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[GUY FAMILY AT THE ZOO AND IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11218
 
Guy family scenes. The family visit the zoo. We see people taking elephant rides and the family walk around looking at the animals and birds. We then see them at home in the garden, the children play and the dog is there too.
 
 
 
[GUY FAMILY IN THE GARDEN WITH PARASOLS]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11219
 
In this film we see the Guy family in their garden on a sunny day. They sit on a rug and walk around the garden. They use parasols to shade themselves from the sun. The film ends with shots of a toddler.
 
 
 
[GUY CHILDREN PLAY IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11220
 
In this film we see a young girl playing with a toddler in the garden. The film ends with a brief shot of the girl and a woman picking flowers on a country lane.
 
 
 
[OTTER HUNTING, WINTER AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11289
 
Wintery countryside scenes with a frozen lake with groups of people skating on it. Otter hunting with packs of dogs along the banks of a river followed by hiking in the countryside. Middle Eastern scenes with camels and views from a train at Romanah railway station followed by scenes onboard a cruise ship.
 
 
 
[MAUREEN IN THE GARDEN & OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11290
 
Maureen learning to walk with her mum in the garden then picking flowers and pushing a toy horse with her grandparents. A young couple with a baby then Maureen in the garden and butterflies on the flowers. Countryside views with sheep by the road and deer in the river. The remains of a crashed aircraft with members of the RAF attending, followed by visit to the zoo and its various caged animals.
 
 
 
[OTTER HUNTING WITH HOUNDS]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11291
 
A man with a semi-tame otter on the street followed by otter hunting scenes with packs of hounds in the river and climbing over dry stone walls.
 
 
 
[OTTER HUNTING SCENES]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11293
 
A pack of dogs and men armed with poles hunt otters in a river. A young tame otter with a man on a street being fed fish, brushed and bathed. More otter hunting scenes with hunters resting on the riverbank then the pack on the seashore before returning back to the river.
 
 
 
[OTTER HUNTING AND GOLF OFF CUTS]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 11294
 
Very brief shots of a group hunting otters with dogs, a man riding a horse, more otter hunting and men playing golf.
 
 
 
[WILLIAMS FAMILY FOOTAGE]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 5506
 
Footage of the Williams family at their beach-side home in Blundellsands in their back garden and on the beach. Film shows the adults of the family playing with a toddler, with the camera being concentrated on the toddler throughout the duration of the film.
 
 
 
[WILLIAMS FAMILY FOOTAGE IN THEIR GARDEN]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 5507
 
Footage showing the Williams family playing in their back garden with the children being a focal point of the film.
 
 
 
[WILLIAMS FAMILY FOOTAGE/WEDDING/SWISS HOLIDAY]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 5508
 
Footage of the Williams family relaxing in their back garden, as well as footage of a wedding and a holiday to Switzerland where the family are filmed sledging in the mountains.
 
 
 
[WILLIAMS FAMILY IN GARDEN/HOLIDAY TO SCANDINAVIA]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 5509
 
A film showing the Williams family in their garden at the beginning, with the majority of the footage being devoted to the family holiday to Scandinavia. The family take a boat trip so there is plenty of footage from that of the surrounding scenery.
 
 
 
[QUEEN MARY, SCOTTIE DOG AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1930s Film Number: 10066
 
The Wood family and friends pose for the camera then on Brighton beach a group sat in deckchairs waving to the camera before putting on their bathing costumes. The Wood family in the countryside beside their car then a Scottie dog puppy playing in the garden with a young girl. A walk on the pier and promenade is followed by more beach scenes and views of the Queen Mary ship. Two young girls swimming in a outdoor pool then teaching the Scottie dog to sit and beg in the garden
 
 
 
[GODFREY FAMILY SKIING SCENES]
Date: 1930-50 Film Number: 8896
 
Film starts with Godfrey family standing at the bottom of a ski slope on the Alps. The film jumps to the various family members skiing down the slopes. There is then a quick view of the mountain peak and then the family carrying their skis back to the resort Hotel Eiger.
 
 
 
[ARMY VEHICLES]
Date: c1930s-40s Film Number: 1483
 
A variety of different army vehicles are seen travelling down the main high street in Glossop - a few spectators are seen lining the pavement in front of a row of shop fronts. The film concludes with a brief shot of a swollen river and waterfall.
 
 
 
[HARDMAN FAMILY ACTIVITIES]
Date: c1930s-40s Film Number: 1620
 
Compilation of film shot by the Hardman family in Bury; during the 1930s-40s. Includes scenes of the family house and garden; a cricket match; golf course; wedding and a trip along the river Mersey.
 
 
 
[ROSE QUEEN AND GOLFERS]
Date: c1930s-40s Film Number: 1623
 
First part of the reel focuses upon the crowning celebrations of a Rose Queen. Children are seen dancing and singing in front of a crowd of spectators. The concluding footage features events taking place at a local golf tournament - includes some slow motion shots of a man hitting a golf ball.
 
 
 
[SCENES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF STEEL]
Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 4698
 
Film showing all of the processes involved in the production of steel wire - iron ore is unloaded at the docks, the steelworks receives a delivery of coke and scrap iron is transported to the furnaces. Once the steel has been smelted, a sample is taken to the labs and tested, and the steel goes through a number of different rolling processes before emerging as wire. Also includes footage of steel girders being inspected.
 
 
 
[MOORSIDE FILMS COMPILATION]
Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 6153
 
A baby is seen being bathed and put to bed. Brief scenes from a wedding are followed by footage of the Pendleton Public Band at the Floral Gardens in Southport - the band members are seen arriving and walking around the town. Views from a wedding at Holyrood Church in Moorside, a woman is seen washing a dog, and there are scenes at a birthday party with people eating, dancing and fooling around in the garden. Guests and the bride are seen arriving at another wedding in St Ann's Square in Manchester, brief scenes from a football match and the film ends with views of family trips to Southport and Llandudno.
 
 
 
[LES LEVAN CHRISTENING AND BIRTHDAY]
Date: 1930s/40s Film Number: 8391
 
A chauffeur is seen arriving at a house to collect parents and their baby, Les Levan. They are driven to the grandparents house where they spend time together in the garden. The family are seen arriving at a church for Les' christening. The film cuts to when Les is slightly older, sitting up in his pram in the garden. A group of women sit outside a family home on a bench. Les turns one year old, his mother gives him a bath before joining his relatives downstairs for some food.
 
 
 
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