London 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

[@NASS_0]

Like And Share Please!

[@longballplease]

Can you do a restoration on my home city of Kingston-upon-hull if I send you some footage?

[@jm7720]

love it

[@tracysmith245]

thanks

[@katcampbell9213]

Life is so weird the way we are here one minute and gone the next with no one to remember us. Meanwhile while we are alive we worry and fret over the silliest things

[@stephanieparker1250]

When I watch these videos, I think about how the people walking by we’re going about their daily business, their own silly worries and dreams, families etc.. just amazes me looking back in time.

[@katcampbell9213]

@@stephanieparker1250 Really makes you think doesn’t it. Like time travel to be able to see these ppl. They would have been so fascinated to watch us walking around now on a magical screen hundred years ago so we’re fortunate to be able jump back a generation and watch through a window of time where we didn’t exist. I know a lady who was very anxious a lot of her life and she was always saying she felt lonely and down and she passed away recently and it’s like well what was the purpose of that!? She may as well of been happy while she was here but she wasn’t. Easier said than done I suppose. We get so caught up in our little worlds, that’s why I like to travel gives some perspective on things that we can over analyse and obsess over when in the grand scheme of things we are like a grain of sand, and so therefore so are our problems. Kind of comforting in a way and releases some of the pressure.

[@Muslimman570]

That's why we should really consider life after death can't be just live and die

[@HoneyLeigh]

So so true

[@saliseduardo4357]

Jesus promises eternal life to us according John 3:16

[@championkathryn9936]

As a Londoner, I can truthfully say that this video is magnificent! Brilliant job! It felt like we were there! Recognised most of the places. The skyline has changed a lot. I kind of prefer not having the high rise buildings like this lovely old footage.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@cardroid8615]

What's it like living in London today where the English are now a minority.

[@DaveSCameron]

So what's the deal with the buses, we see that there's all of them green in one 1930s video then another where they're all red?

[@Toby_the_Glen]

Location? 7:38

[@ericd1934]

@@Toby_the_Glen Great Marlborough Street

[@chrisblay]

My Grandfather was a London Cabby in the 1930’s. I can imagine him driving around in one of those London Taxis and the sights/sounds he would have experienced.

[@thereunionparty]

The old shop signs were so elegant, especially where there is a kind of gold inlay lettering against a black background. You see them still occasionally in provincial towns or villages, usually belonging to an old established family firm.

[@Kakuma-Graines-de-Verdure]

I like these vintage signs too...

[@lynnecromack4933]

Yep, it was known as 'glass gilding'

[@leedsman54]

Men in suits and hats, women wearing dresses. No ripped jeans, trainers, football shirts or women stuffed into leggings. How scruffy we’ve become.

[@truecinnamon]

If there was footage of East End of London, you would see that clothing is integral to class. And that pair of jeans etc., would have been and are luxurious contrasted to clothing worn in East End Rookeries at same time.

[@franceskronenwett3539]

You can say that again. I sometimes think that somewhere there must be a competition in which the competitors have to make themselves as unattractive as possible. I know this is not true, but when observing many people on the streets nowadays, obese, tatooed and scruffy, one could be excused for imagining such a thing.

[@QuoPaperPlane]

Not forgetting seeing no burqas, turbans, sandals, robes and general third world raggedy attire.

[@Rami-hi1ro]

⁠ The third world countries are the ones that taught you civilization @@QuoPaperPlane

[@Rami-hi1ro]

Your concept of civilization is strange. What does nudity have to do with civilization?

[@darren467]

What a lovely piece of film of old London town. People certainly looked smart in those days. Everything looks so civil and charming. Bring back the good old days I'd say.

[@danielsullivan9271]

Amazing. I wish I could see London then before WW2. I loved London so much as a child and in the 80s and 90s before futuristic buildings went up making London not what I always loved. I love Old London the Historic Buildings. I know the factory working class London was so nice people would say but all the housing, buildings down to the windows were Georgian and I prefer them to the modern windows and buildings. Love Georgian. Norman, Gothic, Tudor and Victorian mixes together. They flow well. Modern buildings do not flow.

[@RitchieCollins]

This is before WW2.

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

I used to go to London in the 80s. Back then it was much better than the hell hole it is now

[@simonrich3811]

Many of the public/state buildings are not Georgian, they are late Victorian/Edwardian when 'Baroque' style architecture was fashionable and it complements the 18th century church architecture.

[@OlafProt]

Wonderful footage. Different times. Not necessarily better times in every sense, but different. I bet all these folks looked back on the 1890s as the good old days 🤣 that Marmite van at 4:02 is priceless

[@euchrideucrow1970]

It’s wonderful how little London has changed and yet how much at the same time. Incredible footage.

[@vincentl.9469]

@@joeconnors2678 those cars were running on leaded petrol & the diesels were not as clean as today. No one gave this any thought. People would go into a panic now !

