Caledonian Market S.A. Aka Cape Town’s Caledonian Market (1940)

Caledonian market. Cape Town, South Africa. L/S open air Caledonian market in London. Various shots of its South African counterpart in Cape Town which is set up in the streets opposite the City Hall. Good shots of the stalls selling everything from footwear and food to antique furniture and books. Various shots of a herbalist giving out remedies for various ailments and drinking them himself. 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 web
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