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HERTFORD
Date: 1965 Film Number: 2783
 
Film of Hertford and the surrounding area. Features views of a church and busy streetscenes in Hertford. Includes exterior and interior shots of a house called 'Pippins', a man is seen laying a carpet, two women are seen knitting, one also plays with a cat and one is seen cooking. There is also footage from 'Bourchiers' and 'Brickendon Bury' - two large houses set in extensive gardens. Much Hadam - proclaimed by a sign as 'Hertfordshire's Best Kept Village' - also features, there are shots of Woodland and a church as well as shots, some interior, of various houses.
 
 
 
DERBYSHIRE WELL-DRESSINGS 1965
Date: 1965 Film Number: 2959
 
Scenes of well-dressings in Derbyshire, accompanied by footage of street processions. Locations featured include Tissington, Wirksworth, Ashford, Hope, Tideswell, Belper, Stoney Middleton and Bradwell.
 
 
 
ITALY
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3025
 
Scenes from a holiday in Italy - Lido di Jesolo and the Venetian isles.
 
 
 
STONEY MIDDLETON WELL DRESSING
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3046
 
Close-ups of well-dressings in Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire - people mill around a church, and there is footage of children dancing around a maypole.
 
 
 
[TRANSPORTING A LOCOMOTIVE]
Date: *1965 Film Number: 3050
 
Film of the moving of a locomotive - 'Daphne' - to Skelmersdale where it is to be displayed on a small area of parkland. The locomotive is seen being transported by a lorry and moved onto some rails by a team of workmen.
 
 
 
[DEVELOPING SKELMERSDALE]
Date: *1965 Film Number: 3058
 
Film of Skelmersdale during its development as a 'New Town'. There is footage of the older housing areas and wasteground as well as new housing, a school and building work. Bricklayers are seen at work as is a man painting murals. There are shots of children playing and a woman in a new kitchen.
 
 
 
CHANGED LIVES [1]
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3070
 
Film detailing the creation of the Sharon Full Gospel Church. After a description of the perceived difficulties of a life without Jesus, the film gives an account of how two founder members miraculously discovered religion and began preaching from their back garden in Manchester after World War II, rejecting their previously un-Christian ways (gambling, among other things). There are then sequences of processions, the construction of a new church building paid for by the flock, and some scenes from its religious activities.
 
 
 
CHANGED LIVES [2]
Date: c1965 Film Number: 3071
 
Scenes from Manchester City Centre, some unnamed Manchester suburbs, shots of children playing, couples praying, and street scenes.
 
 
 
[GOODBYE FROM UPPER CHORLTON ROAD]
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3083
 
Shots of a man getting off a plane are followed by scenes of him getting into a van and being waved at by two women.
 
 
 
[PREACHING AT SHARON]
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3087
 
Close-up shots of one of the Sharon Full Gospel Church's preachers, followed by an outside shot of the Church building, and then a view of a church organ faded in from darkness.
 
 
 
[BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS AND ST JOHNS AMBULANCE BRIGADE]
Date: *1965 Film Number: 3121
 
Film featuring footage of Blackpool Illuminations - including trams, adverts, the South Pier and Pleasure Beach. Continues with scenes from a wedding - people, including the bride and groom, posing for photographs in the snow. Also features footage of a St John's Ambulance Brigade personnel in Horwich and panoramic views of Bolton (?). There is also footage of the South Coast - an air-sea rescue is seen, as is a zoo and the village of Cockington in Devon. There is footage of Plymouth (?) town centre, including a visit by African dignitaries, navy warships, a model village and a harbour.
 
 
 
COIL WINDING
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3172
 
Speeded-up footage of a woman working on the shop-floor of a coil winding factory, using large frames to wind coils of what looks like wire.
 
 
 
[SHOE FACTORY]
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3173
 
Scenes shot in a shoe factory, with women skilfully cutting pieces of material to shape.
 
 
 
FILLING AND PACKAGING OF OIL CANS
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3205
 
Machines are seen filling and packaging one pint oil cans at Shell Mex and BP's plant at Barton. There is also footage of a pneumatic can packer/gluer in action, and a coffee jar packing machine at Bird's in Birmingham.
 
 
 
THE STANDARD KNAPP 870 PACKER AND 845 AUTO CASE FEED
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3209
 
Scenes from a brewery in Trowbridge where a Mather and Platt / Standard bottle packer is in use, putting beer bottles in crates automatically.
 
 
 
[PIANIST AND UNIVERSITY INTERVIEWS]
Date: *1965 Film Number: 3365
 
Footage of Colin Hackney playing the piano, followed by him conducting interviews with staff in various offices within the University, and students in canteens and pubs.
 
 
 
SIMMONSWOOD 1965
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3414
 
Shots of a mini sports day at Simmonswood County Primary School in Kirkby, with various games of skill and co-ordination in the playground. There is footage of a trip to Blackpool with pupils assembling outside the school and travelling on coaches to their destination. They visit the prom, the tower circus, the Pleasure Beach and a boating pool. They eat a meal in the cafe of Lewis' department store. There is footage of a second sports day with races for children and their mothers.
 
 
 
[INTELLIGENCE MEN PREMIERE AT THE ODEON, MANCHESTER]
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3494
 
Scenes from the world premiere of "The Intelligence Men" starring Morecambe and Wise, at the Odeon cinema, Manchester, 25th March 1965. Stars of the film, plus other celebrities, are seen arriving in limousines, signing autographs and entering the cinema.
 
 
 
OUR WEDDING 23RD OCTOBER 1965
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3542
 
Footage of two weddings - Mary and Peter (who is the eldest son of the producer, Les Walters) and another couple. In both cases, the bride and groom are seen talking to guests and posing for pictures, and guests are seen arriving at the church for the first meeting.
 
 
 
[VINTAGE CAR RALLY / BLACKPOOL]
Date: 1965 Film Number: 3782
 
Footage of a vintage car rally passing crowds of on-lookers. People have a picnic in a car, and then visit an aquarium with performing dolphins.
 
 
 
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