Thought people might enjoy this old film of London street scenes in
1903: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BDwXzy_EJok&feature=PlayList&p=2189B4FCA011C2A1&index=2

James

And a film of traffic on Blackfriars Bridge in 1896:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fABILtla_lE&feature=PlayList&p=2189B4FCA011C2A1&index=4

Open-top buses get caught up in traffic in Whitehall in 1913 caused by
a Suffregette procession in Trafalgar Square:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfhm1XOdYk&feature=PlayList&p=2189B4FCA011C2A1&index=3

jrb wrote:
> Thought people might enjoy this old film of London street scenes in
> 1903: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BDwXzy_EJok&feature=PlayList&p=2189B4FCA011C2A1&index=2

Fascinating. Very little that wasn't a bus, taxi (Hansom) or pedestrian 
- in particular, very few (if any) bikes.

In the second half, it was striking how the pedestrians mingled with the 
vehicles, crossing or going along or diagonally as they wanted.

Colin McKenzie


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