London United Kingdom-1946: Raven Turning and Changing Stance on a Wooden Bench

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationLondon, Greater London, United Kingdom
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 · London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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What is in this clip

urban wildlife
bird behaviour
British sightseeing
visitor observation
historic leisure
home movie travel

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · handheld · Slightly elevated oblique view
Setting: outdoor · Bench-lined lawn beside a paved path in historic visitor grounds
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions
Lighting: Natural daylight with dark feather shadows and reflective highlights
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Animals: raven
Objects: wooden benches · curved metal armrests · grass lawn · paved path · low posts · pale edging blocks
Colors: black · blue-purple · green · grey · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The raven perches on the bench back facing right.
It angles its head while maintaining its perch.
The bird pivots through a nearly front-facing position.
It settles facing left with its tail extending right.

Raven Turning and Changing Stance on a Wooden Bench — Clip Details

London, England, circa 1946 home movie footage shows a raven perched on the wooden back of a bench beside a lawn and paved path. The bird initially faces right, lifting and angling its head while its dark feathers catch blue-purple highlights. It then pivots on its feet and settles facing left, with matching benches receding behind it. One continuous, closely framed shot records the movement with slight camera unsteadiness and soft projected-film detail.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004876

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 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: Supports documentary requests for circa 1946 London sightseeing with a close observational view of a raven in the Tower grounds.
Period detail: Wooden slatted benches with curved metal arms furnish the grounds, but no visible object independently narrows the date to circa 1946.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds the camera on a small animal action, recording spontaneous head movements and a turn between sightseeing views.
What appears in frame: A dark raven perches above wooden slats and curved metal arms, with matching benches, green grass, a paved path and low posts behind it.
Film character: Soft projected detail, visible grain, cool blue-purple colour and slight frame movement give the transfer its small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use as a wildlife insert or quiet cutaway between Tower architecture and attendant footage.
Historical context: Ravens are characteristic of the Tower of London, and the surrounding sightseeing section supplies the location context absent from this close view.
Research note: No people, readable branding or distinct artwork appear; footage copyright and any applicable site or property permissions remain separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for a Tower of London raven, circa 1946 British travel footage and silent colour small-gauge home movies of bird behaviour.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Tower architecture and walking attendants, then its Buckingham Palace gates, followed by other London footage circa 1946 and archival raven studies.

Still Frames From This Clip

A right-facing raven perches on a bench in the Tower of London sequence, circa 1946, its dark feathers catching blue-purple light. — The raven holds a right-facing stance above the bench slats.
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A raven angles its head right on a wooden bench in the Tower of London sequence, circa 1946, with repeated seating behind it. — The bird extends its head while keeping its feet on the narrow wooden back.
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The raven's folded wing and tail stand out against the row of benches.

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A left-facing raven completes its turn on a bench in the Tower of London sequence, circa 1946; a coloured mark appears at right. — After pivoting, the raven faces left with its tail pointing right.
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