Private’s Progress
Date: 1956
Director: John Boulting
Production Company: Boulting Brothers
Stars: Richard Attenborough, Ronald Adam, Dennis Price, Henry B Longhurst, Terry Thomas, Ian Carmichael, Thorley Walters, Sally Miles, William Hartnell
Location(s): Berkshire, London
Region(s): London O-Q, South East M-Q
Storyline:
Stanley Windrush interrupts his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war, only to prove that he is definitely not officer material.
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Wantage Hall, University of Reading.
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- Capture 4
- 05 Nov 2019
Robert W. recognised the entrance to Bushey Hall School on Falconer Road in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
As soon as the location was identified, Antony Blair went straight over to take this shot.
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- 05 Nov 2019
Antony Blair advises that this is looking from the gateway of Bushey Hall School onto Falconer Road.
A similar view from Antony.
- Capture 6
- 05 Nov 2019
Facing south on Falconer Road outside the gates of Bushey Hall School located by Robert W. The street also appears in 'The Haunted House of Horror'.
The same street captured by Antony.
- Capture 7
- 05 Nov 2019
Robert W's old school, Bushey Hall School on London Road, Bushey, which was originally called the Royal Masonic Boys Junior School. Peter Willis, who attended the Junior School from 1949 – 1951 and the Senior School from 1951 – 1956 adds that the new recruits are marching towards a classroom block.
The original buildings are easily identified in Antony Blair's modern image.
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Robert W. identifies his old school, Bushey Hall School on London Road in Bushey. Peter Willis advises that the squad are marching on the long asphalt playground between A and H Houses.
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Bushey Hall School in Bushey, Hertfordshire located by Robert W. who adds that the school is now known as Bushey Academy. Peter Willis adds that the view is from the playing field at the back of H and G Houses. Part of F House is on the far right of the picture. Peter continues "The houses had dormitories on the first two floors each sleeping 25 boys while on the ground floor was the common room, tuck box room, showers (yes, there were four hot showers per house) and changing rooms."
- Capture 10
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Robert W. believes that this and the next capture may be of RAF Bushey Hall which was used by the U.S. Army Air Force, 8th Air Force between 1942 and 1945.
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Possibly RAF Bushey Hall to the east of Watford, the site of which is now occupied by Bushey Hall Golf Club.
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A pub?
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- Capture 14
- 10 Jan 2015
Corner cinema?
Whatever it was, Ron Hull advises that it is still available for functions and locates it as Church Street and Minorca Road, Weybridge directing us to Google Earth to confirm. M?A?C were indeed at No 40 Church Street! (RL)
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Ummmmm.
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- 22 Jul 2014
Natural History Museum, Kensington, London.
Confirmed as a view of the railings on Cromwell Road with the Natural History Museum behind. Image copyright Google Streetview and sent in by Martin Underwood.
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Cyril Clark identifies the building visible through the gateway as Bramshill House in Bramshill, Hampshire.
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A matte shot featuring elements of Bramshill House.
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The frontage of Bramshill House, a Grade I listed Jacobean house to the south of Reading, located by Cyril Clark.
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Is this another view of Wantage Hall?