Street Corner

Our brave sloane ranger policewomen from Chelsea nick obviously had to help out their hard pressed fellow bluestockings in "Camden Tahn", hence they were patronising the working classes in Mornington Terrace NW1.

Now. Aidan.

The girls arrive to investigate.

Now. Aidan.

Dandy (Nichols) and her mate get all nosy-parker working-class indignant when the bogies turn up. (Bogie, a police man. UK slang.)

Now. Aidan.

Watch out, the baby's legging it!

Now. Aidan.

Legging for help towards Delancy Street NW1, really high tone area now which shows what a lick of paint and putting the railings back can do - shame that the people who wrecked London in the 60's couldn't have thought of it before they got the bulldozers in.

Now. Aidan.

The clientele of the Edinboro Castle in Mornington Terrace down pints to watch the human drama unfold.

Now. Aidan.

The baby's safe, thank gawd.

Now. Aidan.

Chelsea police station, Petyward SW3. The building also appears in 'The Party's Over', 'Three Steps to the Gallows' and 'Circumstantial Evidence'.

Chelsea police station, Petyward SW3. Aidan captured it back in 2010 when it was covered in scaffolding, at long last it has been taken down and I was there on another mission. (RL)

The scaffolding was still there when Simon visited in 2011 but at last it has gone. Clearly now awaiting the Commissioners visit. (RL)

The former West London County Court on North End Rd W14, as identified by Aidan.

Nos. 43-45 on the top end of North End Road between Gorleston Street and North End Crescent. SJ

The old County Court on North End Rd W14, now empty, check out the recess on the wall behind them, the slippery slope towards a life of crime starts here for our young shoplifting Oirish ingenue.

Now. Aidan McManus.

An update shows a new screen in front of St James Senior Girls' Sixth Form Centre. SJ

Panning left.

A pan brings into view North End Road with Vernon Street running off to the left. SJ

The boys turn up and some skulduggery is afoot. North End Road, the corner of Fitzjames Avenue in the background.

Now. Aidan.

Our knight in shining armour is off to work, Burne Jones House in the background, North End Road again.

Now. Aidan again.

Jules Ballantyne has resolved this one for us, Pont Street, London SW3 having turned in from Walton Street. (RL)

This location was a long time waiting. SJ

Here, Jules follows on with the van turning right from Pont Street into Lennox Gardens, London SW3. (RL)

Knightsbridge School on the left. SJ

Walton Street SW3.

Still looks the same. Aidan.

Walton Street again.

The jewellers is still there and still in the same family. Aidan.

Walton Street can also be seen in 'Trio' and 'Quest for Love'.

Now, filling in the gaps. SJ

Now. SJ

Doorway of above tomfoolery emporium. Aidan.

Reverse shot, check that drainpipe action. Aidan.

Now that's what I call a drainpipe. SJ

And panning right. SJ

And some more. SJ

And all the way to where we started on Walton Street, opposite Lennox Gardens Mews. SJ

Walton St.

Looking the other way down Walton St. Aidan.

Cheyne Walk.

Now. Aidan.

Cheyne Walk.

Cheyne Walk, some sort of boat yard. Aidan.

Same place (close to Lots Road) but wrong angle. I didn't like the look at that scary CCTV sign! Also seen in 'The Deadly Affair'. SJ

Petyward, SW3, next to the police station. Aidan.

Now. SJ

See earlier, the police station, front door, Aidan.

Churchill Estate, Pimlico.

Churchill Estate, Pimlico, Johnsons Place. Aidan.

Buildings on the Churchill Gardens Estate can also be seen in 'The System', 'Genevieve', 'You Must Be Joking', 'The Big Chance', 'Dance Hall', 'House of Whipcord', 'Three Hats for Lisa' and 'All the Right Noises'.

Same as above. Aidan.

Churchill Gardens again. Aidan.

