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[HEATON PARK; AIR SHOW 30TH MAY 1972]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2340
 
Mrs Brookes from Ordsall in Salford, is seen walking around Heaton Park with her three grandchildren. They are seen stroking a horse, playing football with a friend and climbing on a lion statue. Concludes with scenes of an airshow.
 
 
 
[SPORTS DAY AND YORK]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2375
 
Scenes of a school sports day held on 3rd June 1972. Also includes shots of a museum exhibition at York.
 
 
 
[YORK RAILWAY MUSEUM. 16TH AUG. 1972]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2376
 
Members of the Brookes family are seen on a day trip to York. Includes footage of the family having a picnic by the side of the A64. They all sit around a table cloth that is laid out with food and drinks. Another family is also seen having a picnic on the grass behind them. Continues with scenes of the family wandering around the streets of York. They are seen visiting the Railway Museum and castle.
 
 
 
[STELLA'S : HEREFORD AUG 1972]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2380
 
The Brookes family, from Salford, are seen visiting friends in Hereford; August 1972. Includes scenic views of various thatched and beamed cottages in a small country village. Also features scenes of cattle and pigs at a livestock auction.
 
 
 
[PUPPIES IN THE GARDEN]
Date: *1972 Film Number: 2541
 
Scenes of the White family playing with some puppies in their back garden - teddy bears, toys and a blanket are strewn across the lawn. The family's pet poodle runs around the garden, chasing the puppies, excitedly. Also features scenes of Carolyn, Rob and a couple of their friends holding the puppies up for the camera. Concludes with footage of Rob, and another couple of boys, throwing snowballs in the front garden.
 
 
 
[WAR VETERANS IN FRANCE]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2677
 
Footage of WWI veterans (accompanied by the filmmaker and his daughter) visiting Lille in France. They assemble at a large white monument to fallen soldiers, and then go to reconstructed trenches and a cemetery. There is a sequence from a party / reunion.
 
 
 
[WESTON-SUPER-MARE 1972]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2832
 
The Moss family at the seaside in Weston Super Mare.
 
 
 
[WESTON SUPER MARE 1972 - II]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2833
 
The children of the Moss family playing on the beach, and general shots of the seaside at Weston Super Mare.
 
 
 
BACKGROUND TO THE CELEBRATION OF PRESTON GUILD MERCHANT 1972
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2901
 
After shots of documents showing the various Preston guilds (weavers and butchers, for example), the film shows celebrations of (roughly) a thousand years of guilds in Preston. A procession moves through the town, including numerous floats from public and commercial organisations. They include breweries, textiles companies, trades unions, the army, brass bands and vintage cars. Participants include mounted policemen, bikini-clad women, the Michelin man and children, while the more unusual floats feature giant armchairs, ice-cream cones, dinosaurs and a huge Santa Claus.
 
 
 
EASTER 1962: PACE EGG PLAY BY THE FURNESS MORRIS MEN
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2931
 
Morris dancing in Furness, following by a female team of clog and garland dancers in Saddleworth putting on an outdoor display, and finally a troupe performing morris dancing in Middleton.
 
 
 
THE BRITANNIA COCONUT DANCERS
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2942
 
The Britannia Coconut Dancers (who wear distinctive costumes and have blacked-up faces) perform for an audience on a field, and pose for photographs.
 
 
 
PACE EGG PLAY BY FURNESS MORRIS MEN EASTER 1972
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2946
 
Scenes from performances of Pace Egg plays in South Lakeland.
 
 
 
THE MIDGELEY PACE EGGERS EASTER 1972
Date: 1972 Film Number: 2987
 
Footage from a performance of the Midgeley Pace Eggers in West Yorkshire at Easter 1972.
 
 
 
[PRESTON GUILD 1179 - 1972]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3066
 
Footage shot during the celebrations of Preston Guild in 1972, with views of decorated streets in Preston. Members of Moor Park methodists are seen in the Free Church procession, which as well as numerous church groups, includes scouts, marching bands and highland bands.
 
 
 
[REVIVAL AND DIVINE HEALING CRUSADE]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3100
 
Scenes from a healing service held in a church in Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, with a preacher from Sharon Full Gospel Church in Manchester. The congregation sings, and there are scenes of faith-healing.
 
 
 
[PROPOSAL AND WEDDING]
Date: *1972 Film Number: 3149
 
Film featuring three weddings. The brides arrivals are featured and groups are seen posing for photographs following the services. There is a sequence involving a marriage proposal prior to footage of the second wedding. A man disturbs a woman while she is engaged in some embroidery - they kiss, he goes down on one knee and puts a ring on her finger. Following shots of their wedding day they are seen walking around an ornamental garden. One of the brides is also seen with a baby at the close of the film.
 
 
 
[ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AT SALFORD UNIVERSITY]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3341
 
Footage of a man in a sealed lab using a microscope, wearing protective clothing and surrounded by various electronic apparatus. A piece of equipment is placed under a large glass bell jar, and sealed inside a metal drum. Other scenes show scientists at work on large computing equipment, reading from screens and using wire-covered circuit boards.
 
 
 
[SALFORD UNIVERSITY EXTERIORS]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3342
 
Exterior shots of various University of Salford buildings and students. A man walks past a building with the sign "University of Salford" and there are shots of passing traffic and a policeman. There are shots of Salford Central Library and the entrance to the Peel Building, and there is footage of students chatting.
 
 
 
[MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3344
 
Footage shot in the Mechanical Engineering department of Salford University - students are seen using electronic microscopes, checking the readouts of large machines, and reading printouts.
 
 
 
[SALFORD UNIVERSITY PHYSICS DEPARTMENT]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3345
 
Shots in the physics department of Salford University (housed in the Maxwell Building). Students are seen using test tubes and bottles filled with coloured liquid. Experiments involved magnetism and light, and the use of an electronic microscope.
 
 
 
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