Showing posts with label Real Locations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Real Locations. Show all posts

27 August 2007

Real location #7 - The Leather Boys
























































Although the facia of the Ace Cafe has changed since 'The Leather Boys' was made in the early 1960's the location remains the same. Importantly the A406, or as it is mostly known; the North Circular road, has moved slightly.
In the film we see Reggie (Colin Campbell) race Pete (Dudley Sutton), possibly to Staples Corner and back to the Ace Cafe, they stop underneath a railway bridge with advertising Ferodo products. This remains more or less identical today with the exception that the line, which leads to Euston has been electrified.
Interesting, for me is that at one point the North Circular was what the M25 road is today, an outer-London ring road.
Links
IMDB entry for The Leather Boys, link.
The Ace Cafe, official site, link.
Ace Cafe on a map, link.
A link to some other pictures I took at the Ace Cafe, link.
Wikipedia entry for the North Circular, link.

08 August 2007

Real location - supplementary entry


Not one I have visited, yet but 'The Culture Show' devoted a special to film locations including 'The Wicker Man', 'Trainspotting', 'Kes' and several others.
Link
Interview with Tony Garnett about the making of Kes and the locations in Barnsley, Yorkshire, link.

04 February 2007

Real Location # 6 - Foreign Correspondent


Westminster Cathedral as seen in the film.


Westminster Cathedral today.








Visitor information for Westminster Cathedral.

Links
IMDB entry for Foreign Correspondent, link.
Westminster Cathedral official website, link.