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| THE LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY- THE DOCKER'S UMBRELLA | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 7112 | |||
| Scenes along the route of the Liverpool Overhead Railway showing general shots of Liverpool streets below, point of view shots from the driver's cab and trains arriving and leaving different stations. Includes footage from inside the train carriage, general views of ships in the dockland area and Liverpool buildings (Liver Building, power station, factories) - all seen from a moving train. The filmmaker's son appears in the film, looking through binoculars towards the docks and ships. Ends with a shot of a Liverpool Overhead Railway notice stating the cessation of future services. | |||
| [WEDDING NEAR BOWGREAVE] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 6780 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding near Bowgreave featuring the bride leaving her home, arriving at church and singing hymns with her intended. We see the wedding ceremony being performed and the register being signed, before reluctant kisses are stolen from bridesmaids outside by upstanding gentlemen. Ends with views of cutting the cake. | |||
| ANGLESEY 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 6476 | |||
| Scenes from Waller family holiday to Anglesey in 1956, featuring views of the coastline, Rhosneigr railway station, a lighthouse and a suspension bridge. | |||
| [MINIATURE VILLAGE; GREENHOUSES & BEACH SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 6668 | |||
| Views of a family enjoying an afternoon in the park, looking at exotic plants in greenhouses and inspecting a miniature model village. Scenes of playing on a beach and swimming in the sea are followed by fun on a putting green course. Concludes with a glimpse of Blackpool illumintions at night. | |||
| [OPEN DAY, DANCING & SPORTS AT GOLBORNE SCHOOL] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 6797 | |||
| Scenes from Golborne County Infants School Open Day in 1956, featuring a display of artistic dancing and sporting routines by pupils. Includes an enthusiastic series of sack, obstacle and skipping races and ends with views of the children mucking around in the school playground. | |||
| [OUT & ABOUT WITH THE BOARDMANS & AT CHESTER ZOO] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 6816 | |||
| Scenes of the Boardman family walking in the countryside and enjoying a visit to Chester Zoo in 1956. | |||
| PATHE NEWS [NORMAN BUCKLEY] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 8439 | |||
| A Pathe News film of Norman Buckley breaking the world water speed record on Lake Windermere, 17th September, 1956. This film begins with Mr Buckley setting off from the pier, watched by a crowd and camera crew. We see him driving his boat at high-speed on the lake; he arrives back at the pier and is congratulated by the crowd and his wife. | |||
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| THE BELLES OF ST MARY'S | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 8549 | |||
| A record of a holiday in Devon, beginning with footage shot from a moving car on the road south. There are scenes at St Mary’s Bay Holiday Camp in Brixham, including various races, a judo display, and a children’s fancy dress competition. The film ends with visits to other locations, including Torquay and Cockington. | |||
| [STUART AND JOY IN THE GARDEN AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1956 Film Number: 9197 | |||
| Young Stuart, Joy and other children on a lawn in summer; women stand and chat in the garden and look at the flowerbeds; a man puts up a tent for the children to play in. Also, the children in an amusement boat ride, then on a farm drive. Ends with shots of a little girl in a white dress and a baby being held by the grandmother sat in a deck chair. | |||
| [CLEVELEYS 1956] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 9846 | |||
| Pickford family scenes from Cleveleys. The film opens with shots of the Royal Hotel. We see the children playing on a slide in a playground, and Mrs Pickford and the children on the seafront. There are golf course scenes and also scenes from Cleveleys Mens Club Bowling Green where we see people, including George Pickford, playing a game of bowls. | |||
| WE CELEBRATE OUR CENTENARY | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 11455 | |||
| Foden celebrate their centenary on 7th July 1956 with a parade and an afternoon sport event. After an introduction to the Foden board of directors, we see the parade. The parade includes a range of vehicles from different ages. There are horse drawn carriages, penny farthings, traction engines, veteran cars, vintage cars, lorries, road tankers, buses and lorries. There are also floats decorated by various Foden departments, marching bands and dance troupes. At the carnival field we see an afternoon sport event. People take part in a tug of war and various fun races including a wheelbarrow race, a sack race, an egg and spoon race, a fancy dress relay and a sprint. At the end of the film we see the Foden staff rehearsing for the parade. They put the finishing touches to their floats and practice driving their vehicles. We see a man having a very shaky practice go at riding a penny farthing. | |||
| CIRCUS PARADE | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 9456 | |||
| This film features many of the speciality acts at Belle Vue Circus in Manchester, these include performing horses, Tarzan and Pongo 'the ape' a comedy acrobatic act, three clowns with a balloon, Adamski's Bears and The Peerless Pooches, a performing dog act where the dogs walk, skip with a rope and ride on the back of a pony. | |||
| LAKELAND FARM | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 9545 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday on a farm in Borrowdale in late spring. After an introduction to the famer and his family, and the livestock they own, the film includes scenes of farming life, such as milking, sheep shearing, and bee-keeping. Young animals – sheepdog puppies, kittens and lambs all feature, and the famer’s children are seen harnessing a horse to a cart, riding, and dealing with an obstreptorous turkey. | |||
| [WEDDING SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 9650 | |||
| Friends and family gather at the church for a wedding. The bridesmaids arrive soon followed by the bride. After the ceremony, guests throw confetti on the happy couple as they make their way to the wedding car. | |||
| [MASON FAMILY FUN ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 9655 | |||
| Family spend the day together at the beach, they play in the sand and go paddling in the water. | |||
| [HORSE AND PRESTATYN; FUN IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 9659 | |||
| In the garden of the holiday home in Prestatyn, the children take turns at horse-riding, they later play with their toys in the garden. | |||
| [THE CRUISING QUEEN AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 10473 | |||
| A canal boat get together with the 'Cruising Queen' briefly seen. A canal club rally/fete is next with various stalls, activities and children's events. Scenes from a family holiday in Abersoch then more canal boats possibly part of the Lymm outing. | |||
| THE RETURN OF KILLER BLOGGS | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 10930 | |||
| An amateur drama film produced by Altrincham Grammar School, filmed during their school trip to Devon. The film tells the story of Slasher, a boy who releases his Father "Killer Bloggs" from prison. The father and son set out to get revenge on the boys who put Bloggs in prison. | |||
| MGS DOLOMITE TREK 1956 | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 11060 | |||
| Scenes from the Manchester Grammar School trekking holiday to the Dolomites. We see the boys at the railway station in Dobbiaco, and then we see them pitching their tents at Landro in the Dolomites. We see the boys at various camps along the way, they play games, make camp fires, prepare, cook and distribute food. We also see them getting treatment for their blisters. We see them trekking in the mountains, and swimming and washing in a river. There are lots of views of stunning mountain scenery and close up shots of flowers. We see signs giving the names of some of the places that they visit, including Lago Di Misurina, Cortina and Mazzin. The film concludes with scenes of a visit to a local town with a busy market. | |||
| THEY ALL GO TO SHOW | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 8694 | |||
| A 'behind the scenes' look at the preparatory work carried out for the annual Southport Flower show, from construction work on site to the efforts of two exhibitors - a rose grower and a garden designer - to get ready for the show. At the show itself, crowds of visitors wander around looking at the indoor and outdoor displays, and other activities, including showjumping. | |||
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