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| 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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| [PRESTON GUILD STREET SCENES 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1198 | |||
| Film documenting many of the events that took place during the Preston Guild of 1952. Views of the many decorated streets in the town are followed by the Mayor's proclamation and the arrival of the Preston Harriers running club with the Guild Emblem. A veteran car rally passes through the streets, and there are scenes from all of the Guild processions including the Church of England, Roman Catholic and Trades processions. A foundation stone is laid at Preston Royal Infirmary, and there are scenes from the Royal Lancashire Show, a football match between Preston North End and the Swiss team Servette, and the Schools Guild Festival in Avenham Park in which 6000 local children participated. The film ends with the Ceremony of Adoption of the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) by the people of Preston, and a thanksgiving service at the Parish Church. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [LORD RHODES OF SADDLEWORTH VISITS THE SUDAN 1] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 1718 | |||
| Lord Rhodes of Saddleworth, Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1945-64, and a group of parliamentary delegates are seen visiting the Sudan. Includes landscape views of Khartoum [?], interior shots of a mosque and a football match between two local teams. | |||
| POLICE AND PUBLIC | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 2805 | |||
| Film explaining the relationship between Oldham police force and the general public. After a brief history of the force (including shots of the uniform at various stages since 1849), there are four sections dealing with the various branches of the police service: uniformed officers, detectives, mobile units and administration. The segments include dramatised crimes, footage of Oldham police at work, and film from the police's own archives. | |||
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| [ISLE OF MAN: DAYS OUT] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 5958 | |||
| A few days at camp with the Salford Central Mission's Boys' Brigade on the Isle of Man. The boys complete ther morning duties, line up in uniform, and have their morning sermon. Scenes of a game of football and music practice are followed by various days out including the Finch Hill Congregational Church, Rushen Abbey, Peel and Douglas for a marching band procesison. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PRESTON GUILD MERCHANT 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6217 | |||
| Scenes from the 1952 Preston Guild - the opening proclamation at the Town Hall, street parties, a veteran car rally, the Royal Lancashire Show, football at Deepdale and all of the various Guild processions including the Church of England, Roman Catholic and Trades processions are featured. | |||
| [PRESTON GUILD PROCESSIONS, ROYAL LANCASHIRE SHOW & SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 6450 | |||
| The Mayor and dignitaries issue their final proclamations for the Preston Guild Festival from Preston Town Hall. Floats from several processions including church, civic and trade are seen filing past. Views from the Veteran Car Rally. Trick horse riding and motorcycle displays at the Royal Lancashire Show are followed by footage from a fairground and a football match. Scenes of maypole dancing, gymnastics, children playing cricket in antiquated costume and dressed up as a dancing dragon at The Schools Festival conclude. | |||
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| RUDHEATH SCHOOL V J.B.C. SEPTEMBER 20. 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 7146 | |||
| Action from a boys football match that takes place in a field surrounded by houses, possibly the playing field at Rudheath School. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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