A close up of Chaucer House, just to the west of Johnson's Lane. This is the entrance to flats 55-72. SJ

The boys pull up over the road from Mullers hoping to get rid of the tom (Tom (tomfoolery) - jewellery. 'Tom' now means any form of stolen goods). Fulham Road SW10 at junction with Redcliffe Road sleuthed by Greg.

New businesses line the street in this shot from Aidan which replaces Greg's Google image.

And businesses have changed over the last 15 years. SJ

Chick crosses the road from Redcliffe Road into the Fulham Road SW6.

Aidan, again replacing an earlier Google image from Greg.

Chicky boy unloaded the tom to Muller and goes back to the car. Greg found this one. Fulham Road at junction with Redcliffe Road in Chelsea SW10. The bakery at 200 is now "Fulham News".

Another Google capture replaced by Aidan.

Fulham News at 200 Fulham Road became Savills Chelsea Estate Agent in 2012. Scaffolding messes up this corner but that sure is a similar bike in the foreground as the one 15 years ago. SJ

Back at the motah looking up Redcliffe Road.

Lots more trees these days compared to back in the black and white days. Aidan.

Not the Dorchester, maybe the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane?

In the film they call this the Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane, been remodelled but this looks like it might fit. Aidan. Ray Cutler says that it "is definitely the Grosvenor House in Park Lane". (RL)

Cherry's or C Berry's?

The corner of Fulham Road and Limerston St SW6.

Pizza these days and someone's had the post box away. Aidan.

The adjacent corner, a bombed site in those days.

Now. Aidan.

Fulham Road. Muller on his way back to the shop from the bank with the blackmail wonga. Wonga = NZ / UK slang for money.

Now. Aidan.

Virtue Vets now occupies 353 Fulham Road. SJ

Jet Harris walks back up Redcliffe Road after watching the money arrive safely in the shop why did they cover the pillars with that rubbish and in the film still what were those spikes there for?

Now. Aidan.

The colourful sills of Ryman's are longstanding. SJ

Petyward Street SW3, again.

Looking east down Petyward. SJ

A return to the corner of Redcliffe Road as it meets Fulham Road.

Replacing Greg's Streetview from 2010. SJ

Does it say A B Hemming? The boys are back at Mullers again: they cant leave the geezer alone, hope they've got a clubcard.

Amazing confirmation from Aidan, look at the grills either side of the doorway!

Despite the scaffolding, one can see that the changes have removed the doorway and, sadly, the grills. SJ

F W Muller, Kelly's anyone? Number 353. Won't get any points going there at that time of night.

Now. Aidan.

349-353 Fulham Road. Luigi's at 349 has been established since 1973. Danilo's at 351 has been there 10 years but 351 seems to have changed hands on a highly regular basis SJ

This is no. 353's window, (assuming those shutters belong to no. 353).SJ

W J Henderson & Co. Ltd, number 351... so a fairly long street, but which? The neighbours are getting restless, probably feel like they're being stalked.

Now. Aidan, replacing Greg's Streetview.

This reflects the changes of business. SJ

Chelsea nick, again.

Now, corner of Lucan Place and Petyward, SW3. SJ

Chelsea Police Station at the corner of Petyward and Lucan Place in SW3. Also seen in 'The Party's Over' and 'Three Steps to the Gallows'.

Some light scaffolding to add to the bin. SJ

Petyward, side of the police station shown before. Aidan.

The law hang around inconspicuously waiting to walk three yards behind the suspect and not get spotted, Chelsea nick again.

Now. Aidan McManus.

Churchill Gardens again. Estate built just after the war obviously named in a flush of triumphism. Aidan.

Churchill Estate, again.

Filling another space here. That's Marryat House to the right. SJ

Sydney Mews.

Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1, just opposite the Walton Street shots: film crew did a crafty single park, dual location trick. SJ

Trouble is there's been a lot of frontage alteration, and there is a distinct lack of drainpiping. SJ

View to Fulham Road.

