Early English Traffic: Turn of the Century London (1896-1903) | British Pathé

This remarkable archive footage shows London at the turn of the century, 1896-1903, and it turns out the traffic hasn't changed. Catch a rare glimpse at early forms of transportation like steam powered vehicles and at London landmarks like Tower Bridge.
We have been contacted by the Traction Talk Forum who believe that this film may include the world's earliest moving image of a steam powered road vehicle. Members of the forum have noted that the steam lorry shown at 3:43 is a Thornycroft steam lorry, number 27, new in 1900, registration BB26. (BB is the registration for Newcastle upon Tyne.) This engine is fitted with a de Dion boiler and has a distinctive curved axle. It was new to the Newcastle Cooperative Wholesale Society.
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(FILM ID:1674.01)
Various dates and locations.
A full breakdown of the film is below:
Sunderland Bridge (1896) - Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Boar Lane, Leeds (1903) - Pedestrians, horse carts wagons and electric tram cross large open cross roads near Boar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Outside The Bank of England, London (1897) - Dense horse drawn traffic in front of the Bank, a few pedestrians try to pick their way between the buses and carriages.
Hyde Park Corner, London (1897) - Hyde Park corner looking towards the park gates, pedestrians crowd the pavements, carriages and horse buses pass by.
Newcastle Street, Tyne and Wear (1903) - Motor wagon, motor car, and horse drawn wagon pass along street, pavement is lined with onlookers.
Westminster Bridge, London - View across bridge to House of Parliament and Big Ben. Traffic passes in foreground.
Tower Bridge, London - Views of horse drawn buses and traffic crossing Bridge.
Empire Theatre - Ext of cinema showing Lumiere films. Handsome cabs draw up.
Piccadilly Circus, London - Statue of Eros. People walk in foreground. Buses carry adverts for Cadbury's and Lipton's. (Some shots repeated).
Horseguard's Parade, London - Short bleak shot of cavalry soldiers riding.
Bradford Square, Yorkshire (1903) - Square at Bradford crowded with pedestrians, civilian band crosses square watched by small crowd a steam tram also crosses the square.
London Bridge, London (1896) - View across the bridge with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians crossing the bridge.
Street Entertainers (Minstrels) - Blacked up entertainers sing and dance to a small crowd in the open street.
Cataloguer's Note: - Obviously this material is very old and grainy but never the less great stuff - MD.
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[@dfcvda]

I could watch this for hours.

[@gatheringleaves]

dfcvda You don't ask a question like that with another question

[@dfcvda]

its rhetorical.

[@unknownnepali772]

me too

[@sidjohn7111]

what do you do for work

[@sheepOfYeshua]

dfcvda me too

[@patriciaburrows298]

I could watch these old films for hours. Love watching the people and everything

[@nigelmartin2254]

A picture is worth a thousand words. This picture transmits the daily way of life of our forefathers. It is a wonderful benefit of the internet age. Thank you British Pathe!

[@IchbinSchalker]

It's so fascinating! I love watching this kind of scenes. Past is much more interesting than the future.

[@elizabethpiveronus3359]

My Grandmother was born in 1905 in England love these films.thamks so much

[@joeblogs4701]

The start of the film is at Sunderland. The pedestrian bridge was replaced around 1928. The other bridge on the left is the railway bridge over the River Wear (pronounced Weer) and is still there and can be seen on Google Earth. My grandparents and great gp's may well be in the shot.

[@sunshinesunshine6130]

This footage is amazing for many reasons. One thing that really stood out was that every body had slender bodies. Life before fast food and processing... A different world.

[@florianl7644]

It's mainly because they didn't eat as much. There wasn't as much food available as today.

[@davidpoketrainer]

The corset would like a word with you...

[@larrywalker6105]

Yeah, but they ate a lot of lard and bacon fat. I dont get it either.

[@JeMappelleFrikandel]

@@larrywalker6105 that stuff is actually good for you.

[@hhoward14]

@@larrywalker6105 Well, what we have learned now is: fat does not make us fat! It is Sugar, and grain products that turn to Sugar inside of us that make us fat. The modern diet has Sugar in everything. It was not the case in those days... I lost two stone in just a few months simply by eliminating sugar products and sweet fruits.

[@gords4520]

That is some GREAT old footage. Absolutely captivating to watch! Thanks for sharing.

