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Record 8016 – 8035 of 11241
| [AROUND MOUNT ETNA] | |||
| Date: *1970/1 Film Number: 6331 | |||
| View of Roman ruins and of Mount Etna taken during a holiday to the Sicily by the Thompson family. | |||
| [BOLTON SCHOOL, CORSICA & ITALY] | |||
| Date: *1970/71 Film Number: 11441 | |||
| A gymnastic display by the boys of Bolton School as part of an open day followed by a policeman directing traffic into the school and pupils cooking over fire in the school grounds. Scenes from a boys cricket match then a camping holiday in Corsica where the boys explore ruins and camp on the beach. Views from a boat are followed by the boys cooking at the campsite then reading newspapers and playing table soccer at a local cafe. The boys exploring ancient Roman ruins and the Temple of Caeser in Rome is followed by them sleeping in their sleeping bags and cooking breakfast | |||
| [SALFORD CENTRAL MISSION CHURCH ROSE QUEEN PARADE] | |||
| Date: 1970-1 Film Number: 10436 | |||
| The film opens on scenes from a procession through Salford, we see the Rose Queens and Salford Central Mission Church Sunday school take part. In the next scene, the Girl Guides visit a park and the playground. Inside the Salford Central Mission Church, we see the crowning of the new Rose Queen. After the ceremony, some of the children take part in a folk dancing performance. | |||
| [GIRL GUIDE CAMP/ ROSE QUEEN PROCESSION] | |||
| Date: 1970-1 Film Number: 10437 | |||
| Scenes from the Girl Guides' camping trip, the children and leaders have a water fight. The Girl Guides cook food and everyone sits on the grass for their meals. The film briefly cuts to shots of the Rose Queen procession. Back at the campsite, some children go on donkey rides while others play football. | |||
| [FAMILY IN GARDEN; BIRTHDAY PARTY; ZOO; PARIS] | |||
| Date: 1970-1 Film Number: 10939 | |||
| A compilation of scenes. Members of the Brice family play in the garden, they ride bikes, play in a tub of water and in make shift tents. There are scenes from John Brice's 4th birthday party, family and friends are seated round a table loaded with party food. There is a family visit to the zoo and a trip to Paris where we see views of the city and a trip to the Eiffel Tower. We also see a trip to a model village and a fairground where the family have fun on merry-go-rounds and the helter-skelter. There follow an assortment of scenes. We see the family on the beach, swinging on ropes in a hay barn, riding on a sledge and adding the finishing touches to a snowman in the garden. | |||
| THE VOICE OF A REGION | |||
| Date: *1970-72 Film Number: 2606 | |||
| Film about the Manchester Evening News, which had recently located to a new building on Deansgate. The film highlights Manchester's international and historical importance - featuring shots of the John Rylands Library, Trafford Park, the Manchester Ship Canal, Manchester Airport, Jodrell Bank and Manchester University. Manchester is shown to be a vibrant city, a variety of shops are seen as is a nightclub. Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City, talks about football in the city and there is footage of Manchester United versus Chelsea. The content, production and distribution of The Evening News is featured - an editorial meeting (with Brian Redhead), the newsroom and the printroom are seen, as are van drivers delivering the paper. People are seen reading the paper on buses and in the street. A family are seen reading the paper in their home. | |||
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| OUR HOLIDAY - [CORNWALL AND DORSET] | |||
| Date: *1970-2 Film Number: 4317 | |||
| Sybil and Leslie Bletcher are seen on holiday at the CHA's [Coutryside Holidays Association] Fowey Hall Hotel in Cornwall - they are seen on boat trips and on walks with other members in the surrounding area. The Bletchers are seen holidaying at the Coran Court Hotel in Lyme Regis with other members of the Altrincham branch of the CHA. They are seen walking along the coast, on a trip to the zoo and to a cathedral, on another walk and on the coach home. | |||
| A WELSH SPOON MADE AT WELSH FOLK MUSEUM | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 5121 | |||
| The carving of a ten-inch welsh broth spoon at the Welsh Folk Museum in Cardiff. A carver is pictured using his skill with a hand axe to shape the spoon from a block of sycamore wood. He is then shown hollowing out the bowl of the spoon with a knife, and using a wooden spokeshave to shape and smooth the handle. The carver is seen trimming the spoon and displaying the finished product to the camera. 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 | |||
| OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; OAK SPELK BASKET MAKING; C AIREY CRAFTSMAN | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 5254 | |||
| 80-year-old Charlie Airey demonstrates the dying craft of making an oak spelk basket at his backyard workshop in Storth, Westmoreland. Mr Airey is seen clearing and chopping wood in a coppice before the film cuts to his home workshop. Using a variety of traditional tools and skills honed through 50 years of experience, he splits pieces of softened oak into strips, creates a basket rim from a piece of hazel, and weaves the strips together to make an oak spelk basket. 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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| [COTTON SPINNING AT OSBORNE MILL, OLDHAM - CAMERA FOOTAGE 1] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 6011 | |||
