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| OUR BABY [JONES] | |||
| Date: c1951 Film Number: 7354 | |||
| Various scenes centred around the new baby of the Jones family. Baby Marion is seen with other family members in a park, at her christening, playing with children and a dog, at the beach and at her 1st Birthday Party. In other scenes, children play rounders in a field of long grass and brownies return from a coach trip. The final section in colour sees Marion on a swing and children playing football in a field in Ulverston, before the film ends with family scenes in Newsham Park in Liverpool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [LAKE DISTRICT AND SPORTS] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7955 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of Elterwater in the Lake District, we see the Britannia Inn and the surrounding scenery. We then see a cricket match and a school sports day, school boys take part in running races and sack races while spectators look on. There follow scenes of a roadside picnic. A family are parked up by the side of a country road and they laugh while their little dog eats a big cake all to himself. We then see the family picking berries which they collect in bags. A couple are seen walking away from the Patterdale Hotel in Patterdale and then there are scenes of the local area and of the family climbing up hills and over rocks while very smartly dressed. The family go on trips to Carlisle and Keswick, we see the sights of Carlisle and street scenes from Keswick. There is a close up shot of a penny farthing bike, which looks to have been left parked up by it's owner. We see a man and some boys shovelling something from the back of a lorry, and the film ends with scenes of two boys playing football in the garden. | |||
| [SCHOOL SPORTS AND LAKE DISTRICT SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7956 | |||
| A mixture of scenes from a school sports day and a trip to the Lake District. We also see a cricket match and two boys playing football in the back garden. The sports day scenes include running races, egg and spoon races and a tug-of-war. Afterwards the winners are presented with trophies. The scenes from the Lake District show the family hillwalking in their smart clothes and we see the scenery around Langdale. The cameraman jokingly films from a moving car as a lady chases after them. We also see shots from Gretna Green, the sign on the Blacksmith's Shop reads 'This is the famous Old Blacksmith's Shop and Marriage Room Gretna Green'. | |||
| [GILWELL PARK QUEEN SCOUTS' CAMPING TRIP, NORTH WALES] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 6273 | |||
| The Gilwell Park Queen Scouts are seen on a camping trip in North Wales: sailing, cooking at the campsite, walking in the hills (possibly Trer Cein on the Llyn Peninsular), swimming, sunbathing and competing in team games such as tug-of-war. The scouts are also shown participating in a street procession. Interspersed are brief shots of steam engines, animals in a zoo and London streetscenes. | |||
| [OPEN-TOP CAR, WEDDING AND FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950s/c1962 Film Number: 6835 | |||
| Swift family at home with general scenes of baby being fed, children and adults relaxing in living room and playing outside posing for the camera. There are some shots of the family driving along in an an open-top car in the countryside. The compilation concludes with some colour footage of a family wedding. | |||
| [CHRISTMAS; CROWN GREEN BOWLS; PRESTON NORTH END] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 10986 | |||
| In the kitchen Mrs Derbyshire makes pastry and a pie watched by a little boy. Decorating the Christmas tree and hanging up paper decorations and balloons on the ceiling. The little boy putting on his pyamas and putting up his stocking then on Christmas morning opening his presents followed by pulling crackers at Christmas lunch. Scenes from a game of crown green bowls and the presentation of trophies to the winners. Views of Blackpool from Central Pier and people on the promenade. Exteriors of Deepdale the home of Preston North End and match action in front of a large crowd of spectators. | |||
| 1951 CUP FINAL NEWCASTLE VERSUS BLACKPOOL | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 1335 | |||
| Highlights of the match, which Newcastle win 2-0, including crowd shots. The cup is presented by King George VI. | |||
| BOLTON SCHOOL 1951. SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A SCHOOL | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 2859 | |||
| Film of Bolton School in 1951. The whole spectrum of school events is featured. An opening sequence features staff and pupils gathering for an assembly inter-cut with shots of a clock. A variety of lessons are featured including sciences, geography, woodwork, music and art. Pupils are seen having lunch, taking exams, surveying and searching for wildlife. There is footage of the sports undertaken at Bolton School; cricket, swimming , football, gymnastics and PE all feature. Extra curricular activities such as bee keeping, art and pond life exhibitions and model aircraft flying are seen. There is footage of the Philharmonic Society listening to records and pupils are seen assembling and operating puppets in a play. Events such as Sports Day, a School Play, a performance by the school orchestra and a camp at Ullswater feature. Peter Baden Powell (son of the founder of the scouting movement) opening the school's new scout headquarters at Woodlands. The film closes with presentations being made at speech day and a mass PT display. | |||
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| THE FAMILY ALBUM 1951 | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 3946 | |||
| Exterior shot of 99 Norris Road in Sale, followed by shots of two boys playing and then wrestling in the garden, dressed in their school uniforms. Scenes at a place called 'Everley' see children playing in snow and using a sledge, and they are also pulled around on the sledge by a horse. A children's tea party is featured, and the children are seen playing games in the garden. | |||
