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| OH HAPPY HAPPY WEDDING DAY | |||
| Date: *1955-63 Film Number: 4405 | |||
| The wedding of Kathryn Wain and Harry Roberts at St George's Church, Hyde on 9 August 1958 - guests are seen arriving, as well as the bride and her father. Brief scenes of the ceremony and of the bride and groom leaving the church and having their photos taken. The couple are seen at the Wain family home receiving their wedding presents the following day. Scenes from the Christening of Jill Elizabeth Fleming (film-maker's granddaughter) on 20 May 1956 at the Holy Trinity Parish Church at Gee Cross. Jill is seen feeding swans in 1960, and a group of girls perform a dance on a stage. The film ends at the Christening of Harry and Kathryn's daughter, Nicola. | |||
| [BURY ARCHIVE FILM] | |||
| Date: 1955-6/61-3 Film Number: 6046 | |||
| Views of a procession passing through the streets of Bury are followed by scenes at the official opening of the St George's Barracks of the Regiment of Fusiliers by Field Marshall Sir Francis Festing on the 8th September, 1962. Various clergymen are introduced to the mayor and mayoress during a Whit Walk in Bury town centre, and there are scenes from other processions in the town on a Mayoral Sunday and Battle of Britain Day. At the Tower of London, a ceremony is held in honour of the Fusilier Regiment, with Mayor Manners in attendance, and the films ends with scenes from an unknown group outing to the Lake District. | |||
| [ISRAELI SCHOOL SCENES, MOSS CHILDREN AT PLAY] | |||
| Date: 1955/56/71 Film Number: 6863 | |||
| Scenes at Israeli vocational and dental schools showing hairdressing, carpentry and dentistry students training in 1971. Earlier scenes, shot in different seasons, of Judith and Vanessa Moss playing with friends on tricycles and dressing up in costumes at home in England are followed by a visit to Heaton Park where they are seen in a motor boat on the lake and walking on the hill. The compilation includes shots of animals at Belle Vue Zoo. | |||
| [STANDISH WALKING DAYS] | |||
| Date: 1955/7 Film Number: 4606 | |||
| Footage from two different walking days through the streets of Standish, Wigan. | |||
| THE GARNER CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE PARK] | |||
| Date: *1955/9 Film Number: 10623 | |||
| The Garner children and mother in the garden then at a park's playground going on the swings, roundabouts and rocking horse followed by playing in a toy car on the street. Views from a train then beach scenes featuring a biplane taxiing on the beach. The Garner children take it in turns to roller skate on the street, some more successfully than others. | |||
| HAREWOOD HORSE TRIALS | |||
| Date: 1955-9 Film Number: 9573 | |||
| Crowds gather in the grounds of Harewood Hall in West Yorkshire for this popular outdoor event, filmed on different occasions, and including international competitiors and the European Championships. As well as the show jumping, visitors watch a marching brass band, Highland pipers, and huntsmen with their hounds. Other attractions and facilities include a refreshment tent, stalls with equestrian goods, and even mobile banks. | |||
| YORKSHIRE HERITAGE - TEMPLE NEWSAM, LEEDS | |||
| Date: 1955/6 Film Number: 9574 | |||
| A comprehensive record of the West Yorkshire stately home, featuring scenes in the grounds, exterior shots of the building, architectural details, and interiors, as a group of visitors take a guided tour around the many rooms, looking at the lavish furnishings and artworks. Finally, a group of people in 18th century costume re-enact a social occasion, chatting and dancing. | |||
| HOME TOWN - ROCHDALE | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 226 | |||
| "A visit in the centenary year of the incorporation of the Borough." Shot of the town - exteriors of factories; streetscenes; a church, churchyard and gravestones; centenary decorations; town centre and shops; Toad Lane and the first Co-op shop; Gracie Fields' birthplace; Hollingworth Lake and sailing; and a long sequence showing a clog-maker at work. | |||
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| ROCHDALE CENTENARY NEWSREEL | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 232 | |||
| A "Past and Present" exhibition is shown, featuring a reconstruction of a Victorian street, a drawing room and a weaver's cottage; crafts; traders; police and a coach. A "Festival of Youth" is staged with dancing, sports and youth organisations. An ox is roasted on a spit in a town square. A carnival procession is shown, then a trades and industrial exhibition, ending with a fireworks display. | |||
| [BUILDING THE SCHOOL EXTENSION] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 354 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School - shots of the building work. Also some sports - rowing, high jump, relay race - and the school fete. | |||
