Bradford, Electric Tram Ride From Forster Square, 1902. AI Enhanced. BW.

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Bradford, Electric Tram Ride From Forster Square, 1902. AI Enhanced. BW.

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Step aboard the electric tram rides departing from Forster Square, Bradford, and brace yourself for an epic tour encompassing the captivating essence of Edwardian Bradford.
Transport yourself back to the year 1902, where you'll bear witness to the remarkable evolution of Bradford. This once unassuming market town experienced a seismic boom during the industrial revolution, catapulting it into the esteemed position of Britain's wool capital. As you traverse the city's streets, you'll be captivated by the enduring architectural splendors that still stand tall today, a testament to the remarkable growth that took place. These streets exude a timeless charm that may never be replicated.
Throughout your visual voyage, keen observers will spot two figures clad in stylish hats and elegant long coats. These are none other than the Mitchell & Kenyon operatives, orchestrating the scenes with meticulous precision. Watch as they guide pedestrians, coaxing them to perform for the camera's gaze. Among the notable moments, keep a lookout for a group of impeccably dressed young women, gracefully redirected to walk past the lens once more, adding a touch of elegance to the footage. You can see this small group in the video thumbnail.
Embark on this captivating journey through time and rediscover the places and people that shaped Edwardian Bradford. Immerse yourself in the city's rich history, marvel at its architectural grandeur and catch a glimpse of life during a transformative era. Join us on this extraordinary tram ride that will leave you with a renewed appreciation for Bradford's enduring beauty and the stories it holds.
The original film was very dull, noisy, contrast was too high, lots of scratches and other blemishes, lots of flicker and jitter from the moving camera. All of this has been corrected.
✔ Tone balanced, dark sections made lighter/light sections made darker.
✔ Original film dissected for multi part AI processing.
✔ AI settings testing, optimised for the best upscale.
✔ Stabilised.
✔ Flicker massively reduced.
✔ Scratches, blemishes and other damage removed to a degree.
✔ Image noise removed.
✔ Image details recovered.
✔ Face details recovered.
✔ Film sharpened.
✔ Music sourced, edited and added for ambience.
✔ Upscaled to HD.
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@TheCarlbrian Ай бұрын

A once beautiful city. How times change

@b00ts4ndc4ts 27 күн бұрын

Still have horse's and carts going about Bradford.

@toxicclown3035 4 ай бұрын

They had a working tram system and everyone was well dressed. Look how far we've devolved since then.

@kencook7580 3 ай бұрын

I agree, heartbreaking.

@therabidscorpion Ай бұрын

Yeah, but back then the common flu could be a death sentence, so there's that.

@letsmooch4857 5 ай бұрын

As a Bradfordian i loved that! - how smart people were back in't day!! - Manningham certainly does not look like that now!

@looneytune6955 4 ай бұрын

I walk along that road every home game of Bradford City to visit Valley Parade. Amazing how the route is still pretty much the same with a lot of the buildings in the video still there, the train station, manor row buildings, the entrance to Lister Park. Completely agree with you that the area itself is not the same, once a very affluent area with huge stone town houses, now a decrepit dumping ground.

@KarlPhillips-fu6hh Ай бұрын

Lived in Bradford most of my life and always resented how everyone says it was a shithole, but looking how it used to be ...it IS a shithole now. Very obviously an important place then.

@kevintravis5123 5 ай бұрын

how smart everyone is dressed, Bradford was wealthy back then... unlike now !

@helenhughes9420 24 күн бұрын

Their fascination with the camera and today everyone has a film making device in their pockets. I love that era.

@BradfordThroughTheLens 5 ай бұрын

It's absolutely brilliant. The gates at Lister Park give me the chills. Live near them. Thanks

@livinghistoryaienhanced 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁

@Ponieslad 4 ай бұрын

My grandfather could have been one of those kids larking on Manningham lane, he would have been about 7 years old then. He was born there.

@Rambobambo007 7 ай бұрын

Peaple are so well dressed and smart

@martinh9099 2 ай бұрын

Probably because they knew they were gonna be on camera!

