Blackfriars Bridge (1896)

Directed by

Robert W. Paul

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film shows a busy London street scene on Blackfriars Bridge in 1896. It captures top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages crossing the bridge from a fixed camera view.

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What happens

Blackfriars Bridge (AKA: Traffic on Blackfriars Bridge) is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent actuality film, directed by Robert W. Paul, featuring top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages passing over Blackfriars Bridge, London. The film was, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "taken from the southern end looking northwards over the Thames by R.W. Paul in July 1896," and, "screened as part of his Alhambra Theatre programme shortly afterwards, certainly no later than 31 August" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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