Places to see in ( Morecambe - UK )
Places to see in ( Morecambe - UK )
Morecambe is a town on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England. In 1846, the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company was formed to build a harbour on Morecambe Bay, close to the fishing village of Poulton-le-Sands and a connecting railway. By 1850, the railway linked to Skipton, Keighley and Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a settlement began to grow around the harbour and railway to service the port and as a seaside resort. The settlement expanded to absorb Poulton and the villages of Bare and Torrisholme. The settlement started to be referred to as Morecambe, possibly after the harbour and railway. In 1889 the new name was officially adopted.
Morecambe was a thriving seaside resort in the mid-20th century. While the resort of Blackpool attracted holiday-makers predominantly from the Lancashire mill towns, Morecambe had more visitors from Yorkshire (due to its railway connection) and Scotland. Mill workers from Bradford and further afield in West Yorkshire would holiday at Morecambe, with some retiring there. This gave Morecambe the nickname Bradford On Sea (or Bradford-By-The-Sea). Between 1956 and 1989 it was the home of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest.
Morecambe's main central shopping area stretches from Central Drive Retail Park to the Arndale Shopping Centre. This area also incorporates two markets—the Festival Market and the Morecambe Sunday Market—and the Reel Cinema complex.
Morecambe's manufacturing and industrial businesses are largely located in the White Lund Industrial Estate. Morecambe is primarily a seaside resort with a large proportion of the local economy based on tourism, hospitality and catering located along the seafront. It is also situated at the foot of the Lake District National Park.
Morecambe hosts a number of large public festivals throughout the year including 'Catch the Wind' Kite Festival, West End Community Festival (both organised by More Music), Morecambe Jazz Festival and Tutti Frutti 1950s Festival. Morecambe has two large live-music venues: the Platform and More Music. The Platform is a converted Victorian-styled building which used to be the old railway station. It also houses the Morecambe Tourist Information Centre. Morecambe has a number of bands playing in the town's pubs and music venues.
One of Morecambe's most famous landmarks is a statue commemorating one of its most famous sons, Eric Morecambe. It was created by sculptor Graham Ibbeson. One of Morecambe's landmark buildings is the partially renovated Victoria Pavilion or Morecambe Winter Gardens. This was once a venue for swimming baths, a grand theatre, a restaurant and a ballroom.
Morecambe railway station has a regular rail service from Lancaster, with some trains running direct from Preston and Leeds. Recent tourism initiatives have made Morecambe a centre for bird watchers with the Tern Project enhancing the town's heritage linked to the extensive natural landscape of Morecambe Bay and its diverse wildlife.
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Cinema Memories (Morecambe)
During its heyday as a holiday resort, Morecambe was jam-packed with cinemas. Visitors and locals alike were entertained in picture houses large and small across the town.
LuneTube explores some of the cinema heritage of Morecambe and remembers those who worked in them.
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Hong Home Movies 1967-69 Reel 6
NEW BRIGHTON BATHING CONTEST
LS of bathing beauty contestants walking towards camera. The girls all wear white swimsuits and white shoes. HAS of the open air swimming pool at New Brighton. Various shots of the audience watching parade and LS and CUs of some of the contestants. Beauty queen contest. Miss New Brighton is the title for which they compete. MS of group of people including the mayor applauding the girls. LS of the girls standing beside the pool holding their numbers. Judges are film stas Zena Marshall,Terence Morgan and John Mc Michael. CU of the three judges. Brenda Mee is the winner and is handed silver rose bowl by Zena Marshall and sash from Terence Morgan. Morgan also gives Brenda a rather passionate kiss. MS of Brenda Mee with runners up Sydney Walker and Elaine Price. LAS of the three girls posing with rose bowl.
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ABC Cinema Aldershot
Talking to Graham the Chief Projectionist
Mackeson advert about 1963 from Westward Televison
Westward Television 50th. Anniversary
To celebrate the 50th. anniversary of the opening of Westward Television on Saturday 29th. April 1961 we have some 35mm adverts. This Mackeson one is from 1963 I think
TAP•A•CE•TIC [LIVE] Show Reel
TAP•A•CE•TIC [LIVE] is coming to a city near you. Check out some of the show footage to see what we are all about. You will see something new at each stop. TAP•A•CE•TIC [LIVE] is taking live tap dancing to limitless heights to bring the audience on an unimaginable journey using technology, sensational lighting, live music, indescribable tap sets, and the sounds of their feet. The six exhilarating performers will keep you expecting the unexpected in the multi-sensory world that they create for you through the magic of live theatre and dance. All of your senses will be taken on an unforgettable journey that will leave you breathless and exhilarated.
Miss Nightclub 1977 Part 1.avi
Wheeltappers And Shunters Miss Nightclub of Great Britain 1977 Final. Swimwear section. Taken from the Series 5 DVD.
