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| [AROUND ITHACA] | |||
| Date: *1973/6/7/9 Film Number: 6332 | |||
| Views of the coastline, towns and ruins seen during a Thompson family holiday to the Greek island of Ithaca. Also includes scenes from a boat trip to a volcano. | |||
| [THE WEDDING OF JANE AND DAVID; SUZANNE AND PAUL] | |||
| Date: *1973/9/83 Film Number: 4125 | |||
| The wedding of Jane Rendell and David Smith at the United Reform Church in Hale. The bride and groom, and the guests are seen before and after the ceremony, having their photographs taken, and at the reception at the Ashley Hotel, Hale. The rest of the film shows Doug and Joan's grandchildren, Suzanne and Paul - playing in the garden, at Paul's 5th Birthday Party and also in the Rendell's garden in Hale with their parents and grandparents. | |||
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| [CRESCENT ROAD, SCOTLAND AND THE LAKES] | |||
| Date: *1973/82 Film Number: 4116 | |||
| Three generations of the Rendell family are seen in the garden of the family's home in Hale. Doug and Joan Rendell, their daughter Jane and her husband, David, and their two children. Doug is seen with the model railway and an old Pathe cine-camera. The rest of the film features a trip to Scotland on the Fort William to Mallaig railway, and one to Derwent Water and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite railway at Windermere. | |||
| A PRETTY FAIR WEEK | |||
| Date: c1974 Film Number: 475 | |||
| Featuring a group of loutish 16 year old lads, the film shows an average week of vandalism on Manchester's buses - grafitti, slashing, burning etc. Ends on advice to the ringleader to learn some respect - for himself as well as others. | |||
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| [TOZER MARATHON ROAD RACE] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 836 | |||
| Shots of runners, several wearing Manchester Fire Service T- shirts, in the city streets - Umist area and Whitworth Street are seen. | |||
| LEIGH 1974 [YEAR OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 902 | |||
| Scenes and events in Leigh during 1974, the year of the local government reorganisation when Leigh became part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough. The Borough of Leigh coat of arms. Shots include scenes at a coal mine; a polling station; the robing of the mayor, Mr. Alderman HI Davies; a rugby match; a service at the Cenotaph - brass band, war veterans, girl guides; factory shots - exterior shot of British Nuclear Fuels; cables being made - supplied for use on Concorde, shot of Concorde in flight; a rag and bone man with horse and full cart; cultural Leigh - a band concert, folk group, an exhibition of John Piper paintings; an Arts Festival - piano recital, Georgie Fame in concert; a carnival procession - morris dancing, floats. | |||
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| [UNLOADING THE CLAN MACINNES] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 1055 | |||
| Cargo handling - caravans and engines await transport. Unloading cargo from the vessel Clan MacInnes moored at 6 Dock South - timber and wooden crates are unloaded by crane on to waiting lorries. | |||
| [WEBSTER JUNIOR SCHOOLS NATIVITY PLAY] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 1279 | |||
| Scenes of the Webster Junior Schools nativity play 1974. Also includes interior shots of the school classrooms. | |||
| [BELMONT SPECIAL SCHOOL- DAYS OUT AND SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 1371 | |||
| Includes trips to Butlins (possibly Blackpool), Caernarvon Castle and Worth Valley Steam Railway. Also features footage from Christmas and Easter and shots of children playing and swimming. | |||
| REVIEW No.2 28th YEAR MINING EQUIPMENT WORLDWIDE | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 1506 | |||
| Opens with miners at work with mining machinery. Followed by scenes from the Gullick and Dobson factory in Wigan. The design, manufacture and testing of new machinary is all featured. There are also further shots of the machinary operating at the coalface. | |||
| [LAKE DISTRICT HOLIDAY; FAMILY GAMES] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 1862 | |||
| A family holiday in the Lake District. Various landscape views of Eskdale and Wasdale. A woman is seen visiting Hawkshead Methodist Church and Bridge Inn. Also includes shots of a family standing in the driveway of a suburban semi, playing a game of ball. | |||
| ACTING IN TURN | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 1987 | |||
| This film takes an historical look at the use and development of gears - from early wind and water mills to modern turbines and gear boxes. Includes footage of Higher Mill at Helmshore; close up shots of a Grane Manufacturing Company steam powered engine at Haslingden and spinning mules at L. Whitaker & Sons Ltd. | |||
| DANCE IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2020 | |||
| Film showing how dance is taught in four schools in Preston. Shows the framework of a lesson and the development of a simple group dance. | |||
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| L.S. LOWRY: 'THE INDUSTRIAL ARTIST' | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2021 | |||
| Using examples of his work and contemporary views of the North West this film looks at the life and work of L.S. Lowry. Includes an interview with Lowry at his house in Mottram. 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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| [ELECTRICITY] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2285 | |||
| Film focussing on the uses and supply of electricity. Features footage of domestic electrical products such as kitchen implements and hi-fi equipment as well as of electric railways and large scale catering equipment. Includes footage of electricity wires, plugs pylons and power stations. Closes with shots of a canal and factory. | |||
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| DIRTY OLD TOWN | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2286 | |||
| Film shot in Salford. A young woman is seen walking, alone and then with her boyfriend, near a canal and at the docks. They then walk through areas of derelict houses, some of which are being demolished, and wasteland. The song 'Dirty Old Town' serves as a soundtrack. | |||
| FROM OLD TO NEW | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2287 | |||
| Film looking at Manchester's past and present development. Features shots of impressive buildings including the Town Hall as well as work houses. A commentary describes both the prosperity and poverty in Victorian Manchester. Continues with footage of Manchester in the 1970s including shots of derelict houses, wasteland and new flats. The commentary considers whether the flats provide a satisfactory answer to housing problems. | |||
| THE BELL TOLLS FOR WHOM | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2288 | |||
| A mock Conservative Party 'election broadcast' centring on traffic. A man is seen on his bicycle going to work. There are shots of busy, car filled, roads, traffic signs and traffic lights. A commentary bemoans the build up of traffic, the film continues with footage of different modes of transport: buses, trains and aeroplanes. The film closes with intercut footage of a graveyard and wrecking yard filled with cars. | |||
| [CARR WOOD] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2341 | |||
| Members of the Brookes family, from Ordsall in Salford, are seen walking through Carr Wood. | |||
| [SCENES OF CHESTER AND HAWORTH] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 2371 | |||
| Mrs Brookes, from Salford, is seen on a day trip to Chester with her two female friends. Includes shots of the three women walking through the streets of Chester and standing outside the city cathedral. Mrs Brookes is also seen visiting buildings and landmarks associated with Charlotte Bronte, in Haworth Yorkshire. | |||
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