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Record 8357 – 8376 of 11241
| [DOLPHINS AND SEALS] | |||
| Date: *1971 Film Number: 3728 | |||
| Children and adults are seen posing for the camera around a birthday cake. It appears to be Steven's birthday; he is smartly dressed in bright red shirt and flowery tie. We then cut to outdoor scenes of dolphins and seals performing tricks at a zoo - balancing balls on their noses and wearing sombreros. | |||
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| RYAN'S VIEW | |||
| Date: *1971-1974 Film Number: 5575 | |||
| After shots of a tree, Raymond Ryan and his wife drive their Volkswagen in Silecroft, Cumbria, and play golf. Vintage cars are on display. Raymond saws, sands and files a wooden car body at his work bench. Men help transport this, an old MG car is dismantled and this new body afixed. Raymond carves a sign for Chief Executive of Burnley, Brian Whittle. A programme advises the, "Civic Trusts Award 1972," and Raymond is included for his work on the interior of a new craft museum at Towneley Hall. Raymond tours round the museum. There are shots with his wife at home, preparing for a trip, driving at Silecroft, and a lone tree. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS CANAL BOAT SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1972-3 Film Number: 9187 | |||
| A compilation of canal related scenes, including men working on an upturned boat; an outdoor event with a bouncy castle and a dog obedience class, and views of the canal banks and countryside from a moving boat. | |||
| THE THOMPSON CENTRE | |||
| Date: 1971-4 Film Number: 8574 | |||
| The background to, design and construction of, and official opening of the William Thompson Recreation Centre in Burnley, made possible by a local philanthropist's donation. Includes scenes of office and building work, the foundation stone being laid by Walter Winterbottom CBE, the official opening with dignitaries in 1974, and the new Centre in use by the public. | |||
| [THE THOMPSON FAMILY AND FRIENDS] | |||
| Date: *1971-5 Film Number: 6316 | |||
| Assortment of footage relating to the Thompson family. Holidays in the Lake District and Cornwall are interspersed with footage of the family and friends at home in the garden in Hale and on days out. Jillian Thompson is seen going to nursery and infant school and enjoying her third birthday party. There are exterior views of Richard Thompson's hi-fi shop in Altrincham, and various derelict railway sites are seen, as well as trams at the museum in Crich. | |||
| [GOYT VALLEY AND STOCKPORT MARKET] | |||
| Date: 1971-75 Film Number: 7011 | |||
| Scenes in the Goyt Valley area of the Peak District, the Doyle family visit an information centre caravan, take a hillside walk and are seen driving around in a mini bus. Includes shots of boats sailing on Fernilee Reservoir. Continues with Doyle sons, Robb and Ian, taking a trip to Stockport Market with a shopping basket. They are seen leaving home, then buying a number of items, including flowers and fruit from the stalls, stopping at a refreshment stand for tea and cakes, and heading to the car. Includes good shots of general market scenes and a brief sequence showing a male street entertainer. | |||
| [GARDEN, GREENHOUSE AND GOLDFISH] | |||
| Date: c1973 Film Number: 5714 | |||
| Outdoor garden scenes and greenhouse interior. Close-ups of flowers, many exotic varieties. Shots of goldfish eating fish-food in a pond. Man a little girl sit on a stone bench in the garden then little girl plays with vicar on the lawn briefly. | |||
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| [SIGHT-SEEING IN LONDON] | |||
| Date: 1971-5 Film Number: 5735 | |||
| The Greenwood girls feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, the guards marching past Buckingham Palace, feeding the ducks in a park and a boat trip on the Thames. A black labrador plays with a balloon in the Greenwood's garden. | |||
| [PARIS SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1971-6 Film Number: 2678 | |||
| Footage of a visit to Paris - Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde, Champs Elysses, Arc de Triomphe - followed by a party. | |||
| FAMILY ALBUM; CHILDREN AT PLAY | |||
| Date: 1971-6 Film Number: 7350 | |||
| Compilation of domestic scenes featuring members of the Turner family, plus a church walk. Features scenes at Christmas in the family home, with shots of the decorations, children opening presents, playing with toys and messing around, and the family sitting down for dinner. There are several children's birthday parties throughout the film where kids play games, eat party food and, on one occasion, are entertained by a ventriloquist. Young girls play in the garden on a sunny day, before four older girls perform a play and a dance for the camera in the sitting room. Also featured is a christian procession between the church and school of Our Lady of the Assumption in Blackpool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| THE NEWCOMERS | |||
