Nottingham Slab Square Edwardian tram journey through the city center of Nottingham

This fascinating record of Edwardian Nottingham was filmed from the driver's platform of a tram on a single journey through the city center between its two main stations.

[@markduckmanton4227]

At 4.40 there is still a shoe shop in the same place, it’s Clarke’s I think. Wonderful to watch. I’m from Nottingham at know every bit of this journey, most of it has gone, demolished in the 1960s for brutalist, concrete monstrosities. I wish I could go back to this time.

[@ZalthorAndNoggin]

Fabulous old film. I remember Nottingham very well and now I wish I'd been alive back in Edwardian times, so long as I'd had a decent job, to be able to sink right back into all this film shows. Notice the haze, probably smog from coal fires, and the blackened buildings but still well worth seeing before the dreadful Broadmarsh shopping centre split the city centre into two. Wonderful bit of nostalgia!

[@bilbobaggins2574]

Absolutely brilliant film of Nottingham

[@Castlebridge-00]

A priceless slice of very interesting history. Thanks. Barry.Devon

[@mickm4771]

Incredible to watch this. At 2:47 you can see the Horse and Groom pub. Just think . . . I played drums in the pub in the 1970's in a duo.

[@derekharrison1582]

The best piece of early Edwardian film of Nottingham,that I’ve ever seen.I think this was a Mitchell and Kenyon film.Incredible just how much the Broadmarsh area changed,and the Lister gate area buildings that have gone.The smell of horse muck in the air,especially in the Summer, would have been overpowering🤧

[@stevecommons3822]

That is a wonderful piece of film; thank you! So much of interest from the point of view of social history.

[@mrkolasa.]

Thanks for sharing. Great watch

[@willbethereoneday3678]

I love watching this always spot something new do you notice the man leaning forward at the start in the tram & the man on the bikes got a pipe could go on, thing that upsets me is they've all gone , no one could be alive now , if anyone makes a time machine send me here would love a walk round nottingham back then

[@markstevenson451]

Incredible! i could barely recognise the place. (Born 1963)

[@Sygore1234]

wot year is this

[@damejumanji]

Interesting to see what used to be before Maid Marian Way was built.

[@leestokes504]

Best film on Nottingham I've ever seen -- should be compulsory in schools -- notice how the ladies are taller and prettier and better dressed; didn't spot a single obese person or a single beggar. many policemen on the beat. Just six years after the war and Nottingham looks better than than it does today!

[@stephencooper5155]

I think it's actually that the men are shorter to be honest.

[@adriel7540]

Actually, women were not taller in England when this was filmed. On the contrary, there are countless studies that proved we are taller today. As for fashion, without question, men, women, and children dressed smarter back in Edwardian times compared to today's fast, polyester, disposable, fashion.

[@thomasoflaherty3520]

After the war? If your talking WW1 this film is way before 1914.

[@sonisons66]

Hello, I would like to use this video in an uni's project, could it be possible? What type of credits do I have to give in that case? Thanks.

[@frostysleeps7727]

Anyway of making this colour??