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Record 360 – 379 of 459
| THE GRANTING OF THE HONORARY FREEDOM OF THE BOROUGH TO THE 10TH LANCS FUSILIERS | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 222 | |||
| The Colonel and the Mayor inspect the troops before the presentation and march-past. | |||
| [MALPAS 1947] | |||
| Date: 1947 Film Number: 7774 | |||
| 1947 Malpas starting scences are in snow with children having snow ball fights coldest winter for 50 years. Shots of girls undergoing out door activities such as skipping with cricket and football matches also seen. A few school trips, parties and festivals. Some scenes of horse racing and jumping throughout the film. | |||
| AN ARMY CADET AT CAMP | |||
| Date: *1948 Film Number: 13 | |||
| Follows a day in the life of the cadets, narrated by one of them. They attend a church service; they are inspected by the Colonel; they stage a mock battle; after lunch they take part in bridge building exercises and go swimming. We see the camp hospital and the military band practising, cadets on guard duty, and a camp concert. | |||
| CO-OPERATION | |||
| Date: *1948 Film Number: 517 | |||
| A national review of the Co-op movement post-war - retail, production and organisation. Features Manchester city centre; the Crumpsall Biscuit factory amongst other production scenes; and the 78th Congress in Brighton. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| RETURNING HOME | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 565 | |||
| A group of Manchester children return from a three month stay in Switzerland as guests of the children of the Swiss Red Cross. They travel by train from Folkestone. Their parents are seen making their way to the station in Manchester, where, together with the Mayor and Mayoress, they greet the children on arrival. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| RINGWAY AIR DISPLAY | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 797 | |||
| Scenes at Manchester's first post war air display held on 24th April 1948 - static display of various types of aircraft; the arrival of Lord Tedder and inspection of airmen; flying display - includes shots of an AVRO Tudor, the take off and fly past of a non-standard Lancaster Bomber (with two jet and two prop engines); an ATC gymnastic display. | |||
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| [MALPAS & OTHER SCENES 1948] | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 7770 | |||
| Malpas scenes of varies weddings, bee keeping and a Lambeth conference. A trip to the Isle of Man where you see the air craft taking off and aerial views from on the aircraft. A selection of sport footage women and men hockey, diving and football. clips of horse-drawn trams and faces of the men involved in the Paris council. | |||
| NEWS IN BRIEF [MONTGOMERY IN ALBERT SQUARE] | |||
| Date: c1948-49 Film Number: 2608 | |||
| Film of Lord Montgomery receiving the salute from troops in Albert Square Manchester in the company of the Lord Mayor, Alderman Miss Mary Kingsmill Jones. The 'drive for troops was promoted by the East Lancs Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association. | |||
| [MALPAS & OTHER SCENES 1949] | |||
| Date: 1949 Film Number: 7771 | |||
| Scenes of Malpas in 1949, tractor digging up a remaining trench with clips of war memorial services, wedding scenes and a wide range of outdoor children playing. A journey to the Lake District and Wales with film shots from in the moving vehicle. Polling station recordings and the Shrewsbury musical and floral fete of 1949. | |||
| [TITLES AND MISCELLANEOUS] | |||
| Date: *1949-57 Film Number: 2778 | |||
| Miscellaneous footage, includes animated title sequences for the film 'A Fly's Eye View (Acc No. 2765) and a title sequence for 'The Magic Brush'. Following the title 'Odds and Ends and Bits and Pieces' are shots of war related paintings. There is also footage of the Higginson family in their home, including shots of their kitchen and bathroom, and a church. Continues with shots of revolving model knight and diamond rings. Closes with an animation sequence of a face. | |||
| [REMEMBRANCE DAY] | |||
| Date: *1951 Film Number: 1834 | |||
| Footage of a remembrance day parade in, or around, the Stockport area. Includes scenes of a wreath - laying ceremony. | |||
| [YOUTH TRIP ABROAD] | |||
| Date: *1952/3/5 Film Number: 4780 | |||
