Video Footage of Edwardian London
October 29, 2008 by Nick
Video footage of Edwardian London has been discovered by Professor Ian Christie in Canberra, Australia.
The footage was shot in 1904 as part of a travelogue for Australians who were curious about life in London.
Prof Christie said: “It’s a rather clever mixture of what we would expect to see – such as the Embankment, Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square – but it also has these wonderful close ups of individuals.
“There’s an old lady sleeping rough on a bench, children encouraging a dog to swim in the Thames, children paddling in one of the ponds in St James’s Park.
Watch the video below to see what London looked like in 1904.
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