@harri2626 3 ай бұрын

One of the many excellent films produced by Mitchell & Kenyon to show at local halls to townsfolk that evening or the next day, after a quick film processing later in the day. Note at 4min 30sec, either Mr Mitchell or Mr Kenyon speaking to the girls to ask them to "parade" in front of the camera as the tram passes soon after. They used to create "scenes" along the route to enhance the viewing experience and sell more tickets. Note also, at 7min 25 sec the tram extension being laid from Lister Park Gates to Heaton which opened for service in May 1902.

@xr6lad 3 ай бұрын

Yes I thought that’s what he was doing. Did you see how thin that waist was as well.

@FilmbuffWSussex 8 ай бұрын

Goodness, a corner of England 120 years ago…the subjective camera,always on the move gives the images a dreamlike,surreal quality as if we are revisiting this epoch. Thanks a million for this

@livinghistoryaienhanced 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

@MoMiah-ki6tz 2 ай бұрын

Real British beutifull to see now its like a international airport

@user-lh4tw9qp1j 8 ай бұрын

Видно, как дети сремятся попасть в историю, бегая перед объективом камеры! Все они живые, веселые, ловкие остались такими навсегда, тем самым радуя нас, живущих в другое время и в другом мире!! Браво!! Незабываемые и очень интересные кадры! 😊😊

@livinghistoryaienhanced 8 ай бұрын

Спасибо. Представьте себе также, что все они родились в 19 веке, 2 века назад! Это действительно другой мир. Думаю, камеры тогда были новинкой, и для развлечений больше было нечего делать, отсюда и такое увлечение. :)

@thereunionparty 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Such excitement at the beginning to be involved in the filming. These Mitchell and Kenyon films are such a treasure trove of the Edwardian era.

@xr6lad 3 ай бұрын

Somewhere there is my Great Grandfather and Gramd mother. He was an architect and had a hand in designing City Hall. They had a big house out at Eccleshill with servants. I’ve heard tales of my great grandmother and her ladies maid. The family still had the house until the late 1950’s but had to sell it. Death duties were vicious back then.

@shanefrance5071 Ай бұрын

Wish the clock went back than now

@SamHocking 8 ай бұрын

Cool. Starts Lower Kirkgate, turns right onto Cheapside, Manor Road, Manningham Lane, past Broad Street, Stone Street, along Manor Row, past Thorncliffe Road? Clifton Street, across Queens Road and ending at Lister Park entrance.

@xr6lad 3 ай бұрын

What I think is sad in some of these is that those little children would be at the Right age to fight 12 years later in WW1. How many didn’t make it.

@brythonicman3267 Күн бұрын

Look at how well dressed so many people were shows how Bradford was such a wealthy city back then and in fact was until the early 60's then the decline started. I think Im right in saying that in 1947 there were more owners of Rolls Royce cars in both Bradford and Huddersfield than in the whole of London.

@anneeq008 6 ай бұрын

I take it Bradford was really affluent in that time? They all look so well dressed and the streets are so clean....

@WillScarlet1991 5 ай бұрын

The rich were mill owners and other businesses in the city. The rest were very poor, ill, and died much early ☹️

@looneytune6955 4 ай бұрын

One of the richest areas of the country outside London. But only for a few select folk. Had the lowest life expectancy of adults in the country.

@benbeck1 4 ай бұрын

Manningham was where all the German Jewish textile export house owners lived, a very affluent area as was Heaton where I'm surmising this tram was heading. Most of the city was poor working class with low life expectancy although the success of the wool textile industry saw things quickly improve for most workers over the next decade.

@josephloftus3136 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful history

@user-tf9fh4sy4c 7 ай бұрын

All those kids. 12 years later...........

@livinghistoryaienhanced 7 ай бұрын

A free trip to France!

@harri2626 3 ай бұрын

@@livinghistoryaienhanced Possibly a one-way trip for many.

@imransharif443 4 ай бұрын

Nice beautiful old video

@janmargaret7972 3 ай бұрын

I so enjoyed watching this. I can recognise all the old buildings. Seemed strange seeing the park with a high wall. The Spotted House. I used to go to there in the seventies. Those people waving, all long gone now. A window into the past. Wonderful thank you.

