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TRAFFIC CONTROL - KEEP IT MOVING
Date: 1958 Film Number: 2806
 
Footage of road situations across the country, and the efforts made by local police forces to ensure that traffic flows freely. The film includes both rural problems (sheep on the road) and urban congestion.
 
 
 
[METRO-VICKS MISCELLANEOUS]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 2812
 
Shots of Metro Vicks employees, premises and car park, and from a moving car (probably Barton Dock Road).
 
 
 
[CROWNING CEREMONY]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 2846
 
Shots of St Catherine's Preparatory school in Moss Lane, Leyland. An altar is set up in the grounds, with flowers and a statue of the Virgin Mary. The children enact the Corpus Christi ceremony, crowning the icon. A priest, Anselm Parker, presides over the event.
 
 
 
[MUNICH AIR DISASTER]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 2893
 
Fragmented newsreel of the Munich air disaster in 1958, showing the newstand headline in the street and night shots of the aircraft ablaze.
 
 
 
PRODUCTION OF RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM
Date: 1958 Film Number: 3231
 
An explanation of how an applicator for polyurethane foam works, followed by a demonstration of its use in various situations. The foam expands after being sprayed into a cavity or area, and is used to insulate pipes and bulkheads in ships.
 
 
 
VISIT TO MANCHESTER
Date: 1958 Film Number: 3232
 
Footage of Hexagon House, ICI's premises in Blackley, with delegates arriving, and attending a meeting in which suited men discuss shoe soles. There are then scenes of the factory floor with various plastics being mixed and used.
 
 
 
[TREASURE ISLAND]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 3402
 
Footage of children from Kirkby Simmonswood County Primary School on their annual holiday to the Isle of Man in 1958. The children are seen being waved off and travelling by ferry to their destination. Scenes include a cricket match, trips to the beach and Peel castle, and footage at mealtimes. Staged scenes show girls hunting buried treasure which turns out to be their own pair of flippers, stolen and hidden by boys. Some of the children are seen travelling on a BEA plane.
 
 
 
[MANCHESTER STUDENT RAG]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 3776
 
Scenes from a rag week procession on the streets of Manchester held by students from Manchester College of Science and Technology (now UMIST). Footage includes shots of floats, participants in various costumes and onlookers. There are shots of University buildings, Piccadilly Gardens, Oxford Road station, and the Oxford Cinema (which is showing 'Around The World in Eighty Days' starring David Niven). Examples of student horseplay include games of golf and hockey on the street, and some of the participants are arrested.
 
 
 
[GARDEN SCENES IN WHALLEY RANGE]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 3982
 
Scenes shot in a suburban back garden, where a boy mends his bike, and a small tent has been erected. There are shots of a garden shed, flower beds, exteriors of houses and a brief shot of children in a swimming pool.
 
 
 
[GREYFRIARS' FETE - 24 JUNE 1958]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4213
 
Brief views of the exterior and gardens of a large house, Greyfriars, in Preston. A small boy and toddler are seen playing in the garden, before scenes of the Midsummer's Day Fair. Visitors, including the Lady Mayor and Mayoress, are seen standing around and talking next to the cricket pitch, then sitting with a woman and small boy.
 
 
 
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, BLACKPOOL, 1958
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4242
 
Film of trip to Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic church in Blackpool. Mary Fleming is seen both outside the church, and inside praying. There are also general views of the interior and exterior of the building. 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/
 
 
 
[RAILWAYS AND LIVERPOOL]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4276
 
Steam trains are seen at Ruabon station in Wales, followed by the Greenwoods' family out and about in the Welsh and Lancashire countryside. A number of stations in Cumbria are passed on a train journey, including Kirkby Stephen and Barras, and there are brief views of ferries and the Liver Building in Liverpool. Hay-making is seen and the family take a trip on the Tal-y-llyn railway. There are scenes at Jennifer's wedding, a family friend, in 1962, and the film ends with restoration work on the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway at Boston Lodge.
 
 
 
[WEDDING OF GORDON AND BARBARA, 29 MARCH 1958]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4349
 
Wedding of Gordon and Barbara on 29 March 1958 - wedding guests are seen arriving at the church and there are scenes outside after the ceremony.
 
 
 
[BOURNEMOUTH AND STREET PROCESSION]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4350
 
Scenes from Siddall family holiday to Bournemouth are followed by brief views of a street procession, probably in Cheshire, featuring a Rose Queen.
 
 
 
[HILL-WALKING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT]
Date: *1958 Film Number: 4387
 
Peter and Florence Sykes and three of their children, Geoff, Judith and Graham are seen out walking on the fells in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District. The whole family is seen at their holiday home, "Stonethwaite," in Ambleside, looking at a map of the area and then leaving in a car.
 
 
 
[SYKES' MOUNTAIN CLIMB]
Date: *1958 Film Number: 4388
 
The Sykes family leave their car and set off on a climb up a mountain in the Lake District. At the top, they stop for a picnic before continuing on their way.
 
 
 
HYDE GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN ITALY 1958
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4407
 
Boys and teachers from Hyde County Grammar School are seen on holiday in Italy. Setting out from Ringway Airport, they stop at Nice before proceeding to Laigueglia in Italy. They are seen around the town and on the beach, as well as on a visit to Sanremo. The party then travel to the ski resort of Monesi, following a snow plough for part of the way. The final part of the holiday is spent at a seaside town called Alassio.
 
 
 
[AROUND WIGAN]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4599
 
Scenes around Wigan - people are seen arriving at a park and in a marquee for the Summer Show; children playing on a playground; a group of teenagers are seen hanging around on a street corner and outside Wigan Church; the sign outside the Ministry of Labour and National Service; a blacksmith shoeing a horse; a group of boys train-spotting at the station; and a woman walking around a garden looking at the flowers.
 
 
 
[PALATINE PAINTS LTD]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4600
 
Scenes at the Turner's family business, Palatine Paints Ltd in Leigh. Workers and machinery are seen mixing paint and there is footage of people working the firm's office including a girl typing. A man in the laboratory uses different pieces of equipment and there are brief external views of the factory including the company cat.
 
 
 
[WIGAN STREETS; HULL FAIR 1958]
Date: 1958 Film Number: 4612
 
Brief views of terraced streets and cooling towers in Wigan are followed by scenes from Hull Fair.
 
 
 
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