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Record 8897 – 8916 of 11241
| [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. | |||
| [hedgehog, rat & insects] [HEDGEHOG, RAT & INSECTS] | |||
| Date: *1974/6 Film Number: 11904 | |||
| Close up shots of a hedgehog, a brown rat and various insects. | |||
| [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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| 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.] | |||
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| 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. | |||
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