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| MAY 1ST 1929 MAY DAY IN STOCKPORT | |||
| Date: 1929 Film Number: 1174 | |||
| Compilation reel of various local events - includes May Day celebrations in Stockport in 1929. The Mayor attends the London Midland and Scottish Railway Horses Parade, where he presents certificates and rosettes to the winners. Miss M.G. Preston, Mayoress of Stockport, crowns the May Queen, Miss Phyllis Wilson, at Reddish. Further footage includes the Stockport County v Barrow football match and the Reddish Friendly Societies Parade which was held on July 21st 1929. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [GLENGARRY LOCAL NEWSREEL] | |||
| Date: 1929 Film Number: 1891 | |||
| Local newsreel events - includes scenes from the aftermath of a huge cotton mill blaze at Shaw on April 17th and another on the 1st of July 1929; scenes of Southport Palladium destroyed by fire on March 26th, 1929; the White Star Liner S.S. 'Albertic' leaving Liverpool docks for New York and a London Midland and Scottish electric train arriving at Liverpool railway station. Also includes scenes of Joshua Preston, Mayor of Stockport, greeting players at a football match and footage of other Preston family members visiting Pleasureland and walking along Broad Street in Southport. | |||
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| [STRETFORD PAGEANTS; MANCHESTER DOCKS; SCHOOL SPORTS; RAG PARADE] | |||
| Date: 1930-3 Film Number: 4330 | |||
| A girl's diving competition is seen on Manchester Schools' Sports Day at an indoor swimming pool at Belle Vue. Scenes from students' Rag Day Parade along Oxford Road circa 1930, followed by a brief glimpse of King George V passing through St Peter's Square in a car, and views taken from a boat of the different ships at Manchester Docks. Stretford Pageant is seen in 1931 and 1932 - in 1932 the theme of the pageant was the Commonwealth, and each float represented a different country. There is a boy's football match at the Manchester Schools' Sports Day, and pupils from Princess Road School in Stretford are seen in the countryside on an outing. | |||
| SAFETY FIRST | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 5968 | |||
| Following a brief introduction into the work of the fire and ambulance service, a small girl is seen playing in the street. As she runs into the road to retrieve her ball she is saved from being run down by a passing policeman who then shows her safe areas for playing - play streets, the playground and park. The policeman then comes to the girl's school to give a talk on road safety - illustrated with dramatised accidents on the streets. | |||
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| HERE AND THERE | |||
| Date: 1930s Film Number: 7822 | |||
| Family in the garden before the parents look around the shops. Later a group of people stand on the front doorstep posing and joking around for the camera. The next scenes show the family on holiday at a caravan park, they visit the beach where father and son play some football. A signpost points to Chatsworth. The group enjoy a picnic before looking around Chatsworth House. The group arrive at Prestatyn Holiday Camp via car in the rain. A crowd of people gather around a swimming pool to watch a live show. Next is a trip to Alton Towers where they look around the gardens. In the next section of the reel we see wedding guests waiting outside a church and greet the Bride when she arrives, later the happy couple pose for photographs outside the church. The wedding party then head to the reception, inside the newlyweds can be seen cutting the wedding cake. The next scene takes place in Oulton Park motor racing circuit, shots of various racing cars competing in the race. The reels ends with scenes of another wedding. Guests and members of the wedding party arrive, soon followed by the bride. After the ceremony the married couple pose for photographs outside the church before having confetti thrown on them. The guests arrive at the reception and chat to each other, shots of the wedding cake inside the reception. | |||
| [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. | |||
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| [PORT SUNLIGHT] | |||
| Date: *1931 Film Number: 323 | |||
| Reel 2: shows in great detail the mechanised and manual production and packaging processes for soap, soap flakes and Vim. Reel 3: shows the work of other departments at Port Sunlight - the general office; research laboratories; printing department; and people leaving work. Scenes around the village, health care facilities, and sports and social activities including dancing; Dee-side holiday camp, and the Lady Lever Art Gallery. | |||
| WANDERERS PAST AND PRESENT BURDEN PARK APRIL 1931 [AND LATER MATCHES] | |||
| Date: 1931/48/9 Film Number: 8481 | |||
| Players run onto the pitch at Burnham Park for the George Eccles benefit match between 'Present Bolton' and 'Past Bolton' on 27th April 1931. Scenes of match action which 'Present' Bolton went on to win 2-1. Also includes footage from the 2nd October 1948 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal match, including Bolton scoring a goal (1-0 final score). Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery (a Freeman of Bolton) is introduced by the Mayor to the players and boys' clubs before match action against Newcastle on 5th November 1949 (2-2 final score). | |||
| DARWEN v ARSENAL AT HIGHBURY | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 271 | |||
| (Or the "£25 team v £45,000 team") Crowds see the Darwen team off to play Arsenal at Highbury. Darwen lost 11-1. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| PENKETH. A FILM OF LIFE AT A QUAKER SCHOOL | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 2241 | |||