[@999Claymore]

@@joeconnors2678 “Diverse”?

[@gaz6439]

​@@joeconnors2678 vibrant yes diverse it wasn't. Unlike today's diverse toilet.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

@@gaz6439 England chose non-racism. We don't hate families just because of the colour of their skin. Because we're not a cruel people. Same reason we abolished slavery. You don't have English values. You don't belong in England.

[@rallyeraidr7841]

I love the work you do with these! It brings it to life brilliantly. Thank you.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video, amazing footage, the truck at 4 minutes 32 seconds, says pickford's is a removable company based in Portsmouth uk, they are still about today, amazing 👍😀👌

[@mothball5425]

Most of the brands still going

[@newdor1672]

Only one word for me to describe this throwback, with colourisation, wonderful - thank you.

[@Ferr1963]

01:39 The people at the Horse Guards are most respectful. Not like nowadays when there are lots of idiots taking selfies and trying to make fun of the guards.

[@ree1120]

oh to be able to go back and experience this london….. before it was ruined

[@lorenlivick]

Your sound design is truly what makes it!!

[@NancyLynn]

Hey NASS....absolutely BRILLIANT! Thanks, so much! Respect from Canada

[@MOB30A]

Such a beautiful city and clean environment. nice clean roads and classical cars. I love it 💗

[@tahiribnmohammad5410]

Even the cars look dignified

[@friendswithnobenefits]

Somewhere we took the wrong direction

[@TonyEnglandUK]

We didn't. Politicians representing all parties did.

[@uktravel8341]

Sad that all the old individualised local shops have been replaced with monstrous chain-stored and multinationals since the Second World War. Tescos, Asda, Gregg's and what have you.

[@plo185]

And I'm sure you've popped in one of these places mentioned in your life time??

[@RS__7]

Globalization is truly evil

[@peterjamesmmbago2773]

It's amazing that so much has changed and yet poignant landmarks such as Piccadilly Circus, Pall Mall and The Houses of Parliament retain artistic and historic traditions

[@boblovell5789]

I can just remember the London trams. The smell the clatter and I think a bell clanging. So disappointed to see just the brief shot of one stationary. My visit to London was around 1947. Seems like yesterday!

[@brianpan6453]

Just think! Queen Elizabeth can watch this video and say, "I remember that!"

[@billmarsh1971]

Not any more ☠

[@johnshaw8327]

@@billmarsh1971 Maybe she can..... who knows???

[@78a67h]

My late father was there around same time, speaking of London with near awe. Now I know how it looked and felt to him.

[@danfreisting2874]

Amazing. Nice to see everybody dressed all the time in their finest

[@khemudomcambodia1439]

Yes very nice 😊

[@keithcornell692]

for someone born in june 1959 it is good to see these old films of how london was before ww2

[@LKJDGR]

I was wondering if you could specify the specific year of the footage in the description, for example if it was 1935, that is, if the specific year of the footage is known. When analysing historical information, especially from the 20th century, it's kind of useful to see the specific year of a decade as the early, mid and late parts of decades can sometimes be quite different. Just a suggestion, but I really enjoy and appreciate your work. 👍

[@MrLukealbanese]

@@octavius8562 interesting as London trams were fitted with windscreens from 1931 and the London General Omnibus company was absorbed by London Transport in 1933.

[@growlerthe2nd712]

I had to laugh when I saw Big Ben with scaffolding around it , what goes around comes around 😂

[@marktiller1383]

A huge amount of the population might of been extremely poor then, but at least it was still an ancestral homeland worth fighting for.

[@londo776]

Didn't take long for the Racists and Bigots to come out of woodwork, did it?

[@gaz6439]

Yep it's a dump now. Hard to find anyone who speaks English as a first or even 2nd language now in London. Is that a great thing to be celebrated? No it's not.

[@londo776]

@@gaz6439get back under under your rock racist

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

​@@gaz6439 No, it's NOT a _"a dump now",_ it's a beautiful and incredibly city and it always will be. The problem isn't London. The problem is people called "gaz" that can't wait to run that incredible city down at every opportunity they can find.

[@christinegitsham5809]

Everyone looked so smart, no torn jeans and backsides hanging out like baboons and everyone was slim, no junk food then. Fantastic video ty so much. From a Londoner.😃

[@OlafProt]

No ripped jeans, but horrific slums, poverty that makes out “fuel poverty” laughable, no NHS, no welfare state. Women treated like dirt still, not allowed to work mostly. The people in this film were smarter perhaps, but it doesn’t show the realities of 1930s life. I’d recommend reading Down and Out in Paris and London, or Coming Up For Air.

