Number: 229
 
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visit various towns, including Wigan, Rochdale, Liverpool and Manchester. They also visit a cotton mill where workers and processes are shown.
 
 
 
[SPORTS DAY / THE SCHOOL PRESS]
Date: *1954 Film Number: 345
 
Boys of Wallasey Grammar School - various sports - discus, high jump, javelin, pole vault, hurdles, gymnastic display, cricket, vaulting. Boys at work with printing presses and examples of their work on the notice board. A singing lesson.
 
 
 
THE WALLASEYAN MAGAZINE JUBILEE EDITION
Date: *1954 Film Number: 355
 
Wallasey Grammar School boys - sporting activities, including rugby, cricket, swimming, running, rounders, fives, rowing, and trophies.
 
 
 
[FRUIT-PICKING]
Date: *1954 Film Number: 376
 
Wallasey Grammar School boys - peeling potatoes; picking fruit.
 
 
 
THERE'S A FUTURE IN IT
Date: 1954 Film Number: 411
 
Promoting technical education for workers in the textile industry. Shows facilities offered at the technical college and junior technical schools. Processes in the mill are explained and each occupation described in detail. (Bolton).
 
 
 
[MAYOR MAKING SUNDAY, ALTRINCHAM]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 483
 
Mr Thomas Baxter becomes the Mayor of Altrincham - procession from the Town Hall to St. Vincent's church.
 
 
 
[MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE]
Date: *1954 Film Number: 493
 
General views of Manchester city centre - panning shot across Piccadilly Gardens from Portland Street; Central Reference Library; the Town Hall; Albert Square; Manchester Cathedral; Parker Street and Piccadilly bus station. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]
 
 
 
PASSENGER BUS BOARDING
Date: *1954 Film Number: 494
 
Sequences showing passengers boarding buses in Manchester. Also close ups of various safety posters.
 
 
 
THE OLDHAM LYCEUM
Date: 1954 Film Number: 511
 
A couple are shown around the Oldham Lyceum - the facilities are seen - including the lounge, boardroom, billiard room and library; the club members play table tennis; a concert is held; the work of the cine society and the dramatic society ; the dance club. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]
 
 
 
WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date: 1954 Film Number: 522
 
The World Gliding Championships of 1954 were held at the home of the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club at Camphill. Scenes on the field - the opening ceremony, the control room, the refreshment yard, preparation and launching of gliders.
 
 
 
COLOUR IN SILK
Date: *1954 Film Number: 612
 
A film made to advertise silk production at the Brocklehurst-Whiston mill in Macclesfield. Shows dye testing on samples of raw silk through to the block and screen printing of the final fabric. Many samples of the printed material are shown. 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/
 
 
 
NEW COLOURS FOR 1st BN. MANCHESTER REGIMENT
Date: *1954 Film Number: 808
 
The Queen Mother reviews the 1st Battalion of the Manchester Regiment at Harrington Barracks, Formby - the presentation of the colours; the commentator relates the regiment's history; a final royal wave to the camera.
 
 
 
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