| Date: c1972-5 Film Number: 9221 | |||
| A film documenting the lives of Doreen and Arthur Hodgson, and Doreen's mother 'Nana' at New Ing Farm. The film opens with views of the village of Bolton by Bowland and countryside scenes. We see the work of the farm, and learn how Doreen and Arthur share the workload of the farm while Nana does the housekeeping and the gardening as well as smaller jobs around the farm. We see the family around the house and farm going about their work. There are farming scenes. We see how the Hodgsons care for their sheep and cattle and we see them at work on the land. We then learn the history of the herd of deer who live on the farm, starting with Arthur rescuing an abandoned fawn 'Bambi', who became so tame she would eat in their kitchen. Bambi eventually gave birth to more deer and the herd continued to expand, and we see how the Hodgsons care for their herd of tame deer, including creating a new paddock where they can all live together. | |||
| [DRIVING THROUGH THE PEAK DISTRICT AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1972-5 Film Number: 11056 | |||
| The film opens with scenes shot from a moving car, we see the other traffic on the roads and general views of the Peak District. We also see a viaduct, various pubs and road signs. There are scenes from Fountains Abbey, with shots of a mother and daughter who are most probably the filmmakers wife and daughter. There are shots of various places that they travel through, including York, Stafford, Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham. There are also brief scenes from Beamish Open Air Museum | |||
| [WILLCOCK HOLIDAY TO CALIFORNIA] | |||
| Date: *1971/2/4 Film Number: 4990 | |||
| Scenes from Willcock holiday to California - in the gardens of a church, possibly San Francisco, at Universal Studios and Mann's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and on the plane on the way home. | |||
| [DEMONSTRATIONS AND SPEECHES] | |||
| Date: *1971/73 Film Number: 791 | |||
| Shots of Manchester city centre traffic - Mosley Street and Piccadilly. Student demonstration - students on the steps of a Umist building; Manchester Polytechnic Socialist Society banner seen; protestors listen to speeches and are then seen on Oxford Road - police line the route. Finishes with shots at Manchester airport and on the motorway. | |||
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| [SALFORD UNIVERSITY: ENGINEERING, HALLS OF RESIDENCE & DISCO] | |||
| Date: *1971/3 Film Number: 10229 | |||
| Engineering students and tutors at their drawing boards in Salford University's laboratories. We also see the students measuring and cutting sections of metal as well as using a computer. Cars pull up to the halls of residence where belongings are unloaded and students wander the corridors. Scenes from a disco with students dancing and close ups of the disc jockey and his deck. The film ends with scenes from behind the student bar with pints being pulled. | |||
| [BARROW PARADE] | |||
| Date: *1971/3 Film Number: 11024 | |||
| The annual Barrow parade begins with decorated floats with people in fancy dress collecting money for charity. They are followed by marching bands and local children's dance troupes watched by crowds lining the street The film ends with members of the Royal Artillery driving past in jeeps and lorries. | |||
| [PICCADILLY STATION, MANCHESTER] | |||
| Date: *1971/73/76 Film Number: 790 | |||
| Piccadilly station - a train arrives and passengers leave the platform; a couple enter the station and consult the timetable; the buffet bar. Student demonstration - students on the steps of a University building. | |||
| [WEBSTER JUNIOR SCHOOL COMMEMORATING THE SILVER JUBILEE] | |||
| Date: 1971/73/77-78 Film Number: 1280 | |||
| Webster Junior Schools Silver Jubilee celebrations. Also includes a school sports day and nativity play. | |||
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| [STUART GROWING UP] | |||
| Date: *1971/74 Film Number: 2572 | |||
| Family footage of Stuart as a toddler and young child. Includes scenes of various family members playing with the little boy in the garden and on a beach. Features a shot of the child rocking backwards and forwards on a sprung-loaded toy horse. | |||
| [KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK AND CHRISTENING] | |||
| Date: *1971/74 Film Number: 3155 | |||
| Footage from Knowsley Safari Park including shots of various animals and the gardens. Also features a procession of vintage cars being driven along a road. There is footage of a christening, a child playing in a garden and a baby. Closes with shots of a pony being led across a field and a horse and foal. | |||
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