London Late 1940's in Colour... Georges Delerue (V.rare footage)

This is rare footage of St. John's Wood area of North West London from the late 1940s.
The music is by Georges Delerue and was used in the 1964 film 'Pumpkin Eater' & 'La Peau Douce'

Thanks for your appreciative comments. I really appreciate them.

If you like this clip please check out my other one:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlI59fYhvw&feature=channel_page

All the best

Coolitababy

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[icollins69]

I miss England so much, i've not been home for nearly 60 years now. Very haunting images of the England I knew, no doubt it has changed beyond all recognition now but nevertheless this is the England that I will go to the grave with. We didnt have much but we made the most of it in those days. Thanks for sharing :-)

[tristanrchrd]

Changed yes, for the better, well that's a matter of opinion, I came back here after 15 years and wished i had not, it is not the country that i left. this was a magnificent country which is currently being ruined.

[ScottishCaledonian]

Now London is crawling with blacks, asians and Muslims, it is heartbreaking

[thebannedgreenman]

That was London before it was been reduced to its 'status' as a black and asian colony with its few remaining indigenous natives working as captive tax-slaves to subsidise international 'welfare tourists' and their imported 'culture' such as the African knife crime epidemi that in 2012 brings terror to its inhabitants.and does so much to 'enrich the vibrant multicultural' sinkhole.

[harbottle99]

@pinknightstand How odd......that lady opening her door haunts me too.....I find myself wondering who she was, when she died....there's something of 'Eleanor Rigby' about her.....she looks so sweet though...God rest her

[harbottle99]

@jesuscora I was struck by that 'shy old lady' she looked lovely....I find myself wondering who she was, when she died, where she is buried.....I wonder if any of here descendants are still alive? It certainly does make you think of how brief our tenure is on this life!

[harbottle99]

@johnster1964 Cleaner!! I preferred the soot to the filthy litter of takeaways that litter the streets today, to say nothing of paan spittings that stain the pavements and walls of buildings, chewing gum everywhere and hideous graffitti on walls of buildings. Also it was a safer place too......muggings were unheard of in those days, we were a civilized nation..

[mickeyh1961]

A much more innocent age and in many ways a better Britain, people then were closer and considerate and had a sense of looking out for one another, Sadly the Britain of then has long since gone and in my opinion certainly not for the better. There is so much about Britain today that bad and getting worse, this footage shows us a Britain thats not perfect but far more desirable than what Britain has become today.

[33serenade]

sometimes I wish I was a teen during the 1040's

[405liner]

Thanks for taking us on a trip to another England, long past. Nice music too.

[johnster1964]

@icollins69 Get on a plane ! Yes things have changed and it's more crowded, but it is a much cleaner place now. One thing that alsways strikes me from old photos etc is how filthy with black soot the place was. Look at St Paul's Cathedral now, for example, it has been cleaned and is looking stunning. Same for Trafalgar Sq etc. You might be positively surprised!!

[kevinturvy]

fascinating windows into the everyday lives of people 60 years ago, i wonder if any of the people in these clips ever saw this. or better still could be recognised by family members