Seven years before the Lumières' historic first cinématographe show in Paris, the earliest known moving images were shot by another Frenchman in, of all places, West Yorkshire. Leeds Bridge is the most substantial and arguably the most appealing of the surviving fragments of Louis Le Prince's work as the location is still recognisable. It's also the first ever high angle shot, from an upper window of a shop on the south side of the bridge, which crosses the river Aire on the southern edge of the city centre — a plaque now marks the spot.This glimpse of Leodians of 125 years ago making their everyday journeys on a route that's still notably as busy and bustling today is surely worth two seconds of anyone's time. Its maker disappeared mysteriously without trace on a train from Bourges to Dijon two years later.

Wouldn't you rather be sitting on a nice carriage now, torn by two beautiful stallions and you wouldn't even have to direct them. Just lean back and enjoy the scenery.I don't think this film has any other value besides the historic, but heaps thereof. It's a document of a time long gone and living in a big city I barely never see horses on the streets anymore. Shame. Occasionally newly-weds or tourists, but that's it. Also I wouldn't mind seeing elegant dresses like the one the woman who enters the picture from the bottom is wearing more frequently again. Good ol' days. Somebody should do a video of the exact place this year and I'd wonder how our grand-grandchildren will perceive it 125 years from now.

Hey some people said the continuity was very annoying but 22 years later the worst continuity film was made FRANKENSTEIN (Which I thought was made by Frankenstein's Monster) this is just a shot of Leeds Bridge which takes a few seconds like the other one although this movie looked older than Roundhay it also was made within the same year so this with Roundhay is the oldest surviving movies ever. The 2 movies by Le Prince are the key things that movies exist and this website exists. I'd recommend both Le Prince movies as Good History for the people on this website wanting to know the true true origin of films. This movie with Roundhay started one of the most moneymaking industries in the world I wonder why he isn't famous I know Thomas Edison invented it but Augustin Le Prince made these movies.

A two second film can show a lot of life in the year 1888. You can see there were no cars because cars were invented in the early 1900s.. or though I remember. Many people there were wearing top hats, they were nicely dressed. In this time, people usually wear t-shirts and jeans or shorts and a hoodie. That was probably not invented at that time. Unless it was and no one decided to wear it in public because it seemed to be inappropriate to do so.You can find this video on the internet since most likely no one will put a two second film on VHS or DVD because it is not that good.I recommend this video if you would like to see a short clip of life in the year 1888.