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| [COASTAL VISITS] | |||
| Date: *1957/59 Film Number: 3123 | |||
| Film opening with a display by a police dog team at a fete - childrens races and a barbecue are also seen. There is footage of countryside, Blackpool illuminations and members of the Riding family in their garden with some Japanese friends wearing traditional costume. There is footage of a procession of vintage cars, children playing in a garden and some gardens featuring a floral tribute to Mayor C.H. Lucas of Bolton. Blackpool beach is seen, including footage of rough seas. There is footage of the South Coast, including beaches, piers, seafronts, a miniature village and the Wish Tower - possibly in the Eastbourne area. | |||
| [THE FISHING INDUSTRY AROUND FLEETWOOD] | |||
| Date: *1957/9/65 Film Number: 4441 | |||
| Film showing different aspects of the fishing industry around Fleetwood - a trawler is seen out at sea and returning to Fleetwood. A new trawler, the Princess Elizabeth, is seen being built and out at sea. There are general views of the town and docks at Fleetwood, as well as scenes of net, basket and lobster pot making. The factory production of ice is seen, and there are views of the interior of a trawler and of hake fishing in the Atlantic. 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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| [GYM DISPLAY AND CRICKET] | |||
| Date: *1957/59/66 Film Number: 360 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School boys - gym display; pole vaulting; digging the garden; playing cricket; team line-up with the cup; teacher rings the bell. | |||
| [FAMILY AND GARDEN] | |||
| Date: *1957/59/69 Film Number: 819 | |||
| A family in the garden - on the swing; watering the flowers; playing tennis; a 'fashion parade' - the children pretend to be models; picking apples. The film also includes exterior shots of the Braemar Hotel. | |||
| [ROCHDALE SCENES; LIVERPOOL DOCKS] | |||
| Date: 1957-66 Film Number: 1411 | |||
| Scenes in Rochdale town centre in 1957, including a whit walk. Followed by footage of the Cunard liner 'Sylvania' leaving Liverpool docks in 1957. Further footage of Rochdale town centre, filmed in 1965. Finishes with scenes from Rochdale covered market in 1966 and shots of a "Yorkshire street". | |||
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| [BURTONWOOD TRACTION ENGINE RALLY AND MISCELLANEOUS SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1957/65-66 Film Number: 3135 | |||
| Film including footage of cars manoeuvring around traffic cones at speed. Followed by shots of a clock surrounded by mechanical figures and footage from a traction engine rally at Burtonwood and a parade involving St Johns Ambulancemen. Also features christmas decorations and an illuminated fairground in Bolton. There are shots of birds feeding in snow, adults and children sledging and skiing and children in a procession. A group of adults are seen fooling around - one man pretends to attach another to a lawn by using a croquet hoop around his neck. | |||
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| [ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY WITH IAN AND GRANDAD FREDDIE] | |||
| Date: *1957/66 Film Number: 7857 | |||
| A young boy playing with a ball on a putting green then being carried by his grandad Freddie and views of a sunken garden. The Thompson family leaving home for their holiday followed by beach scenes and Mr Thompson and the boys rock pooling. Scenes from Douglas in the Isle of Man with the Thompsons walking along the promenade, paddling in the sea and two bare chested men playing with a football in a park. Views of the ferry entering Douglas, scenes from the Isle of Man airport, and a cricket match with one of the teams posing for a group shot. | |||
| [BURNLEY MARSHALLING YARD; FAREWELL TO STEAM] | |||
| Date: 1957/68 Film Number: 5367 | |||
| Activity at a British Railways marshalling yard in Burnley followed by shots from the 'Farewell To Steam' event at Rose Grove in August 1968. After colour shots of steam engines and shunting work at the yard, the film switches to black and white to show footage of engineering work and members of the public visiting and photographing steam trains at Rose Grove. 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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| [1957 CHARTER YEAR; LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB] | |||
| Date: 1957/71-7 Film Number: 5601 | |||
| Scenes in Liverpool during the Charter Year of 1957, celebrating the 750th Anniversary of the city. Decorated streets in the centre with a procession to the town hall and views around the University and various parks. A display of country dancing in Newsham Park is followed by scenes from the Queen Mother's visit on 25th June and she is seen at William Brown Library to mark the commencement of rebuilding work following WWII. The Liverpool FC team are seen training during the 1970s, with brief scenes of Kevin Keegan, a match at Anfield against Everton, and Bill Shankly on a suburban street. The film ends with two ladies walking on Otterspool Promenade. | |||
