Roundhay Garden Scene

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Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in northern England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.

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Roundhay Garden Scene
Oakwood Grange Lane, Leeds Oakwood

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Oakwood Grange Lane

Oakwood Grange Lane
LS8 2PF Leeds, Oakwood
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