London United Kingdom-1962: Man in a Suit Feeds Pigeons From His Hand on a Long Bench

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 · London, England, United Kingdom
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

feeding birds
city leisure
1960s London
riverside promenade
everyday life
travel memories
men's fashion

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Riverside promenade with a long public bench, white balustrade and dark iron railings, lamp posts beyond
Time and weather: daytime · spring or summer · sunny
Lighting: bright natural daylight with cool blue shadows
People: 2 · An older man in a grey suit, dark tie and waistcoat feeding pigeons, and a dark-haired woman in a purple cardigan and pale-framed glasses sitting at the far end of the bench, smiling at the camera.
Animals: pigeons
Objects: long slatted bench · iron railings · white balustrade · lamp posts · red fittings
Colors: grey · pale green-white · purple · navy blue · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A man in a grey suit sits on a long bench with pigeons perched on his knee.
The woman at the far end of the bench looks toward the camera and smiles.
He bends forward and offers food from his cupped hand as the pigeons peck.
A pigeon flaps its wings on his knee before settling again.
He holds out an open palm to the birds as the shot ends.

Man in a Suit Feeds Pigeons From His Hand on a Long Bench — Clip Details

London, England, circa 1962 home movie footage of a man in a grey suit feeding pigeons from his hand on a long, pale slatted bench beside riverside railings above the Thames. Pigeons perch on his knee and peck at his cupped palm while a dark-haired woman in a purple top and pale-framed glasses sits at the far end and turns to smile at the camera. Lamp posts and red fittings stand beyond the railings. One handheld 8mm shot holds a steady medium framing for six seconds.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000918

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 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: London, England, United Kingdom 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: Answers requests for candid early-1960s London street life, especially a quiet riverside moment for documentaries on postwar Britain, travel or urban wildlife.
Period detail: The man's grey suit, waistcoat and tie, and the woman's short dark curled hair, pale-framed glasses and purple cardigan may show typical early-1960s dress.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor's camera lingers on an unposed stranger feeding pigeons while the woman nearby notices the filmmaker and smiles back, a small, genuine tourist encounter.
What appears in frame: A man in a grey suit on a long pale bench, pigeons perched on his knee, his cupped feeding hand, a smiling woman in purple at the bench's far end, iron railings and a white balustrade, and lamp posts beyond.
Film character: Visible 8mm grain, a cool blue cast in shadows, saturated purple tones and soft amateur focus give the shot an authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or memory beat between London landmark shots, or as a gentle character insert in a sequence on city life.
Historical context: Shot during a London sightseeing trip on a reel that also shows the Lambeth Shot Tower, demolished in 1962, placing it among the city's early-1960s riverside scenes.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from likeness; both adults are unidentified and their faces are visible, so likeness use in commercial work calls for caution, and no clearance is guaranteed.
Research search match: man feeding pigeons London 1960s, 8mm home movie Thames bench, early 1960s London street life, vintage pigeons on lap footage
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's St Margaret's Church and Big Ben, market trader and two men laughing outside a pub clips, then with other circa 1962 London riverside footage, then with pigeon-feeding scenes from other cities.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man in a grey suit with pigeons on his knee on a riverside bench in London, circa 1962, woman in purple at the far end — A man feeds pigeons perched on his knee while a woman in purple sits at the other end of the bench, London, circa 1962.
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Woman in glasses and purple cardigan smiles from a Thames-side bench in London, circa 1962, as a man feeds pigeons — The woman at the far end of the bench turns to smile at the camera as the pigeons feed, London, circa 1962.
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Man leans over pigeons on his lap to feed them by hand beside riverside railings in London, circa 1962 — The man leans in to hand-feed the pigeons gathered on his lap, London, circa 1962.
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Pigeon pecks from a man's open palm on a London riverside bench, circa 1962, with a woman in purple seated beyond — A pigeon pecks from the man's open palm as the shot ends, London, circa 1962.
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