Edinburgh Scotland-1952: Grand Stone Building with Lion Statues and Pedestrians

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationEdinbourgh, Scotland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Grand Stone Building with Lion Statues and Pedestrians — Clip Details

EDINBOURGH SCOTLAND-1952: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a grand, imposing stone building with ornate gates and classical lion statues. Pedestrians in period attire walk along the sidewalk, their movement suggesting a bustling city street. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a distinct purple color cast and soft focus, characteristic of home movies from the early 1950s. The camera pans slowly across the facade, highlighting the building's architectural details and the stately entrance. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century urban life in Edinburgh.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124554618

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Edinbourgh, Scotland Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Edinburgh urban inserts needing visitor-shot street life outside a grand civic or institutional entrance.
Period detail: Period clothing, soft hats, dark coats, and the 8mm color stock may show early-1950s city pedestrian dress and sightseeing behavior.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers from a sidewalk viewpoint as passersby move naturally through the frame, giving the clip an unstaged visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a stone facade, iron railings, ornate gate piers, sculpted lion figures, pedestrians, sidewalk movement, and soft city daylight.
Film character: The footage has a purple color cast, soft focus, visible grain, and gentle handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, travel transition, architectural cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century Scotland.
Historical context: The clip shows public street activity around a formal stone entrance, suggesting everyday urban movement rather than a staged ceremony.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from location or likeness issues.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1952 Edinburgh 8mm street footage, ornate building entrance, iron gates, pedestrians, lion statues, and Scottish city home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Edinburgh exteriors, then broader 1950s city architecture and pedestrian street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Edinburgh home-movie frame showing pedestrians near iron railings and a formal stone facade. — Pedestrians pass a tall iron fence outside a large stone building.

1952 Edinburgh street view with pedestrians near an ornate entrance, iron gates, and stone architecture. — A small group walks past ornate gate piers and iron railings.

1952 Edinburgh frame showing an ornate stone entrance with sculpted figures and passersby in period clothing. — Pedestrians move along the sidewalk beneath ornate stonework and sculptural figures.

1952 Edinburgh home-movie frame with ornate gates, sculpted lion figures, ironwork, and sidewalk pedestrians. — The camera frames the formal entrance with sculpted lion figures as people pass by.

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