| A group of young people are seen boarding a coach and on deck on a ferry during a holiday to Germany or Austria. The group are seen swimming in a lake, playing table tennis at the hostel and visiting some waterfalls. Also includes shots of British army vehicles crossing a bridge and female members of the group posing for photographs with American soldiers. | |||
| NEW COLOURS FOR 1st BN. MANCHESTER REGIMENT | |||
| Date: *1954 Film Number: 808 | |||
| The Queen Mother reviews the 1st Battalion of the Manchester Regiment at Harrington Barracks, Formby - the presentation of the colours; the commentator relates the regiment's history; a final royal wave to the camera. | |||
| [FREEDOM FOR OLDHAM TANK DIVISION] | |||
| Date: 1954 Film Number: 2798 | |||
| A film of the 41st Oldham Royal Tank Regiment receiving the freedom of Oldham. Watched by crowds, there is a procession of tanks through the town with the mayor and a marching band in attendance. The mayor inspects troops from the 41st, and photographs are taken. The mayor addresses the crowd from a podium, and the film ends with a shot of the calligraphed freedom document itself. 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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| A GLIMPSE OF METROVICK | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 2792 | |||
| After overhead views of the Metropolitan Vickers site at Trafford Park, the film takes a journey through the complex. It shows the internal roads, the trains running in and out and the access to the Manchester Ship Canal. Footage of the main interior factory floor, where various aspects of the process are featured - the use of cranes to lift and tilt heavy components, for example. The film relates Metro Vicks' activities to their end use: industry, military research and development into radar, and consumer products. | |||
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| [DANCING AT THE PARTY] | |||
| Date: 1956 Film Number: 6214 | |||
| Underexposed scenes from June Miller's 21st birthday party. June and sister Diane are seen in ball dresses standing outside the family home in Ashton-on-Ribble. Scenes of people boarding a small aircraft which then takes off conclude. | |||
| [PANTO WEEK 1958 AND ROYAL VISIT] | |||
| Date: 1958 Film Number: 8657 | |||
| The film starts by showing army cadets training in Leek, Staffordshire. They are seen with guns and being transported in army trucks. Other shots show the men in their free time - drinking, smoking and playing darts. The next segment focuses on the 1958 Panto Week, with students disagreeing with police over the disruption they cause. They are shown covering up the nude statue on Lewis's and taking part in a procession, all in aid of raising money. Afterwards, the focus of the film moves onto the regeneration of the University of Liverpool, with the demolition of old buildings, replaced by modern buildings. The film shows the visit of the Queen Mother to the university, with her opening the new medical building and then in a ceremony gaining an honorary degree of Doctor of Law presented by Lord Salisbury. The film ends with shots from a dance where people are dancing and drinking, and then behind the scene shots of the students filming. | |||
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| BOCHOLT VISIT | |||
| Date: 1959 Film Number: 702 | |||
| Official visit to Rossendale by members of the Bocholt Corporation, Germany, attended by the mayor and other civic dignitaries. A book is signed; the party then place wreaths at the war memorial. | |||
| COUNTY BOROUGH OF PRESTON CIVIL DEFENCE EXERCISE "PRESTONIAN" | |||
| Date: 1959 Film Number: 3160 | |||
| Film of an exercise for nuclear disaster in Preston. After being set to work by the Mayor, various aspects of the military / civil defence response to an explosion of a nuclear bomb in Euxton near Chorley are enacted. These include rescuing the injured, transferring them by train to makeshift hospital and searching houses. Afterwards, the participants are seen having their lunch. | |||
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| FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS, MAY 1960 | |||
| Date: 1960 Film Number: 6798 | |||
| Scenes from Golborne County Infants School Festival of Flowers in 1960, featuring processions by pupils in costume around the school grounds, dancing and several mock crowning ceremonies. Ends with parents congregating outside after the event. | |||
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