Blackfriars Bridge
R W Paul | 1896 | 1 min
Amazingly when we look at this tantalising half-minute footage from 1896 of Blackfriars Bridge, little has changed. The bridge is still recognizable although our Victorian counterparts make their way to work across the Thames by tram, horse-drawn carriage and, for the health conscious (or the poor), good old Shanks' pony. More or less business as usual then, although compared to the daily onslaught we face in 21st century London, the commuters caught by R.W. Paul's static camera proceed at an enviably elegant pace.
