Only Two Can Play

Swansea, called Aberdarcy in the film, a view from above the town, perhaps from Mayhill or Townhill.

View from Sea View Primary School over Swansea Bay, and, on a clear day one can see North Devon.(JT)

Swansea, called Aberdarcy in the film, a view from above the town, perhaps from Mayhill or Townhill

Now from nearby the school. The harbour wall and the port, now a marina, are on the left.(JT)

Swansea, called Aberdarcy in the film, a view from above the town, perhaps from Mayhill or Townhill

View from the school across Swansea Bay. The filmakers, just to confuse me, opened the sequence with our ot001, panned left to take in the port, then back to almost the original shot, then back again to the port.(JT)

Mouth of the Tawe, Abertawe, Swansea.

Today, a posh marina.(JT)

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, info from imdb, in the Alexander Road, where we met up with Ellie Dawkins and Roger Coleman who helped with some of the locations.

Sleuthed.

Glynn Vivian Museum, Swansea.

Mayhill, according to imdb, but they're wrong here. It is in fact Cromwell Street in Swansea, top of Mount Pleasant, but unhappily one can't tell the people at imdb anything. They don't want our information. But No 26 is THE house, on the corner of Harcourt St!

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No. 26, corner of Harcourt and Cromwell Streets.

Same repro stone facing, same corner quoins, same railings, same gate. Sleuthed!

Same house, same railings.

Yes!

Same railings, same street.

Yes! Again!

Gate decoration just visible.

Yes, same angle.

Says BAR on the door, lower down the street?

Same place, same railings.

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Cromwell Street.

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Stone facing, railings, etc., etc. confirmation of 26 Cromwell St, Mount Pleasant.

Yup!

Swansea, The Promenade, off Mount Pleasant. A really wonderful location, all the houses now owned by a housing association, and completely overgrown. What a waste, how unpleasant.

Similar style as Cromwell Road, but with small porticoes and larger gardens.

Once tarted up, but now in serious abandonment. Difficult to acertain which is, or was, what.

MMMmmmm.........the gate seems to be the same.

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Swansea.

Swansea.

Mayhill, above Swansea, Mayhill Road and Gwili Terrace

Now. Still unmistakable as the same corner, but actually it is Gwent Road on the right and Gwynedd Ave on the left.

Gwent Road, Mayhill, Swansea. View now obscured by trees.

Panning right on Gwent Road, Mayhill, Swansea

Continuing the pan. The houses stand on Powis Avenue and to the right is Townhill Road. Pointing out that his Grandmother's house stands in the distance beyond the car, Danny Jones spotted his Father's dog to the right! Danny lived here until he was 11 and believes that his Father may be one of the shadows seen on the footpath.

Same corner seen earlier.

Mayhill, above Swansea, Mayhill Road and Gwili Terrace

Is this The Kingsway? No, it is Llanelli again says Kevin Flynn as supported by the "now". (RL)

Ian Jenkins says that it is the approach to Llanelli Town hall. Wonder why the director went so far when there were endless fine buildings in Swansea.

I can't match up the fancy building or the inspectors kiosk, in Swansea. Llanelli Town Hall, info from Ian Jenkins. Ian also says; Look at Capture 38, outside the chemist. In the film Peter Sellers looks left down the road to the GEC store here. In fact the GEC store is behind him on his right, on the same block as the chemist. So the bus in capture 30 passes the GEC store first. Now I think, this mistake was noticed at the editing stage. So, in order to correct it, a cameramen was sent to film another scene. Now I guess the actual bus (adverts etc) needed to film the scene was in service in Llanelli and not Swansea. Hence the shot of Llanelli. Kevin Flynn directs us the Francis Frith website for a "photo" of the Town Hall in 1957. https://www.francisfrith.com/llanelli/llanelli-town-hall-square-1957_l73063 (RL)

Martin Whitrow turned his back on the converted cinema that is now 'Wetherspoons, York Palace' and took this shot of the scene today. He did provide some photo's of the Llanelli Town Hall from the other side of the green to prove that it it still there. (RL)

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, and the square block building is still there in Kingsway.

Now. Corner of Christina Street and The Kingsway.

Swansea town centre, and the square block building is still there in Kingsway.

Now, 2013.

Swansea, town centre, The Kingsway, between Newton Street and Christina Street. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. The lady has gone and so has the Players advert.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. Hard to believe that those pretty terraced shops are hiding behind this derelict 'Quids Inn Bar' at 14/15/16 Christina Street.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. 2013.

Kingsway at the bottom of Christina Street, Swansea. Hollie again many thanks.

Now. Hard to believe that those pretty terraced shops are hiding behind this derelict 'Quids Inn Bar' at 14/15/16 Christina Street.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. The gap between the two buildings is much the same.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. I suppose the young lady would be in her seventies now.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. The 'Zanzi-Ba' Christina Street.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Now. Looking behind us now, two phone boxes in Kingsway.

Swansea town centre, the Kingsway, between Craddock Street and Mount Pleasant. Hollie Gaze of Swansea Museum kindly gave us this information. Thanks Hollie.

Actually the General Electric Co Ltd showrooms (GEC) took up more of the granite shop/office front than is shown here, but my aim was a bit wonky that day. Brian Tunstill.

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, again.

Now image of the Gallery, how the trees have grown over the years.

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, again.

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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, again.

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Again, Alexander Road.

Yes, from outside Glynn Vivian Museum, Pleasant Road to the left and grove Place in the distance.

Again, Alexander Road.

Alexander Road now.

A house, but not Sketty Hall. Another chase of the little wild geeses.

Situated to the west of Swansea, address mislaid.

But the pic was took! Now. Restored in 2009 /10. Bet the postman could recognise it.

Identified by Colin Wheldon James as being on the Caswell Bay Road, heading towards Bishopton. Thanks Colin.

Tennis courts, De La Beche Park, opposite Bishop Gore School, with Llewellyn Street and Park View Terrace in the background

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Tom? Peeping.

Now. Brian.

Anyone for tennis?

Mayhill Road, or up the road from the tennis courts?

Near the tennis courts

Yes, confirmed.

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Townhill Road, corner of Lonbryngwyn Road.

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Swansea, Christina Street.

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All gone.

And replaced. 2013.

These also swept away.

Swansea

Now. A bit of drain pipe and the upstairs windows are all that remain. Pulled down 2010.

Bookplate from Aberdarcy Public Library, a film prop, now in the Swansea Public Library. The real library wasn't used for the film as the subject matter was thought too racy, so the Art Gallery across the road was used. Obviously a racy lot the Gallery governors!