Piccadilly Circus (1951)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Piccadilly Circus, London. Various shots of Piccadilly Circus, showing traffic, pedestrians, advertising boards, statue of Eros. (Taken especially for Piccadilly Theatre Johannesburg.) Cataloguer’s note: interesting how in the 50s the main advertisers at Piccadilly Circus were Bovril, Brylcreem, Wrigley’s Chewing Gum, Schweppes - all quite small products compared to the present day massive electrical companies who advertise there. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (19