BFI Panorama of Ealing from a moving tram (1901)

This was filmed from a tram and shows the streetlife of Ealing, London in 1901. It was originally filmed to show at a fairground and similar events and was meant as a form of entertainment for members of the audience to see if they could spot themselves or someone they knew. Original footage courtesy of the British Film Institute (BFI) under the terms of the Creative Archive Licence.

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[topgonads]

thats great stuff. It goes from the Nat West Bank (old town hall) out to Ealing Common. Thanks a lot

[MrBooojangles]

Thanks for the info.

[leybourne42]

Thanks for posting this.

I was born and raised in Ealing and love the place dearly. I hate what it has become, a 'multicutural' swamp. I left it, and the country some years ago when I could take no more politically correct crap

Just look how elegant the place was back then. Thankfully the people in the film are all dead, I'm sure they would be heartbroken to see what has become of their once beautiful town.

[AnotherRandomFellow]

Things got worse after this!

not just in Ealing but everywhere...no character anymore.

[johnster1964]

Things did get worse - there was a world war which brought killing to an industrial level

[leybourne42]

@retread01 stick to licking windows on the way to school. You are much funnier

[retread01]

@leybourne42 If they were all mental like you perhaps.

[draoi99]

I could watch these scenes for hours. So strange seeing some familiar buildings but people milling about dressed for a costume drama - but it was real to them.  Like the little girl who runs across the street at 0:21 - what was she hurrying for? She has become a shade now as we will soon.

[leybourne42]

@BelvueSchools Ealing got one less bigot, but gained one more moron and clearly got the worst of that deal.

I'm glad you stayed, you deserve each other.

Mind you, nowhere else would really want a multicultural cretin with learning difficulties so you probably had no choice about that.

[BelvueSchools]

@leybourne42 That was irony clearly you missed it. So not a bad CV leybourne 42 don't like multiculturalism and having a pop at people with learning difficulties. I'm glad you left! One less bigot.

[leybourne42]

@BelvueSchools Surely you know there's no such thing as a mono culture these days. I take it Belvue is some sort of 'special school'.? that might explain your lack of comprehension.

[BelvueSchools]

@leybourne42 Excuse my complete lack of comprehension, but it was the "multicultural swamp" quote that caught my eye. I asume you have moved to a mono culuture.