The New Lights Of London (1926)

London. Title: “The New Lights of London. First electric light traffic controls installed in Piccadilly“. M/S of three workmen installing traffic lights on the corner of a busy street. Lots of traffic and pedestrians pass them as they work. C/U of the traffic lights. M/S of workmen working next to a small wooden hut at the road side, a policeman directs pedestrians around it. 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 (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.