[@majidaljaburi7870]

If there was sound it would be amazing

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

'Lumiere Cinematographe Every Evening' says the sign outside the Empire Theatre. Worlds within worlds. It's all very well to read in a book about the Lumiere brothers and the popularity of their invention, but quite another to see the evidence in a film by another early film-maker. An iconic cultural moment . . .

[@HK-sw3vi]

haunting when you think none of the people in the picture are alive. Some departed peacefully some did not

[@sabrinasjourney]

Not really. its just the way it is and has been since the beginning of time. Someday you will be gone too

[@malcolmfraser6556]

The first sequence is on the old Wearmouth bridge at Sunderland, with the arch of the North Eastern Railway bridge alongside.

[@SR71ABCD]

Such amazing footage.

[@yogihaughton]

Remarkable and fascinating.

[@marioandrikopoulos2158]

Thats pure England. Wonderful 👍

[@cloudvick1459]

@Ps2 setup person and africa

[@stretfordender11]

@@cloudvick1459 Black people lived in London back then

[@bingola45]

@@stretfordender11 But not so many in Sunderland.

[@stretfordender11]

@ASG66 The people playing music at the end? Its a well known fact that black people emigrated to the UK in the 1800s and mostly lived in London, liverpool or Cardiff.

[@BS-lq8gm]

@Ps2 setup person Yeah because most of you white people are too lazy

[@Natashahoneypot]

A big shout out to anyone viewing this in 2999 - 3000! Bring it on!

[@stanthompson3583]

We owe so much to the horse. Stan Thompson Alnwick.

[@wholeNwon]

They didn't serve willingly. Thankful for their passing.

[@NIUTubeInsolito]

Incredible there was still no car, only wagons and horses.

[@yottoo.5037]

There was a car at 3:45

[@NIUTubeInsolito]

The Karl Benz cars.

[@gmvn19]

How many cars were there in streets of London this time period can anyone say ?

[@quenchfeline9951]

@@gmvn19 By the end of 1895, following further importations, it was estimated that there were 14 or 15 cars on Britain's roads - a figure which had increased dramatically by 1900 to approximately 700 - 800! The million mark for private cars was reached in Britain in 1930, with 10 million in 1967.

[@MacakPodSIjemom]

@@quenchfeline9951 So, it could be said that mass ownership of cars in UK started around 1930 ? 1M cars per 50M people is like 20 cars per 1000 people, and in my country that was reached in the late 1960's, and the streets were already full of cars.

[@robertadams1327]

Amazing piece of footage ' a window looking back in time

[@oldfart4751]

Everyone is wearing a hat, the hatters must have made a fortune.

[@BBC.Radio1]

+oldfart4751 I guess the amount of money they had made them all mad.

[@freedomatlast8756]

Milliner makes hats.

[@MilesNauticus]

horse breeder too

[@Ardass486]

They were called milliners, actually!

[@Ardass486]

They wuz all crazy y'all

[@johns7272]

Unbelievable footage. Would love to see this colourized and remastered

[@Jacques_S]

These images are incredible. It is so amazing to see a street scene with no automobiles. This is something you see now only in movies....a time long gone by.

[@None-zc5vg]

I had relatives who would have been walking around in the early 1900s world captured in these old films.

[@joebcfcable]

I seen a car at 3.46

[@lesbeswick6172]

I also saw that car.

[@lesbeswick6172]

All the traffic appears to be obeying the highway code.

[@neonskyline1]

Says Leeds City Tramways on that tram @ 1.50, i slowed it down to 0.5 looks great

[@Sunshine22232]

This film is valuable 👍

[@artetvdocumentary]

Fabulous. Thank you!

[@radharcanna]

Fascinating. London was congested even back then!

[@tamaracarter1836]

Well it was the largest city in the world at the time.

[@mayena]

Most probably main the Inner London areas, hardly the Outer London areas?.

[@jonathanredden2483]

Amazing-an astonishing view into the past

[@cizzlen07]

Amazing how some people stare at the camera like they've never actually seen one before. Now look at us! Life seemed so similar. People on their way to work, minding their own business. If I could go back in time and relive the scenes in this video...

[@BigSky1]

PunjabiM8 That’s because they probably hadn’t ever seen one.

