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[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.
 
 
 
[DISCO]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3350
 
Footage shot in a University of Salford student disco - various dancers are seen in action on the dancefloor, and there are also scenes behind the bar.
 
 
 
[GILLETTE CUP SEMI FINAL 1972 LANCASHIRE V KENT]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3471
 
Edited highlights of the 1972 Cricket Gillette Cup semi-final between Lancashire and Kent at Old Trafford in Manchester. The game is affected by rain and on the following day Lancashire win.
 
 
 
[GILLETTE CUP FINAL 1972 LANCASHIRE V WARWICKSHIRE]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3472
 
Footage of the 1972 Gillette Cricket Cup Final between Lancashire and Warwickshire at Old Trafford, Manchester. There are shots of the game in progress, views of the crowd and scoreboard and action replays. The game ends with a win for Lancashire.
 
 
 
[PRESTON GUILD WALK AND FAMILY SCENES]
Date: c1972 Film Number: 3475
 
Film of a Preston Guild walk, lead by Cardinal Heenan and a religious procession through Bolton, lead by Bishop Holland of Salford. Also various scenes of children playing cricket , on the swings and on pedal boats, in Thornleigh College Grounds and the canteen staff on their luchbreak. A family visit to Evesham and a floral display with gnomes.
 
 
 
[CATHOLIC ORDINATION SERVICE]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3481
 
A gathering of Catholic clergy, possibly for an ordination at Belle Vue. Also a whit walk through Bolton town center, with clergy from each church greeting the Bishop who is stood watching, and the Castle [?] family dressed for the procession.
 
 
 
[HOSPITAL SPORTS; CHILDREN IN GARDEN]
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3545
 
Various novelty sporting games are played by members of staff at Winwick Hospital (one involves female players trying to peg out washing while sitting on the shoulders of male colleagues). There is also footage of a small child playing with a ball and a balloon, followed by recourse to the paddling pool.
 
 
 
SICILIAN HOLIDAY
Date: 1972 Film Number: 3694
 
Footage from a holiday to Sicily.
 
 
 
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