Barging from old London to Shepperton along the Thames in 1924 in colour! [AI enhanced & colorized]

[@Rick88888888]

*Please press the CC captions button to read the locations while the film plays* . There are plenty more restored and colorized films about Londin on my channel: kzbin.info/aero/PLP_6hUsQRi8sOgzj80XqJ5nUUTxL_KDWb Don't forget to subscribe to my channel!

[@carolcassis4728]

I'm loving your channel and forwarding to friends. I was struck by the graffiti, kind of demonic looking down in the industrial area..

[@Sammy-il1qf]

Love all the old footage!

[@johndunkley7999]

Thank you so much for sharing this dream time image. How much better the river looked without all those plastic Gin palaces and boring long narrow boats. Let’s take back the river.

[@drchunkybiscuit9973]

If only our country were like this again! 😔 Fantastic music to accompany the video.

[@alanblissett9834]

With people living in slum s

[@niamhosullivan5795]

Had such high hopes for England when the Brits won Brexit, but this virus they have unleashed has taken all the Brexit focus away.😢

[@shoshana-xs4cm]

Absolutely glorious, thank you! 💖👍🏼

[@jamesandrobbie1]

The scenery and ambience could be straight out of "Three Men in a Boat." (No 'slight disaster' at the lock, though). Thanks for posting these time-capsule gems.

[@benthejrporter]

04:15 Those boats are still in use in Oxford, the Salters Steamers, but they've been refitted to diesel. Do take a trip on them if you're ever in Oxford.

[@timmytom]

Thank you for sharing this. This was about the time when my Grandparents would have been courting on that part of the Thames. Wonderful to think I'd be sharing some of the things that they would have seen there.

[@stevew8233]

Thanks for that, I enjoyed it. Brought back many fond memories of the time I lived in Hampton village and would relax on a Saturday night in one of the pubs in Church Square, Shepperton. That was 50 years ago though, not 97! Shame the film captions were almost lost.

[@Rick88888888]

I will add KZbin captures soon. The old captions were deliberately removed (but a couple were not done properly).

[@Rick88888888]

Nothing lost: they are there now. Just press the CC captions button!

[@keithlittlebury2986]

How the other half lived back in those days. Some lovely houses on the banks there. Truly beautiful video.

[@paulbain9262]

Beautiful work,well done.a relaxing pleasure to watch.

[@sylphil51]

No particular place to be and all day to get there. Certainly a relaxing journey on the Thames with a little touch of Wind in the Willows . Great work.

[@Lifeunscripted2017-l3b]

I long for a day like that... no particular place o and all the time to get there 🙁

[@WeMustResist]

Peaceful,pleasant, calm.

[@ArmyofLove]

What you have done with these old pictures is just brilliant

[@almeggs3247]

What an awesome serene quiet calming ride! A simple life of love and peace for all! Jesus forgive us for all the wrong paths we’ve taken away from you!

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video Rick, beautiful footage👌😀

[@gavanwhatever8196]

1:47 to 2:14 is looking at the houses along Queens Drive. 2:40 to 3:21 is along Thames Ditton Island

[@paulgabolinscy2502]

Lovely footage, thanks for posting. I lived at Kingston for a while so recognise some of those scenes. Not too different today🇬🇧

[@jacquelineclarke474]

Absolutely Gorgeous. You never disappoint. Beautiful work as always. Watching from Auckland New Zealand.But my place off birth is England & I hope to return to visit family & friends soon. ❤

[@Rick88888888]

Thank you very much! There is plenty more that I intend to do (in the same style).

[@keithjones6023]

This film differs from your lovely footage of street scenes which I love, in that the scenes portrayed are such that can be still enjoyed today. City and town scenes from this period show how life has changed so much with the horse drawn and motor vehicles, how people dressed, and seeing buildings that maybe no longer exist. It's so nice to be able to see these old films, and to take a break to look at a time gone by.

[@katsujinkin60]

What amazes me is not how much has changed, but how little. If there is such a thing as "Human Nature", it seems to be impervious to technological innovation. The more things change, the more we stay the same!

[@petersloane252]

Another stunning video, thank you. My manor, cycle those river paths most days. Beautiful musical score sends you into a whimsical mood. Shame they didn’t capture D’oyly Carte Island. NB That’s being beautifully restored by new owners, with riverside garden cafe open in the summer. 🫖🍰☀️

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheBroadcastStudio365]

Zo idyllisch... 👋 Heerlijk om te zien allemaal. Toch ongelofelijk fijn werk van u.

[@allansr100]

Another fantastic video. The colour and stabilisation really bring these old films to life. 👍 I’m wondering why you removed/edited out the title cards explaining the various scenes, or were they missing in the original.? Occasionally part of a card can just be seen for an instant.

[@Rick88888888]

I will add KZbin captures soon. The old captions were deliberately removed (but a couple were not done properly).

[@robharding5345]

Fascinating old film , great job !

[@maggieoakley9020]

Absolutely fascinating!

[@wb3768]

Danke danke. Super Vid. Super Kanal. Kanale Grande.

[@patmillar961]

These films make me realise I'm just passing through and every day is a blessing that should be taken at a slower pace.

[@pheddupp]

I really enjoy your content Rick. Keep up the good work. I am subbed and have notifications set. I really look forward to these videos, they are interesting as well as soothing due to your choice of background music, thank you sir.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you like them!

[@benthejrporter]

i love watching these old films and going to modern images and seeing how much or little has changed.

[@edmundpower1250]

Brilliant journey

[@michellevanderweegen7832]

So calm en relaxing by the river👍

[@khaterehlunden5136]

Thank you very much

[@maynardgranville6008]

I loved your video thank you.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimockers]

Wederom prachtige beelden.

[@gw2955]

This is something that people outside the U.K. don't see. I had no idea so many homes backed up to the Thames. Is it still that way in the suburbs?

[@betweenprojects]

From Putney Bridge upstream a lot of this is still there and just as beautiful.

[@gw2955]

@@betweenprojects thanks for the info.

[@JeMappelleFrikandel]

Most of the trees in this video are still alive!

[@L1vR-1948]

👍 Dank :-)

[@l.i6098]

非常に美しい映像

[@matthewlovibond900]

Is "Weybridge Lock" misnamed or was it removed when they built Desborough Cut? The only lock I can think of other than Shepperton Lock near/in Weybridge is where the Wey joins the Thames but it's much smaller than the one shown on the film and wouldn't make any sense given where the boat is going.

[@Rick88888888]

The locations come straight from the original B&W silent film (as in between texts)

[@matthewlovibond900]

​@@Rick88888888 Interesting, I'm guessing it's actually Shepperton lock and should be at the end of the film but Mr Wilcox decided to take some artistic licence and moved it forwards in the journey so he could end on D'Oyly Island... which is a bit more picturesque.

[@lisamoroney3036]

Beautiful 😻 !!!! Does this River go into a ocean somewhere?

[@Rick88888888]

The Thames flows into the Northsea

[@robnewman6101]

Golden Age of Steam Trains Transport at that time.

[@rosangelamaria6296]

Época que a Inglaterra tinha ingleses.

[@lucvanhove9639]

Lijkt me een rijke buurt

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

100 Years Ago

[@Stas99able]

Add smells - because at the beginning of the last century, all the sewerage was in the river!

[@corriemcnab730]

I think that perhaps it might have been better without the music at all.... Just an observation.

[@niamhosullivan5795]

England before open borders, absolutely breathtaking🌹

[@robnewman6101]

Law & Order.

[@abosalemalansari8312]

There is no difference in the public life of Europeans during the era of the twenties of the last century and subsequent decades and our present time, only with technology .