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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

4588

Title

[SOUTHPORT AND BLACKPOOL; SCHOOL SCENES; LEYLAND MOTORS; WALKING DAY]

Producer

John Turner

Date

c1968

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

18 mins 49 secs

Description

Reel of assorted North West footage - holiday makers queuing for coaches in Wigan are followed by scenes at the fairground in Southport and on the beach at Blackpool. A number of different schools are seen with children of varying ages participating in different lessons, at a sports day, on a field trip and in the playground. Scenes at Leyland Motors with lorries on the test track and views of the factory floor are followed by interior views of a cotton mill at Coppull. The film ends with a Walking Day in Chorley and brief views of first-aid training by children.

 

 



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