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Fascinating footage gives rare colour insight into London in 1927
The remarkable footage was shot by British pioneer of colour film Claude Friese-Greene and portrays a genteel view of the capital which has long since disappeared.
London in 1927 from Tim Sparke on Vimeo.
Roads teem with open-rooftop buses, horse-drawn carriages and the occasional car in this fascinating colour footage from London in 1927.
As the camera pans across the capital, familiar modern-day landmarks like the Gherkin and Canary Wharf are of course missing - and instead there are spires and large swathes of greenery.
Women wearing flapper dresses and men in bowler hats walk in Hyde Park, which is described as a "happy hunting ground for Cupid and other bright young things".
The film shows a more romantic city: policemen guide traffic and pedestrians, young girls feed sparrows and the English cricket team triumph over Australia at the Oval.
The remarkable footage was shot by British pioneer of colour film Claude Friese-Greene and portrays a view of the capital which is very different to the city we know today.
But one thing remains the same - as the camera pans over the river Thames in the final shot, Westminster looks just as impressive in 1927 as it does now.