Odeon Cinemas
Odeon is a cinema brand name operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which along with UCI Cinemas is part of the American Multi Cinema Theaters. It uses the famous name of the Odeon cinema circuit first introduced in Britain in 1930. The first Odeon cinema was opened by Oscar Deutsch in 1928, in Brierley, Staffordshire, although initially called Picture House. The first cinema to use the Odeon brand name was Deutsch's cinema at Perry Barr, Birmingham in 1930. Ten years later Odeon was part of the Rank Organisation who continued their ownership of the circuit for a further sixty years. Through a number of sales and acquisitions in the early 2000s the company was purchased by Terra Firma, which merged Odeon and UCI Cinemas to form Odeon UCI Cinemas Group. Most UCI cinemas then took the Odeon brand name in 2006. Terra Firma/UCI sold the company to AMC Theatres in November 2016. Ironically, UCI was originally formed through the merger of AMC UK and Cinema International Corporation in 1989. In 2016, Odeon was the largest cinema chain in the United Kingdom by market share (although the Irish cinemas were also included within this figure).
Out And About (1963)
Various.
London. Easter Parade At Battersea Park. GV. Band marching towards camera - this is the Romford Band. SV. Girls watching all wearing Easter bonnets. GV. The London Electricity Board's float. SV. Girls on the float. CU. Girl in hat watching. GV. The Portsmouth and Southsea float which is an old type bus, & SV. Pan up to girls on the open air roof. CU. Woman in lace hat. SV. Carnival character going past camera. GV. The San Remo float, & SV. SCU. Asiatic girl in Easter hat. GV. Float on which are girls modelling beachwear. SV. Two girls on the floats. GV. The Jersey float, & SV.
Goodwood. Innes Ireland Wins the Glover Trophy at Goodwood. GV. Cars with people standing round them at Goodwood. SV. Graham Hill sitting in his B.R.M. GV. Jack Brabham. SV. Bruce McLaren sitting in his car. SV. Crowd. GV. As the race starts camera pans with the car. CU. Roy Salvadori watching the race - he is a spectator. GV. Elevated the race in progress. LV. Pan with car No 1, Graham Hill, as he nears the Chicane. GV. Hill coming through the Chicane. GV. Richie Ginther in car No 2 followed by Innes Ireland in car No 4. SV. Cars coming through the chicane. GV. Cars coming past the stand. SV. Graham Hill watching mechanics work on his car in the pits. SV. People watching. SV. Hill going out onto the track again. GV. Cars coming through the chicane. GV. As Innes Ireland is flagged home the winner. SV. Photographers. SCU. Innes drinking champagne from the Glover trophy.
Windsor, Berkshire. Aldermaston Marchers arrive In Windsor. GV. Windsor Castle with the Aldermaston marchers in foreground. SV. The marchers coming past the castle, & SV. Man giving out leaflets to marchers as they go past. SCU. Feet passing camera. CU. Feet. Pan with marchers carrying large banner. CU. Man in wheelchair. CU. A mass of banners. GV. Windsor castle with marchers about to rest in foreground. SV. Group of marchers resting taking off their socks and shoes. CU. Man taking off his socks. SV. Woman putting plaster on man's foot. CU. Foot out of smoking shoe.
Morecambe, Lancashire. Easter Parade At Morecambe. GV. Pan, Morecambe beach. SV. People sitting on rocks. SV. Pan, people riding along on ponies on sands. LV. Children throwing stones into the sea. CU. Small boy picks up rather large stone. GV. Holidaymakers on the beach going for a ride on a train specially made for the beach. SV. Three women paddling in the sea. CU. Back to small boy again holding up a large stone wondering what to do with it. GV. Crowds sitting in deck chairs at the winter garden pavilion in Morecambe for the start of the children's Easter bonnet parade. CU. Pan, two young children wearing Easter bonnets. SV. Zoom in as mothers leading their small children into the platform for the parade. CU. Small girl wearing her Easter bonnet. SV. Zoom in to small girl parading along platform wearing Easter bonnet. CU. Two small children wearing bonnets. SV. Zoom in to small girl parading. Side View, women in deck chairs watching. SV. Three small girls - in the centre is the winner No 13 Sharon Holme aged 5, second is on the right, No 20 Sally Crayston, and third is on the left, No 28. LV. Women applauding. CU. The winner Sharon Holme.
SV. Interior, the stage during the fancy waistcoat parade at Morecambe. CU. Man wearing fancy waistcoat. CU. Woman watching in audience.
CU. The winner of the fancy waistcoat parade, Fred Elbey of Carnforth. SV. Audience applauding. LV. Women lined up on stage wearing large fancy Easter bonnets. CU. Large Easter bonnet. SV. Judges including the Mayor and Mr Brian Burdon, the comedian. CU. Vary large headgear comprising of many small dolls. GV. Audience applauding. CU. Mrs Marion Russel of Carnforth with a creation called East Excusion 1963.
Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex. Amateur Yachtsmen competition in Burnham-On-Crouch. GV. Various shots of the yachts sailing on Burnham on crouch during amateur yachtsmen competition.
