London United Kingdom-1969: Double-Decker Buses and a Motorcycle With Sidecar Cross an Intersection

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLondon, Greater London, United Kingdom
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 · London, Greater London, United Kingdom
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1969 · Hampton Court Palace & London · Reel ea1c44ce contains 8 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

urban transport
everyday street life
London sightseeing
period vehicle design
public transport
city architecture

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Street-level view angled slightly upward toward the surrounding architecture
Setting: outdoor · Busy central London intersection bordered by monumental stone buildings and pavements
Time and weather: daytime · Leaf-on season · Bright overcast conditions with dry roads
Lighting: Diffuse natural daylight
People: 12 · Approximately twelve distant pedestrians are visible along the pavements, with a rider passing in the foreground; faces and individual ages are indistinct.
Vehicles: red double-decker buses · black taxis · saloon cars · motorcycle with enclosed sidecar · delivery truck · light-coloured van
Landmarks: Trafalgar Square · St Martin-in-the-Fields
Objects: traffic lights · street lamps · stone columns · arched windows · pavements · road markings · leafy tree · traffic island
Colors: blue-violet · red · stone grey · black · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A red double-decker bus crosses behind black taxis.
A motorcycle with an enclosed sidecar approaches across the foreground.
The sidecar passes close to the camera as saloon cars cross behind.
A delivery truck and another red bus remain visible beside the columned building.

Double-Decker Buses and a Motorcycle With Sidecar Cross... — Clip Details

London, circa 1969 home movie footage shows traffic crossing an intersection at Trafalgar Square beneath a large stone building with a columned corner. A red double-decker bus and black taxis pass across the foreground, followed by a motorcycle with an enclosed sidecar. More buses, saloon cars and a delivery truck move through the junction as distant pedestrians wait beside traffic lights. The short handheld view shifts slightly right.

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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004147

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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: 1969 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, Greater London, 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: This short London traffic view answers documentary and museum briefs seeking everyday British urban transport circa 1969.
Period detail: Rounded black taxis, red double-decker buses, saloon cars and a motorcycle with an enclosed sidecar supply the strongest visible period details.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds a street-level view of passing traffic, with slight handheld reframing as vehicles cross the scene.
What appears in frame: Red buses, black taxis, a motorcycle with sidecar, a delivery truck, distant pedestrians and a columned stone facade fill the intersection.
Film character: Soft grain, blue-violet colour rendition, passing-vehicle blur and uneven brightness give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the continuous shot as a London establishing insert, a transport cutaway or a transition between sightseeing locations.
Historical context: The coexistence of buses, taxis, private cars and a sidecar gives a compact view of varied road transport at Trafalgar Square circa 1969.
Research note: Footage copyright licensing is separate from likeness, advertising and property rights; distant people, vehicle advertisements and architectural decoration are visible.
Research search match: The clip matches searches for London traffic circa 1969, Trafalgar Square buses, black taxis and small-gauge home movie street scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's curved corner building and buses or Waldorf visitors, then other London views circa 1969, followed by British transport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A black taxi and red double-decker bus cross Trafalgar Square in London, circa 1969, beneath a columned stone facade. — A passing black taxi overlaps a red double-decker bus at the intersection.
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A motorcycle with an enclosed sidecar crosses a Trafalgar Square junction in London, circa 1969, with buses and saloon cars behind. — The motorcycle and enclosed sidecar enter the foreground amid crossing traffic.
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A sidecar passes close to the camera at Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1969, against black cars, red buses and tall stone columns. — The sidecar fills the lower foreground as cars and buses continue through the junction.
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A red bus, two-tone saloon car and delivery truck share the Trafalgar Square intersection in London, circa 1969. — A delivery truck appears at the right as a saloon car passes the red double-decker bus.
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