1947 London has much to offer as holiday centre for tourists
April 22, 2026
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3:25Now Playing1947 London has much to offer as holiday centre for tourists
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as posted by the channelDate: 8th September 1947
Location: Trafalgar, Spain
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Britain's Holiday Centre
ENGLAND: London: Various:
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BIG BEN. Shot of big Ben showing time at about 3-42 pm. Blossom on tree in camera
BUCKINGHAM PALACE Shots of the Palace - and a changing of the Guard in battledress
LONDON Very good shots of various holiday centre in London. Tower Bridge, Tower of London, St. Pauls, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Sq. children feeding pigeons. Piccadilly Circus, very good traffic shots of Piccadilly Circus and Regent St. (full of shoppers) Changing of the Guard at the Palace. St. James' Park
PARLIAMENT Good close-up pan shot of Parliament
PICCADILLY CIRCUS & PICCADILLY Very good traffic and crowd shots
ST. JAME'S PARK Shots in the Park of the bridge
St. PAUL'S Very good shots of St. Paul's - showing amount of devastation around and pan shot from the front
TOWER BRIDGE Very good shots of Tower Bridge
TOWER OF LONDON. Very good compact shot of the Tower of London
TRAFALGAR SQUARE Children and people feeding pigeons. Pan shot up top of Nelson's Column
TRAFFIC Very good traffic shots of Piccadilly Circus and Regent St
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