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Record 8784 – 8803 of 11096
| [SPIDER/ BUTTERFLIES/ BEES] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 8144 | |||
| Insects in the garden. We see a spider on its web waiting to catch an unsuspecting fly. The spider catches the fly, wraps it in spider's thread then eats it. Butterflies are seen collecting nectar from a buddleia shrub. There are close up shots of a bumble bee and a hover fly. The film closes with a close up shot of a swarm of bees on the side of a tree trunk. | |||
| [FOX CUB/ RABBITS/ HEDGEHOG] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 8145 | |||
| The film opens with a brief shot of a forest and clearing. We see a fox cub scrambling over rocks. Rabbits gather dry grasses and baby rabbits nibble grass near the entrance to their burrow. We see a brown hare in a field and a family of hedgehogs snuffling around a fallen branch. | |||
| [STEVEN AND RICHARD BIRTHDAY PARTIES] | |||
| Date: 1974-6 Film Number: 8369 | |||
| Steven can be seen holding a birthday card he received for his 10th birthday. Steven and his friends play in the back garden together. A younger boy and his mother stand on the front doorstep and blow bubbles. We see a close up of a Wombles birthday card for Richard's 4th birthday along with his birthday cake. In the garden, Richard does some painting. Dad has to be rescued from a collapsed deckchair. In the house, the children sit around the table and Richard blows out the candles on his cake. For their holidays, the family visit Abersoch. On the beach, the boys fly a Batman kite. Back in the family garden, Richard holds a sign that reads '5 now'. Richard and his friends play in a sandpit and on bicycles. This year Richard had a Dougal from The Magic Roundabout cake. The children play pass the parcel and swingball in the garden before going inside for food and cake. | |||
| [STEAM RALLY, CAMPING, AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 11227 | |||
| Compilation of family leisure and holiday footage, including a camping holiday in Wales; three generations of family members on the beach; brief scenes from a visit to Parkgate; children playing at home, including a little girl dressed in a nurse’s uniform, and also sitting on her parents’ motorbike. The reel ends with scenes at a vintage tractor and steam engine rally. | |||
| [HOLLAND AND MISC. LOCAL SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 9940 | |||
| Scenes shot around Vallenburg in Holland with footage of the seaside and windmills. Skateboarding is briefly seen in Blackpool followed by shots of Barrow Docks and out and about with the dogs near Furness Abbey. The film ends with children playing in a garden, animals in a local park and various ships in Barrow | |||
| [SCENES AT BARROW DOCKS] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 9945 | |||
| A ship offshore and scenes on board the ship. The launch of several oil tankers and the ships out in the Walney Channel. A submarine is brought into dock by a tugboat which is followed by scenes out at sea. | |||
| [WEDDING GROUP AND HOLIDAY IN ITALY] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 10946 | |||
| A compilation of scenes from the Brice family. We see people gathered outside a stone building in the countryside, it looks like it could be an outdoors centre. We then see shots from a wedding, the bride and groom and guests pose for photographs outside church. We also see the Brice family on holiday in Italy. They take a boat trip and visit an archaeological site, possibly Pompei. | |||
| [BRICE FAMILY IN ITALY AND IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 10947 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of the Brice family on holiday in Italy. There are shots of St. Peter's Square in Rome and we see them visiting an archaeological site, possibly Pompei. Back in the UK we see members of the Brice family filmed walking towards the camera in various locations. | |||
| [STUDENT FILM CREWS] | |||
| Date: 1974-7 Film Number: 3319 | |||
| Footage of various different student productions on the streets of Salford - after scenes of a meeting, film crews are seen filming a cyclist on a busy main road, shooting rooftops and passing traffic, filming horses and setting up their camera under a pylon. Closing | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN FRANCE; CUB SPORTS AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1974-7 Film Number: 5764 | |||
| Footage of the Ellis family on a winter outing on the hills near Holmfirth, Yorkshire. In Southport, Arnold Ellis takes part in a go-kart race and plays crazy golf. Thelma and the boys are seen in a playground. Holiday footage showing the ferry ride to Brittany, shots of the campsite and the local markets. Views of Mont Saint-Michel and Cote Emeraude. Brief views of Wythenshawe park paddling pool are followed with a 1975 Cub Sports event held in Linnet Clough, Marple. Brief footage of Silver Jubilee party in Cambridge Road, Failsworth and shots of the Ellis family roller-skating during a Butlins holiday camp trip in Filey, Yorkshire. | |||
| [FLYING NORTH] | |||
| Date: c1975/6 Film Number: 9631 | |||
