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Record 4452 – 4471 of 11529
| [BLACKPOOL R.A.C. RALLY; BRIDGE END MILL AND THREE WEDDINGS] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 1695 | |||
| A compilation reel includes footage of an R.A.C. Rally in Blackpool; scenic views around Bridge End Mill in Waterfoot and three weddings shot at Bethesda United Methodist Church in 1956. | |||
| WELCOME TO THE QUEEN | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 1988 | |||
| A record of the visit by HM the Queen and HRH Duke of Edinburgh to Teeside on 4th June 1956. The film features the Royal Party arriving at Stockton railway station. They drive through the streets and meet selected towns people. At Stockton Racecourse the 1st Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment march on to the course and are inspected by the Queen. Includes shots of the Queen making a speech and signing the visitors book. Concludes with the Royal Party's visit to ICI Wilton and their return to the Royal Yacht Britannia anchored at Tees Port. | |||
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| JACK FROST STRIKES AGAIN | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 2517 | |||
| Drama in which a family have to deal with frozen pipes and falling ceilings as they have failed to take sufficient precautions prior to a very cold winter. Includes a 'lecture' on plumbing and lagging pipes. | |||
| [THE WEDDING OF ED AND JOY] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 2533 | |||
| Scenes of Ed and Joy's wedding, held on the 11th August 1956. Guests are seen arriving at the church. Continues with scenes of the Bride and Groom, standing in the grounds of the church, after the service. (It is a windy day and the bride has trouble holding on to her veil and headress). Concludes with footage of the reception. (location unknown) Members of the wedding party are seen wandering around the garden and grounds of a large country house/hotel. | |||
| A GLIMPSE OF METROVICK | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 2792 | |||
| After overhead views of the Metropolitan Vickers site at Trafford Park, the film takes a journey through the complex. It shows the internal roads, the trains running in and out and the access to the Manchester Ship Canal. Footage of the main interior factory floor, where various aspects of the process are featured - the use of cranes to lift and tilt heavy components, for example. The film relates Metro Vicks' activities to their end use: industry, military research and development into radar, and consumer products. | |||
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| RECORD OF RADAR DISPLAY | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 2815 | |||
| A film examining the use of a radar system, Seascan. It is shown on board the SS Manchester Skipper as it makes its way from Salford Docks down the ship canal, and then up to Greenock. | |||
| OFF TO THE ISLAND | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 3400 | |||
| Footage of an annual holiday to the Isle of Man, taken by pupils and staff from Kirkby Simmonswood County Primary School in 1956. Children are seen departing from the school and assembling on the quayside for the ferry in Liverpool. Whilst on holiday, the children visit the beach and eat lunch, go to an outdoor concert and see boats and go bird-beaching at Port Soderick. On a rainy day, they have a game of tennis and play in the gym and swimming pool. They go on trams at 'Groundle Glen' and visit Peel Castle and have a day shopping. | |||
| [MANCHESTER CITY 1956 FA CUP MATCHES] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4023 | |||
| Pathe newsreel showing highlights of Manchester City's winning 1956 FA Cup campaign featuring the 5th round replay against Liverpool; the 6th round victory over Everton; the semi-final game against Spurs and the Final against Birmingham City. Manchester City players are seen being presented with the Cup by the Queen and showing it to the crowds at Wembley. | |||
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| [THE OPENING OF ST PETER'S CHURCH, 24 JUNE 1956] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4237 | |||
| Bishop Beck is seen arriving at St Peter's Church in Blackburn. The congregation are seen entering the church and the Bishop is seen walking around the exterior, sprinkling holy water and blessing the building. There are also views of a cycle race at Shear Brow in 1952 and of a family holiday in Ireland. | |||
| LETTER FROM SWITZERLAND | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4467 | |||
| Mr and Mrs Wells receive a letter from friends in Switzerland, and set out to visit them. They travel through the Black Forest to the house in Flawil. After leaving, they travel through Austria, Italy and France before returning home. | |||
| [GARDEN SCENES AND SWIMMING] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4635 | |||
| Garden scenes at the family home in Standish, Wigan, including a woman gardening and a couple picking flowers. Swimming scenes at Bootham School near York, followed by brief views of the school exterior and a group of schoolboys setting up a telescope. | |||
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| [BEXHILL: BEACH AND GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4721 | |||
| Richard Hagon is seen as a toddler on holiday with his family in Bexhill-on-Sea - the family are seen on the beach, walking along the sea front, visiting a stately home and various parks and gardens and at the hotel. Also includes footage of Richard playing in his toy jeep and in the garden at home. | |||
| [THE HAYDON HUNT RACES, 31 MARCH 1956] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4794 | |||
| Scenes from the Haydon Bridge point to point steeplechase horse race in Northumberland are followed by views of José Grime at a farm, with her son Geoffrey and riding a horse. Show jumping at the Royal Lancashire Show in Blackpool is seen, as well as views of Geoffrey riding a horse, the family out for a walk in the countryside and a school sports day. | |||
| [ROSEMARY'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4798 | |||
| José Grime is seen leaving a large hotel to go to a wedding. Views of guests leaving the church and the newlyweds pose for photographs with the bridesmaids. | |||
| CAMP, SALFORD LADS' CLUB, ABERYSTWYTH 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 4951 | |||
| Salford Lads' Club boys are seen leaving the club building in Salford and arriving at London Road Station in Manchester to go to camp in Aberystwyth. On arrival, the lads are seen getting washed and presenting themselves for inspection. A meal is prepared and eaten, and some of the boys are seen washing up afterwards. Drinks are handed out and the whole group poses for the camp photograph. On a day trip to the beach at New Quay, the lads and leaders are seen larking around, relaxing and playing football. A more organised game of football is played back at camp. The lads are seen swimming and diving in the river and on the last day, there is footage of the tents being packed away, and everybody getting onto coaches to go to the station. | |||
| [MANCHESTER UNITED WIN THE LEAGUE AND MANCHESTER CITY WIN THE CUP 1956] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 5079 | |||
| Scenes after the 1955/6 league title decider at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Blackpool on 7 April, with Manchester United receiving the trophy after the game and two players signing autographs. Footage shot from a TV screen of the Manchester City v Birmingham City FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1956, which City won 3-1. The teams are led on to the pitch and shake hands with the Duke of Edinburgh before the game gets underway. The film concludes with brief shots of a procession and a Boys' Brigade camp. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| MALHAM, GORDALE SCAR | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 5106 | |||
| Short film about the attractions of Malham and Gordale Scar in Yorkshire. There are scenes of Malham village, including the village green and Monk's Bridge, and of two men walking along a country track. Shots of a waterfall and pool are followed by footage of limestone hills and of Gordale Scar, filmed from the base of the gorge. 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 | |||
| [METALWORK SKILLS - HOLDING AND USING A METAL FILE] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 5169 | |||
| Inside a workshop, a man demonstrates how to hold a metal file correctly and proceeds to file a piece of metal that is clamped in a bench vice. 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 | |||
| [WOODWORK SKILLS - GAUGING] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 5170 | |||
| In this short demonstration of woodwork skills, a piece of wood is scored on both sides, marked with a pencil and measured. 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 | |||
| [ELEVATION DRAWING] [1] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 5171 | |||
| An elevation drawing is shown, with aspects of the diagram pointed out with a pencil. An animated sequence shows the drawing taking shape again. 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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