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[NEW FIELDS FOR INDUSTRY TRIMS - HUNCOAT]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 5368
 
Scenes in and around Burnley including shots of a busy town centre, the new police station and the recently-built Huncoat Power Station. 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
 
 
 
ANNUAL INSPECTION 1957
Date: 1957 Film Number: 5589
 
Firefighters stand to attention on the parade ground and are inspected by Alderman Louis Caplan. The Alderman and a senior official give speeches. The firefighters put out a practice fire on the drill tower, and "rescue" a mannequin. They demonstrate the use of firefighting equipment, including the safe removal of building debris from an "injured" volunteer, and construct a hose bridge. There are shots of the Union Jack and the firefighters in marching drills.
 
 
 
CITY OF LIVERPOOL
Date: 1957 Film Number: 5603
 
Views of ships on the Mersey are followed by Liverpool's last tram making it's final journey to the Pier Head in 1957, where it is met by large crowds. Views of Huskisson and Canada docks and the Pier Head are followed by the demolition of the Liverpool Overhead railway and horse-drawn traffic on the Dock Road.
 
 
 
ABC INVESTIGATES... CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
Date: 1957 Film Number: 5950
 
An ABC Television film about domestic accidents with children, highlighting the risk of fire and injury at Christmas time. Presented by George Scott in the studio, and Simon Kester on location at Booth Hall Children's Hospital in Manchester. Includes interviews with members of the British Safety Council, the Council for Health Education and MPs, discussing risks in the home, frequency of accidents, and how to prevent them. Parents and children are also interviewed about their accidents, the severity of burns and other injuries, and treatment. Doctors, nurses and surgeons speak of their experiences on the ward. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[MANCHESTER UNITED V REAL MADRID, APRIL 1957]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 6066
 
Footage of the European Semi-Final Second Leg match at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Real Madrid. Views of the game and fans waving rattles, and at one point some Real Madrid supporters are seen running round the edge of the pitch with a banner whilst being pelted with fruit by the home fans. Final score was 2-2, (3-5 on aggregate) and Manchester United were out of the competition.
 
 
 
HOLIDAY MEMORIES
Date: 1957 Film Number: 6187
 
Scenes from a Levenshulme Congregational Church outing to West Kirby on the Wirral. The coaches are seen leaving Manchester, stopping on route for refreshments and arriving in West Kirby. The adults are seen sitting on deckchairs on the beach, whilst the children play games and run races.
 
 
 
[LEVENSHULME CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 6190
 
Various activities by members of the Levenshulme Congregational Church. Balloons are released outside the church for a charity balloon race on 13 July 1957. Sunday School children are seen on a trip to Heaton Park, looking at animals, playing rounders and on the boating lake. The boys' club go on an outing to Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, there is footage of trams in Liverpool, and the church choir are seen on the sea front and in the fairground at Southport.
 
 
 
[CHURCH ACTIVITIES IN LEVENSHULME]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 6192
 
A group of girls are seen playing in the street and in a park. Scenes from the Levenshulme Congregational Church's May Festival, including the children's choir. A Rose Queen procession passes through the streets of Burnage, there are further scenes of the girls in the park, and members of the Levenshulme congregation are seen outside the church.
 
 
 
[LOOKING AFTER THE HORSE]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 6244
 
June Miller is seen grooming a horse in a stable yard and there are scenes from the Miller family's holiday in North Wales - on the beach, swimming in the sea and horse riding and jumping.
 
 
 
[KEITH'S 21ST, HATHERLOW ROSE QUEEN 1957 AND HOLIDAYS]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 7205
 
A musical production, the crowning of the 1957 Hatherlow Rose Queen and the Hodkinson family at home and on holiday. The production features young people singing and dancing at Hatherlow Sunday School. The Rose Queen is crowned inside the sunday school and there is a procession through the local streets. Domestic scenes include shots of Keith Hodkinson at his 21st Birthday party. Concludes with holiday scenes featuring family trips to North Wales, the New Forest, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge and the South Coast. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[BOWATER'S PAPER MILL - FEBRUARY 1957]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 4992
 
Scenes of redevelopment work at the Bowater Paper Mill, Ellesmere Port. A building is demolished on the site, and concrete floors for a new building are laid. The roof of one building is tarred, there are views of a modern office block, and men are seen working on a large piece of machinery, possibly a pulp mill.
 