[@gman8796]

@@OlafProt thank you, so many deluded people in the comment section pretending this was better times? National Minimum wage wasn't even implemented until 2000. Before that you we're essentially at the mercy of your boss paying you whatever they want to pay. People have no idea how harsh it was to live in 1930s. It was all under control from companies.

[@mqb5151]

It's 2022 and they left the scaffolding on Big Ben. It's still bloody there.

[@j.t.jaeger1595]

Fantastic footage. As a Londoner I'm very impressed.

[@emilioribeiro2652]

Cidade Incrível, Fantástica!

[@gerardwelsh2102]

Very elegant clothes

[@charthers8903]

So much history in this city, amazing

[@billmarsh1971]

Shame it's occupied by people who are only interested in getting whatever they can from it in the here and now

[@ViveSemelBeneVivere]

1930s calm before the storm.

[@firstnamelastname9631]

Amusing how certain things haven't changed at all (and not for the better) in almost a hundred years: the Big Ben was covered with scaffoldings in 1932, it was covered in scaffolding the first time I saw it in 1983 and is covered in scaffolding now, in 2022.

[@47nrubreddew]

😄😄😄👍

[@RussTillling]

Margaret Thatcher wanted it cleaned of soot in the 80s. I'd like to know if it was cleaning and/or repairs the other times. 👍😊

[@paullewis2413]

I can remember a neighbour of mine who hadn’t seen London since the war years saying how London had changed for the worse. This was back in the 80’s. So much low quality modern trash replacing much superior buildings. The rebuilding of destroyed areas after the war was a missed opportunity. The last 20 or so years has seen even more low quality banality destroying the unique character of a great city.

[@jonldn]

I would,say a large percentage of the buildings shown in this clip are still there. I had no issue working out where each shot was…

[@bryanthewalkietalkiecabbie2405]

Looks so civilised and strong looking Bobbies on every street corner and the military not to far away. People not dressed in rags , Scott’s of Mayfair still going strong today , and Big Ben under repair again. What a place. 👍 thanks for another great look at what are grandparents way of life was like 👍

[@piffpaff9674]

Absolutely fascinating 🏆👍 thanks a lot for all your work and sharing it with us. I would have loved to be able for a time jump in the the splendid 30s… (return ticket included…)

[@maximilianlagerfeld2403]

Beautiful video. It’s like a time machine.

[@andyp621]

Back when we used to actually make and produce things!!

[@samzy9358]

Big ben restouration really took that long 😂

[@robertomoi2044]

I wish we were living in those times.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Just be thankful if you weren't in London in September, 1940.

[@Franciscaharrison1978]

Or living in East London

[@robtyman4281]

Of course you needed all these policemen in the road directing and stopping traffic - only just realised why!! .... because this was before traffic lights had been invented. Fascinating to see an era pre traffic lights! They didn't appear until after WW2. Either late 40's or early 50's.

[@BillyBoy1235]

1925

[@alfredroyal3473]

When it was a British city

[@PeterMason-i1h]

Excellent presentation that captures the spirit of typical London life so long ago.

[@LeeLimerick]

Amazing job again Nass, cheers!

[@khemudomcambodia1439]

Yea like too

[@seandelap6268]

Pre multicultural London.

[@MrLukealbanese]

@@octavius8562 it's a lot more interesting as a city now IMO. But I would say that, I'm a Londoner. It was very quiet then, and very smoggy.

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

I like how your comment doesn't indicate whether you like or dislike this new multicultural London, you simply state the footage is from pre multicultural London, then someone posts an angry reply about the reasons why we got a multicultural London, implying this great new multicultural London is.... worse than old London? How could that be? Anyway a very revealing insight into the mind processes going on here.

[@J4CK4L7]

@@octavius8562 *build civilization in their countries

[@davidmccann9811]

Not really. I'm from London and have a book about the city written in 1902, which goes into great detail about the different ethnic minorities that made up the metropolis at that time. There were massive amounts of Chinese, Russian, Polish and other people from Eastern Europe. People from the Balkans, Germans and Dutch, and people from Asia (mostly what was then India, Malaya, Burma.) That was 30 years before this.

[@ianclarke3627]

I don't think so

[@trigger5712]

I love the way everyone looks good and smart. Now in 2022 every is twerking on everything and going out in there pyjamas or practically wearing nothing

[@jonldn]

Yes and the standard of grammar has hit the floor as well.

[@David-kh3xp]

The parade was great! NASS, amazing!

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@mickeyray3793]

Long, long ago and far, far away. (sigh!)

[@QuoPaperPlane]

It's been so long I'd forgotten what a real copper looked like.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

The Marmite float is amazing!

[@TR3outside.]

Crazy to think we could be watching our late relatives!

[@mddistribution30]

It really is like going back in time! It's quite eerie, because it's just a camera observing a slice of life then, not staged or anything. It's creepy

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

I used to go to London in the 80s. Back then it was much better than the hell hole it is now

[@jonldn]

Strange I’ve lived here all my life and never had issues… but then maybe I just get on with life .