London. Children's Corner at the London Zoo. GV. Children's corner at London Zoo. LV. Children watching monkeys in cage. CU. Monkey. LV. Children stroking rabbits. CU. Rabbits. CU. Sign over doorway chick hatching room. CU. Children looking at eggs on hatching table. CU. Egg with chick just appearing through shell. CU. Child watching. CU. Two baby chicks just hatched. GV. Children with animals. CU. Goat eating handkerchief from boy's rear pocket.
Chessington Zoo, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey. New Ranch House at Chessington Zoo. SV. Animals being taken into a new ranch house at Chessington Zoo. Candy the Elephant doesn't want to go in. SV. Keeper trying to coax Candy into the building. SV. Animals drinking at the bar. SV. Animal drinking from spirit glass. GV. Candy backing out of the building and trotting away. SCU. In
FILM ID:1756.24
Guy Fawkes Competition (1960)
Unissued / Unused material.
Comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise judge Guy Fawkes competition in Birmingham, West Midlands.
MS chauffeur holding car door open, several children and their Guy Fawkes get out followed by Morecambe and Wise. Various good shots as they go amongst crowds of children outside cinema. Various shots of children arriving and filing past Morecambe and Wise. Various shots of children arriving at cinema carrying their Guy Fawkes effigies. Various shots of the Guys and children. LS poster outside cinema 'Ben Hur'. MS crowd of children with their Guys. MS pan with Morris Minor drawing up at kerb. MS children and a woman getting out of car.
CU little boy rubbing down bonnet of car until he is chased away by woman, he throws cloth at car. CU woman driver through window of car. Various shots of car driving along with smoke billowing out, the woman jumps out and leaves the car. MS of car, still smoking. CU woman looking astonished. CU of group of children laughing, they all turn and run away. MS of entrance to the ABC Cinema, Birmingham. Various shots of children filing past Morecambe and Wise who are judging their Guys. MS double-decker bus pulling up at stop where several children are waiting. MS children climbing aboard bus with their Guys, causing congestion and chaos.
FILM ID:2790.24
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
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British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
colin crompton show reel
Colin Crompton established fame in the 1970's first as one of the original comics from 'The Comedians', and later as the gormless 'Concert Chairman' of the Wheeltapper's and Shunter's Social Club....affiliated. He was dad to Cheryl, Erica and John, and this show reel was put together after he passed away in 1985, to be played at a charity fundraising event for Cancer research, organised by Granada T.V. producer Johnnie Hamp.
Double Diamond Beer Advert
Cinema Reel- Avengers: ENDGAME
Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 540 - Reel 3 Of 3 - California (1965)
Cuts (rushes, out takes) for story featured in Colour Pictorial - CP 540. The original story is on Pathe Master tape *PM0317*.
Three reels of nice cuts exist for this California travelogue so well worth checking for extra material. Around 35 mins of cuts in total.
CALIFORNIA - Reel 3 of cuts includes following: city scenes, Sunset Boulevard street sign, Hollywood and Vine sign, street scenes, the Walk of Stars ?, Chinatown, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, C/U of some of the stars' hand prints including Eddie Cantor, Doris Day, Joan Crawford, Fred Astaire, Al Jolson. The cinema is showing Mary Poppins - advertising boards outside.
Drive through wide Californian streets and along a highway - view from back seat of the car, a red convertible. Seaquarium - various performing animals including seals. Spectators watch and applaud. Woman films with a cine camera. Dolphins. Petrol poured on rubber ring then set alight for dolphin to jump through. American football game. High angle shots of marching band, majorettes and cheerleaders, audience. The marching band seem to be all girls - they wear cowboy hats. Various shots of the game and of the entertainment. Television cameramen.
FILM ID:319.03
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
Cinema ads of the 1960/70's
A short compilation of 60's adverts along with the memorable Pearl and Dean titles from the 70's. Most of these were rescued from the Queen's Hall, Seaton Delaval (a village about 9 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne).
Unfortunately, the camera's autofocus is 'hunting'. Sadly, there's no facility to defeat it! It's not too bad though.
Projection is Philips DP75 (aspect ratio 1.75:1) with Peerless Magnarcs burning Marble Double Eagle carbons.
And yes; that really is Jenny Hanley in the Lyons Maid Cornish Sundae advert!!!
Just to clarify; the masked screen image here is 17ft wide x 9ft high.
Russ V Odeon
I climb the local cinema, quite fast.
Family Videos - 1961-1962
Back and forth between the family home in Sutton Coldfield, England to trips to Blackpool, a rugby game in Birmingham, and also a trip to Victoria, BC including a parade there.
Movie Palaces #161 - The FORUM CINEMA, New Street, BIRMINGHAM
Movie Palaces #161 - The FORUM CINEMA, New Street and Ethel Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. Opened 1st November 1930 by Associated British Cinemas. Architect W.R. Glen 1259 seats in stalls, balcony and upper circle. Renamed ABC about 1961. Built within the walls of an earlier hall. Closed 9th April 1983. Also see Movie Palaces #159 & #160 - Birmingham Suburban Cinemas & More Birmingham Suburban Cinemas.