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| [BLACKPOOL AND SOUTH COAST HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1955-57 Film Number: 7190 | |||
| The Hodkinson family on holiday in the South of England and at Blackpool. After a visit to Windsor Castle, the family is seen (mainly on the sea front) in Brighton, Eastbourne, Torquay in 1955. There are shots of Blackpool sea front, including a short ride on a tram, before the film returns to the south coast with visits to Bournemouth, Southampton, Southsea, the New Forest and Christchurch in 1956 and 1957. Concludes with footage of Blackpool beach and town. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| SCRAPBOOK (1956-7) | |||
| Date: 1955-7 Film Number: 6480 | |||
| A Waller family day out at Rivington Pike caravan rally is followed by David and Keith trying out a new play house in the garden and David's 5th birthday party. Scenes from Christmas and New Year celebrations in 1957, Martin as a baby and David riding on a narrow gauge railway at Southport. Martin's christening at Urmston Parish Church and a holiday in Conway and Llandona conclude, with the family enjoying the beach and sightseeing around Anglesey. | |||
| [FAMILY SCENES AT HOME AND ABROAD] | |||
| Date: 1955-7 Film Number: 8156 | |||
| A man stands in front of a field smoking a pipe. The man and his wife spend time in the garden with their baby. They go for a walk around the gardens of a stately home. At the playground, parents play with the children on the seesaw and slide. On holiday in Nigeria, parents and their children play in a swimming pool and later go to the playground. A nanny pushes the youngest baby in a pram around the holiday home garden. Back home in Britain, the family spend the day at the beach. The children play in the sea with their mother. Later in the garden, the adults sit out in the sunshine while the children play. The film ends with beautiful shots of a lake and mountains. | |||
| [A COMPILATION OF SCENES FROM THE PICKFORD FAMILY] | |||
| Date: c1956 Film Number: 9849 | |||
| A compilation of brief scenes from the Pickford family. We see a pack of brownies heading towards a church, there are shots of various people in the street and we see the Pickford family on a trip up in the hills. We see George Pickford playing bowls and golf. | |||
| A CUP OF TEA | |||
| Date: c1956 Film Number: 11310 | |||
| A look at life and work on a colonial tea plantation in Sri Lanka. A British woman and her daughter receive visitors for afternoon tea on the lawn, with a servant in attendance. On the plantation itself, the workers are filmed during different stages of tea production, the men clearing more land for planting, and the women picking the tea leaves. Crops are sprayed with pesticide, and picked leaves are sorted, weighed and dispatched by lorry. The workers then queue to receive their wages in cash and there are scenes at the local market, where foodstuffs and textile items are for sale. | |||
| IT FELL FROM MARS | |||
| Date: 1955-7 Film Number: 10931 | |||
| An amateur science fiction film produced by Altrincham Grammar School. The film tells the story of two schoolboys battle to stop an alien monster from Mars that has been terrorising their school. | |||
| [FOOTBALL IN MANCHESTER; AIRFIELD; WHIT WALK AND SPORTS DAY] | |||
| Date: 1955-7 Film Number: 11276 | |||
| Schoolboys play 'Ireland vs England' in the grounds of Hollies Convent School, girls in uniform stand and watch, a sign on the school gates reads 'Great International Football Match'. Later the Craven children play together outside their home. The family business truck can be seen parked outside the house. Family and friends at an airfield, some men can be seen flying and looking at various small aeroplanes, includes a shot of the cockpit of one of the planes. A few people go for a ride in one of the planes. Back at the school and the 'England vs Ireland game', the winning team celebrates and play with their friends and family. Later the two teams pose together for a school photograph and receive their trophies. In separate scenes the family spend time together in the garden, the young boy rides his bicycle and the young girl roller skates. Later the two young girls take part in a Whit Walk. Later the adults and children take part in the sports day activities such as sack races and sprint races. Back home the children play leapfrog in the garden. | |||
| [WEDDING; GARDEN; FOOTBALL IN MADRID] | |||
| Date: 1955-7 Film Number: 11277 | |||
| A wedding party and guests gather outside the Church for photographs, the newlyweds depart in a decorated car. In separate scenes the young toddler plays in the family garden. Shots of the beautiful garden including flower beds, greenhouse and plants. The three siblings then all play together in the garden. The next scenes shows shots taken from within the crowd at a packed Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid (possibly between Real and Athletico). The following scenes show sightseeing shots around the city of Madrid. | |||
| [RETRIEVAL OF LORRY IN MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL AT LATCHFORD 1955 / ROYAL VISIT MAY 6TH 1958] | |||
| Date: 1955-8 Film Number: 8398 | |||