| Footage of a spinning mule in operation at Osborne Mill in Oldham. Detailed close-ups of the various parts of the machinery are seen, as are more general views of the mule in action and the people operating it. | |||
| [COTTON SPINNING AT OSBORNE MILL, OLDHAM - CAMERA FOOTAGE 2] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 6012 | |||
| Detailed close-ups of various parts of a spinning mule in operation at Osborne Mill in Oldham - mainly the bobbins of cotton to be spun. | |||
| [COTTON SPINNING AT OSBORNE MILL, OLDHAM - CAMERA FOOTAGE 3] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 6013 | |||
| Detailed close-ups of various parts of a spinning mule in operation at Osborne Mill in Oldham - mainly the mainly the moving carriage and its components. | |||
| [COTTON SPINNING AT OSBORNE MILL, OLDHAM - CUTTING COPY] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 6014 | |||
| Footage of a spinning mule in operation at Osborne Mill in Oldham. Detailed close-ups of the various parts of the machinery are seen, as are more general views of the mule in action and the people operating it. 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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| HOME AND AWAY | |||
| Date: *1970-72 Film Number: 7392 | |||
| Fictional comic story about a layabout husband (the narrator) and his wife who live in a slum. She aspires to live a better life in a bigger house. His attempts to persuade banks and building societies to lend him money end in failure so he turns to acts of crime to solve his problem, culminating in a bank robbery with his wife acting as an accomplice. However, as they are about to set off to start their new life the suitcase containing the stolen money is pinched. Dejected, they return to their terraced home only to discover it has been demolished. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [QE2 CRUISE TO USA] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 9235 | |||
| Passengers embark on the QE2 from Southampton to New York and are seen taking part in a lifeboat drill. There are views of rough seas from the front of the ship. The model, Twiggy, and dancer, Tommy Tune, are seen practising their tap dance routine on the deck. In New York, the Chrysler Building is seen. Then there are scenes from Washington DC including The White House, the Washington Monument, Arlington National Cemetery with the Eternal Flame and the graves of John F. Kennedy and Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Back in New York they visit Chinatown and we see the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge and they sail under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. There are also scenes at the Rockerfeller Plaza, views of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center and Times Square at night. Back on board passengers play deck games followed by a children's entertainer being thrown into the ship's pool. | |||
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| [WEST COUNTRY HOLIDAY, WEDDING AND GARDEN] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 7840 | |||
| Compilation reel: scenes from a holiday in Devon, including a caravan park and ships anchored at Dartmouth; wedding scenes; a young girl on a suburban street, and dogs playing in a garden. | |||
| [BRYAN IN A PADDLING POOL] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 8560 | |||
| Young Bryan plays in a paddling pool in the garden on a summer’s day; he is joined by a little girl and they then splash about together and run around with a hosepipe. | |||
| [EASTER WITH THE LISTERS] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 8561 | |||
| While their mother prepares and bakes a cake, a girl and her younger brother open their personalised Easter eggs. The little boy then plays with his toy car collection and his model railway. | |||
| [AT LYME PARK AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1971 Film Number: 11117 | |||
| The film opens with family scenes of the Medleys in a playground at Lyme Park. Children play on the swings, slide and a see saw. There are shots of Lyme Hall and some geese in the grounds. There follows a view of Rainow from White Nancy. We then see Alan pruning apple trees. There a scenes from Bonfire Night, with the bonfire, fireworks, people in masks and children with sparklers. Summer scenes in the garden follow, with children playing in an inflatable paddling pool. We see Emmie with Nelson the dog. There are brief cricket match scenes followed by David and Lily who are with Sara who is playing on a slide. We see Dick and Jean sitting on a canal bridge and then views of Styperston from Sugar Lane. | |||
| [PAULINE WITH A PIPE, ANGLESEY AND CHESTER ZOO] | |||
| Date: *1970-2 Film Number: 11225 | |||
| Compilation reel of family leisure and holiday footage, including family members and dog out in the countryside; garden scenes with a Wendy house and paddling pool; a motorcycle trip to mid-Wales; holiday scenes in Anglesey, and a visit to Chester Zoo. | |||
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