[@loadedx16]

i still stare at the Google Maps van camera today

[@mayhampson4896]

I don’t think you would like going back to those times, there was no nice furniture or houses like today. WhereI lived in Manchester .I never saw a tree or a blade of grass . We had smog thick in the air ,which we could not see anything in front of us ,from chimney smoke through the coal we used . There was the really poor ,the middle class , and the rich ,people with plenty of money . There is more equality today , we are lucky to live in this country , how things have changed Beyond compare . We had no hot water , had gaslight no electric light. Out side toilet No telephone. No T.V. We are living in a different. World . We are very lucky .

[@stridgicals]

It’s so busy! 😱but then people where out in the streets more because their houses were so small. This is mesmerising! 😍👍

[@MLeibs]

Amazing

[@pablozewoppa]

5:54 That's my favourite moment. But I love watching it all.

[@babarnaeem2463]

Wow amazing 😊

[@shannonsmith7201]

This Victorian footage of london is fascinating to see wow.

[@almeggs3247]

Awesome!

[@lullemans72]

this footage is awesome, dare i ask who filmed it? and little did those people know that 100 years later, they would be watched by the whole world on something called a website, currently one of the most used websites at that, on something called the internet...

[@FORRESTJASPER]

122 Years Later

[@truelightgospelmission8146]

Someday we would all be gone as they but the most important question is gone to where. Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. You can be saved from that judgement which is sure to come. If you are ready to receive him, Pray, “Jesus”, I'm a sinner, lost and headed for an eternal hell. I plead with you to forgive me of all my sins, come into my heart and make me a new creature in Christ Jesus. I believe you died on the cross for my sins. I now confess my sins with my mouth and I believe in my heart that God raised you from the dead. Forgive all my sins and set me free from the bondage of sin. By faith I accept you as my Saviour and I will serve you forever.

[@truelightgospelmission8146]

Someday we would all be gone as they but the most important question is gone to where. Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. You can be saved from that judgement which is sure to come. If you are ready to receive him, Pray, “Jesus”, I'm a sinner, lost and headed for an eternal hell. I plead with you to forgive me of all my sins, come into my heart and make me a new creature in Christ Jesus. I believe you died on the cross for my sins. I now confess my sins with my mouth and I believe in my heart that God raised you from the dead. Forgive all my sins and set me free from the bondage of sin. By faith I accept you as my Saviour and I will serve you forever.

[@truelightgospelmission8146]

Someday we would all be gone as they but the most important question is gone to where. Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. You can be saved from that judgement which is sure to come. If you are ready to receive him, Pray, “Jesus”, I'm a sinner, lost and headed for an eternal hell. I plead with you to forgive me of all my sins, come into my heart and make me a new creature in Christ Jesus. I believe you died on the cross for my sins. I now confess my sins with my mouth and I believe in my heart that God raised you from the dead. Forgive all my sins and set me free from the bondage of sin. By faith I accept you as my Saviour and I will serve you forever.

[@truelightgospelmission8146]

Someday we would all be gone as they but the most important question is gone to where. Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. You can be saved from that judgement which is sure to come. If you are ready to receive him, Pray, “Jesus”, I'm a sinner, lost and headed for an eternal hell. I plead with you to forgive me of all my sins, come into my heart and make me a new creature in Christ Jesus. I believe you died on the cross for my sins. I now confess my sins with my mouth and I believe in my heart that God raised you from the dead. Forgive all my sins and set me free from the bondage of sin. By faith I accept you as my Saviour and I will serve you forever.

[@thereunionparty]

You can tell, with just one glance, what social class a person is, just by the clothes they're wearing. And speaking of class, Alfred P. Doolittle appears at 4.52 strolling along Tower Bridge (yes I know he was a dustman and not a street sweeper, but it's near enough).

[@friedrichkertoja]

Seltene Aufnahmen aus Gross Britanien. Vielen Dank👌👍

[@markdrouin8094]

Very interesting like going thru a time warp to the past.

[@osricwolfing4553]

Check out that one guy in the dark suit.

[@Funeeman]

@@ziwaBasood No the one near the horse.

[@waseembirader5158]

there is so much traffic

[@justgrand3429]

@@Funeeman No the one walking towards the camera.

[@mikecollins3627]

amazing seeing familiar scenes in london but with such a different view.

