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[THE WEDDING OF MARLENE'S NIECE]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2385
 
Interior shots of the wedding of Jane Elisabeth Hamilton and Christopher John Gillings at St Joseph's RC Church in Bury. The bride and groom are seen standing at the altar with the vicar - includes a shot of a large stained glass window. Guests are seen leaving the church after the ceremony and throwing confetti over the bride and groom as they emerge from the building as newly weds. Includes shots of Mrs Brookes and her three grandsons (aged between 8-12 years), all dressed in patterned suits standing in the church yard with their mother.
 
 
 
[Pipe Jacking]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2398
 
Film of pipe jacking at Fulwood, Preston. Workmen are seen guiding pipes into trenches with the aid of a crane
 
 
 
[Savick Sewers and Grimsargh]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2399
 
Opens with footage of the site of the Savick Sewer - a project of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Continues with new flats at Lancaster Court, near Chorley, which can be seen, and footage of the Astley Park site including the site offices and a road under construction. The film closes with shots of the Grimsargh site, including farm buildings, a sports ground and fields as well as a shot of a housing estate.
 
 
 
[Farms and Construction Work]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2400
 
Opens with shots of farmland. Continues with footage of work being undertaken on the Savick Sewer. Closes with footage of the Ingol East site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships), prior to the commencement of work.
 
 
 
[Central Lancashire - Pre Development 1]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2401
 
Footage of various areas, including the Moss Side site, prior to development by the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Features farmland predominantly.
 
 
 
[Central Lancashire - Pre Development 2]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2402
 
Footage of various areas of the site to be developed by the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Features shots of vatious buildings as well as of fields and farmland.
 
 
 
[Grimsargh and Savick Sewer]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2403
 
Aerial footage of the Grimsargh and Savick Sewer sites of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). The Grimsargh footage includes shots of a housing estate and reservoir. The Savick Sewer footage includes shots of site offices.
 
 
 
[Preston, Leyland and Surround Area]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2404
 
Aerial footage of the area developed by the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Includes shots of the Savick Sewer project, of Preston and Leyland, of motorways, a railway line and the Ingol East, Moss Side, Whittle Walton, Lancaster Court and Astley Court sites of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation
 
 
 
[Lancaster Court Flats]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2405
 
Aerial views of the various sites of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Includes footage of the Moss Side, Whittle, Walton Park sites as well as a closer view of the Lancaster Court flats.
 
 
 
[Golf Course and Development Sites]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2406
 
Opens with aerial footage shot in the area covered by the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Includes shots of road building, Washington Hall and Astley Hall. Continues with ground level footage of the Savick Sewer project as it crosses a golf course. Includes shots of drilling apparatus being used, mechanical diggers and golfers playing with building equipment visible
 
 
 
[Construction Work and Enquiry]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2407
 
Opens with footage of a level crossing on the Walton Summit employment site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Continues with footage of roadbuilding. Also features shots taken outside a Central Lancashire Development Corporation related Public Enquiry held at Preston Guild Hall. Closes with more construction footage.
 
 
 
[Septic Tank]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2408
 
Film including footage of the building of a septic tank, and of farm buildings. Closes with shots of a man with a cement mixer.
 
 
 
CENTRAL LANCASHIRE NEW TOWN
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2499
 
Film showing how the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships) hopes to Orchestrate the development of 55 square miles of Central Lancashire. The film is based on the Outline Plan of the Corporation and deals with development under six headings; housing, employment, education, shopping, recreation and transport. Features aerial footage, maps animation and diagrams as well as footage of many places within the Central Lancashire Development Corporation and some outside, such as Lancashire and Liverpool.
 
 
 
REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD THINGS
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2509
 
Documentary about artist Anthony Whiteley who is dying from cancer. Anthony and his wife Vivien talk about how they are coping with his imminent death, about his experiences with the medical profession and how she will cope with two young children in the future. A medical social worker is featured, in discussion with the couple - Mrs Whiteley is seen shopping and learning to drive in Dukinfield. Closes with close-ups of death notices in a newspaper. Anthony Whiteley died on 28th July 1974.
 
 
 
[HATS WEDDING]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2685
 
Scenes outside the church after a wedding - the bride and groom are photographed, and various interchanging groups of guests stand around and talk to each other.
 
 
 
[PACE EGG PUB]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 2982
 
Shots of a demonstration of pace-egging in a pub, including mock-sword-fighting and live music. Most of the participants are blacked up, and all wear distinctive costumes. The action takes place in the New Inn in Bury.
 
 
 
A SCHOOL HOLIDAY TO SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE
Date: 1974 Film Number: 3024
 
Scenes shot in Switzerland, including Montreux, and a brief sequence shot in France.
 
 
 
GLIMPSES OF MACEDONIA, GREECE, AUGUST 1974
Date: 1974 Film Number: 3033
 
Scenes shot around Macedonia, with landscaped views and other locations: Salonika, Pella and Edessa. There is also footage from a cruise boat, including Mount Athos.
 
 
 
[SANDCASTLES AND FERRY]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 3144
 
Film featuring children building sandcastles on a beach and shots of Liverpool seafront from a Mersey ferry.
 
 
 
[HOLY FAMILY R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 3147
 
Film of Holy Family R.C. Primary School. Pupils are seen in the classroom and playing outside. A grandmother is seen with her grandchildren.
 
 
 
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