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Record 766 – 785 of 11241
| [TOWER CIRCUS ELEPHANTS BATHING AND STANLEY PARK] | |||
| Date: 1930-31 Film Number: 1772 | |||
| Opens with footage of a man, two women and a girl in a garden. Some footage shot through a gap in a wall and some closer up. They are seen playing with a dog. The film continues with footage of the Tower Circus elephants being bathed in the sea at Blackpool. A crowd watches as the elephant's keeper controls them whilst riding one. Members of the crowd pet the elephants before they are seen leaving the beach. This is followed by footage from Stanley Park in Blackpool. Two girls are seen walking through the park and relaxing by a bowling green. The film ends with footage of Stanley Park lake, thick with boats, shot from a moving boat. 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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| [PORT ST. MARY - ISLE OF MAN] | |||
| Date: * 1930-31 Film Number: 1799 | |||
| The film begins with members of the O'Grady family playing in a garden. Two men and two children have a game of ring-a-ring-a-roses. further scenes include a family holiday at Port St. Mary in the Isle of Man. They are seen greeting a man off a steam train and having their photograph taken sitting on the steps of a guest house. Concludes with brief footage of some women gutting fish on the dockside; rough seas and a sermon taking place on the beach. | |||
| [DEAUVILLE AND PARIS] | |||
| Date: *1930-31 Film Number: 1897 | |||
| Members of the Preston Family on holiday in France. The film features the Paris Transport System, including shots of the Etat Electric Railway, the Gare du Nord, Deauville New Station and vessels sailing on the River Seine. Also includes various shots of Mr and Mrs Preston on the beach and concludes with the family's ferry journey from Calais to Dover. | |||
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| [PRESTON FAMILY ON HOLIDAY IN FRANCE] | |||
| Date: *1930-31 Film Number: 1900 | |||
| Preston family holiday scenes. Includes shots of the family sitting on a beach playing with a puppy; walking through the streets and along the promenade; visiting Cabourg and other tourist attractions in France. Further footage includes scenes of Mrs Preston playing a game of traditional skittles and darts and a close up shot of a man filming on the beach. | |||
| [NETHERBY GARDEN - FAMILY & FRIENDS] | |||
| Date: c1930 - 31 Film Number: 2137 | |||
| A group of people are seen sitting and chatting to each other on the Behrens family garden. Includes shots of Mr and Mrs Ree, Mrs Behrens, Margaret Ashton and Professor S. Alexander. | |||
| [HEREFORDSHIRE & SHROPSHIRE] | |||
| Date: *1930/1 Film Number: 6703 | |||
| Views of the countryside and street scenes taken in and around Tintern Abbey, Montgomery, Welshpool and Shrewsbury. | |||
| HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE | |||
| Date: *1930/1 Film Number: 6704 | |||
| Views of castles, cottages and countryside in Shropshire followed by bustling street scenes around Manchester city centre, featuring glimpses of Albert Square, the Central Library under construction and Piccadilly Gardens. | |||
| [MOVIE SNAPS 1930-1 REEL 1] | |||
| Date: 1930-31 Film Number: 8733 | |||
| Compilation of family and local scenes: members of the King family relax at home at Christmas, and wrap a parcel for dispatch. A remembrance wreath is laid at the Cenotaph in Lytham St Annes, and there are shots of Blackpool promenade in autumn. The King children enjoy a vigorous snowball fight, and build snowmen in their back garden, and there is a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach to enjoy its various rides. | |||
| LADY BROOK RESEMBLED A RIVER AT BRAMHALL | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 6296 | |||
| Scenes of the flooding in Bramhall village when the Lady Brook burst its banks - probably 4 September 1931. | |||
| [BLACKPOOL; CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL] | |||
| Date: 1930-2 Film Number: 7880 | |||
| Starts with the Burdekin family holding a baby in a christening gown. Later are numerous shots of swimming competitions at Calday Grange School. Brief shots of the families holidays, one at a campsite, another in the countryside by a lake and others at Blackpool. Footage of Blackpool beach, outdoor lido and Blackpool Tower. Ending with footage of the family on the street. | |||
| [RAMBLING, NORFOLK BROADS AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 10552 | |||