[@LovianHandmade]

amazing...the street is so crowded at that time

[@ossaglo]

I would have loved to live during the Belle Epoch, such a simple time, everyone so elegant. Love it!!

[@bedstuyrover]

just don't visit the dentist!

[@DavidRobinson-rj2sp]

The first minute and fifteen seconds is actually Sunderland, then in County Durham, as Thomas Elliot Harrison's North Eastern Railway bridge, which was the largest single span hog's back bridge in the world at the time, is unique and unmistakeable.

[@patriciaburrows298]

Wish there were films like that in Jamestown NY in those days. All I see is pictures.

[@oldyoutubevideos1262]

that is amazing. even captured motorized vehicles.

[@Marco187Polo]

these people never thaught this film would one day be available on a mini conputer.

[@phillipecook3227]

Strange how with the passing of time what was ordinary and banal to the people then becomes a vision of wonder to viewers only 120 years later. It's easy to romanticize it but for most people then life was harsh, brutal and short - assuming you managed to live beyond infancy and childhood.

[@Lytton333]

Depends what you mean by 'most people'. I don't think it's accurate to say that life was brutal for most people. it may be easy to romanticize it, but it's just as easy to demonize it as some sort of pit of mass suffering , which is merely a postmodern popular cliché that lacks a balanced view. Do you think the millions of newly emergent lower to middle ranking middle classes had brutal lives? There were also many examples of the working class doing well and on the up. It wasn't all rickets, chimney monkeys, slums, and death at 16 y'know. Look at the scene at 6:42.. people extremely smartly dressed, striding along with confidence. do you see brutalized people? I don't. No, your assessment lacks nuance.

[@surefmeurope5766]

@@Lytton333 now; then be of good cheer and share words of happy enthral, lest a film of olde cause unwanted division twixt the two of you. Nonetheless I leave my comment regardless, and bid you both good daye.

[@elias7748]

Many people keep saying it was brutal and terrible back then. I don't think most people thought about it as much as we do today. It will be the same next century.

[@phillipecook3227]

@@elias7748 The statistics for infant mortality, deaths in childbirth and industrial accidents are there for anyone who wants to look them up. Read The People of The Abyss by the American Jack London who spent time in London's East End in 1902.

[@joansavage1857]

The poor horses!

[@davidburgess83]

Im sure they took good care of them considering they needed them to go places.

[@billslootweg8014]

Yes l love those old movies.

[@karenmusic8136]

Wow☆

[@FORRESTJASPER]

Anyone catch the street corner of the 'Lumiere Cinematographe' at 5:26 into the film? Amazing. The first cinemas exhibited the films taken in and around the city.

[@SamYTB26]

It was born in France

[@asjalane2289]

Stunning-filmmaker lets the camera roll indefinately,the essence of documentary,note the nod to the Lumiere cinema.Prototype movie cameras had much footage capacity even in those early yearsl

[@benji.B-side]

Wearmouth Bridge( Next to the railway bridge) before the arch was built on top of it, at the beginning.

[@mozart4meuk]

The shot of Bradford is of Town Hall Square. The building is just off shot to the right.

[@wendyhyland8499]

The house I live in now was stood ten years when this film was made!

[@doormatt4393]

Those were some STRONG horses!!

[@adairpereiradias996]

❤ muito lindo gostei de ver 😊😊

[@davemacdonald3889]

The first 1min 15 sec is my hometown Sunderland.

[@bingola45]

Good to see the old bridge.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

3:30 Look at the bloody traffic! Jesus!

[@joseruesga]

Es muy interesante. Fantastico.

[@Allegory_of_Wolves]

I've watched lots of these old videos lately, because they are so fascinating. What surprises me, though, is, that while you see hundreds of horse carriages, horse drawn trams and people walking about, you hardly ever see someone actually riding a horse. I would imagine, that would have been so much faster and easier, at least if you didn't have luggage and just wanted to get from A to B, than to navigate a whole carriage through those crowded streets... Curious!

[@notmanynamesleft]

Surprised nobody has commented on your question as I wonder the same thing 🤔

[@Natashahoneypot]

I great the 'feeling' that this era did not need speed so much. I say that because in the late 1970s which I remeber, computers where new and we all accepted stuff would take days or. Months to happen. Uploading a computer program took hours. And sending a postcard took days. Humm now I am curious too. They must have had sprinter horses surely. Yesterday's version of motorbikes. Maybe they went a different express route?

