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[CHRISTENING PARTY]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9598
 
Scenes from a Christening party. We see the parents with their baby outside church, they leave with their guests. At home they have a party, the adults sit and stand around talking and drinking while the children play. They cut the cake and there is a table laden with buffet food.
 
 
 
[INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FAMILY SCENES]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9697
 
Family scenes with children – kids play in the garden, on a climbing frame and slide; a little boy releases a rabbit from a hutch to run around. A couple with a baby take their leave after a visit, and several children sit around a table eating Easter eggs.
 
 
 
[CHESTER; FAMILY IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9749
 
Miscellaneous film featuring shots of different trips the Taylor family went on. It includes scenes of Studley Royal Water Garden in Yorkshire and a visit to Chester. Back home in the family garden, they sit in the sun and have a barbecue.
 
 
 
[CHESTER ZOO]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9750
 
Family day out at Chester zoo.
 
 
 
THE KIDS
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9791
 
Family scenes from the Langridge and Doyle families. There are domestic scenes from home. We see the children playing, being read to by elderly relatives, playing with toys at Christmas, being bathed, and washing the car. There are garden scenes where the children play while adults join in or relax in deckchairs. We see the children in paddling pools, riding bikes and having fun. The children play in a park and there is a family visit to the zoo where they see a variety of animals and birds. There are also scenes from a street party, possibly for the Silver Jubilee.
 
 
 
VICTORIANA
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9793
 
A look at the early life of Victoria. We see her as a small baby being bathed and there are lots of close up shots of her lying in different locations around the family home. In later scenes when she is a toddler we see her with various family members, with her toys at Christmas and playing in the garden.
 
 
 
[CHILDHOOD SCENES AT HOME AND ON HOLIDAY]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9804
 
We see children at a fairground eating candy floss and going on the rides. They go on a miniature railway and we also see a display of steam powered engines. There are family scenes at home. An elderly lady mows the lawn, she is later seen in the garden with two girls who play on a slide and swings. A baby crawls and plays on the carpet. Adults help him learn to walk. We later see him at his 2nd birthday party and with his new toys at Christmas. A young girl plays the recorder and a keyboard and does roly polys in the living room. The same young girl plays in the garden with her little brother. They play on a ride on toy and an elderly lady joins in the fun riding in the garden on a child's tricycle.
 
 
 
[CHILDHOOD SCENES AND MODEL AEROPLANES]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9805
 
The film opens with family scenes at Christmas. The adults play with the children while others relax with their drinks. A toddler plays swing tennis in the garden with an elderly lady and we later see her with children in the garden playing with their pet rabbit. We see people flying remote controlled model aeroplanes. The film ends with scenes from a party for an elderly relative. We see her cutting the cake while her guests are seated at the dining table.
 
 
 
[FAMILY AND FRIENDS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9881
 
Friends and family pose for photographs in the garden, presumably before a wedding. The film ends with brief shots of a car race.
 
 
 
4.5 IN MK 8 GUN MOUNTING
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9924
 
A 1970s promotional film for a piece of naval military hardware. After a brief history of naval warfare the film looks at the gun mounting functions and how it is designed to meet future military needs.
 
 
 
[CHESTER ZOO]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9938
 
Brief shots of a woman in a garden followed by various animals in their cages and enclosures at Chester Zoo particularly the polar bears and lions followed by views of the gardens
 
 
 
AROUND CUMBRIA
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9947
 
Scenic views and assorted locations around Cumbria featuring a traction engine rally and funfair. The locations included are Lindal, Newby Bridge, Holker Hall, Lakeside, Grasmere, Glasson Dock, Esthwate Water and Hawkshead.
 
 
 
CHESTER ZOO
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9948
 
Various zoo animals in their enclosures and cages watched by members of the public also features good shots of the zoo and its herbaceous borders.
 
 
 
[THREE WEDDINGS]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9970
 
Scenes from three different weddings filmed around Middleton. The happy couples were credited as: Jacqueline and Barry Carr, Philip and Barbara Ashton (married at St. Cross Church on the 26th of May) and lastly, Mr. and Mrs. Mellor.
 
 
 
A SPORTING EVENT
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9971
 
Brand Packaging Social club visits Belle Vue Granada bowl. Pete Bell is announced as the winner and is presented with a trophy at the end of the film.
 
 
 
[MANCHESTER AIRSHOW]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9972
 
Day out at Manchester Air show.
 
 
 
[DRIVE AROUND MANCHESTER]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9973
 
Shots of a drive around Manchester city centre.
 
 
 
[DRAMA]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9974
 
Two men act out a dramatic scene.
 
 
 
[AMATEUR FILM]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9975
 
Various scenes filmed as part of an amateur drama film. Some scenes were filmed in the disused Manchester Central station.
 
 
 
[SCOTTISH MOUNTAINS AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1970s Film Number: 9984
 
The teachers and pupils of Marple Secondary Modern school hiking in the hills and mountains. We see the pupils and teachers at a youth hoatel then crossing a bridge, brief shots of a steam train and the pupils sat by a war memorial on top of a mountain
 
 
 
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