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Record 7116 – 7135 of 11241
| WORK AND PLAY [CROSSLEY ROAD DAY NURSERY] | |||
| Date: *1966-1968 Film Number: 2250 | |||
| Film of a day at Crossley Road Day Nursery, Burnage. The film open with views of the nursery's pre-fabricated buildings before footage of children playing in and around a paddling pool, being hosed down by staff. Children are also seen on a swing and a slide as well as in a sandpit and a playpen. There are shots of children playing and eating and of the staff having a cup of tea and preparing food. The film continues with a lesson in a picture festooned classroom before some of the children are seen leaving. The film closes with animated footage of the moon snoring. | |||
| TOWARDS PURITY | |||
| Date: *1966-68 Film Number: 2519 | |||
| Film dealing with the various equipment and processes involved in the treatment of sewage. | |||
| [WEDDING RECEPTION AND SCHOOL FAIR] | |||
| Date: c1966 Film Number: 3717 | |||
| A wedding reception, featuring guests mingling and dancing (including Mr and Mrs Wintrobe), and the bride and groom. Following this is footage of a fete taking place in a school playground. The Wintrobe girls are seen on the swings, and there are lots of stalls and amusements including a small merry go round. Final shots of the family in the garden, Mrs Wintrobe sunbathing, Carole playing with a doll; and painting the yard fence. | |||
| HOLIDAY TIME | |||
| Date: *1966-68 Film Number: 3823 | |||
| Footage from a day out to Alton Towers, including views of the gardens and the cable cars. Brief scenes of the Jodrell Bank telescope under construction. Scenes at Chester Zoo. Family scenes at a caravan site, mowing the lawn, painting, children playing. A picnic on the beach at St Annes on Sea and a game of beach cricket. | |||
| [ISHMAEL RUSHES] | |||
| Date: 1966-8 Film Number: 3882 | |||
| Shots of shopping streets in Liverpool city centre: a young man is seen window shopping, sleeping rough in a park and walking around. There is also footage of him attempting to hitch a lift, and walking through a 1960s housing estate. (film is unused material from Acc. No. 3891) | |||
| [MOTOR RALLY AND LONDON] | |||
| Date: c1968 Film Number: 4010 | |||
| Scenes at a veteran cars motor rally (possibly the first Blackpool to Manchester rally) and of a visit to London, including the guards at Buckingham Palace. Also a visit to Whipsnade Zoo and Conway in Wales. | |||
| [CRUFTS AND WEST OF ENGLAND DOG SHOWS] | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 4082 | |||
| Film featuring Afghan Hounds at Crufts - general views of the exterior and interior of Olympia in London, and footage of the dogs being shown and inspected by the judges. There is also footage of Afghan Hounds at an outdoor dog show [possibly Malvern]. | |||
| CHRISTMAS 1966 | |||
| Date: 1966-8 Film Number: 4298 | |||
| Nigel and David Rice are seen opening their presents, including a Thunderbirds rocket and a toy panda, on Christmas Day in 1966. The family all sit down to Christmas dinner, pull crackers and wear silly hats. There are views of the elephants at Belle Vue circus, as well as brief scenes of seagulls following a tractor in a field. The Rice family are also seen opening presents and enjoying dinner on Christmas Day in 1967 and 1968. | |||
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| BUSBY BABES ARE BORN LIKE THIS | |||
| Date: 1966-8 Film Number: 4300 | |||
| A group of lads and two adults are seen playing football on Beech Avenue Field in Timperley. The Rice family take a trip to Chester Zoo - views of the different animals and birds, including a gorilla playing with its keeper. Another day trip to Alton Towers is also seen - with David and Nigel enjoying a donkey ride, and views of the gardens. | |||
| SUMMER HOLIDAY NEWQUAY | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 4309 | |||
| Scenes from Altricham CHA (Countryside Holidays Association) holiday to Cornwall. The members are seen posing for photographs outside the hotel in Newquay. During the holiday, they are seen at a number of beaches, walking along clifftops and visiting some of the towns and villages in the area, including Mevagissey, Tintagel and Falmouth. | |||
| [AUTOMATING A MILLING MACHINE, GEARAIDE] | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 5348 | |||
