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[THE FAMILY AT HOME AND AWAY]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 820
 
Family film - in the garden; at a gymkhana; playing cricket; on the riverbank; a visit to a castle; travelling shots of the countryside from a car; cars leaving a ferry; views of London.
 
 
 
[IN THE GARDEN AND ON THE BEACH]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 821
 
Family shots in the garden and at the seaside - a castle; boating lake; paddling in the sea; a picnic on the beach; shot of an ABC television camera and crew; a procession from Greasby Methodist Sunday School. The film ends with some views around London.
 
 
 
[RECRUITS TRAINING COURSE AND FOOTBALL MATCH]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 837
 
Fire service recruits training exercises - use of hoses; parade and inspection; the film finishes with shots of a football match.
 
 
 
[CHESTER ZOO]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 954
 
A family visit to Chester Zoo; rambling in Derbyshire; playing in the garden.
 
 
 
[BUILDING EQUIPMENT AND FACTORY VIEWS]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1087
 
Building equipment in use along the Manchester Ship Canal bank; factories seen on opposite bank.
 
 
 
PORT OF MANCHESTER QUEEN ELIZABETH II DOCK INTERCHANGE OF SLIDING GATES NOS. 1 & 2 AT LOWER AND INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS IN LOCK 13TH MAY 1966
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1119
 
The interchange of lock gates at the Queen Elizabeth II oil dock, Eastham on the Manchester Ship Canal - gates nos.1 and 2 are moved across the lock by hand winch and tugboat. Construction site - pipes are lowered into the ground by crane; water spurts out of an open pipe.
 
 
 
MANCUNIAN WAY
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1222
 
The construction, purpose and design of the Mancunian Way. Including footage of the area pre and post construction, testing in laboratories and the concrete plant. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]
 
 
 
[25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS]
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1252
 
Mr and Mrs Jones celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on May 10th 1966. Includes scenes of the family and guests dancing and close-up shots of the presents. Also includes family members enjoying a game of pitch and putt golf in the park.
 
 
 
BETWEEN TIDES
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1270
 
Arrival of a ship (the Linda) at the Preston Docks. Scenes include the loading and unloading of cargo and shots of lorries boarding the ship. Final preparations and maintenance are completed before the ship departs the port.
 
 
 
[WEBSTER JUNIOR SCHOOL BOAT TRIP ALONG THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1277
 
The children of Webster Junior School enjoying the performances of a professional theatre group. Also includes shots from a boat trip on the Manchester Ship Canal.
 
 
 
[THE GOLDEN MILE, BLACKPOOL]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1357
 
Views of Blackpool Promenade shot from a moving car between Starr Gate and the Tower. Shots of the sea and a navy helicopter follow.
 
 
 
[BARBARA CHADWICK'S WEDDING]
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1405
 
The Bullock family celebrating Roy and Barbara's wedding at William Temple church in Wythenshawe. Includes shots of the wedding party leaving the house and having their photographs taken outside the church.
 
 
 
SALT OF THE EARTH : THE END OF AN ERA AT MURGATROYDS OF MIDDLEWICH
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1408
 
Film showing processes involved in the open pan method of salt production. Filmed at Murgatroyds of Middlewich.
 
 
 
[THE HESSON FAMILY HOLIDAY ON BOARD A CRUISE SHIP]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1438
 
Scenes and activities of the Hesson Family on holiday on board a cruise ship from Australia. Includes views of New Zealand, Tahiti, Acapulco, the Panama Canal and Barbados. The family are also seen arriving back in England.
 
 
 
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN DALTON - A FOUNDER OF MODERN CHEMISTRY
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1460
 
This film was produced in connection with the bicentenary of John Dalton's birth and chronicles the life and work of the famous chemist. Includes shots of John Dalton Street and Manchester's Literary and Philosophical Society.
 
 
 
[VISIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II TO WORSLEY]
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1470
 
Footage of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Worsley. After shots of barges on the canal, there are views of a procession of cars driving up a street lined with crowds, and both the Queen and Queen Mother emerging from one of the cars and walking into a park. The Royal party is later seen leaving.
 
 
 
AUTUMN IN DELAMERE
Date: c1966 Film Number: 1511
 
The film documents activities taking place at 'Delamere Forest School for Delicate Jewish Children'. Includes interior shots of the school canteen and classrooms. The children are seen participating in religious ceremonies, having medical examinations, walking in Delamere Forest and weeding the gardens and flower beds. 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/
 
 
 
MILNROW COMMUNITY CENTRE DAY OUT : JULY 12th 1966
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1529
 
Elderly people from Milnrow community centre on a day trip to Morecambe; July 12th 1966. Includes scenes of people boarding the coach on a wet day; stopping at Forton Service Station on the M6; changing a tyre on the roadside; visiting a fairground and walking through the streets of Morecambe.
 
 
 
[SALFORD CARNIVAL 1966]
Date: 1966 Film Number: 1793
 
Footage from the 1966 Salford Carnival. Participants are seen prior to the procession, many children are in fancy dress and the uniforms of various youth groups. The Carnival Queen is seen, as is a previous incumbent. Crowds watch the procession of floats as it passes through Ordsall.
 
 
 
[SCENES FROM BLACKPOOL AND SALFORD]
Date: *1966 Film Number: 1794
 
Footage shot in Blackpool; on the Promenade, by a 'lost children' bus, on the beach, at a lifeboat station and a funfair. Two young children and a baby feature prominently in the footage. Also features brief shots of the interior of a newsagents shop as well as footage of Salford University buildings and Salford Art Gallery.
 
 
 
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