| Activities and events attended by staff and pupils of Penketh Quaker school, near Warrington, in 1932. Includes scenes of the children having their breakfast in the school hall; attending maths, chemistry, woodwork, music and cookery lessons; participating in various track and field events and enjoying a school excursion to Pendle Hill. | |||
| [NEW HOME & OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10304 | |||
| A football match on a local park followed by baby Brenda in her pram then in the garden with family and friends. Mr and Mrs Riding playing with the dog in the garden. A sign for Riding Bros. Ltd. Builders and Contractors with the Riding brothers stood below it. The Riding family examining the exteriors of a new home followed by the dog swimming in a lake and a removal van on the street. | |||
| CAVALCADE OF BURNLEY | |||
| Date: 1932/35/40-45/50 Film Number: 5293 | |||
| A record of local events in Burnley from 1932 through to 1950. Features a 1932 Hospital Carnival, a Burnley v Luton football match from 1935 and the last tram to run in the town on 7th May 1935. Wartime footage includes the activities of the Burnley Home Guard and a 'Wings for Victory' parade along Colne Road in 1943. King George VI visits Burnley on 8th March 1945 before newspaper headlines announce the end of the war and there are shots of street parties, dancing outside the Town Hall, fires being lit, a thanksgiving service at St Peters Church and an outdoor concert and ceremony at Towneley Park. The film ends with footage from the 1950 General Election at which local Labour MP Wilfrid Burke retains his seat. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
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| GLENGARRY TOPICAL NEWS No. 12 | |||
| Date: 1933 Film Number: 1152 | |||
| Local newsreel featuring items on the Royal Show at Derby on June 3rd, 1933 - includes shots of the extra trolley buses laid on for the event and general scenes of the show ground, livestock and agricultural machinery. Further items include shots of 'Warwick Castle' - the latest addition to the Union Castle Line fleet; Manchester and Liverpool's new roadway; Stockport County v Crystal Palace on December 9th 1933; the new Pavilion and Band Stand at Harrogate and a flying display at Southport. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [CHILDRENS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL; BOY SCOUTS] | |||
| Date: *1933-45 Film Number: 1231 | |||
| Scenes from an orthopaedic hospital, preceded by scenes of boys and girls exercising, a woman dancing and the sea. Hospital scenes are followed by shots of a man lighting a fire and then of a man fighting a heath fire. Followed by scenes of a group of men (African?) dancing, of waterfalls and rapids and further foreign scenes. Also includes scenes of children, including scouts, playing intercut with street scenes and ending with shots of a family on a beach (Port Erin, Isle of Man). [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [RACING, BIRTHDAYS & HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1933/7/8 Film Number: 6499 | |||
| Scenes from a 1933 cycle race in Heswall are followed by views of Liverpool Airport in 1937 and of a snow-covered Bromborough. The 100 Mile Car Race on Southport Sands is seen, as well as Irvine MacDonald's 21st birthday party and people ice-skating in Heswall. A crowd gathers outside Liverpool Cathedral in 1938, and there are scenes from MacDonald family holidays in Cornwall and the Conwy Valley. Irvine playing in a rugby match in Hoylake concludes. | |||
| BRINGING HOME THE CUP | |||
| Date: *1934 Film Number: 654 | |||
| Newsreel item featuring Manchester City football team being welcomed home after winning the cup at Wembley. Shows the arrival of the train followed by a victory coach tour, around Manchester, as they are cheered by the crowds. | |||
| GRAND FOOTBALL MATCH IN AID OF THE ROYAL INFIRMARY - TONGE UNITED v BLACK HORSE TEMPERANCE | |||
| Date: 1934 Film Number: 739 | |||
| Two charity football matches in aid of Bolton Royal Infirmary - Tonge United v Black Horse Temperance; shots of the teams and spectators; presentation of the shield and medals, including the champion beer drinkers medal! | |||
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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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| B.B. IN SWITZERLAND 1934 | |||
| Date: 1934 Film Number: 6110 | |||
| Boys from the 72nd Boys' Brigade in Salford are seen at various tourist sites in Paris on route to Switzerland for a holiday. They are seen on a boat trip on Lake Geneva, walking in the Alps, playing skittles, and returning home via Dieppe. | |||
| [FYLDE CAMP, BLOOMFIELD RD AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1935 Film Number: 8169 | |||
| Scenes from a scout camp on Fylde Coast. Crowds gather to watch the arrival of Prince Albert of York (later King George VI) where he is given a tour of the camp. The film cuts to a crowded beach where many people swim in the sea. Back at the scout camp, the chef poses for the camera. The scouts wash and change their clothes and one man plays the bagpipes. After brief shots of a race, men can be seen packing to leave the camp. The men wait to board double-decker buses. In a garden, one man relaxes in a hammock while the others sit and drink tea. A group of women play some tennis. Crowds gather outside Bloomfield Rd for the Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers football match. In the next scene we see a packed out stadium watching the match. Back at home, a woman takes her dogs for a walk. Later, the group pose for the camera outside a hotel. The film ends with scenic shots of mountains and a lake. | |||
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