| The process of automating a vertical milling machine at Gearaide Limited, Accrington. In addition to describing the technical adjustments made to the machine, a job is performed before and after automation to illustrate the improvements in efficiency and productivity. 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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| [STOCKPORT REDEVELOPMENT] | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 6263 | |||
| General views of Stockport town centre are followed by scenes of the Merseyway redevelopment project - construction work, new shop sites and brief street scenes. | |||
| [CRASTER HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 7262 | |||
| The Lloyd family on holiday at Craster in Northumberland. Includes shots of a woman cleaning large crabs from a barrel, and fishermen in the harbour passing up baskets of crabs from their boat. Concludes with the winter sun setting. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [WORK ON THE KINGSWAY TUNNEL] | |||
| Date: c1966-8 Film Number: 4975 | |||
| The ceremonial cutting of the first sod for the Liverpool to Wallasey Tunnel, January 1966 is followed by views of digging work on the tunnel. Scenes from a ceremony to mark the meeting of the two ends of the tunnel, and of a local dignitary pressing a button to detonate explosives. An excavator is seen at work in an old railway cutting, and there are views of boats on the Mersey and of houses being demolished. | |||
| [BLACKPOOL AND CAROLE'S FOURTH BIRTHDAY] | |||
| Date: c1966/7 Film Number: 3724 | |||
| Scenes around Blackpool. The film opens with the Wintrobe family on the pier - a sign for a children's show features Mickey Mouse. The inside of a theatre is seen, with children on stage with a clown, and a puppet show. We follow the family around the town, including internal shots of the hotel Lindum and the hotel room: the two Wintrobe girls sitting on the bed giggling; Carole in her mother's arms; waving for the camera. Outside footage includes scenes at a funfair, walking along the seafront, trams and Christmas lights (poss. Illuminations?). The remainder of the film features Carole's fourth birthday party: food, balloons, children in party hats enjoying themselves. | |||
| [SPANISH CRUISE] | |||
| Date: *1966 Film Number: 3736 | |||
| On board and on shore scenes from a Spanish (?) cruise. Two women are seen walking around a town, and relaxing on the ship, eating ice cream. There are views out to sea, of the harbour and a lighthouse. Lifeboat drill is seen, and a woman swimming in the ship's pool sporting a large bouffant hairstyle. Final scenes in London - at the Cenotaph, a Remembrance Day parade. | |||
| [WINTROBE HOLIDAY IN JERSEY] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 3743 | |||
| Family holiday in Jersey, starting with a plane landing at the airport. Underexposed shots inside a museum of Nazi equipment follow. There are views of the coast, country roads, a suburban street. Seaside scenes - Carole Wintrobe digging in the sand and playing with a feather, a close up of a man sunbathing in a deckchair, Mr and Mrs Wintrobe putting up the top on a black convertible Triumph. Scenes in Howard Davis Park, including a lily pond. A graveyard of unknown soldiers. The date on a copy of the Daily Mirror is Wednesday June 14 1967. There are final brief shots of the family dressed up for a wedding. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS IN TUNISIA] | |||
| Date: *1966/8 Film Number: 6690 | |||
| Scenes from the West family holiday to Tunisia, including swimming in the sea, guided tours of Roman ruins and exploring the local bazaars. | |||
| [MALTA, RACING CAR, AND WEDDING SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 7834 | |||
| Compilation reel of holiday footage in Malta and family scenes: in the Schofields’ driveway, family members - including the dog - take turns behind the wheel of a racing car. The reel continues with wedding scenes filmed before and after the ceremony. | |||
| [DOLPHINS AT MARINELAND MORECAMBE] | |||
| Date: c1967 Film Number: 7939 | |||
| Scenes from Marineland Morecambe. We see performing dolphins and a brief shot of an alligator. | |||
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