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| [BLACKPOOL BUSES AND TRAMS; MANCHESTER STREETSCENES] | |||
| Date: *1932-34/39 Film Number: 1159 | |||
| Mr and Mrs Preston on holiday in Blackpool. Includes shots of the promenade and beach. Trams are seen travelling along the rail section between Bispham and Fleetwood. People board and alight from the tram at various stops along the line. The rest of the film focuses on Manchester streetscenes - including shots of a power station, swing bridge and a steam train departing from a station. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| THE NEW SYKES WARD OPENED IN 1932 [STOCKPORT INFIRMARY] | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 1161 | |||
| Interior shots of Stockport Infirmary. Includes footage of the new Sykes Ward opened in 1932. A doctor uses a portable x-ray plant on a male patient in the ward. Scenes of the Violet Ray Department shows a group of children, wearing goggles, receiving 'Sunlight Treatment'. A nurse is seen applying a plaster cast to a girl's wrist and a young child receives physiotherapy. The film also features behind-the-scenes shots of the hospital laundry room and kitchens. Concludes with shots of the egg collection service in operation around Stockport and district schools, which was set up in aid of the infirmary. Children are seen carrying crates of eggs from their classrooms. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| ISLE OF MAN - FOR HOLIDAYS | |||
| Date: *1933 Film Number: 1923 | |||
| Members of the Preston family on holiday in the Isle of Man. Various locations around the island are visited - including Douglas, Derby Castle and Onchan Head. At Groudle Glen, people are seen having a ride along a miniature railway and a zoo keeper is filmed throwing fish to a hungry sea lion in its concrete enclosure. Further scenes include close up shots of the Laxey Wheel in motion and a manx cat. Concludes with footage of the seafront at Ramsey. | |||
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| GLENGARRY TOPICAL FILM NO 20 | |||
| Date: 1933-34 Film Number: 1922 | |||
| Local newsreel events include carnival scenes at Winsford, Cheshire. Dancing troupes, decorated floats and various fancy dress characters march along the country lanes. Also features the Southport Flower Show held on August 24th 1934. Includes indoor exhibits, rock gardens and an outdoor swimming pool. Concludes with the crowning ceremony of Morecambe carnival queen. Crowds of people, sitting in rows of deckchairs, watch the event taking place. 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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| GLENGARRY TOPICAL NEWS No 17 | |||
| Date: 1934 Film Number: 1160 | |||
| Local newsreel - includes items on the 'New World Wonder Tunnel' in Merseyside, March 31st 1934; Manchester City football team is welcomed home after winning the FA cup at Wembley - includes scenes at North Edgeley Station and Piccadilly Square - A royal visit to Manchester and Liverpool, July 17th / 18th, 1934. King George V is greeted by large crowds as he opens the new Central Reference Library in Manchester and the new East Lancashire Road in Liverpool. The newsreel concludes with shots of Stockports floral tributes. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| TRAVEL BY NORTH WESTERN ROAD CAR CO. AND RIBBLE JOINT SERVICE TO BLACKPOOL | |||
| Date: 1934 Film Number: 1163 | |||
| The Preston family on holiday in Blackpool. Includes high angle shots from the top of Blackpool tower; bathers and spectators at an outdoor swimming pool; beach activities - including a Punch and Judy Show and a shot of an oyster stall. Further scenes include close-up shots of a Leyland bus - destination Blackpool - and travelling shots filmed along the promenade, from the top deck of an open tram. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| GLENGARRY TOPICAL FILM No. 18 | |||
| Date: 1934 Film Number: 1179 | |||
| Local newsreel events feature the re-opening of the ladies swimming baths at Stockport on June 7th 1934. Includes shots of a synchronised swimming display. The Mayoress, Mrs Coupe, presents prizes to the winners of the various swimming races. Further items include scenes of Alderley Edge Carnival; Sir Alan Cobham's Air Pageant at Woodford Aerodrome on June 23rd 1934 and shots of a new swimming pool at New Brighton. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] 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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| JULY 16TH 1935. THE LATE KING'S SILVER JUBILEE REVIEW OF THE FLEET AT SPITHEAD | |||
| Date: 1935 Film Number: 1892 | |||
| The late King's Silver Jubilee Review of the fleet at Spithead, on July 16th 1935. Various naval vessels parade past the camera including shots of submarines, destroyers, dreadnoughts, cruisers, steamships and the royal yacht 'Victoria and Albert'. | |||
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| [DYSON AND HORSFALL XMAS ORDERS] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 7766 | |||
| Scenes at a mail-order firm, Dyson & Horsfall Ltd of Preston, as they get ready for Christmas 1938 - deliveries arrive at the firm's base at Aqueduct Mill, and women are seen assembling products and orders. Men pack boxes in the warehouse, and there are scenes in the offices, with filing and people making telephone calls. 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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| CALLING BLIGHTY NO. 183 | |||