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| ROCHDALE BY-ELECTION | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 230 | |||
| Brian Inglis at the count for a Rochdale by-election where Ludovic Kennedy (Lib) and J. Parkinson (Con) come second and third to J. McCann (Lab). An official explains how the count operates, and there are shots of the crowds outside the Town Hall waiting for the results. | |||
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| A LOOK AT THE PAST | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 231 | |||
| A view of medieval Rochdale as seen through the eyes of a young boy - the history of Rochdale Castle; Stubley Hall; the church; John Taylor's grave; a medieval street in Rochdale; a Roman road and other local buildings. There are fantasy sequences as the boy dreams. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [WORKERS LEAVING METROVIC'S] | |||
| Date: c1958 Film Number: 331 | |||
| One single uninterrupted shot, from a high angle, of workers leaving the main gate of Metropolitan-Vickers in Trafford Park, Manchester. The stream of workers becomes a torrent crossing the wide, busy road, then slackens off. Scores of buses passing both ways. | |||
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| MODERN MISS MUFFET | |||
| Date: *1958 Film Number: 460 | |||
| Shows the large-scale, modern version of traditional cheese-making at the Co-operative Wholesale Society's creamery in the Vale of Clywd. Milk churns are delivered by lorry and emptied; the milk is pasteurised and pumped into vats where it is turned into curds and whey; the curds are pressed and scalded, then pressed again and stored to mature. After testing, the resultant Cheshire and Cheddar cheeses are cut, vacuum-packed and labelled "Llan Pak" for sale in CWS stores nationwide. | |||
| FULL POWER | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 467 | |||
| Operating Calder Hall reactor - an elaborate explanation, by the works manager, of how Calder Hall nuclear power station in Cumbria works, from staffing and safety, to the control room and the reactor itself. | |||
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| PICCADILLY GIRATORY TRAFFIC SYSTEM I | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 489 | |||
| General views of Manchester Piccadilly Giratory Traffic System taken from various high angle viewpoints and featuring the major junctions of Portland street, Parker Street, Aytoun Street, Mosley Street, Market Street and Piccadilly (includes some titling.) | |||
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| PICCADILLY GIRATORY TRAFFIC SYSTEM II | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 490 | |||
| General views of Manchester Piccadilly Giratory Traffic System taken from various high angle viewpoints and featuring the top of Market Street, panning shots across Piccadilly Gardens, the Parker Street construction site and the Newton Street - Portland Street junction. Also a view of Chorlton Street bus station. | |||
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| THE MACHINES WERE THE STARS | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 568 | |||
| 350 exhibitors from 14 countries demonstrate the latest textile machinery - spinning, weaving, dyeing etc. in the vast exhibition halls at Belle Vue, Manchester. The exhibition is organised by Textile Recorder Machinery & Accessories Exhibition Ltd. - assembly of the machines is seen; the official opening; visitors circulating and watching demonstrations; and dismantling when its over. Many detailed captions naming particular machines and manufacturers, particularly the British ones. | |||
| RUNNING THE LOW RAM STOKER | |||
| Date: *1958 Film Number: 590 | |||
| The workings of the Low Ram Stoker are seen in some detail - and optimum conditions for its operation described. | |||
| [COMBUSTION] | |||
| Date: *1958 Film Number: 591 | |||
| Laboratory experiments are seen which illustrate how combustion affects a range of compounds. The reasons why optimum levels of oxygen should be present during burning are described, and equipment that has been designed to achieve this is seen. | |||
| COMMUNITY MAGAZINE 1958 | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 599 | |||
| Scenes and events in and around Mottram in Longdendale in 1958, including - the crowning of the May Queen in Mottram Unitarian Church - congregation members are seen; the St. Mary Magdalene Rose Queen Festival in Broadbottom; Mottram Carnival and Fete; the Carnival Dance - jiving, and a man plays an accordion. Further shots include - military vehicles; an open air church service; the Wakes Fair - dodgem cars and the big wheel, also seen at night. | |||
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