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Record 4652 – 4671 of 11529
| [HAREWOOD HOUSE, BOLTON ABBEY AND RAMSGILL] | |||
| Date: *1957 Film Number: 13473 | |||
| Walking in the formal gardens of Harewood House near Leeds then views of Bolton Abbey ruins in the Yorkshire Dales. A woman taking photographs of the filmmaker in Ramsgill. An elderly couple drink tea by their Bentley car then motorcycle and sidecar races some in slow motion. | |||
| [THE HUMAN FACTOR] | |||
| Date: 1957 - 66 Film Number: 3168 | |||
| Staged scenes following one man and the chain of events which lead him to have a serious accident at work. | |||
| CONCRETING - THELWALL PUMPS OCTOBER 1957 WOOLSTON DEPT G JULY 1958 | |||
| Date: 1957/58 Film Number: 1140 | |||
| Concrete is mixed and laid. Construction vehicles on site. | |||
| [BAHAMAS - FAMILY SCENES 1957-58] | |||
| Date: 1957-58 Film Number: 1602 | |||
| Haworth family footage from the Bahamas. Features children playing, beaches and streetscenes. | |||
| [SNOWY GARDEN AND ALTON TOWERS] | |||
| Date: 1957-8 Film Number: 3973 | |||
| Footage of trees and a suburban garden covered in snow. Other scenes include children playing in the large gardens and around the stately home at Alton Towers. | |||
| [SYKES' SUMMER HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: *1957/8 Film Number: 4378 | |||
| Sykes family holiday in the Lake District - the family are seen next to a river, with the children playing in the water. Views of the village of Chapel Stile are followed with the family having a picnic by Elterwater. After walks along country lanes and on the Langdale Fells, the family take a boat trip on Lake Windermere. | |||
| [THE WAIN FAMILY 1957/58] | |||
| Date: 1957/8 Film Number: 4404 | |||
| Kathryn and Peter are seen on their bicycles outside the family home in Hyde. Judith enters the house, and the family are seen on the Mersey Ferry in Liverpool. There are shots of the family's new car, a Wolseley 4/44 and the Wains go on holiday - visiting Cheddar Gorge and Wells Cathedral. The film ends with the Wain's son, George Peter, in the garden at home. | |||
| [HOPE PARK SCHOOL SPORTS DAY AND FASHION SHOW] | |||
| Date: *1957/8 Film Number: 4451 | |||
| School sports day at Hope Park Girls' School in Prestwich - pupils are seen participating in a number of different races and events including egg and spoon race, sack race and long jump. The winner of each event is seen and prizes and trophies are awarded at the end of the day. In the school grounds, schoolgirls are seen modelling different outfits as part of a fashion show. | |||
| [VICTORIA PIT AND STANDISH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: 1957/8 Film Number: 4598 | |||
| Scenes at the Victoria Pit in Standish of the pit-wheel and operator, miners returning to the surface and having a tea-break and at the medical centre. At the Standish Church of England Men's Club, men are seen playing snooker, dominoes and bingo; and at the youth club, the boys are seen weightlifting and playing table tennis. There are scenes of card-playing, a tombola and a couple singing on a stage, which are followed by extensive footage of young people dancing to rock n' roll at the Standish Band and Social Club. | |||
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| [HOLIDAYS IN RHOS AND HERNE BAY; GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1957/8 Film Number: 4722 | |||
| Scenes from Hagon family holidays to Rhos-on-Sea and to Herne Bay - the family are seen playing on the beach, walking along the sea front and visiting local parks and gardens. At home in Altrincham, Richard Hagon is seen playing in the garden, followed by further holiday footage - on a picnic, visiting a playground and watching Punch and Judy and a magic show. | |||
| [OPENING OF "THE BRADDOCKS"] | |||
| Date: *1957/8 Film Number: 4963 | |||
| Detailed scenes of the construction of "The Braddocks," a flat development in Liverpool. Precast concrete sections are lowered into place and builders are seen pouring and laying concrete onto steel frames. Exterior views of the buildings are followed by scenes from the opening ceremony on 22 September 1958 - crowds gather, speeches are made and MP Hugh Gaitskell unveils a plaque. | |||
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| XMAS 1957 & XMAS 1958 | |||
| Date: 1957/8 Film Number: 6800 | |||
