Blackfriars Bridge

1896 Documentary 1 minute Directed by Robert W. Paul

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About Blackfriars Bridge

A fixed camera at the south end of Blackfriars Bridge looks north across the Thames. Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages cross. Robert W. Paul filmed it in July 1896. It is also called Traffic on Blackfriars Bridge.

Cast & crew

More about Blackfriars Bridge

Paul shot the actuality in July 1896 and put it in his Alhambra Theatre program shortly afterward, no later than 31 August. Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline describes the camera position.

Themes

  • London bridge traffic
  • top hats and horse carriages
  • one fixed view
  • Blackfriars Bridge
  • Thames
  • carriages
  • 1896

Look

Paul set the camera at the southern end of the bridge and let the traffic pass.

Notes

  • The alternate title is Traffic on Blackfriars Bridge.
  • The view is south to north, over the river, not from the City end.

Scenes

  • Horse-drawn traffic and pedestrians move north across the bridge.

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