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

@@jonldn Yes its what your used to, its called conditioning

[@jonldn]

@@DAVIDE-bk8by Frankly if the "conditioning" keeps the negative - racist - 'wasn't life good back then" people away... CONDITION ME UP!

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

@@jonldn This is the problem with all this woke goodie two shoes self righteousness. THEY bring race into EVERYTHING when no-one else does. Oh deary me. We are f**ked

[@jonldn]

@@DAVIDE-bk8by clear you haven’t read the other comments on here with the statements directly referring to race.. my conditioning as you see fit to call it would like to see all nay sayers out including those so quick to label . Now stay out on my beloved city if you want you are free to decide .

[@MS-qd6bm]

Great footage. 👍

[@cosimocub]

the good ol' days

[@mariewalker4010]

Those were the days

[@elibar4148]

Just 720p? No 4K? I was sure they already had that from the Victorian era.. all jokes aside, awesome work!

[@tvinspiracao]

Já existiam filmadoras nessa época?? Incrível é como se fosse hoje, sempre tem alguém filmando..

[@daverobe123]

Very impressive video! Well done. 👍

[@naosoudessemundo2943]

do you have videos of brazilian videos from that time ?

[@andeeharry]

a bi thanks to to the camera crew who was brave enough to go back in time to film this

[@fraser_mr2009]

Videos like these makes you respect the dead alot more.

[@bernaldelcastillo1768]

this makes me sad, here today gone tomorrow...

[@ostraadt]

Wow! Policemen on the streets! Who'd have thought it. 😁

[@TonyEnglandUK]

And they're actually doing something !

[@jacksugden8190]

Much better then than now, at least there was no TfL and Mayor for London interring, looked like I hadn’t missed much being born in the 1950’s, a dam sight more simpler then with less greed and stupidity for my late parents.

[@davidmccann9811]

The soldiers at 4:59: are in the Tower of London and the building above the arch is the famous 'Bloody Tower'. The tower behind them is where the British 'Crown Jewels' were on display back then.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

Liked and shared..fascinating!I am a Londoner.

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@mothball5425]

Nearly all the buildings in this are exactly the same today.

[@stephenreader2049]

When London was for the British.

[@ronfrederick3161]

Between the stock market crash and the start of WW2. A changing world at the time.

[@thenomadictour5429]

wow such an amazing place hope to go there

[@benbow7]

If current trends continue then the Indigenous British People will be an ethnic minority in our own country within forty years.

[@londo776]

Didn't take long for the Racists and Bigots to come out of woodwork, did it?

[@anteuzel5324]

GREAT JOB SUPER NASS YOU ARE THE BEST

[@NASS_0]

thank you so much

[@mikehudson8884]

Fantastic Nass...

[@SurinderSingh-io4uh]

Video recorder should be named time travelling machine. How easily I have gone to 1930 from 2023 in no time.

[@davidstrohmeyer1691]

Wonderful videos

[@Bricameron]

That scaffolding’s a work of art!

[@21daniele]

Is there any chance you can upload some old Italian clip?

[@Tattletale97]

Sherlock Holmes was running around and hanging people on top of Tower Bridge just 20 years ago.

[@anti506]

Thanks for videos this is perfect.

[@Daniel-qw9dm]

Weird to see London without all the skyscrapers

[@franceskronenwett3539]

Absolutely fascinating. However the one thing that strikes me is how dirty the buildings were. The one compensation was that there were no ugly glass skyscrapers Dominator the London skyline. To be quite honest I think I preferred the dirt!

[@khemudomcambodia1439]

Nass Do you have a video of Cambodia 🇰🇭?

[@AndysLife27]

Amazing to see the vehicles in all there glory

[@ronpalmer1371]

Another interesting video thanks 👍

[@Realroyrogers]

Wow Shows BigBen before everything was built up around it , never seen that before

[@londonwestman1]

And note how the tower has all the scaffolding around it, just like this year

[@jayturner3397]

Fantastic thanks my grandparents time..

[@R.G.777.]

The bus in the thumbnail look quite futuristic

[@Baruch-q4n]

How very much I wished I had known London my city well before the war 1939-1945.I was born December 1949.

[@terryhorne2582]

Not 1 immigrant in sight. Happy Times eh.

[@asan1050]

Thanks

[@EstudandoInvestimentos1965]

Amazing! Good job! 👍

[@Free-SpokenMedia]

The people look so different!

[@gaz6439]

😂 now you don't see a white face in most parts of London...... the multicultural toilet.

[@ihussain999]

Anyone else have the sudden urge to go buy a pack of Will’s Goldflake cigarettes?

[@keikosan1354]

Beautifull !