| Compilation reel of outdoor activities undertaken by a boisterous group of young people. They are seen out in the countryside and up in the hills, rambling, tackling rocky inclines and generally larking around. There are also scenes on the Norfolk Broads, including an entertaining sequence with three men and a rowing boat; a boat trip with several passengers feigning seasickness; people relaxing on the beach (including couples kissing), or diving from the rocks, and there is a visit to a farm and a trick photography sequence. Many cigarettes are smoked throughout. | |||
| [SAILING ON NORFOLK BROADS REEL 1] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 10554 | |||
| Scenes of young men out on a boat on the Norfolk Broads, and shots of sailing dinghies manoeuvring on the waterway. | |||
| [SAILING ON NORFOLK BROADS REEL 2] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 10555 | |||
| Scenes of sailing dinghies on the Norfolk Broads, and views from the prow and stern of a boat moving along the waterway. | |||
| [IN THE BACKYARD AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 10556 | |||
| Two men shake hands indoors and a group of men stand around and chat. In the backyard, a girl sits and peels potatoes, and an elderly woman plays with a cat before a man comes out to join her. Finally, two young men and a girl sit on a chair in the yard. | |||
| [OUT AND ABOUT IN OFFERTON FOLD] | |||
| Date: c1931 Film Number: 10557 | |||
| A group of young men is seen out and about in the countryside. There are close-ups of the men’s faces and there is a trick photography sequence involving a man smoking a cigarette. | |||
| [MISS DODO WATTS IN STOCKPORT AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1930/2 Film Number: 8757 | |||
| Compilation of Waterhouse family leisure scenes, including garden scenes of bike riding, playing with family pets, and larking about, both at home and out and about. There is also a brief shot of actress Dodo Watts walking towards the camera, holding a floral bouquet, and transport scenes in the Isle of Man - a steam train arrives and departs from Santon station, and ferries leave the island harbour. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS - MORLEY FAMILY] | |||
| Date: *1930-32 Film Number: 2547 | |||
| Scenes of the Morley family on holiday in various locations around the British Isles - includes visits to Llangollen, Blackpool, Gretna Green, Lake District and the Norfolk Coast and Broads. Features scenes of the family, and friends, standing outside a souvenir shop at Gretna Green; having a picnic in the countryside; travelling on board a passenger boat and playing on a beach. Also includes scenes of some men shearing sheep in a farm yard; footage of the family's daughter, Joan, helping with the harvest; and a shot of some children standing in a street watching an organ grinder and his monkey. | |||
| [STRETFORD PAGEANTS; MANCHESTER DOCKS; SCHOOL SPORTS; RAG PARADE] | |||
| Date: 1930-3 Film Number: 4330 | |||
| A girl's diving competition is seen on Manchester Schools' Sports Day at an indoor swimming pool at Belle Vue. Scenes from students' Rag Day Parade along Oxford Road circa 1930, followed by a brief glimpse of King George V passing through St Peter's Square in a car, and views taken from a boat of the different ships at Manchester Docks. Stretford Pageant is seen in 1931 and 1932 - in 1932 the theme of the pageant was the Commonwealth, and each float represented a different country. There is a boy's football match at the Manchester Schools' Sports Day, and pupils from Princess Road School in Stretford are seen in the countryside on an outing. | |||
| [GRANGE LIDO] | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 5917 | |||
| Footage of people swimming at an outdoor pool at Grange-Over-Sands, Morecambe Bay. People going down the water slide, swimming, diving, and onlookers from the side of the pool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] 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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| [HART FAMILY BEFORE BABY BILL] | |||
| Date: 1930-3 Film Number: 7290 | |||
| Various leisure activities featuring the Hart family and friends. Adults play games and have fun at the seaside and in the countryside. There are shots of the group starting a car and a view from the vehicle as it drives down a country lane. Further seaside material sees shots of the sea front at Southport, riding the dodgems on a pier, boats in a harbour and having fun in an outdoor pool at Fleetwood. Also includes close up shots of family and friends. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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