Search by Keyword

 

Find All Records

 

Limit by Region

Limit by Date

Limit by Subject Area

North West England

Enter a single year e.g.1955
or a date range e.g. 1950...1954

 

Outside North West

Limit by Professional / Amateur

All Professional Amateur

Available in NWFA Pods
 

Available to watch online

 

  
NWFA Homepage
Search Help
Comments and Enquiries

Click the film title for more details

To refine your search click the back button on your browser.


Key

This title can be seen by visiting the NWFA Viewing Pods at Archives+, Manchester Central Library.


This title (or an extract from it) is available to watch on the NWFA website. Click on the title or icon (if present) to see the film.


This title is available to watch online using the BFI Player (external site). Click on the BFI Player icon (if present) to see the film.


 

Follow NWFA on Twitter NWFA Page on Facebook NWFA on Vimeo

 


Film & Video Catalogue: Search Results

Please be advised that our catalogue includes historic footage and descriptions that may reflect attitudes which can be disturbing and harmful. Viewer discretion is advised.

We are undertaking work to reframe our collection and address hurtful language and legacies in our collections. If you come across material that causes offence, we welcome your feedback through an anonymous reporting form.

Searched For: *
Record 8804 – 8823 of 11096
 
 
THE AGE OF BRONZE
Date: *1975 Film Number: 713
 
Illustrated by examples of bronze work, the film shows the techniques involved in the manufacture of modern bronze - includes experimental work in the laboratory at Holcroft Casting and Forgings Ltd. Rochdale, and moulding and casting techniques.
 
 
 
[CYCLING IN THE PARK]
Date: *1975 Film Number: 788
 
Shots in a park with lake; two young people with bicycles look at a map and then set off. Later the two fight and are approached by a man with an umbrella who argues with them. The two are then seen walking along a city street.
 
 
 
[OXFORD ROAD MANCHESTER]
Date: *1975 Film Number: 789
 
Shots of ambulances on Oxford Road Manchester - hospital signposts seen; a student demonstration on Oxford Road.
 
 
 
TEST LIP/SYNC
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1114
 
A young woman talks into a microphone. A toll booth, barriers raised - cars stop to pay toll and drive away.
 
 
 
GOLDEN HIGHWAY
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1221
 
A promotional film featuring Manchester Airport. Airport facilities and functions are featured as are plans for future developments. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]
 
 
 
THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1505
 
Shots of pitheads and mining debris, followed by streetscenes. Also features footage of mining including archival shots. Footage of interiors and exteriors of pubs in Ashton, (Wigan), showing customers drinking. Finishes with shots of still photographs.
 
 
 
[HONG KONG 1]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1558
 
Footage from a trip to Hong Kong. Includes shots of buildings and across Hong Kong Bay. There are also close ups of tourists (possibly Hallé Orchestra members), of hilly landscapes and of pigs.
 
 
 
[HONG KONG 2]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1559
 
Opens with shots of Hong Kong and its harbour from a hilltop, contains footage both of and from a train as it descends into Hong Kong. The film continues with further shots of the harbour before closing with scenes of people in a public park.
 
 
 
[HONG KONG 3]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1560
 
Opens with a group of Westerners (possibly the Hallé Orchestra), including Sir Geoffrey Haworth, outside a hotel. Cuts to members of the same group standing on a beach. The film also includes shots of cows, high rise flats, streetscenes and boats in the harbour.
 
 
 
[HONG KONG 4]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1561
 
Opens with brief shots of a Dairy Farm container being loaded onto a jet aeroplane. Followed by Hong Kong streetscenes including footage of an ice cream van
 
 
 
[HONG KONG 5]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 1562
 
More footage of the Hallé (?) group, seen by the Star Ferry terminal in Hong Kong. There are views of the harbour from on board a boat and close ups of junks and people on the shore.
 
 
 
[WALES AND WORSLEY]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2260
 
The film opens with footage of a toddler sat in a garden playing with a watering can and a washing up bowl. It continues with footage from a holiday to Tenby and Pembroke, including coastal scenes and shots of Pembroke Castle. The film closes with shots of boats on the recently restored Bridgewater Canal at Worsley.
 
 
 
[MOTION]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2289
 
Opens with shots of flats and a man sweeping a road. Continues with footage of a busy city centre and a car crusher. This footage is intercut with shots of snooker balls being potted. The film ends with a succession of balls being potted and the sound of a toilet flushing.
 
 
 
[TRAFFIC]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2290
 
Film containing footage of busy roads, shopping areas and car parks in Manchester. Features a soundtrack of people talking about traffic and shopping problems. Ends with a car approaching the camera and 'crashing' into it.
 
 
 
[CITY LIFE]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2291
 
Film attempting to show 'what makes up the fabric of a city'. Includes shots of Manchester city centre, especially around Piccadilly Gardens. There are close ups of families on park benches, policemen, flowers, shoppers, tramps, bus queues taxi ranks, traffic and shop signs and a young couple. The film closes with a shot of the Town Hall clock at night.
 
 
 
JOBS
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2292
 
A light hearted look at a man's search for a job. He is seen reading a newspaper and heard considering possible career choices. He attempts to work with computers, in a photographic studio and as a chef but loses all three jobs after inept performances. As the film closes he concludes that 'this country doesn't know talent, I think I'll join the brain drain, unless I go into film production'.
 
 
 
[Building At Walton Summit]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2409
 
Opens with shots of a lorry tipping on the Walton Summit site continues with workmen, surveyors and machinary on the site. Closes with footage of some housing and ongoing building work.
 
 
 
[Construction Work And Tree Planting]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2410
 
Opens with footage of construction work on the Walton Employment Site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Continues with shots of a septic tank, cesspit and building site at a farm. Closes with shots of tree planting at Astley Park.
 
 
 
[Housing And Farming]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2411
 
Opens with footage of Bow Lane houses near Bamber Bridge, the M6 and sound barrier banking under construction between the two. Continues with footage from Calverts farm, including shots of a cess pit and footage of the Walton Summit Employment Site near Bamber Bridge. The site is being prepared for construction.
 
 
 
[ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL LANCASHIRE]
Date: 1975 Film Number: 2412
 
Various shots of new road workings and development sites of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Closes with a 'homes to rent' sign surrounded by fields.
 
 
 
Record 8804 – 8823 of 11096 First | Previous | Next | Last