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| [LEISURE TIME WITH THE ASHTON CHILDREN] | |||
| Date: 1977/80/84 Film Number: 6607 | |||
| Scenes of the Ashton children playing with their grandparents at Manor Park in Glossop, followed by their learning to swim at a pool with their mum Diane. Adults and children are seen enjoying themselves at a party for a Royal Wedding and wandering around at a carnival. The family take a trip to the zoo and then build sandcastles at the beach together. There are views of a seaside holiday camp and of a Whit Walk procession through a town centre, before the kids try out the rides at a fairground. Concludes with them practicing their swimming again at a public baths. | |||
| [BOLTON CARNIVAL; IT'S A KNOCKOUT; LIVERPOOL GARDEN FESTIVAL] | |||
| Date: 1977-84 Film Number: 6819 | |||
| Scenes from Bolton Carnival of 1977 celebrating the Silver Jubilee featuring a parade of floats followed by a series of races from the official 'It's A Knockout' television series. A convoy of taxis are seen driving along Manchester Road in Westhoughton, with Jimmy Savile stood in a Rolls Royce at their head and then the start of a balloon race is shown. A further parade of floats and vehicles, including Fred Dibnah's steam engine. Ends with views from the Liverpool International Garden Festival in 1984 and sightseeing in the ruins of Mardale village, which lies at the bottom of Haweswater dam in the Lake District, re-appearing only during times of drought. | |||
| [FAIRHAVEN LAKE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1977-85 Film Number: 10886 | |||
| Compilation reel of leisure and local material, including scenes at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham St Annes; winter in the suburbs; scenes at a caravan site, and in North Wales and Anglesey, visiting Conway and Beaumaris. Compilation reel of family and other material, including people feeding wildfowl at a lake; a family get-together; a woman grooming a corgi dog in the garden, and a trip to see Concorde in its hangar. The reel ends with scenes in Blackpool: streets, seafront and beach. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1704 | |||
| Film showing prototype coach bodies being tilted and rolled off stands to assess their durability in a roll over accident. A crash damaged coach is seen in the yard of Duple International Coachbuilders in Blackpool as are partially built coaches. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - TRIMS 1] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1705 | |||
| Trims from film number 1704; Prototype Body Testing. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - TRIMS 2] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1706 | |||
| Further trims from film number 1704; Prototype Body Testing. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - TRIMS 3] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1707 | |||
| Further trims from film number 1704; Prototype Body Testing. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - TRIMS 4] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1708 | |||
| Further trims from film number 1704; Prototype Body Testing as well as some previously unseen testing material. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - EDITED HIGHLIGHTS] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1709 | |||
| An edited 'showreel' of Prototype Body Testing at the Duple International Coachbuilders of Blackpool. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - TRIMS 5] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1711 | |||
| Further trims from film number 1704; Prototype Body Testing. | |||
| [PROTOTYPE BODY TESTING - TRIMS 6] | |||
| Date: *1977-79 Film Number: 1712 | |||
| Further trims from film number 1704; Prototype Body Testing. | |||
| LOOK AND LISTEN WITH LES - LET'S GO FOR A RUN | |||
| Date: *1977/9 Film Number: 4308 | |||
| Sybil and Leslie Bletcher leave their caravan at Beetham and go on a trip around the Lake District - crossing Lake Windermere by ferry, and visiting Hawkshead, Grange over Sands, Witherslack Hall and finally Bowland Bridge for a pint of shandy. They then return to the caravan for tea. They also visit Brockhole, a Beatrix Potter display, Conishead Priory and Jenny Brown Point to look at the boats. They go walking at Stickle Ghyll and on a tour of the Hornsea Pottery factory. Finally, the Bletchers go to Morecambe, where they see a bed race on the sea front, and watch a 'Mr Muscle' competition at a swimming pool. | |||
| [DUPLE INTERNATIONAL - CRASH TESTING] | |||
| Date: *1977-81 Film Number: 1699 | |||
| Footage of coach testing. Wooden scale models are seen sliding sideways down a slope and rolling over to test their structure in the event of an accident. Full size mock ups are seen being tested in the Duple International Coachbuilders yard in Blackpool. | |||
| ANIMAL LIFE IN LONDON | |||
| Date: *1977/9 1981 Film Number: 4104 | |||
| Footage from a variety of London locations including feeding the birds in St Jame's Park and Trafalger Square. There are also general views of the different animals in Regent's Park Zoo, Guardsmen on horse-back in Hyde Park and footage from the 1981 Annual Harness Horse Parade. | |||
| [SIEGE OF CARLISLE & BATTLE OF FURNESS] | |||
| Date: 1977/80 Film Number: 11018 | |||
| The Sealed Knot's English Civil War re-enactment of the Siege of Carlisle and the Battle of Furness with a commentary explaining the battle to the watching crowds. We also see life in the camp before the Battle of Furness. | |||
| [STREET PARTIES FOR THE SILVER JUBILEE AND THE ROYAL WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1977/81 Film Number: 8515 | |||
| Families in a suburban area celebrate the Silver Jubilee. The street is decorated with patriotic bunting and the children have patriotic hats and flags. The children participate in egg and spoon and sack races. For the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, there is a street party with food, drink, games and dancing. The street is decorated with patriotic bunting and the children have patriotic hats and flags. | |||
| THE ROMANCE OF GREAT INVENTIONS | |||
| Date: *1978 Film Number: 710 | |||
| A historical account of the growing popularity of the bicycle - detailing the contribution of Renold Chains in the development of efficient cycle chains. | |||
| [THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II OIL DOCK] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 1053 | |||
| Port of Manchester Container Terminal - large dockside cranes; containers are stacked on the dockside. The Queen Elizabeth II oil dock - vessels in dock; the pipelines, silos and storage tanks on site. | |||
| HAT FROM A RABBIT | |||
| Date: *1978 Film Number: 1147 | |||
| Historical account of feltmaking and hatmaking in Stockport. Shows how hats are made from rabbit fur - development of silk hats. (Opening sequence includes shots from Stockport Market c1910 - NWFA ref 17.) This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| [BELMONT SPECIAL SCHOOL- ACTIVITIES 1978] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 1375 | |||
| A visit to a Pontin's holiday camp, an Easter Bonnet Parade, Rose Queen celebrations and a trip to London. | |||
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