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| [BRADLEY NURSERY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: c1954-59 Film Number: 2560 | |||
| Scenes of the staff and children attending Bradley Nursery School in Nelson. Features various daily routines :- the children preparing for dinner, laying the tables, eating their food and clearing away the plates and chairs. Continues with scenes of the children in the bathroom - brushing their hair, washing their faces and cleaning their teeth. Also includes shots of the children participating in various activities such as :- reading, woodwork, painting, music and dance. They are also seen playing in a tub of sand, dressing in fancy dress costumes, playing with building blocks and blowing bubbles. Further footage includes a medical inspection at the school and scenes of the children putting on their hats and coats at the end of the day. | |||
| SCHOOL CAMPS 1954 - 1959 | |||
| Date: 1954-59 Film Number: 5249 | |||
| Record of Burnley Grammar School Summer Camps between 1954 and 1959 in Wales, the Isle of Man, Devon and Cumbria. Pupils and teachers play football and cricket, relax and fool around on various campsites. They are seen visiting the seaside, lakes and countryside, and visiting local attractions (Snaefell Mountain Railway, Ravenglass and Eskdale Miniature Railway, Buckfast Abbey). 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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| [ROUSE FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1955-8 Film Number: 12196 | |||
| Rouse family scenes. The film opens with holiday scenes. We see people sat on deckchairs on board a boat. There are also scenes that are possibly filmed in the grounds of a Cheltenham boarding school. We see the family, the boy in his school uniform, around an outdoor pool where children play with model boats. There are scenes from the Smiths of Eccles lorry depot. We also see children learning to ride horses at some stables, and some children playing with tricycles. | |||
| [GRANGE PARK SCHOOL HOLIDAY AT THE LANGDALE ESTATE] | |||
| Date: c.1957 Film Number: 5025 | |||
| The boys and girls of Grange Park School, St Helens holiday in the Lake District, staying at the Langdale Estate, Great Langdale. We see them hiking, looking down on Grasmere from a hill top and playing on the estate, The boys swim in a lake and do some fishing, then we see them taking another walk with the girls. They board a boat at Ambleside Pier and take a trip across Windermere and watch some sailing boats. The girls swim in the lake back at the Estate, a teacher emerges from the Britannia Inn in Elterwater and we see brief shots of some birds in a cage. The group leave for home on a coach and arrive back in St Helens and Grange Park School. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| CORIE | |||
| Date: c1955-9 Film Number: 8155 | |||
| Various shots of Corie, an elderly yet active golden Labrador. Adventures include Corie encountering ducks, ducklings, and a herd of cows. We see Corie gently picking up a duck egg in his mouth, and finding a eating a mouse. We see baby rabbits at the entrance to their warren. At home, Corie is filmed eating food from a dish next to a hedgehog eating from a bowl of milk and bread. The hedgehog departs leaving a trail of milky footprints behind him. Corie's master is seen carrying a shotgun in a field, he shoots a duck flying overhead, the duck falls in the lake and Corie swims to retrieve it. Back home after being dried by a towel, Corie relaxes by an open fire with his owner. Concludes with scenes of ducks and Corie in a snowy field. | |||
| [PICKFORD FAMILY CAMPING AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1955-9 Film Number: 9847 | |||
| Pickford family scenes. We see children playing in the garden, they put up a tent and play in it, later we see George Pickford with them at the tent with a small campfire. There are brief scenes of women on a tennis court, and then a prize giving after the match. The film also includes shots of various family and friends posing for the camera. | |||
| [OUT AND ABOUT ON THE CANALS] | |||
| Date: c1955-9 Film Number: 10468 | |||
| Canal boats pass by, one has a man with a cine camera aboard, and people wave as the boat passes. Boys play with their model boats then men swim in the canal in their underwear. Scenes from a canal boat rally /event with numbered boats and children and adults in a field by a canal. | |||
| [PREPARING FOR CAMP] | |||
| Date: c1955-9 Film Number: 11303 | |||
| In the garden, two children go through a list and prepare for a camping trip. At the campsite, | |||
| HERE AND THERE | |||
| Date: c1955-60 Film Number: 9801 | |||
| A mixture of holiday and domestic scenes in various locations. There are scenes from a caravan site. We see the family playing ball games, leapfrog and tennis while others sit in deckchairs. We also see them having a meal inside the caravan. Some of the group ride on a motorbike and sidecar. There are scenes from home of Pat and Mike with family and friends, they mess about and dance for the camera. One scene is edited so it looks like Mike has shot Pat with a device which makes her vanish into thin air leaving just her newspaper behind. We see the family pets, a hamster, a budgie, a dog and some puppies. There are scenes from a wedding and from Michael's 21st birthday party. There are also snow scenes where we see people sledging. There are shots of a young girl in her confirmation dress, of the family tadpole fishing and of a family trip to Rhuddlan Castle. | |||
| [SCENES FROM ROUND AND ABOUT AND SANTA AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY] | |||
| Date: c1955-60 Film Number: 9802 | |||
| A mixture of scenes from a variety of locations. There are Lake District scenes, including people water skiing on Lake Windemere and a visit to Kirkstone Pass Inn. There are rough sea scenes from the Fylde Coast with waves crashing on to the seafront. There are shots of Southport Model Village and Jodrell Bank. We also see a circus parade, people playing crazy golf, a visit to a waterfall and shots of a floating crane at some docks. There are also scenes from a children's Christmas party. Santa arrives and presents each child with a gift. | |||