| The film opens with shots of the controls in the cockpit of a small plane. We then see views from the front window as the plane takes off and then there are views of the scenery below. There are more shots of the controls as the pilot flies the plane, and then the plane starts its descent. As the plane lands we see shots of the landing filmed from outside the plane, and there are views of the airfield. | |||
| [SAMLESBURY HALL RENOVATIONS] | |||
| Date: c1975-7 Film Number: 9227 | |||
| Samlesbury Hall scenes. The film opens with shots of ceramic statuettes and then we see renovation work being carried out. There are close up shots of the wooden joists and the bricklaying. Inside the hall we see a display of clocks and there are what appear to be stalls with a range of goods for sale, including stuffed toys, glassware, ceramics and paintings. | |||
| [MARPLE SCENES, SYDNEY, SINGAPORE, EUROPE] | |||
| Date: 1974-80 Film Number: 7278 | |||
| Compilation of scenes featuring the Gribbon family in Marple and on trips around the world. Marple footage features the family on the Peak Forest Canal, enjoying a drink with friends in a pub garden, a carnival parade and Brabyns Park in the autumn. There is also extensive material from around the world; a cruise ship departing from and arriving in Sydney harbour, scenes in Singapore and a holiday on the Rhine visiting Arnhem, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Strasbourg. Further UK footage includes a trip to Windsor Castle, horse riding in Cornwall and walking by the river in Bakewell. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [MARTIE MATURES] | |||
| Date: c1975-9 Film Number: 8154 | |||
| Begins with Martie a golden Labrador 'greeting' a black Labrador. Next we see the black Labrador with puppies, all black except one. Martie meets the pups. The rest of the film includes another dog gently placing a baby rabbit with own puppies, an blackbird on a windowsill and Martie showing an interest in an owl chick sitting in the hollow of a tree trunk. We see Martie with a gosling on the lawn and a blue tit in its nest. Finally Martie is seen eating from a dish and retrieving objects in the house including shoes and a newspaper for his master. Martie then 'watches' TV. | |||
| BURNS LEVITATION BED MK 6 | |||
| Date: *1974/82 Film Number: 6623 | |||
| Promotional film which shows how the Howarth Surgicair Burns Levitation Bed Mk 6 reduces the healing time of patients, supporting their bodies without placing pressure on damaged skin tissue. A voiceover explains how the unit works and a staged burns victim case demonstrates the numerous advantages of this system. | |||
| [FAMILY HOME; ABERSOCH HOLIDAYS; LAKE DISTRICT] | |||
| Date: *1974-83 Film Number: 10401 | |||
| Mrs Samuels hanging out the washing and playing with Mark in the garden followed by views of Abersoch bay and Mark picking flowers At a school sports day the children sprint then have egg and spoon races followed by the mothers relay race. Tim playing on a hobby horse then a pedal car before getting into the family car. Mark, Tim and mother rock-pooling in Wales then views from a steam train journey. On the beach at Abersoch, Mark and Tim play fight and then onboard a sailing boat with dad. | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN GREECE] | |||
| Date: *1974/7 Film Number: 6330 | |||
| Scenes from a Greek holiday taken by the Thompson family - views of the Ithaca coastline, cliffs and ruins. Village streets, a man on a donkey and a fisherman in a harbour are followed by brief scenes at the hotel and the family are seen leaving on a ferry. | |||
| TRACTION ENGINE RALLY/ RUNCORN STEAM DAY | |||
| Date: 1974/7 Film Number: 8662 | |||
| A steam rally held at Burtonwood Airfield near Warrington on 13 July 1974 with various vehicles driving past the camera including traction engines, vintage cars, vans and buses. Brief shots of a carousel, musical organs, miniature railway and funfair rides. At the Runcorn Steam Day on 14 July 1974, we see steam traction engines, steam rollers, musical organs and children riding on a miniature railway. The film ends with a parade of vintage cars, buses and vans followed by a brass band and dancing majorettes on 11 June 1977. | |||
| [STEAM AND MODEL TRAINS] | |||
| Date: *1974/7-9 Film Number: 6312 | |||
| Assorted railway footage including steam trains at Rainhill, disused railway tunnels in Liverpool, the Snowdon Mountain Railway and the replica 'Rocket' at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. There is footage of the model railway in the garden at home in Hale, and Jillian Thompson is seen at school and playing catch with her grandparents in the garden. | |||
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| THE MAGIC OF A SHADOW | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 513 | |||
| The story of the meeting of Rolls and Royce, and the development and achievements of their cars and aero engines, through two world wars; and showing production of the Silver Shadow at Crewe. Written and narrated by Cliff Mitchellmore, who drives a Silver Shadow to Edinburgh Castle. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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