| Scenes from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day featuring the Boardman family of Westhoughton. Alan Boardman is seen going to bed on Christmas Eve 1957 and falling asleep, to find a pillow case full of presents when he wakes up in the morning. He is shown opening his gifts and playing with a model train set before the family sits down to Christmas dinner. Ends with Alan and his mum Margaret Boardman opening presents on Christmas Day 1958 in their pyjamas. | |||
| [CHRISTOPHER IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1957/8 Film Number: 8613 | |||
| Young Christopher plays in the garden with a black kitten, his own small wheelbarrow, and rides his tricycle. Brief winter scenes see him out in the snow, and the reel ends with him wearing his wellingtons and washing the family car. | |||
| MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW! | |||
| Date: 1957/8 Film Number: 9546 | |||
| A record of how electricity is produced and supplied to the National Grid by Skelton Grange power station in West Yorkshire. The film includes scenes of coal delivery by rail, full wagons being emptied inside the power station, and shots inside the turbine hall and boiler house. The process of electricity production is explained in the voice-over, in addition to facts about the power station and its immediate surroundings. The reel ends with a look at everyday household items – record players, fridges and vacuum cleaners, which run on electricity. | |||
| [AROUND THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER ] | |||
| Date: 1957/58 Film Number: 10610 | |||
| Street scenes with particular interest in the buildings and lawned areas of the University of Manchester. After exterior shots of many buildings with only three men in white coats seen briefly, the film ends with a shot of the student union building on Oxford Road. | |||
| THE GREATEST PARK IN EUROPE - STANLEY PARK BLACKPOOL 1957-8 | |||
| Date: 1957-8 Film Number: 8697 | |||
| After brief scenes on Blackpool sea front, the film looks at Stanley Park over the course of a year, particularly its floral attractions and wildfowl, and park staff at work in the greenhouses. The boating lake is prepared for the new season, and the leisure and sporting facilities e.g. the bowling green, also feature in this comprehensive record. | |||
| [COUNTRY DANCING AND CHILDREN PLAYING] | |||
| Date: 1957-9 * Film Number: 605 | |||
| There are shots of children doing country dancing, and one of a child playing with a dog. An old man is seen playing in a garden with two children, and several children are shown in the lounge of a house. One little girl is seem having a pony ride. | |||
| FOOTBALL MATCH INTER-BRIGADE FINAL NORTH RD OCTOBER 1957 | |||
| Date: 1957/8/9 Film Number: 841 | |||
| Various events - a football match; shots of the game; an injured player is attended to; presentation of the cup. Recruits under training - training exercises; using ladders to effect a 'rescue'; a swimming demonstration; retired officers annual reunion; Leyland Firemaster demonstration - shots of fire engine and demonstration of water jets. | |||
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| [WATERFOOT STREETSCENES; FEARNS WHIRLWIND DAMAGE AND A 1959 CORNISH HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1957-59 Film Number: 1687 | |||
| A compilation film of streetscenes in Waterfoot - includes shots taken of Boothfold, Boardman Terrace, Bridleway, Naze View Avenue and Shawclough Road in the late 1950s. Further scenes include shots of derelict houses and terraced streets with smashed windows; whirlwind damage at Fearns; Betty and Keith's Wedding and a Cornish holiday in 1959. | |||
| [VOYAGE ALONG THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL] | |||
| Date: *1957-59 Film Number: 1776 | |||
| Film of a journey along the Manchester Ship Canal shot mainly from on board a ship. Opens with a map of the canal before footage of a busy stretch of canal containing a plethora of ships and tugs. The film continues with shots along the canal and includes footage shot as the boat passes through the QE2 bridge at Runcorn, Chester Road Bridge, Knutsford Road Bridge and several locks. There is brief footage taken on the canal bank with barges tethered and people walking. There are also shots of the Barton Road Bridge and aqueduct, more locks and busy docks. The film finishes with footage of a viaduct at Crick. | |||
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