@livinghistoryaienhanced 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear you enjoyed it. That's why I work on these films. :) Maybe you can resolve or likely expand on a mystery? "The Spotted House" looks to be half buried. even to the point of one window, bottom left, being partly covered. Look at the sill, almost none of it is exposed. Even a corner of the window is covered. It's highly unlikely a building would be constructed in to the small hillside in this fashion. There's a strange chimney/funnel like object on the lower floor between the 2 windows, was that still there in your day? The entrance on the street looks like an adaption, providing access to what was previously the first floor. I see the 2 windows there are bricked up, which is odd for a pub. Was there evidence inside of an adjustment to the structure? Maybe there were 2 bars on separate floors. A stairs of a different design. Odd arrangement to rooms etc. It's stranger still when you consider the graveyard next door is on the same level as the first floor of this building. I guess an adaption in a graveyard is easier.

@janmargaret7972 3 ай бұрын

@@livinghistoryaienhanced. Yes I see what you mean about the bricked up windows. I’m sorry I can’t remember much about the building. I was too busy having fun at the jazz nights.

@livinghistoryaienhanced 3 ай бұрын

@@janmargaret7972 Ha Ha fair enough :D

@WillScarlet1991 2 ай бұрын

@@livinghistoryaienhanced The bricked-up windows were due to the window tax. The more you had, the more tax you paid. The act was abolished in 1851, so presumably that building was built in the early 1800s, even earlier.

@livinghistoryaienhanced 2 ай бұрын

@@WillScarlet1991 Ah, OK. I forgot about the window tax. Even so, why the main windows and door which would have encouraged passing trade? Perhaps changes to the interior dictated the change.

@phildewhirst8415 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant film. Thanks for sharing.

@livinghistoryaienhanced Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Ponieslad 4 ай бұрын

4:06 the film jumps. They were approaching Belle Vue pub and barracks.

@eggnog158 10 ай бұрын

This is incredible the original is so grainy, this just brings it to life so much more! Some of the AI faces in the distance are a little bit creepy, but still so amazing!

@livinghistoryaienhanced 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. The tech has moved on quiet a bit since I worked on this. Face enhancement is now available. :)

@redsquirrel1086 2 ай бұрын

I love these. Almost everybody is wearing a hat! I feel a strange sort of affinity with these people for some reason. Perhaps it's because every single one of them is long gone.

@welshlad6427 Жыл бұрын

This blows my mind.

@keithnaylor1981 9 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@BrianWinstanley-lv7gw 3 ай бұрын

The old boy at 5:45 looks about 70 years old meaning he might have been born around 1830 😮

@jhuc2869 29 күн бұрын

If they could see it now they’d marvel about the lack of horse shit in the street,.

@ClaireL77777 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@WillScarlet1991 9 ай бұрын

This is fantastic 😊

@pongysocks 6 ай бұрын

Couldn't help but notice how slender some of the girls waists were!

@montygemma 6 ай бұрын

A lot of women did wear uncomfortable lace up girdles back then so it can be a little bit decieving.

@cannywf1 6 ай бұрын

6:42, Nothing like the taxi drivers you have of today in Bradford, or anywhere else for that matter. Bradford has been so culturally enriched that it’s unrecognisable compared to this video. Unfortunately it’s just like many other places in England, so very sad to see how things were then and how they are now. Cultural enrichment has well and truly overtaken.

@benbeck1 4 ай бұрын

There's still 350,000 British whites living in Bradford. Unlike other cities and towns in the UK they haven't abandoned the city.

@joshrogan9981 3 ай бұрын

There's something strange when the tram comes into view 3:23 The tram is stationary although it appears to be moving, and the driver looks like a dummy. There's a man with a similar hat stood just to the left and in front of the vehicle who looks like he could be the real driver... weird.

@harri2626 3 ай бұрын

The tram is at a tram stop, and that is an inspector standing alongside. No doubt they both wanted to be on the film, so "posed" until the camera had passed.