Record 7565 – 7584 of 10836
| [HODKINSON GIRLS, BLACKPOOL, FLEETWOOD AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1969-70 Film Number: 7212 | |||
| The Hodkinson family filmed at a variety of locations including Fleetwood, Blackpool and at home in Marple. At Fleetwood, the family visit the pier and explore the beach, After shots of the girls at home at Easter, and an outing to Crich Tramway Museum, there is footage of a holiday in Blackpool, including a trip to the Pleasure Beach and the Tower Menagerie. There are scenes of a canal boat rally in Marple, the girls in a swimming pool, and playing with a new puppy. Also features Christine's third birthday, nativity plays, snow and garden snow scenes, and further holiday footage, including shots of London. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [FYLDE COAST TRAMS AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1969-70 Film Number: 7220 | |||
| Assorted footage featuring scenes from the Fylde Coast, with particular emphasis on the Blackpool tramway. The film opens with shots of a wedding, before and after the ceremony, and the couple with a baby. Fylde Coast scenes feature the building of a new bungalow, streetscenes in Cleveleys, a school fete in Fleetwood, donkey rides on a beach and waves battering the sea walls. There are shots of the illuminations and a funfair at Blackpool and the film concludes with extensive footage of trams at Bispham. There are also scenes from a holiday in Devon, including a model village, the Dart Valley Railway and the seaside near Torquay. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| GATEWAY TO THE LAKES | |||
| Date: *1969-70 Film Number: 7111 | |||
| Scenes featuring a group of young men with disabilities from the Peter Street Gateway Group on a camping holiday to the Lake District, with music and commentary Begins with the party leaving St Helens in a mini bus, stopping at motorway service station and arriving at a campsite near Grange-over-Sands. Members of the group buy provisions at the local farm shop, cook meals on a camp stove and wash dishes. Men from the group are seen on Lake Windermere in a rowing boat, aboard a steam boat and hill walking. Includes a speeded up sequence showing the group packing up camping equipment. Features visits to Coniston, Ambleside and stopping off in Morecambe on the way home. | |||
| [LLANDUDNO AND GREAT ORME] | |||
| Date: *1969 Film Number: 3701 | |||
| The films opens with countryside scenes and views of a castle grounds - some interiors and stained glass windows also. This is followed by a trip on the Great Orme Railway (words in chalk are seen on the hillside) and scenes in Llandudno - on the seafront and at a fairground. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS HOPWOOD FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1969-70 Film Number: 8506 | |||
| A compilation of scenes from the Hopwood Family. We see domestic scenes from at home, including scenes from Christmas day of the family opening gifts and eating Christmas dinner. There are scenes from around the family home, we see various people in the kitchen and bedrooms and a lady watching TV with her rollers in, who is not pleased to be filmed. Manchester City FC hold up the FA Cup Trophy for the crowds outside Manchester Town Hall. There are brief scenes of children in a playground and of a local procession. We see scenes from the Lake District, of an air show and of a family trip to the seaside. | |||
| [MILLERS DALE; WALES; WEST COUNTRY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1969-70 Film Number: 9526 | |||
| Mountain climbing and abseiling in Millers Dale. Family holiday in Wales and West country - lots of hill walking and beautiful scenery. Competition in the Carrs - children take part in various games and activities in the park. The film ends with a visit to Alderley. | |||
| THE FAMILY CIRCLE | |||
| Date: 1969/70 Film Number: 8666 | |||
| A compilation of home movie footage of the family shot over many years. It begins with children playing on swings in the garden and a baby in a pram. The family walk with the dog and climb trees followed by views of a detached house and gardens. A visit to Walton Hall Estate in the borough of Warrington with the children on the slides in the playground then children paddling on a beach. The children playing in the garden with the boy dressed as a cowboy then a visit to Worcestershire County Museum. A game of cricket in the garden, more playground scenes and finally a day out at Warwick Castle. | |||
| [SALFORD STUDENTS IN COMPUTER LAB] | |||
| Date: *1969-71 Film Number: 3382 | |||
| Shots of students working on various types of computer equipment. | |||
| [STUDENT SURVEYING] | |||
| Date: *1969-71 Film Number: 3383 | |||