 
 
[BOWATER'S PAPER MILL - MAY/JUNE 1957]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 4993
 
Scenes of redevelopment work at the Bowater Paper Mill, Ellesmere Port. There are interior views of a laboratory being fitted out, and work on the pulping mill is seen , with large rollers being moved into place. New floors are laid and tiled, and electrical and other equipment is seen ready for installation.
 
 
 
[BOWATER'S PAPER MILL - JULY/AUGUST 1957]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 4994
 
Scenes of redevelopment work at the Bowater Paper Mill, Ellesmere Port. Workmen are seen moving a large roller, probably part of a pulping mill. There are general views of the construction site, and of a machine making cardboard boxes elsewhere on site.
 
 
 
[OTIS FACTORY INTERIORS]
Date: *1957 Film Number: 4997
 
Interior views at the OTIS lift factory in Kirkby featuring male and female workers operating various different machines. Several processes are seen including the manufacture of lift mechanisms and the electroplating of various components.
 
 
 
[ROYAL VISIT TO CHESTER AND WALLASEY]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 5989
 
Unused newsreel footage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visiting Chester and Wallasey on 11 July 1957. In Chester, the Royals are seen arriving by train, inspecting troops at Chester racecourse, visiting the town hall and Royal Infirmary and opening the new County Hall. Crowds are seen in Wallasey as they arrive at the town hall.
 
 
 
CLUB ACTIVITIES 1957
Date: 1957 Film Number: 7015
 
Scenes showing members of the Chorlton-cum-Hardy Camera Club setting up equipment and taking portrait photographs of a woman in a studio with an assortment of cameras. Continues with Camera Club outings, including a walk from Edale station to Hayfield, with a picnic along the way and a trip to York, where club members are seen photographing people and places around the city. A short sequence features members sat in a carriage during a train journey.
 
 
 
LANGDALE HOLIDAY 1957
Date: 1957 Film Number: 7099
 
Scenes showing pupils and teachers of Heywood Grammar School taking a week's holiday trip to the Lake District -shot with a converted ex-RAF gun camera. Members of the school arrive at the Langdale Estate and unload their suitcases from a bus. Footage includes a group visit to William Wordsworth's home Dove Cottage, rowing boats on Grasmere Lake and fell walking. Continues with pupils walking close to Sour Milk Gill falls stopping for a picnic near Easedale Tarn and a coach trip to Ullswater. Further scenes show a trips to the Aira Force waterfall, Castlerigg Stone Circle and the Bowder Stone. Ends with climbing Helvellyn, pupils standing on the summit and later swimming in Tarn Hows Lake.
 
 
 
[CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY IN ANCOATS CHURCH HALL AND HOLIDAY SCENES]
Date: *1957 Film Number: 7110
 
Scenes showing a children's Christmas party at Ancoats Church Hall organised by the Manchester Italian Catholic Society. Children are seen wearing party hats sitting at tables eating, drinking and waving at the camera. The second part of the reel features a holiday to Scotland [?] showing a harbour, boats moored in the bay and an unidentified woman standing on the promenade. Ends with shots of the countryside as seen from a moving train.
 
 
 
L. S. LOWRY
Date: 1957 Film Number: 6606
 
BBC Television documentary which features an insight into the working practice of L. S. Lowry at his home in Mottram in Longdendale. Opens with a view of Pendlebury Railway Station and features voice over from Robert Reid, who describes a formative experience in Lowry's youth which led him to become an artist. Industrial landscapes are shown together with scenes of Lowry painting them at his easel. He explains his own unique perspective as an artist and demonstrates his approach to working on canvas. Ends with Lowry sat alone in his living room, listening to the radio and lost in thought.
 
 
 
[PANTO WEEK 1957]
Date: 1957 Film Number: 8655
 
The film focuses on the events during Panto Week at the University of Liverpool. There is a lot of dancing both inside and on the streets. The film shows a contest to find the Panto Princess, judged by Ken Dodd and Billy Liddel. Footage shows student protests after the council condemned the antisocial behaviour involved with the week. Students protested by staging a Panto funeral. The week included a procession, with Bessie Braddock taking part.
 
 
 
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