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PATHE NEWS SPECIAL - CUP FINAL 1954
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3262
 
Newsreel film of the 1954 FA Cup Final, featuring shots of the ground filled with supporters, shots of the Queen Mother, the teams and pre-match scenes in the dressing room. There is footage from the match, including all the goals and presentation of the trophy.
 
 
 
[MAKING LOAF TINS AND PIE DISHES]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3419
 
Close-ups of machines used to press metal into loaf tins, and another which stamps out foil pie dishes.
 
 
 
[STOCKS OF STEEL]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3421
 
Pallets of sheet and strip steel and bundles of steel wire are seen stored in a warehouse before use in a factory making knives and other kitchen utensils. A wire polishing machine is used, and wire is seen being welded.
 
 
 
MAY 17TH 1954 PART NO 2604 F FRAME FOR SLIDE MACHINE
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3422
 
Close-ups of a machine which folds steel rods into a rectangular shape, at use in a factory that makes kitchen utensils in Burnley.
 
 
 
MAY 19TH 1954 PART NO. 2511 BK BRACKET PROGRESSIVE DIE
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3423
 
Close up views of machines used to stamp out shapes from sheet steel into brackets, trays and other assorted items at the Prestige factory in Burnley.
 
 
 
MAY 18 TH 1954 PART NO 2502 SOAP DISH CRIMP TRAY TO FRAME
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3424
 
Close-up shots of machines used to secure ('crimp') the tray of a soap dish to its metal frame. There are also shots of a machine stamping out metal toothbursh holders.
 
 
 
MAY 18TH 1954 TYPICAL BENDING TOOL FOR TOWEL BARS
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3425
 
Close-ups of a machine used at the Prestige Metal Factory in Burnley to bend steel bars to form towel holders. Steel bars are also seen being welded onto a flat piece of metal.
 
 
 
MAY 19TH 1954 1ST AND 2ND ROLL 20 x 30.9 BARREL UNIT
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3426
 
Views of a rotating machine at the Prestige Metal Factory in Burnley, which contains a number of barrels. The contents of one of the barrels are washed, and then placed in another drum to polish and dry them.
 
 
 
MAY 20TH 1954 LOADING PARTS INTO TRAYS AND TOTE BOXES
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3427
 
Views of metal components being loaded into boxes and trays by machines. Components are also seen being hardened in a furnace, being washed and then tempered.
 
 
 
DUKE OF LANCASTER DISTRICT CADET CAMP 1954
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3902
 
Footage of a cadet camp, set up in the Fylde area, with large tents having been erected. The cadets are seen playing, brawling and generally showing off for the camera. A game of cricket, an attempt at caber tossing and some of the girls dancing are also included.
 
 
 
[NORTHERN IRELAND - BANGOR AND BELFAST]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 3923
 
Footage from a holiday in Northern Ireland, with shots of the cities of Bangor and Belfast, and views of the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim.
 
 
 
TIME, SPACE, AND EFFORT
Date: *1954 Film Number: 4152
 
Demonstrates the savings made in time, space and effort when various types of fork lift trucks and pallets are used for the efficient movement and storage of finished products. Examples used are Vauxhall motors; ICI paints and paper; GPO; Shell oil drums; and Unilever cleaning products.
 
 
 
[EASTHAM TOURING HOLIDAY IN BELGIUM, GERMANY AND HOLLAND]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 4215
 
Film of Eastham touring holiday in Europe with friends from Tilburg. Brief shots of the car being loaded and unloaded at the docks. Places visited include Liege in Belgium, Heidelberg and Cologne in Germany, and The Hague and Volendam in Holland.
 
 
 
WINDERMERE, JULY 1954
Date: 1954 Film Number: 4239
 
Views of Bowness on Lake Windermere - boats moored at the lakeside and a boat trip leaving. Then views of the cliffs, town and seafront at Scarborough, including a funicular lift on the cliffside.
 
 
 
[SYKES FAMILY IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 4379
 
Geoff, Judith, Graham and their baby brother Tim are seen first with their mother, Florence, and then with father Peter in the family's garden in Lytham St Anne's. The family are also seen in the garden after Tim's Christening.
 
 
 
[SYKES CHILDREN IN THE GARDEN AT LYTHAM]
Date: *1954 Film Number: 4385
 
Geoff, Judith and Graham Sykes are seen in the garden of the family's home in Lytham St Anne's with their baby brother Tim, mother Florence and father Peter. The children are seen playing on tricycles and bicycles, and the film ends with Geoff building a model fort.
 
 
 
[PICNIC AT TARN HOWS]
Date: 1954 Film Number: 4386
 
The Sykes family are seen enjoying a picnic at Tarn Hows in the Lake District. The children play with fishing nets, swim, and use a dinghy on the lake.
 
 
 
PERSONALITIES AT POLE BANK HALL 1954
Date: 1954 Film Number: 4480
 
On 3 July 1954, the garden fete at Pole Bank Hall is opened by Viscount Leverhulme and a number of civic dignitaries are seen making speeches. There are close-ups of the people attending the event as well as footage of the Leigh Street Girls singing and of children enjoying pony rides.
 
 
 
[SCOTTISH HOLIDAY SCENES]
Date: *1954 Film Number: 4624
 
Scottish holiday scenes - views of the countryside, fishing boats, water-skiers, St Ninian's Chapel and people by a river. A polar bear at Chester Zoo and a group of people at the seaside, possibly New Brighton on the Wirral, are also featured.
 
 
 
H.M. THE QUEEN AND H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISIT WIGAN, OCTOBER 21st 1954
Date: 1954 Film Number: 4675
 
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Wigan in order to open the extension to the John McCurdy Hall. Civic dignitaries await the Royal train at the station before the Queen and Prince Philip arrive and set off in limousines along crowd-lined streets to the hall. A military procession marches past and the Queen inspects the soldiers before officially opening the hall extension and returning to the station.
 
 
 
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