Taken from across the road looking towards Sydney Mews. SJ

Fulham Rd at junction with Sydney Place, rebuilt but shops and post box still there. Aidan ... Mike Doubleday observes that the post box (here and below) with its double band has changed, for an unknown reason, to a single-banded version. (SJ)

Without the scaffolding. SJ

Bank building still there on left. Aidan.

The post box is listing somewhat. SJ

Watch out!!! Barbara Murray is just out of shot a yard behind you, you're gonna get nicked, entrance to Sydney Mews again, check out the big stone they used to put at the entrances to stop cart wheel hubs bashing into them.

Now. Aidan.

It appears that the stone has its use, having been bashed into several times. SJ

Sydney Mews - more drainpipe action for you John. Aidan.

Lennox Gardens Mews again, much rebuilt. This fooled me for quite a while as the arched double doorways are very similar to those in Sydney Mews. So the entrance is Sydney, the mews Lennox mixed with a bit of Wilton Row. SJ

The jury's out on this one. The steps worry me a bit. SJ

Mebbe, mebbe not. SJ

The mews again - check the stone in the bottom left hand corner. Aidan.

But the bend of Lennox Gardens Mews cheers me up. SJ

And the building at the end on Milner Street, SW3, positively euphoric. SJ

The Grenadier again, used to be the Officer's Mess of the old Kensington Barracks. Aidan.

My contribution. The Grenadier, Wilton Row, SW1. SJ

The Grenadier, Wilton Row, SW1. Aidan.

Located by Aidan, this is The Grenadier public house on Wilton Row, Belgravia SW1 which also features in 'The Diamond'.

The Grenadier now by Aidan.

OK this is the view from what is established as no. "7" Sydney Mews but this is Wilton Row. So we have some trickery here and what's more I can't match the doorways, windows and drainpipes in either Sydney Mews or Wilton Row. SJ

Sydney again.

Lennox again. SJ

A closer view of above. SJ

In the film it's no 7 and this is no 7 now. I was worried by the lack of drainpiping in the earlier shots and still am (a bit). SJ

The building at the end comforts all when there is doubt. SJ

Easier to see the chips in the brickwork here. SJ

I think this is the window: check out the chips in the brickwork to the left of the lower frame. And the piping's in the correct place to the right. SJ

And this is the doorway below. As one can see the new doorway is set in and the steps maybe added with the drainpipe removed. SJ

Fulham Rd and Sydney Place again, looking from corner of Sydney Street. Aidan.

The entrance to Sydney Mews on Fulham Rd, the triangular roofed building still there. Aidan.

Sydney Street, SW3, the bay window is the only one in the street, the round window is newer. Aidan.

Sydney Mews again. Aidan.

This is the only north facing shot of Lennox Gardens Mews. SJ

Entrance to old barrack yard next to the Grenadier. Aidan.

We were here before with Fallen Idol. And Blind Date.

Old barrack yard where it used to go straight into Knightsbridge, you can see Hyde Park in those days, now built on, more drainpipes. Aidan.

Old Barrack Yard in SW1. Also seen in 'Scrooge (1951), 'Fallen Idol' and 'Blind Date'.

Looking back down Old Barrack Yard towards the pub. Aidan.

Trying to make it up Old Barrack Yard to Knightsbridge while Snowy the police wonder dog gives chase.

Now. Aidan.

Further on, the road winds round into Knightsbridge.

Again the road shape fits. Aidan.

Looking down the yard from the other side of the archway. Aidan.

The ambulance leaves Sydney Mews. Aidan.

Fulham Road. Aidan.

On the way to the hospital on the Fulham Rd. Aidan.

Getting nearer, can you hear the old style bell in your head? Aidan.

Chelsea cop-shop again.

As Aidan says, this and other nows need retakes if ever the wretched scaffolding comes down ... Here at last is an update replacing the 17/06/11 shot and a better, but not perfect, angle to boot. Ever improving. SJ

The girls just back from waving to their dads in the House of Lords. A familiar view seen in a great number of productions.

Embankment by Lambeth Bridge. Aidan.

I count 4 lampposts from Westminster Bridge. SJ