| Date: 1944 Film Number: 621 | |||
| Members of the RAF stand in the goal mouth of a football pitch, and send messages home. Each man introduces the next. At the end, they march towards the camera, waving, as the narrator mentions their home towns of Preston, Blackburn, Rochdale, Wigan and Bolton. | |||
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| CALLING BLIGHTY NO. 210 | |||
| Date: c1945 Film Number: 5683 | |||
| Men from the RAF and Royal Navy serving in Burma send messages home to their loved ones in and around the Manchester area. The film opens in a camp outside a war-damaged ‘Talbot House’ in which airmen take turns to deliver their messages straight to camera. Further callers appear in an overgrown ‘monastery garden’, in front of a bridge, and on a beach. The last three men walk away from the camera towards the sea and wave as a voiceover says ‘cheerio... to your boys in Burma’. | |||
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| THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WINSTON S. CHURCHILL VISITS FULWOOD AND PRESTON, 27TH JUNE 1945 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 6143 | |||
| Visit by Winston Churchill to Preston on 27 June 1945. Crowds line the streets to greet him, and he visits the Conservative Working Men's Club before addressing the crowds outside of the Harris Free Library in Preston. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [PRESTON LADIES FOOTBALL AND T.A. VOLUNTEERS] | |||
| Date: c1945-55 Film Number: 3441 | |||
| Footage of members of the Preston Ladies football team in Avenham Park Preston and at Towneley Park in Burnley. They also play several matches including ones at Seedhill in Nelson and at the Craven Park Stadium in Hull. There are also scenes of T.A. volunteers at the Cross Lane barracks of the Lancashire Fusiliers in Salford. 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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| [BOAT TRIPS FROM PRESTON DOCKS TO ANGLESEY] | |||
| Date: *1947-9 Film Number: 8478 | |||
| A group of men take a trip onboard the fishing boat the Charles Maciver from Preston Docks to Anglesey and back again. After leaving the docks fishermen haul in their catch and pass various other ships. They then return to Anglesey, this time in colour. | |||
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| [STEEL SCRAP DRIVES IN BOLTON, PRESTON AND LIVERPOOL 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952 Film Number: 4703 | |||
| Film featuring steel scrap drives in April and May 1952 - in Bolton, vans are seen collecting scrap from a council estate and taking it to the scrap yard; in Preston, further scenes of collecting from households and the town crier promoting the event in the town centre. In Liverpool, men are seen digging up tram lines, and there are views of posters in the window of the National Savings Centre as well as the Anglican Cathedral, the ferries on the Mersey and the entrance to the Queensway Tunnel. 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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| [RAILWAY SCENES - WILMSLOW] | |||
| Date: c1959 Film Number: 1175 | |||
| The film begins with travelling shots of a train's journey from Wilmslow station to Manchester London Road (Piccadilly). Workmen carry out construction work on a new railway bridge. Includes various shots of steam trains, diesel locomotives and goods trains moving along the tracks. Maintenance work is also carried out on the railway during the winter month. 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/ [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [GARY'S CHRISTENING] | |||
| Date: c1961 Film Number: 5644 | |||
| Baby Gary is seen with a midwife at home, then with his mother and grandparents being bottle fed and in the garden in his pram. The Thompson family leave the house for his Christening at St Aidan's with exteriors of the church. Back at home the party to celebrate Gary's Christening is shown with a table laden with party food and guests eating. 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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| [GARY'S 1ST CHRISTMAS] | |||
| Date: c1961 Film Number: 5645 | |||
| Baby Gary is seen on the sofa, being fed, drinking a bottle and playing with his new toys during his first Christmas. 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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| LANCASHIRE | |||
| Date: 1963 Film Number: 611 | |||
| This film describes how the industries of Lancashire and its nearness to good means of communication, including the Manchester Ship Canal, have helped towards the country's prosperity. There are shots of locally grown produce on sale in a market (Preston), and the places of recreation and leisure for the county's population are seen - especially Blackpool. | |||
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| [GARY -STUART] | |||
| Date: c1964 Film Number: 5647 | |||
| Baby Stuart is seen holding hands with his mother and brother Gary, then sat in a 'child' seat in the family car. Scenes of a vintage car rally, then Gary is seen in a balaclava pushing Stuart in his push chair on the prom (possibly Blackpool). Gary and Stuart in their playpen in the back yard at home - Gary fires a water pistol directly at the camera. 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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