The Metropolis

Archive film of a chimp cycling round London

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 13 October, 2011 09:43

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British Pathe have shared this classic from their brilliant archive. It’s a well-dressed chimp, of 1948 vintage, riding a bike around the city. It’s not cruel, because it’s for a film, see? Can anyone recognise the locations?

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