Colour film of London from 1927

Surprisingly good quality.
http://www.tntmagazine.com/news/london/video-rare-colour-footage-of-london-in-1927-surfaces-online

 

mesmerising. I loved the little girl feeding the sparrows and the bit driving through the crowded street. really incredible footage

 

I think it's enthralling.

 

That is amazing, I love stuff like that. There is loads of old footage going back to the late 19th century on here http://www.britishpathe.com/

 

That's stunning.

 

On a similar subject, I like these:

http://blogs.denverpost.com/capture...tography-from-russian-in-the-early-1900s/544/

It's as though someone sent a modern camera back in time.

 

Excellent viewing. Really enjoyed it.

 

Brilliant I love owt like that. Looking at some of the buildings it really was some feat getting them built in those days, and probably in half the time of today as well. Suppose that's Health & Saftey for ya.

If you like stuff like this there is some really interesting colour footage about from Nazi Germany - late 20's early 30's. Quite disturbing seeing the swastika's hanging from almost every building but at the same time it's quite amazing viewing.

 

It's strange, in a 100 years people will be looking at photos and footage of today and consider it to be the "olden days" when us living now probably couldn't imagine it being any more modern. I would imagine it was the same thought back when these pictures were taking as well though.

 

That's a beautiful post - particularly interesting for me as I spent 3 years commuting over London Bridge.

The commute looked a little slower-paced back then

 

Magical little film, beautiful quality. There is a lot of stuff out there, the digitisation process will preserve rare film make much more available. Imagine how much super 8 film is out there!

Can't wait to show my Mam that, she was born and raised on Bolsover St, (Great Portland St.) and evacuated to Caversham during the war.

 

That's amazing - makes you proud to be British.
Thanks for posting that - I can't wait to show my 8 year old how her city ( she was born and lives here ) looked almost 100 years ago.

 

Yes, fantastic quality. I drive in London a lot and it is safe to say that the architecture shown there is probably exactly the same now.

Sobering thought though - just about everyone in that film will be dead now........

 

Only difference between then and now. Every bloke used to wear a hat.

 

Fantastic, the clarity of both is amazing, thanks for posting lads

 

I'm sure I spotted a bloke with an iphone!

A lot was lost during the war undoubtably. And a lot has changed from that film, especially around the City, St. Pauls and the Tower are hidden now by massive office blocks and can't be seen until you are right on top of them, only from the river. I'm not against new buildings or new ideas of architecture, but they did make a bit of a mess of the skyline. It would never have happened in Paris or Rome.

My Mam was telling me recently about her Dad's exploits as a fireman during the war, he was up on top of St. Paul's and the Houses of Parliament on more that one occasion putting out incendiaries or just lobbing them over the side as they fell. Legend! Royal Albert Hall too. There is a memorial in the entrance hall of the V&A for employees who died in the war, and one of his brothers is named. A. E. Munday, if you ever pass that way.

 

Delightful description.

 

Great story.

Paul - was he any relation to an Alfred Munday, architect, who died about 15 years or so ago in Oxford, having worked for many years in the Philippines or somewhere similar? Long shot, I know, but a friend's dad.