| [MALTA 1951] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 4718 | |||
| Mr and Mrs Eric Hagon are seen in Malta, where Eric was stationed with the navy. General views of streets and the harbour, are followed by scenes of a carnival procession passing through the town. Brief scenes of football and hockey matches, and Mr and Mrs Hagon are seen in the garden at home, looking at ships in the harbour, walking in the park and on the beach with Mrs Hagon's parents. | |||
| [KETTLESHULME AND ABERYSTWYTH 1951] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 4950 | |||
| Four lads are seen out and about in the countryside around Kettleshulme in Cheshire - camping, hill-walking and rock climbing. Salford Lads' Club boys are seen arriving at London Road Station in Manchester to go to camp in Aberystwyth in May 1951. On arrival, they are seen presenting themselves for inspection, cooking and eating dinner in the mess tent, and washing the pots and themselves afterwards. Footage of the various races during sports day and of a local football match is followed by a visit to the river to go swimming. The lads are seen packing up on the last day and heading to the station where the group leaders are seen singing "Auld Lang Syne" before they leave. | |||
| SCREEN SCRAPBOOK 1951 | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 5032 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding are followed by the 1st Pendlebury Boy Scouts enjoying Whit Week camp at Tawd Vale Camp, Lancashire - setting up, swimming in the lake, playing football and cricket and larking around. The Guide and Brownie District Sports Day - with various races and a high jump contest is followed by the North West Area Finals of the Soap Box Derby in Salford. There's a trip to Belle Vue Zoological Gardens for the cubs and brownies with views of the various animals and an acrobatic display, miniature railway, boat trip and funfair. Scenes from a scout and guide trip to North Wales - paddling in the sea, having a picnic and playing rounders on a beach. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [EGERTON BOYS CLUB FOOTBALL] [1951] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 7156 | |||
| Action from two boys football matches possibly played near Tatton Park and featuring lads from Egerton Youth Club. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [PRINCESS ELIZABETH AT LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL; CHURCHILL AT ANFIELD] | |||
| Date: 1951 Film Number: 4986 | |||
| Views of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral for the dedication of the Peal ceremony on 17 November 1951 - after the ceremony they are seen leaving by car. Winston Churchill is seen delivering a speech indoors at Anfield football ground on 2 October 1951 shortly after being elected as Prime Minister. | |||
| [JERVIS VISIT TO BELLE VUE; BEACH AND STREET SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 9234 | |||
| A young boy and his mother visit Belle Vue. They are seen leaving their house and walking down the street, past a Shell garage forecourt. Once inside Belle Vue, they study the brochure, take a ride on the steam train, have a picnic and go round the fairground, where the boy goes on one of the children's rides. There are also holiday scenes on a farm, two boys making sandcastles on the beach, and boys playing football on a terraced street, which ends in tears for one young lad. The reel concludes with a man and boy riding along the street on a motorbike. | |||
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| PRESTON NORTH END PROMOTION FROM DIVISION II | |||
| Date: 1951/2 Film Number: 4218 | |||
| Footage from the 1950/1 football season where Preston North End secured promotion to the First Division. Crowds are seen at Preston station, awaiting the return of the team from their 3-3 draw against Southampton, the game which secured their promotion. Supporters queue at Deepdale to watch PNE play Hull City, followed by views of the game itself. Preston won 1-0, but Tom Finney's winning goal is not seen. Presentation of the shield, and scenes from a 1952 Preston Guild festival match versus Red Star Belgrade are also shown. | |||
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| [FAMILY SCENES AND SEASIDE] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 6496 | |||
| Scenes of the McGrotty children playing and riding bikes around Stopes Road in Radcliffe, followed by walking to a birthday party along Calder Road in Bolton and the family playing golf and relaxing in Heaton Park. Views of a holiday in Rhyl, including visits to Gwrych Castle, a fairground, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. A tour around the sights of central London and a brief glimpse of Bolton Wanderer's civic reception in Bolton following their defeat in the 1953 FA Cup Final. Canadian family members arrive at Liverpool Docks and go sightseeing. Assorted scenes including Dobson & Barlow's works sports day and their rounders team playing at Mytham Road, and days out in Blackpool, Southport and Chester. | |||
| [WIGAN ADVERTISEMENT COMPILATION] | |||
| Date: c1952 Film Number: 6510 | |||
| A compilation of local cinema adverts in the Wigan area featuring: Walker Dairies Ltd; Wigan Corporation Transport; Co-op Funeral Service, Tylsley & District; Littlewoods Pools; E Johnston Wools, Atherstone; CWS Goods from R Wood; Jewellery from H T Boyle, Anfield; and Sunnyside Fireplaces. | |||
| CALE GREEN SPORTS DAYS 1951-8 | |||
| Date: 1951-8 Film Number: 4712 | |||
| Children from Cale Green Primary School are seen leaving the school and boarding a bus. There is footage from a number of school sports days showing different races and events including the sack, three-legged and sprint race, as well as the high jump and the tug-of-war. | |||
| [GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL] | |||
| Date: *1952 Film Number: 658 | |||
| Newsreel film featuring three items: a Cheshire walking race; a liner ablaze at Liverpool; and a football match featuring Preston North End v Wolverhampton. | |||
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