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SAFETY FIRST
Date: 1930s Film Number: 5968
 
Following a brief introduction into the work of the fire and ambulance service, a small girl is seen playing in the street. As she runs into the road to retrieve her ball she is saved from being run down by a passing policeman who then shows her safe areas for playing - play streets, the playground and park. The policeman then comes to the girl's school to give a talk on road safety - illustrated with dramatised accidents on the streets.
 
 
 
[WEDDING AT ST MARY'S, WINTON]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 6130
 
The bride and groom are seen leaving St Mary's church in Winton after the ceremony. They are covered in confetti by guests before getting into a car and being driven away.
 
 
 
[TENNIS AT MONTON]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 6131
 
A group of young men and women are seen playing tennis on the courts behind Westbourne Road in Monton, Eccles.
 
 
 
[WHITE HOUSE HOTEL ON THE DEE]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7026
 
Views of the White House Hotel in Boughton and other buildings taken from the River Dee. Ends with a brief shot of a pleasure boat on the river. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[ON THE RIVER DEE AT CHESTER]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7028
 
Boats on the River Dee near Chester and the Eccleston Ferry. There are views of the White House and Red House Hotels taken from the water, the Aldford Iron Bridge and Eaton Hall. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[WOMAN IN A GARDEN]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7029
 
Gardens scenes showing footage of flowerbeds, plants and a pond. A woman walks along a pathway and smiles as she poses for the camera sporting a Marcel Wave hairstyle.
 
 
 
[CHURCH WEDDING AND NEWLY-WEDS AFTER SERVICE]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7030
 
Wedding scenes showing guests arriving at a church followed by the bride and her father. The newly wedded couple are seen leaving the church building as friends throw confetti. Includes a brief sequence showing houses and cows in a nearby field shot from a moving boat - possibly scenes from the Honeymoon?
 
 
 
[DRAMA AT THE PLAZA, NORTHWICH]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7031
 
Scenes at the Plaza Cinema in Northwich showing two men dragging a safe from the building and a huge hole is seen in it's side. Brief sequences include a man showing the camera a hole cut through a door, men shaking hands in the projection room of the cinema and exterior shots of the building as traffic passes by. Ends with a young girl holding a dog in her arms as she poses for the camera.
 
 
 
[WE GOT MARRIED]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7032
 
Wedding scenes showing guests arriving at a church followed by the bride and her father. The Newly wedded couple leave the church after the service, as friends and family throw confetti. Includes close up shots of the couple and the guests smiling for the camera. Ends with the wedding party leaving the church in their cars.
 
 
 
[BRIGG'S WEDDING]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7033
 
Wedding scenes showing guests arriving at a church followed by the bride and her father. Newly wedded couple, the Briggs', are seen leaving the church after the service, as others throw confetti at the newlyweds and guests) and leaving in a car. Brief shots include a couple (The Briggs'?) stood outside a house and the Briggs wedding party posing for a group photograph outside the church.
 
 
 
[WEDDING PARTY & YOUNG GIRL HOLDING A BOUQUET]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7034
 
A newly wedded couple are seen outside a church after their wedding service, as they, pose for the camera along with family and friends. A young girl carrying a bouquet- possibly a bridesmaid- is held by relatives, as she looks towards the camera. Various guests pose for the cine camera. Ends with the wedding party stood for a group shot outside a large house.
 
 
 
[IN THE GARDEN AND ON THE BOAT]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7035
 
Scenes showing a group of people, including an elderly lady are seen in a garden smiling at the camera. Continues with a party of men and women aboard a boat, having a picnic and the group posing on the shore in front of the sailing boat in the background. Includes brief close up shots of people playing with a dog.
 
 
 
[THE QUEEN COTTON ARRIVES]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7036
 
Scenes showing crowds lining a busy street of Northwich waiting for the Cotton Queen to arrive. The Cotton Queen wearing a crown emerges from a car and walks past a crowd of onlookers then into a building.
 
 
 
[THE PICKUP'S WEDDING]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7038
 
Brief scenes showing newly-wedded couple Christine and Daniel Pickup walking along to their wedding car as friends and relatives throw confetti. Ends with a brief overexposed shot of a couple posing for the camera outside a house (possibly the Pickups?).
 
 
 
[THREE WOMEN ARRIVING AT CHURCH FOR A WEDDING]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7040
 
Brief sequence showing three women walking through a church gate to attend a wedding.
 
 
 
[SHOWJUMPING AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7232
 
Show jumping scenes (possibly at the Southport flower show) followed by footage of a group of smartly-dressed adults leaving a house and walking along a garden path carrying flowers. People approach a car on a residential street which is then driven away. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[FUN AT SOUTHPORT POOL]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7233
 
Scenes at Southport Sea Bathing Lake where people perform a variety of fun dives into the water from the side and from the boards. Also features footage of a man and woman doing gymnastics in a garden. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[CLEANING 'MISS AINSDALE', TENNIS]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7240
 
Men are pictured brushing and cleaning an upturned boat, 'Miss Ainsdale' by the side of Ainsdale boating lake. After footage of a tennis match, some of it underexposed, the film ends with a very brief shot of a woman sitting in a deckchair. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[MRS HEARNDERN'S CATS]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7243
 
Footage of animals belonging to a Mrs Hearndern of Ainsdale. Cats and kittens roam around, ducklings are shown inside a run and geese are seen in a garden. Also features a very brief shot of a man mowing a lawn tennis court. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[BAMBURGH, SANDCASTLE COMPETITION]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 7244
 
Seaside holiday scenes begin with shots of a bird colony taken from a boat, and Bamburgh Castle. A woman is pictured sitting on the grass before there is a shot of a car on a country lane. Two people judge a variety of sandcastles on a beach and there are close ups of some of the creations. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
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