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Record 9017 – 9036 of 11241
| A CAREER IN SHIPBUILDING | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 9923 | |||
| The film looks at the range of possible careers and jobs in the fields of shipbuilding and ship repair. The film includes scenes at Vickers of Barrow, the production floor, the ship launch and the training centre, as well as footage from Tyneside shipyard. | |||
| DUSTY | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 9951 | |||
| Footage of the family cat, brief shots of Dusty as a kitten followed by shots of the cat in different locations in the house and garden. | |||
| GOSLING'S TRAVELS - WHITTINGHAM | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 10005 | |||
| Journalist Ray Gosling takes an idiosyncratic look at life in Whittingham psychiatric hospital, near Preston, opened in 1873 as the Fourth Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum. Though critical of much of what he discovers, he is sympathetic to the patients, and several of them talk at length about their lives and experiences. Filming locations include hospital wards, the kitchen, laundry, and hairdressers; patients are also seen at the hospital farm, and undergoing industrial therapy, producing goods to be sold in high street shops. The film was made with Nick Broomfield for Granada TV. | |||
| [BLACKPOOL ENTERTAINMENTS] | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 10215 | |||
| A day in Blackpool starts with shots of Blackpool North railway station followed by shots of Blackpool theatres, cinemas and shops. Later we see a visit to Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Zoo and scenes filmed from the top of Blackpool Tower. | |||
| [LYNEHAM HOUSE AND BEACH SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 10314 | |||
| A family visit to a country house in Devon, then a walk down to the coast, where family members lark around and eat ice cream on the beach. The reel ends with a young boy practising with a bow and arrow. | |||
| [GARY SOBERS MAY 1975] | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 10868 | |||
| Gary Sobers bowling then batting in the Lancashire League for Royton. | |||
| [THE FIRST DROP INN] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 10965 | |||
| Exterior shots of the First Drop Inn which is in Tideswell in Derbyshire and a boy riding a tricycle then a sunset. A man laying ornamental bricks in a back garden wall. Views of an unknown reservoir and walking in the surrounding countryside followed by a riverside picnic and playing cricket in a field. The film ends with views of Jodrell Bank radio telescope, people hiking and countryside views. | |||
| [SOUTHPORT SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 10968 | |||
| A family on the beach then sat on a bench before walking around Southport's shopping arcades followed by crown green bowls and beer garden scenes. Southport boating lake then children on various fun fair rides and playing with model boats. A picnic and shopping in the tourist shops on Southport's promenade. Pony rides on the beach followed by more fun fair rides and scenic countryside views. | |||
| [FILMING AT CHRISTMAS] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 10979 | |||
| At Christmas a boy and girl play with their new toys whilst a young man films them with his new camera and lights. Views of garages, sheds, a rear garden and a new housing estate, primarily bungalows. | |||
| [SOUTHPORT] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 11816 | |||
| Small sailing boats on the lake at Southport, righting a capsized boat, followed by beach scenes and funfair rides, with Susan and her dad enjoying a ride, then Susan going down a helter-skelter. | |||
| [ASTLE PARK RALLY 1975] | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 11897 | |||
| Driving vintage tractors at Astle Park in Chelford near Macclesfield in front of a crowd of spectators. Various steam traction engines including one powering a washing machine Children on two seat swings and a group of men play a game of football followed by shots of a steam traction engine powered carousel lit up at night. Children ride a miniature steam railway followed by a parade of various steam traction engines and steam powered vehicles. The film ends with a competition for the best steam engine and vintage tractor with the winner receiving a small cup. | |||
| CHESTER ZOO | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 11898 | |||
| Various zoo animals at Chester Zoo including lions, polar bears, giraffes, elephants, rhinos and tigers. | |||
| [FARM SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 11899 | |||
| Cutting the corn on the farm with the aid of a tractor then collecting bales of hay and ploughing a field. Vintage tractors at a rally then loading tractors onto trailers before departing the farm with tractors pulling the trailers and a caravan down country lanes. Hand crank starting a vintage tractor and ploughing a field on the farm. | |||
| [HAY RAKING, BALING AND STORAGE] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 11901 | |||
| Attaching the hay rake to the tractor then raking the hay in a field. A young man photographing a Collie dog then collecting the bales of hay onto a trailer pulled by a tractor. The farmers climb down a ladder from the hay stacked in a barn followed by a young man playing with a cat and dog. | |||
| [PHIL & MARK G. PLOUGHING] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 11907 | |||
| Ploughing scenes on the farm then a helicopter flying near Jodrell Bank Telescope. A young man hand crank starting a vintage tractor in the farmyard. | |||
| [MILKING] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 11909 | |||
| The farmer puts the milking machine onto the cows’ udders. | |||
| [SCOTLAND, INSECTS & SEWING MACHINE] | |||
| Date: *1975 Film Number: 11921 | |||
| Views of Scotland from a car, a stream in full flow and close up of insects in flowers. Mrs Moston using a sewing machine. | |||
| LOWER WITHINGTON ROSE QUEEN FESTIVAL 1975 | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 11922 | |||
| The Rose Queen parade begins followed by fancy dress, Highland Pipers marching band, floats and finally the Rose Queen herself in a horse drawn carriage. The coronation ceremony of the Rose Queen at the festival show ground is followed by children's and adults' fancy-dress competitions and prize giving. Children eating and drinking in a marquee followed by flower arrangements and children's arts and crafts. The film ends with children dancing around the Maypole. | |||
| FABRIC OF AN AGE | |||
| Date: 1975 Film Number: 1224 | |||
| A.J.P. Taylor charts the development of the cotton industry in Manchester, the growth of the city and political movements and events fostered in this climate. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| RATING FILM NO. 2 | |||
| Date: 1975 - 6 Film Number: 3167 | |||
| A film used to conduct tests of Management skills by the Department of Management at Manchester Polytechnic. A secretary is seen to do four tasks: interleaving carbon and typing paper before loading it into a typewriter; typing a letter; folding the letter and inserting it into an envelope; and finally filing copies in a filing cabinet. Each task is repeated four times, with prompts for the audience to 'rate' how well each version was done. | |||
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