| The film begins with information regarding an accident that happened early one morning in August 1955. It explains how a Bedford lorry coming from Knutsford, swung around a corner but the swing bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal was open. The lorry's brakes were also faulty and ended up crashing into the canal, fortunately the driver survived the crash. Crowds gather to watch as a diver emerges from the water. Men can be seen fixing the hawsers on the lorry and a floating crane hoists the vehicle out of the water. On May 6th 1958, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited Warrington. Crowds gather on the lawns of Warrington Town Hall to catch a glimpse of the Queen Mother. After arriving in a royal car she is greeted by local dignitaries, she signs a visitors book and is presented with flowers. The Queen Mother waves to the crowds before departing. | |||
| [WHIT WALKS AND PIONEER WORKS OUTING] | |||
| Date: c1955-59 Film Number: 1395 | |||
| The Smith family on a day trip to London. Also includes a Whit Walk procession, a couple of policemen on horse back and the Pioneer staff on a works outing. | |||
| TODAY TOMORROW | |||
| Date: *1955-9 Film Number: 3854 | |||
| Footage of engines manufactured by Crossley Brothers in use at various nuclear power sites run by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Commission, including Calder Hall, Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex and the newly-built (and new design) fast-breeder reactor at Dounreay in Scotland. 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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| [A. E. ROSE BAKEHOUSE] | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 5443 | |||
| Scenes at A. E. Rose's butcher's shop in Burnley and of the production of meat pies to be sold in the shop and at market. Joyce Rose demonstrates how a hand-made pork pie is constructed. | |||
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| [MAY PROCESSION AND SEASIDE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1955-59 Film Number: 7082 | |||
| Footage showing several children dressed for a May Procession in a junior school playground. Continues with beach scenes along the Fylde Coast, with children having donkey rides and playing in the sea. | |||
| A DAY AT SCHOOL [AND OUT OF SCHOOL EXCURSIONS] | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 5482 | |||
| Footage at the start shows children playing a school playground and being taught physical education. The film then shows school expeditions involving the children collecting water samples and wildlife, Finally a trip on the Manchester Canal is undertaken. | |||
| [BORNEO AND JAPAN] | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 8158 | |||
| Horses grazing in a field followed by shots of a man riding a horse in the sea in Borneo. A local man can be see spraying the huts on the beach. They take a trip on a boat which includes beautiful shots of the island. Back at the holiday home, a local man mows the lawn while the children play in the garden. In Japan, the group stay at the Nikko Kanko hotel. They later visit a busy street market followed by a boat tour of Lake Chuzenji. They visit a beach where the children go for a swim and play in the water. | |||
| NEVER FEAR!!! PICKEY'S HERE | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 9843 | |||
| A day in the life of the Pickford family. The film begins with a jokey list of the people who participated in the film, and then we see scenes from the every day lives of the family. Mr Pickford gets up, he wakes his wife and then their children arrive in the bedroom. We see the children washing in the bathroom and Mrs Pickford downstairs making breakfast. The children eat breakfast before Mrs Pickford gives them some money and sends them off to school. Mrs Pickford then sits down to work at her typewriter. We see the children at school and Mr Pickford at work in the coal yard. The children walk home from school and Mr Pickford is dropped off in one of his lorries. Mrs Pickford gives him a cup of tea before he takes his bath, and then we see him back downstairs smoking a pipe while the children have their supper. After the children go to bed Mr Pickford goes to the pub where we see the barmaids at work, and the customers drinking, socialising and playing games. After Mr Pickford returns from the pub the Pickfords entertain at home. They have a few friends round and they drink, listen to music and dance. After the guests leave we see the Pickfords heading back up the stairs to bed. | |||
| [SCENES FROM CHESTER ZOO] | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 9798 | |||
| Scenes from Chester Zoo. We see a variety of animals and exotic birds. We also see shots of the visitors walking round the zoo. | |||
| [DEMPSEY FAMILY HOLIDAY TO WALES] | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 12173 | |||
| Scenes from a Dempsey family holiday to Wales. They visit many different places in Wales, these include Abersoch, Criccieth, Porthmadog, Harlech Castle, Llanberis and Snowdon. We see lots of the shots of the scenery, and of the family enjoying their holiday. The family visit the beach, a busy market, a castle, and they take a ride on the Snowdon Railway. | |||
| [HAWORTH MISCELLANY] | |||
| Date: 1955-60 Film Number: 1588 | |||
| A compilation reel featuring; family footage, children and adults in various locations including a garden, guests arriving for Rachel's wedding, tree cutting, pigs and digging a pond out. Followed by scenes from Lower Peover Fete, including morris dancing. Includes footage from a family holiday to Plasnewydd, Wales. | |||
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| HUCKLOW 1955-60 | |||
| Date: 1955-60 Film Number: 1606 | |||
| Footage of gliders on the ground and airborne as well as shots from a glider in flight. Brief scenes of children at a caravan close the film | |||
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