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| [SEA SCOUT CAMP] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 380 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School boys - Sea Scouts at camp at Brecon, various campsite activities eg. sleeping, cooking and eating, cleaning, washing etc. Also inspection, map reading, sailing and swimming, lighting a fire, meal time, and round the camp fire. | |||
| A CITY SURROUNDED | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 396 | |||
| Salford's plans for improvements - demolition of old housing and building of new; old factories being modernised; sports facilities; old and new schools. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| TRICOT KNITTING | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 402 | |||
| Various knitting shown in close-up, operating, filmed in slow motion. | |||
| ST. HELENS WIN RUGBY LEAGUE CUP | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 480 | |||
| St. Helens beat Halifax 13 - 2 at Wembley to win the Rugby League Cup. | |||
| COMMUNITY MAGAZINE 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 597 | |||
| Reel 1: Scenes and events in and around Mottram in Longdendale in 1956, including - a Roman Catholic procession - includes nuns and children carrying a statue of the Madonna; streetscenes in Mottram - old and new housing; women with babies outside a clinic; children playing in a school yard; a school choir; Bill Sowerbutt's house, Etherow Lodge, with shots of the gardens; a group of elderly people have tea before singing hymns; a procession to mark the anniversary of Water Lane Methodist Church. Reel 2: Spectators are seen watching a procession including vintage cars and morris dancers; processions and coronations of queens; a Scots Guards band and Scottish dancing; a procession of the Dukinfield branch of the British Legion. | |||
| [MANCHESTER COUNCILLORS VISIT LENINGRAD] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 626 | |||
| Film showing the visit by Manchester's Lord Mayor and councillors to Leningrad (Manchester's twin town). Contains views of art galleries, the underground, museum visits, PR/public liaison with the people of Leningrad, and Russian architecture, plus many more sights. Reel two includes a visit to Moscow: Red Square; a visit to the ballet; and shots inside the Kremlin grounds. The commentary is in Russian. | |||
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| A CENTRE IS MADE | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 701 | |||
| The construction of the Oldham Female Industrial Centre for the Mentally Handicapped - built by the men of the Arthurs & Kenyon Centre (for the mentally handicapped) it shows preparatory building work; erection of pre-fabricated building; making internal fittings; and installation of equipment. The women are seen at work - assembling Christmas crackers and making carrier bags; domestic training - fire lighting, laundry and pressing. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] 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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| DOCKS DEBRIS 19 DEC 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 1076 | |||
| Clearing away debris from docks on the Manchester Ship Canal - debris (mainly wood) is gathered into a net and towed away along the canal. Grab hoppers move debris into the hold of a vessel, and from vessel to freight waggons. | |||
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| THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY PROPOSED OIL DOCK No.3 STANLOW : Experiments conducted at The Manchester University by means of a model to determine the effects on a vessel moored in the proposed Dock, by a passing vessel : SCALE OF MODEL: 12 feet to 1 inch (natural) 1st October, 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 1128 | |||
| Model experiments conducted at Manchester University to determine the effects on a vessel moored in the proposed oil dock at Stanlow, by a passing vessel. Movement of vessel in dock recorded as a wave form on a drum, as another vessel proceeds down the canal at varying speeds. | |||
| THE CUP FINAL 1956 BIRMINGHAM CITY MEET MANCHESTER CITY. WEMBLEY. MAY 5TH 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 1513 | |||
| Film of the 1956 F.A. Cup Final between Manchester City and Birmingham City. Manchester City win 3-1, footage of the match is intercut with shots of the crowd. During the match Manchester city's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann breaks his neck, yet plays on. Queen Elizabeth II presents the trophy. | |||
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