[@amelit615]

Maybe inside a city it was inconvenient to keep a horse so not many people had them?

[@Allegory_of_Wolves]

@@amelit615 Maybe, yes, but they also had all the horses which drew the carriages and trams in the city. The stables in the past weren't big, either. In fact, we'd call it cruelty to animals today, because the horses were usually not kept "free" in boxes, but tethered up all the time facing the wall in narrow stalls which were open in the back. They usually couldn't even lie down that way. I don't imagine, many of the carriage horses ever saw a meadow to frolic in. Space wouldn't really have been the issue, I suppose. So I still wonder to this day (hehe, three years after I posted that original comment), why there were so many carriages but so few riding horses.

[@Allegory_of_Wolves]

@@Natashahoneypot I am sure, too, that time/speed was conceived differently back then. When you don't know a different way, you don't even necessarily think of something as being slow, because to you (or the people at the time) it's just the way it is. However, simply getting on a horse to ride somewhere instead of walking, would still be a faster way to get around - even back then. And not get your boots or hems dirty in the often muddy streets back then, either. Certainly also more flexible than a bulky carriage. I don't know, it still puzzles me, why there are so few riders in those old films. When I was a teenager living in a small village without a store, I often rode my foster horse to the next village when I wanted to buy something or just get an ice cream, just because it was faster and more comfortable (for me XD). Well, and I love horses. :-) ♥

[@queensoftheocean]

This clip vividly reflects the impact the industrial revolution had on life in Britain. If you watch footage from the early 20th century -Edwardian era..you'd just sense that those who worked hard (maybe even some of these kids) and bought property and/or invested their money into shares actually had a chance to secure a comfortably well off lifestyle. Good old capitalism.

[@jimthorne304]

Er, this is London, not representative of the rest of the UK. In fact, following the Boer War of 1899-1902 there was considerable concern about the 'Condition of England', particularly following the discovery that 1/3 of army recruits didn't meet Army physical standards.

[@bingola45]

@@jimthorne304 The first bit isn't! It's Sunderland...

[@bingola45]

@StopDrinkingClub What IS the 'opposite' of Sunderland?

[@Witzlaw]

50-75% of normal speed seems to be most appropriate for these segments.

[@daveboy1247]

Jacob Rees-Mogg wouldn't look out of place in this video if he was super imposed into this video using final cut Pro video software 😂😂😂

[@PJMolloy1]

Great footage. And, as others have noted, things haven't changed all that much despite the fact that there were no cars back then and people dressed differently etc. A minor quibble. The description refers to the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus. That isn't the statue of Eros, it's the statue of Anteros.

[@linnmatthews8615]

Does not appear to be time corrected. Still, some very interesting footage.

[@caroljones4511]

Looks more congested then.

[@jimthorne304]

Apparently the general introduction of the telephone did more to reduce traffic congestion than anything else!

[@checkyourhead9]

take me back, please

[@pakistanidalek]

What would you say to Jack the Ripper if you encountered him?

[@orhani7417]

@@pakistanidalek I would say polska, what are u doing?

[@kapiljain7010]

Wow I didn't know Lipton was this old Brand.

[@kellytostada8403]

kapil jain It was introduced in 1890. It’s cool to think that Lipton is a relatively new brand in this era.

[@nealecrutchley1022]

Agree with everything said.

[@jasonwilliams324]

Everyone looked the same during these times, no one stood out lol.

[@gerardoconnell6539]

No real individuality in anyone's personal styling of either of the sexes. Dress according to one's social position.

[@wokeeye6441]

@@gerardoconnell6539 that was true for the middle ages, not with Victorian England!!!

[@chrisantoniou4366]

Everyone wore black, white, or grey... :D

[@bluebeazley1390]

No one stands out now,fashion sense has long gone!

[@wholeNwon]

It's B&W film.

[@nibunibu4254]

Good to see a bit of diversity right at the end.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

There's people everywhere.

[@anthonyherstell8569]

4:00. Less than a mile away, approximately was Queen Victoria living her day to day life, presumably. Unless she was at Windsor, Balmoral or Osborne. (Assuming the footage is before Jan 1901).

[@homestead44]

2min 30sec - Hyde Park corner ?

