A Day in Old London in 1920 in colour! [AI enhanced HD]

A wonderful A.I. enhanced and colourized film about old London a century ago.
The duration of this film is 10 minutes. All the famous points of interest come into focus in this very old film. Here is the time line:

00:00 Victoria station
00:20 Old St Andrew Church down Ashley Place
00:30 Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral
00:50 Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral
00:55 Imperial Institute
01:15 Westminster Abbey
01:45 Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
02:02 Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Little George Street.
02:10 Foreign Office
02:42 Downing Street10
02:50 Cenotaph War memorial
03:07 Changing of the guards at Horse Guards
03:35 Cleopatra's needle, Thames Embankment
03:46 Thames Embankment
04:08 Temple Church, followed by Fountain Court
04:40 Fleet Street at Temple Bar
05:05 Entrance to Lincoln's Inn in Chancery Lane
05:21 Courtyard off Chancery Lane Station
06:12 British Museum
06:28 Lovely lady selling flowers *)
06:46 Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market
07:00 The Garden of Allah, A play in four parts at Theater Royal in Drury Lane
07:10 Admiralty Arch, The Mall
07:23 St. James’ Park
07:38 The Pelicans were already there a century ago!
07:58 Victoria Monument, The Mall
08:18 Chelsea pensioners, might have fought in the Crimean war
08:28 Buckingham Palace
09:00 Trafalgar Square
09:38 Nelson's Column
09:45 The four famous lions statues and fountains
09:58 King George V salutes you goodbye.

The music is by Harry Davidson & his Orchestra:
- Chinatown My Chinatown
- Yoo Hoo
- I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover
- Baby Face.
- When You and I Were Seventeen
- The Naughty Waltz
- Lovely Lady *)
- Wonderful One
- In Apple Blossom Time
- On the Mississippi
- Swanee
- Waiting for the Robert E. Lee.

NOTE: Please DO NOT comment about the influx of foreign nationals into the UK! The aim is to keep this channel free from hatred and inflamable debate and in stead to be a joy to watch, friendly and respectful. So just enjoy this old footage! Hatred comments will be removed.
By all means DO share your own or your (grand) parent's experiences of how life was in London in the 1920's!

*) It is a big mystery to me why the song "Lovely Lady" coïncides with the exact moment when the lovely flowerseller appears in this film. I definitely did not chose the music for this reason, didn't even know this song, was not aware that it was part of the medley, chose the description "Lovely Lady selling flowers" in the timeline out of the blue, and did not edit anything to make this coincidence happen.
Out of the billion of songs on Earth there are only half a dozen with "Lovely Lady" in the title. 'Something' made me chose this song by Harry Davidson & His Orchestra. There is more between heaven and earth....
Furthermore, out of all the scenes in this film, the Google algorithm chose this moment to generate the default thumbnail. I still can't get over these two events. Coïncidence ?? What do you think?

Source: BFI - Free.

[Rick]

*There are currently about a dozen films about old London on my channel* . Here is the playlist:
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[MaxFPSGamer]

Today my Nan celebrates her 100th birthday. That’s why I’m here, to get a glimpse of what the world was like in her youth. She always said she was determined to reach that age and get her card from the Queen. Today that finally happened. Sadly she won’t know it as due to her dementia she is barely cognitively aware. Her doctors don’t think she’ll last much longer but at least now she’ll be able to subconsciously let go. I love you Nan. Happy 100th birthday. 🥰🥳🎂

Edit: Thanks for all the kind messages and replies. Unfortunately my Nan passed away peacefully in her sleep 8 days after I wrote this comment.

[coaldust]

Imagine having the correct clothing and then going back in time to blend in unoticed, then to go exploring, how fascinating would that be.

[roeng]

Ah, back when Architects made buildings that were nice to look at and be in.

[trnka]

My Grandmother was born in London in 1910. This old footage of life in the 20s gives me a glimpse of what life for Her must have been like growing up. Amazing!

[paulandrew]

Wonderful footage. A lot of people are romantising the era. Sure there were good things back then but every City has two tales even to this day. The life or the wealthy and the life of the poor. My dad lived in the Eastend of London and that was pretty much slums and terrible living and working conditions and no NHS - most of his family died young. It was the best of times and the worst of times.

[statesman]

Just read about the 2nd oldest person in the world, a French nun, who turns 117 tomorrow i.e. was born on 11th Feb, 1904.
She's in the news because she just recovered from Covid.
She would have been 16 years old in 1920 when this video was taken.
So when we think about everybody in a video like this not being alive anymore, we can't be 100% certain of that.

[RRacer]

Oh London, how pretty you were 100 years ago. What the hell happened?. . .

[terrycourt]

If the people in the film could see the country now they’d be ashamed and embarrassed.

[jetfuelgirl]

Its strange how they all walk so upright, and stop to notice nature and things around them. Now days everyone slouches and have their gaze fixed on their phones.

[deletebilderberg]

My Grandad worked at Covent Garden market at that time. 14-15 years old. Travelled in from east London every morning. Eventually ended up working in the docks. Very tough man, with a heart of gold.

[Europa]

Considering how it is now, can't even imagine how it will look in another 100 years, glad I won't be here.

[Nikoblack]

The media keeps saying how Britain was so multi cutural in the past on this

[birdsaloud]

People seemed to have much more dignity and pride in what they did and how they dressed.

[kerrybevan]

This is so wonderful! I am currently transcribing my Grandfather's 1920 diary, when he lodged at the Y.M.C.A on the Tottenham Court, and worked in the city. He describes his daily routines including his many lunch time strolls to the parks of London. This film has brought his diary to life!

[KW-rbvf]

How strange and sad it is to think that everyone in that video is gone now.

[jozombie]

I sometimes wonder if humanity reached its peak and now we are on the decline… somewhere in the last 100 years I think the peak may have been met. I was only born in the 80s and I was so much happier in the 90s and 00s than I am now. The world seems broken somehow now :(

[stephenguppy]

I once had a conversation with my Grandad in the 1970's. I had just been to London for the first time and was so excited by the experience. Grandad said, I went to London once. Didn't like it. Far too busy. I asked him when this was. He said, 1926! Bless him.

[stretfordender]

No security gates, walls, barriers needed for many of these landmarks. How times have changed.

[Nostalgicjase]

I'm loving the accompanying music as much as the film.