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Record 7624 – 7643 of 10838
 
 
[SOMETHING TO DO]
Date: *1970 Film Number: 767
 
Children at play - a close up shot of a young boy on a garden wall; playing in the street - play street signs are seen; a childrens' playscheme; and a bonfire.
 
 
 
[A DAY ON THE FARM]
Date: *1970 Film Number: 769
 
Brief shots of goats on a farm, then 3 men and a woman are seen digging in a fenced enclosure.
 
 
 
[BOGLE STROLL CHECKPOINT]
Date: c1970s Film Number: 779
 
Shots of walkers on a bogle stroll - one wears a shirt printed with 'Manchester Ramblers'. Bogle Stroll Checkpoint - drinks are served; walking at night; shots of 4 walkers in the country.
 
 
 
[SCENES AROUND UMIST]
Date: c1970's Film Number: 781
 
General shots around the Umist campus - including students sitting outside the Barnes Wallis Building; the 'Swinging Sporran' pub is also seen.
 
 
 
[WORK, STUDY AND LEISURE]
Date: *1970 Film Number: 783
 
Shots around Manchester - including factory chimneys, cooling towers, mills and terraced streets; interior shots of textile machinery; the ship 'Esso Diverness' at Manchester docks; pubs, bingo halls and fish and chips; demolition work and new estates; entertainment - exterior shots of cinemas, Studio 1-5 and the Tatler, the Palace theatre and the Opera House; Umist buildings - a student protest on Oxford Road, police and students clash briefly; a rag procession - floats and fancy dress; a student - head down - is seen rolling a joint.
 
 
 
[NEW HOMES]
Date: *1970 Film Number: 784
 
Shots of new housing developments; traffic in Piccadilly, Manchester; mills and industrial landscape around the city; Salford Docks, and scenes around the Umist campus. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]
 
 
 
[CLEANING QUEEN VICTORIA'S STATUE, PICCADILLY]
Date: c1970's Film Number: 785
 
Queen Victoria's statue in Piccadilly Manchester under scaffolding - being cleaned by 'Clean Walls' Ltd.
 
 
 
[AERIAL VIEWS]
Date: c1970 Film Number: 1059
 
Aerial views of Stanlow and the Queen Elizabeth II oil docks - tankers in dock; adjacent oil installations.
 
 
 
QEII DOCK HIGH CONTRAST MASTER TITLES
Date: c1970's Film Number: 1113
 
Testcard, followed by the logo of the Manchester Ship Canal Company and the title The making of the Queen Elizabeth II Dock Eastham.
 
 
 
[LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 1250
 
The Jones family's trip to Chester Zoo in August 1970. Includes shots of various wild animals feeding in their enclosures.
 
 
 
CARNIVAL 70
Date: 1970 Film Number: 1409
 
Footage of Rochdale Carnival in 1970. Includes brief shots of the carnival preparations and people dressed up in a variety of costumes walking alongside the floats in the procession.
 
 
 
M62
Date: *1970 Film Number: 1410
 
Documents the construction of the M62. Includes shots of the equipment and machinery used to build the motorway.
 
 
 
[EARTH-MOVING TRUCKS AND SCARRED LANDSCAPE]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 1777
 
Film footage of an open-cast mining site [?] and its surrounding environment. Includes shots of large trucks and other industrial vehicles trundling around in clouds of dust. A large conveyor belt structure is seen emptying buckets of debris on a grassy hill.
 
 
 
[SPOILS HEAPS AND GRASSLAND]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 1778
 
Land reclamation footage. Includes various shots of spoil heaps and the surrounding mining landscape. Also features close up shots of foliage, plants and grassland.
 
 
 
[VARIOUS SLAGHEAPS]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 1779
 
Land reclamation in Radcliffe. Includes various shots of slagheaps and their surrounding environment. Also includes a brief shot of a National Coal Board sign, warning people of tip slippage.
 
 
 
[REPLANTING SLAGHEAPS]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 1780
 
Scenes of land reclamation taking place in Radcliffe. People are seen working on the side of a slagheap, with pickaxes. After breaking up the spoil they plant grass seed.
 
 
 
[HOLIDAY IN DEVON - THE BROOKES FAMILY]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 2308
 
Members of the Brookes family, from Ordsall in Salford, are seen enjoying a holiday in Devon. They visit various tourist attractions including Cockington Forge 'home of the famous miniature horseshoe'; the funicular railway at Babbacombe and a boat ride along the river Dart. The family are also seen relaxing on the beach at Clifton and Whitsand Bay. The film concludes with (speeded up) footage of the car journey home.
 
 
 
[TORQUAY HOLIDAY; AUGUST 1970]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 2324
 
Members of the Brookes family, from Ordsall in Salford, are seen on holiday in Torquay; August 1970. The film features various scenes of the family sightseeing - including travelling shots of the coastline, taken from on board ship and through the front window screen of a car. The family are seen relaxing on the beach, watching children fish for crabs off the quayside and visiting Shippy's Cider Farm.
 
 
 
[DUNHAM PARK, MAY 1970]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 2357
 
Scenes of Dunham Park. Mrs Brookes, from Ordsall in Salford, is seen walking along a river bank. Includes footage of some deer grazing in a wood and brief shots of a bride and groom standing outside a church, with the rest of their wedding guests. Concludes with scenes of Mr and Mrs Brookes visiting their friend Alma Brunt. Includes interior and exterior shots of their friend's bungalow. (location unknown)
 
 
 
[BOLTON AND BURY MARKETS; 1970]
Date: 1970 Film Number: 2361
 
Shoppers and stall holders are seen going about their daily business at Bolton and Bury markets. Includes close up shots of china and crockery on display and a fabric stall. Mrs Brookes, from Salford, is seen wandering around the town centres and a municipal garden.
 
 
 
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