[@ajmandmggfan]

I feel like I could have lived back then...

[@mariaemperatriz2559]

Dios Madre !!! Que hermosoooo!!!!!! Diosssss!!!! No habían celulares , internet etc asuuuuuu!!!!

[@pentogram23]

looks like the guy crossing the street dropped his cell phone...

[@mzcgamer3749]

like a time machine

[@silentkilla14]

Every single person in this video is dead. Creeepy

[@gatheringleaves]

+Iam Ninja Not necessarily...

[@NaitsHDFTW]

+Infinite Sky There's literally ONE person who we might have seen in this video. She was born in January, 1903. She still lives today.

[@Revolver1981]

@@NaitsHDFTW No they'll all be long dead you stupid fool. How many 115 year olds do you know?

[@user-uq9id4iz5b]

Revolver i agree with you

[@davidjones4762]

It isn't video its film

[@julast6658]

All dead. Make the most of your life!

[@Ardass486]

Great to see the old capitalist society of the most and the other

[@SuperBatong]

People back then walked very very fast

[@MalliTrAxxZz]

That would be the FPS of the old video making them look that way.

[@fenstermeister6315]

Because film back then was literally somebody turning a lever to manually rapidly take pictures at a varying rate so if they didn't turn it super fast then it would look sped up

[@mgbsecteacher]

What is the big metal monstrosity that comes into view at about 8:38 and then comes into full view? It seems to be a trolley but there are no horses, no overhead lines for electricity and the street doesn't seem to have an underground cable. It looks prehistoric.

[@marshallman1au]

+mgbsecteacher Steam tram ?

[@mgbsecteacher]

Yes, it must be steam or steam and/or electrical. You see all these horses and buggies and the scene is jarred with this big mechanical thing seemingly running on "nothing" visible.

[@bingola45]

@@LesD9 Our 'teacher' is familiar with cable trams, but he's never seen a steam tram? Maybe he's from Edinburgh...

[@surefmeurope5766]

Looks like a bin. Just plain ugly. I've seen them in virtually every film.

[@ginettechiverton7113]

Fascinating. No traffic signs, no highway code regulations. Just dirt, plenty of horse muck, and Chaos. But they didn't know any different. At least pollution didn't come from vehicle exhausts. Still, it must have been very noisy.🇬🇧🐎

[@leosaura1993]

All the people in this footage are now dead but now eternal for ever in this footage

[@Billy2011C]

The double deckers have barely changed.

[@bluebird7962]

It Sunderland at the start not London

[@truthiseverything9511]

Thank you for the standing woman horse cart double take. 1:07

[@leeneale8776]

speed set at 0.5 is pretty much the setting

[@LG-ro5le]

Not fair on the horses.. glad weve moved past that.. interesting view into the forgotton world though, life was definetely more real back then not easy, interesting to see alot of familiar brand names on the horse wagons .

[@12alocin]

London my arse, it's Sunderland bridge, and next to it is Sunderland railway bridge.

[@stevenedwards2162]

Good days for gardeners with all that horse manure everywhere.🌽🌻

[@dennisbashore7626]

Steven Edwards Not to mention....... great for the mushroom industry..........🍄 (so I won’t mention it.).

[@Coltnz1]

Dennis Bashore I’m so glad you didn’t mention it !

[@raysgr]

so few motor vehicles, plainly very old footage

[@2332Stephen]

One things' for certain. There was definately alot of Jaywalking going on back then.

[@MousePotato]

Probably because Jaywalking doesn't exist in England. It's an American thing. We never had Jaywalking laws.

[@markallan3842]

The good old days?

[@adairpereiradias996]

A importância do cavalo naquela época erá fundamental para o desenvolvimento das cidades hoje com poucas utilidades 😊😊😊😊

[@terence2678]

A black policeman at 7.07. Unusual I would think then.

[@robglenn4844]

It's interesting that all carriage traffic is keeping to the left side of the road.. Was this a law at the time, or was it simply a polite convention which eventually became traffic law?

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

It's just normal.

[@areaone3813]

Wonder where all the electric vehicles are.

[@drgeoffangel5422]

When, and why, did the traffic start to drive on the left in UK, and why on the right in USA?

[@volactic5240]

Oy me boys 1900 sound futuristic, seem weird that it has no airship inna sky yet