| Film of students using surveying equipment around buildings at the University of Salford and on roads in the countryside. | |||
| [DEGREE CEREMONY TRIM] | |||
| Date: *1969-71 Film Number: 3384 | |||
| Footage of the start of a degree ceremony at Salford University; various dignitaries and VIPs (headed by the Duke of Edinburgh) attired in ceremonial robes, ascend the steps and take their seats. | |||
| [MAN AND MACHINE] | |||
| Date: 1969-71 Film Number: 3385 | |||
| Shots of a man in a plant room or basement, working on a large piece of machinery. There are shots of clocks, and a door with a radioactivity warning sign on it. | |||
| [SALFORD UNIVERSITY HALLS OF RESIDENCE 2] | |||
| Date: 1969-71 Film Number: 3386 | |||
| Scenes of students arriving at Salford University's halls of residence, either on foot and carrying their luggage or with parents in their cars. | |||
| [CHESHIRE GARDEN PARTY] | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 4344 | |||
| Film of church garden party near Northwich, the different stalls are seen as well as people enjoying themselves and taking refreshments. | |||
| SPRAY STEELMAKING | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 4697 | |||
| Film demonstrating a new process of steel making which allows continuous production. Diagrams show how the process works, there is footage of the technique being developed at the British Iron and Steel Research Association laboratories in Sheffield, and spray steel making is seen in action at the Lancashire Steel Manufacturing Company. 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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| WHO CARES... | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 5599 | |||
| Film promoting the various welfare and social services provided in the City of Liverpool. Looks at housing provision, meals on wheels, fostering, careers advice for young people, district nurses and health visitors, home helps, employment for people with disabilities and business relocation services. The film ends with an extended look at the Corporation's school, field study centre and farm at Colomendy in North Wales. | |||
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| THE WIZARD; THE SWOT'S REVENGE; BOY IN THE BIN | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 5892 | |||
| Three short dramas featuring children from St Austins School. In the first, a bullied schoolgirl takes revenge by using spells in a book, "The Wizard of Boland", to turn the boys into a tortoise and a pigeon. Next, a young girl gets back at her bullies by taking a photograph of them gambling in the schoolyard and showing it to the teacher. Finally, a mischievous boy steals some toys, is chased by the other children, captured and put into a bin; the bin men come to empty it but the boy has escaped. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| THE STRANGE EVENT; THE CHARM; THE MAGIC FLUTE | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 5893 | |||
| Three short amateur dramas featuring children from St Austins School. In the first, some boys find a crystal ball during a game of cricket, which summons a monster who chases them around. The second film has two children who find a magic rabbit's foot that causes time to stop, much to their amusement. And in the final film, a pair of children find a magic flute which, when played, causes people to dance, including an elderly woman with a walking stick. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| BURY MARKET | |||
| Date: *1969-71 Film Number: 6829 | |||
| Scenes of people shopping at Old Bury Market, including fruit and vegetable, toys, antiques and ladies clothing stalls. There are also shots of the 'new' market being constructed followed by a busy market day showing both indoor and outdoor stalls. | |||
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| [FAMILY GET-TOGETHER] | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 5643 | |||
| Wainwright family get-together - people are seen in the lounge dancing, drinking and talking. A group of men play dominoes and there are brief shots in kitchen at end of the film. 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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| HERE AND THERE | |||
| Date: 1969-71 Film Number: 6809 | |||
| Scenes from a Boardman family trip to Aysgarth Falls in Wensleydale, followed by an army parade in Leverhulme Park and various RAF displays at Heaton Park. There are views of Blackpool taken from the top of Blackpool Tower and the illuminations are seen from the funfair at night. Ends with a parade at the Westhoughton Carnival 1970 and fun with a ducking stool at the Westhoughton Summer Fair 1969. | |||
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