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| [RECONSTRUCTION OF THE OLD MEDICINE HOUSE] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 5770 | |||
| Detailed coverage of the re-assembly of a The Old Medicine house, a Tudor building, in Blackden, Cheshire, following its relocation from Wrinehill, Staffordshire. Experts are seen working on repairing the original structures of the building at 'Cheshire Handcrafts and Antique Care'. Alan Garner is seen talking to Michael Peach whilst he works. The film ends with shots of workmen tiling the roof. | |||
| [GRIME FAMILY - GREEK HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 5839 | |||
| Grime family holiday in Greece - at the beach, burying Jane in the sand and drinking at a seafront restaurant. Later, they practice their Greek dancing. Lots of shots of local landmarks and scenery, taken as the family drive around the countryside. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [CHEADLE ROYAL (INDUSTRIES) LTD - PAPER CUTTING AND SEWING MACHINES] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6015 | |||
| People with learning difficulties and mental health problems are seen undertaking various tasks at Cheadle Royal (Industries) Ltd - tissue paper is cut to size on a machine and stacked, and the women make Christmas/party decorations out of coloured ribbon at sewing machines. | |||
| [CHEADLE ROYAL (INDUSTRIES) LTD - DECORATIONS AND PARTY HATS] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6017 | |||
| People with learning difficulties and mental health problems are seen undertaking various tasks at Cheadle Royal (Industries) Ltd - tissue paper is cut to size on a machine and stacked, and the women make Christmas decorations and party hats. | |||
| [CHEADLE ROYAL (INDUSTRIES) LTD - WAREHOUSE AND FACTORY] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6019 | |||
| Scenes at Cheadle Royal (Industries) Ltd, a company producing party hats and novelties which employs people with learning difficulties and mental health problems. Finished products are loaded by fork lift truck onto the back of a lorry. Building work on an extension is seen and exterior views of the factory conclude. | |||
| [INDUSTRIAL THERAPY] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6020 | |||
| People with learning difficulties and mental health problems are seen undertaking various simple tasks as part of industrial therapy treatment. A group of men practice manual dexterity by tightening and loosening nuts and bolts. Metal rings are stamped into shape, aerosol cans are filled and Christmas cards are put into packages. Brief views of a large dining hall/canteen are followed by examples of products made by industrial therapy units, and a woman is seen making paper bags. | |||
| [INDUSTRIAL THERAPY - SEALING BOXES] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6021 | |||
| As part of industrial therapy treatment, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems are seen taking metal boxes, screwing a lid onto them and repacking them into cardboard boxes which are then sealed. The intended use for the metal boxes is unknown. | |||
| [BED MANUFACTURE] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6025 | |||
| Interior views of a bed making factory - male and female workers are seen working at various machines, covering wire components and assembling bed frames from pre-cut parts. | |||
| [NURSING] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6030 | |||
| A nurse is seen bandaging a patient's ankle, preparing a hypodermic needle to give an injection and taking someone's blood pressure. | |||
| [ALEXANDRA PARK PAGEANT, 27 JUNE 1970] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 6100 | |||
| Scenes from the first Alexandra Park Pageant, 27 June 1970 on a rainy day in Moss Side. Views of the procession through the park, a five-a-side football match, and Irish and Morris dancing demonstrations. A fashion show featuring traditional Indian dress is held in one of the marquees. 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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| WHIT SUNDAY MAY 17TH 1970. LEVENSHULME COMBINED PARADE OF WITNESS | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 6189 | |||
| Views of a Whit Walk through Levenshulme, including members of the Levenshulme Congregational Church, are followed by scenes of children and adults from the church leaving by train to participate in a sponsored walk on 13th June 1970. The walkers are seen out in the countryside, whilst younger children are taken to the local park before walking back to the church. | |||
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| SPAIN & FRANCE 1970 | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 6491 | |||
| Scenes from a Waller family camping holiday in Spain and France, featuring campsites, beaches, a funfair, a chateau and a market. | |||
| [HEPWORTH SCULPTURE ARRIVES AT BOLTON MUSEUM] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 7287 | |||
| A sculpture by Barbara Hepworth is carefully moved into position for display at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery. Staff are seen manoeuvring the bronze cast, entitled 'Two Forms (Divided Circle)', through a doorway and across the gallery floor with the aid of crowbars, ropes and a skate. Members of the public watch proceedings and study the exhibit after it has been installed. [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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| [THE WEDDING OF AIRLIE HOLDEN-HINDLEY AND AUDE POWELL] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 7326 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding party held at the grounds of Clock House, Edenhall near Penrith on 27th June 1970. A helicopter comes in to land, guests gather around it and a little boy is lifted in to have a look inside. The wedding party mill around near a marquee before the bride and groom leave in the helicopter as guests wave them off. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| TRIAL BY BREWERY | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 7375 | |||
| Comedy short about a challenge to race a bicycle between two Merseyside pubs. After a team from the Sandown Hotel in Seaforth loses a darts match at the Garston Hotel, the visitors want revenge and challenge their hosts to put forward a cyclist to travel from Garston to Seaforth in an hour, drinking 20 pints of beer on the way. Garston's reluctant candidate is 'Harry' who succeeds in his mission despite numerous sabotage attempts by the cronies of 'Big Des', the bookmaker who had hoped to make money from a defeat. Instead their interventions have unintended consequences, with the 'Lord Mayor' a regular victim. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [THE DAGGER] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 7381 | |||
| Unfinished amateur drama about a couple in their new house whose television set plays tricks on them. As the husband prepares to decorate a room, his wife comes in with a tray of tea and biscuits for a break, so they try to plug in the television set but it doesn't appear to work. The couple sit down and read instead before there are alternative endings. One sees the couple alerted to a noise and discovering something shocking off camera. The second shows the wife asleep in her chair as the husband is drawn to the television, pulling out a dagger from the screen. Hypnotised, he tries to stab his wife before the weapon disappears and they embrace. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| WOVEN BY HAND | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 6649 | |||
| A look at the practice of hand weaving cloth on a loom including the different methods of patterning still used. There are detailed close-ups of Kay's flying shuttle and Jacquard's loom being operated by weavers at Cartwright & Sheldons of Macclesfield and UMIST's Textile Technology Department. 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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| HANDICAPPED GATHERING, SALESBURY HALL, 22ND AUG | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 5616 | |||
| For the Girl Guides' Diamond Jubilee in 1970, an event for disabled people in Salesbury Hall, Ribchester. People of all ages are seen dancing and playing games before local girl guides and boy scouts perform a gang show. The audience join in, refreshments and tea are served, and everyone leaves in coaches. 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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| [KINGSWAY TUNNEL - VENTILATION SHAFTS] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 4979 | |||
| Views of the ventilation shafts for the Kingsway tunnel between Liverpool and Wallasey are followed by ships on the Mersey, construction work on the quayside next to the shafts, and a draw bridge coming down on the dock road. | |||
| [AERIAL VIEWS - INDUSTRY AND HOUSING] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 4995 | |||
| Aerial shots of a new industrial development and housing estate in Skelmersdale. Views of factories and houses being built, and of land cleared for development. | |||
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