Street Lamps (1951)

Street lamp collector. Hampstead, London. M/S Peter Varnon standing by a street lamp, he sketches it on some paper. C/U of the lamp, M/S of sketch. M/S of him up a ladder at the lamp, he lifts it out of its holder and carries it down. M/S of his mews full of old street lamps dating back to Trafalgar. Some are repaired and replaced, others provide the models for new ones. M/S of Peter with his lamps. 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 P