| [SCENES FROM ROUND AND ABOUT AND A PERFORMING BEAR] | |||
| Date: c1955-60 Film Number: 9803 | |||
| A mixture of scenes from a variety of locations. We see scenes from a family holiday in the countryside. Women wash pots in the grounds of a cottage, and the family appear to be doing work on the dilapidated cottage and it's grounds as well as relaxing and having fun. We see scenes from the University of Liverpool Botanic Gardens and from Blackpool Illuminations. There are family scenes at Pat's 21st birthday party. We see Snowdon Mountain Railway, there are shots from the moving train, and then shots of the train arriving at the top. There are scenes from a motocross event. We see a show with a performing bear. The bear has been trained to dance, ride a bicycle and sit on a rocking horse. There is also a dolphin show where dolphins perform various tricks. There are scenes from a what appears to be a bird centre. We see a sign for the Wildfowl Trust and then there are shots of various wildfowl. We also see exotic birds and birds of prey. There are shots too of a prairie dog in its enclosure. | |||
| ABBEYS PRIORIES AND CHURCHES | |||
| Date: *1954-66 Film Number: 2762 | |||
| Film featuring Bolton Abbey (a ruin), Cartmel Priory and Heysham Church. Features close-ups of all three buildings. | |||
| [MUIR FAMILY HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: c1955-65 Film Number: 11033 | |||
| Scenes from a Muir family seaside holiday. We see the family having fun on the beach. The children make sandcastles and the adults play ball games. We also see the family at the fairground, in rowing boats at a boating pool, on the swings in a park and in the garden of their holiday home where the adults are filmed playfighting. | |||
| [THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND OTHER HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1954-68 Film Number: 10602 | |||
| Compilation reel of holiday footage, including beach scenes in the south of France and a touring holiday through the mountains with plenty of scenery and historic buildings. There is a religious procession through the streets of a provincial town, and shots of Tour de France riders racing past. | |||
| [THE GREENWOODS IN WALES AND TODMORDEN] | |||
| Date: 1954-7/60/4/6 Film Number: 4272 | |||
| Compilation of various Greenwoods' family film - snowy scenes in the Lancashire countryside, with a train going past. The family soft-drink business, T Greenwood & Sons Ltd are seen with a stall and van at Todmorden Carnival in 1964. Younger members of family and friends are seen, as well as footage of the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway in Wales. The family visit Ilkley open air swimming pool in 1954 and are seen out about in the Lancashire and Welsh countryside - hill-walking, having picnics and sitting by waterfalls. Brief scenes of John Stephenson's wedding to Stella in 1957 and footage of men digging on the side of a mountain during restoration work for the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway. | |||
| [EDWARD FAMILY - DOMESTIC SCENES AND HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1954-56/58-60 Film Number: 2222 | |||
| Various family holidays in North Wales; 1954-1960. Members of the Edwards family, from Prescot, are seen playing on the beach at Llanbedrog. Includes footage of the family picnicking on the sand dunes, snorkelling and paddling in the sea. They are also seen walking, with relatives, along Otterspool Promenade in Liverpool; 1958. Further scenes include a shot of a woman pegging out some washing and two men riding a scooter (Lambretta?) across a field. Concludes with footage of the family at Hell's Mouth beach, near Abersoch, in 1954. Features various shots of Mr and Mrs Edwards sitting on the beach with their baby daughter. | |||
| SCANDINAVIAN SCRAPBOOK, PARTS 1-4 | |||
| Date: *1954/5/7 Film Number: 4391 | |||
| Film of a business trip to Scandinavia - visiting Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Part 1 - Norway, visiting Oslo, a river boat trip and a glacier. Part 2 - Norwegian views of the Sognefjord and Bergen, including the fish market and a parade. Part 3 - Sweden, visiting Stockholm, Vallingby, Uppsala and Sigtuna. Part 4 - The sights of Copenhagen, including the mermaid and Tivoli Gardens. | |||
| UNILEVER MAGAZINE NO. 3 [SECOND VERSION] | |||
| Date: *1954/6 Film Number: 4156 | |||
| Animal Feeding :- a historical look at animal feeding and farming, drawing on lessons learned in Europe. Today, cattle feed is made from residues of oils. Men of the Mersey :- The Matadi Palm from the Belgian Congo docks at Bromborough and 275 men speedily unload her cargo for Port Sunlight. | |||
| [FOUR WEDDINGS AND VARIOUS VISITS] | |||
| Date: *1954/56/66 Film Number: 3125 | |||
| Film featuring Horwich County Secondary School sports day - the school choir is also seen singing in a field and pupils are seen disembarking from a bus at school. There is footage from the Heysham area including shots of docks, a sailing ship and water-skiing. People are seen in the grounds of a stately home, in a Bolton Park and there are shots of Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens(?) and a woman playing with two dogs. The events surrounding four weddings are seen - such as people posing for photographs - as is a Whit Walk. Closes with footage of a holiday in East Anglia - there are shots of a beauty contest on Yarmouth Beach, boats on the Norfolk Broads and the Oulton Broad Yacht Station near Lowestoft. | |||
| TRANSPORT IN MERSEYSIDE & LANCASHIRE | |||
| Date: 1954/7 Film Number: 148 | |||
| Transport in Merseyside features trams in Liverpool, the electric railway and a train in Birkenhead station, and the overhead railway system in Liverpool. Transport in Lancashire features buses and trolley buses in St. Helens and Bolton (giving glimpses of the Palace and Regal cinemas). | |||
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