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| WATERSIDE MILL | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3165 | |||
| Scenes in Waterside Mill of a woman doing core winding. | |||
| [CORE WINDING AND CLOTHES FACTORY] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3180 | |||
| Footage of a woman in a clothes factory - thread being spooled from a bobbin into a large weaving machine, followed by other shots of the large factory floor. | |||
| FOAM FIRE TRIAL | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3238 | |||
| A brick frame of internal and external walls is filled with ICI's insulation foam and then a fire is lit inside. Tests are done on the temperature, and then the fire is extinguished. The brickwork is then demolished to assess the effects on the foam. | |||
| THE DAY STAN LEFT | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3275 | |||
| Film detailing the end of steam train use at a paper mill in Heywood near Bury. The narrative of the film describes the last day on the job for Stan, a shunter on the small rail link between the two sites of a paper mill, narrated by the driver of the engine who will himself lose his job as the train service is to be discontinued. There is much detailed footage of the operation of the train, while the commentary laments the passing of steam and the demolition of Heywood's old houses. | |||
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| [SALFORD STAFF AND STUDENTS] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 3322 | |||
| Footage of Salford University staff (?) in various locations including a staff room (?) and a canteen, talking and listening to speakers. There are also shots of a student film crew shooting "The Bell Tolls for Whom". | |||
| [SALFORD FILM-MAKERS] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 3323 | |||
| Footage of the film-making unit at Salford University in action on streets in Salford and around the University. Staff and students are seen operating cameras, viewing films in a lecture theatre, interviewing people on the street and film University buildings and Manchester Town Hall. | |||
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| MOTION [1974] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3331 | |||
| A student film depicting 'motion' - it begins with a long static shot of an old man's face, followed by scenes of churning water, falling rain, and large machines at work. School children are seen on a merry-go-round, and there are scenes in a Colgate toothpaste factory. Other images include a telephone being dialled, sparks flying and children on swings. The film ends with an abstract animation sequence. | |||
| [SALFORD STUDENT FILM TRIMS 1] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3388 | |||
| Varied trims from films made by students at Salford University. Shots include a couple walking near the docks, hill-walking, an alley filled with litter, views of a gravestone and mill chimneys. Other footage shows Manchester Town Hall, drawings of Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens, a school, scenes in Salford streets and rainswept streets. Views of central Manchester include footage shot in Piccadilly gardens and shots of products in the window of an electrical shop. | |||
| [SALFORD STUDENT FILM TRIMS 2] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 3395 | |||
| Footage shot for a variety of student film projects - street scenes, Manchester Town Hall, demolition work in Salford, shots of a student film crew, and students viewing and discussing film. There are also shots of Manchester buses and Piccadilly station | |||
| [FYLDE BEACH AND FAIRGROUND SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3450 | |||
| Footage of women and children sunbathing on a beach, and then waylaying a male member of their party and removing his shirt and vest. The women then go paddling. There are then scenes filmed at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, featuring a carousel, the Grand National Rollercoaster and shots on the log flume. | |||
| [MANCHESTER AND SALFORD POLICE RECRUITING ADVERT] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3509 | |||
| A recruitment advert for Manchester and Salford police depicting the variety of roles a career in the police can provide. | |||
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| [LLYGWY BEACH, ANGLESEY] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3585 | |||
| Edwardson family scenes taken while on holiday in Anglesey. Brief shots in a country lane, then on the beach. The children can be seen paddling and playing and finally eating ice creams on the sand dunes. | |||
| [COPENHAGEN 1] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 3696 | |||
| Shots from a trip to Copenhagen - views on the ferry with seagulls, a shot of the Little Mermaid statue and Tivoli gardens | |||
| [COPENHAGEN 2] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3697 | |||
| Scenes shot on a holiday to Copenhagen - a lake, a harbour, a stage show and street scenes. | |||
| TRAFFIC FLOW | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 3784 | |||
| Film detailing various problems and actions which cause traffic problems - parking cars in illegal or obstructive places, pedestrians not using proper crossing places and wide loads blocking the road. The consequences of such actions are demonstrated with shots of traffic jams, crashed cars and a bus that has been on fire. Filmed in Sale and Altrincham. | |||
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| CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS 1974 | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 4074 | |||
| Footage from two indoor dog shows [one is possibly Manchester] focussing exclusively on Afghan Hounds being prepared by their owners, paraded in front of the judges and being inspected more closely. | |||
| [THE CYCLE TOURING CLUB DO 50 MILES THEN LUNCH] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 4250 | |||
| A number of different events organised by the Preston Wheelers Cycling Club during 1974. Cycling in the Knutsford and Macclesfield area of Cheshire, a hill climb in Lancashire and cycling from Blackburn to Morecambe to compete in a race along the sea-front near the Midland Hotel. Another race is seen in a park in Bolton, and the club's "100 [miles] riders" are seen in the and around Ingleton in North Yorkshire. | |||
| [THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN ENGLAND] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 4251 | |||
| Members of the Preston Wheelers Cycle Club travel to Plymouth to watch the English leg of the 1974 Tour de France. Also includes other club activities including 50km ride near Chipping, cycling near Dolphinholme, and members participating in the Beard Cup Race. | |||
| [THE WYRE VICTORY AT SEA] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 4442 | |||
| Views of the trawler, Wyre Victory (FD181), out at sea, as well as a larger ship. | |||
| THE CASTLES OF GERMANY | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 4474 | |||
| Mr and Mrs Wells go on a touring holiday of Germany in July and August 1974, visiting some of the many castles in the country. Castles featured include the Burg Eltz, Schloss Mespelbrun and King Ludwig II's castles, Neuschwanstein and Lindehorf | |||
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