Take Me High

Unknown location in London standing in for the exterior of Cliff's apartment. Durham Place at the corner of St. Leonard's Terrace SW3 identified by Steve Randall.

And this is opposite Burton Court, whose cricket pitch was seen in "The Jokers". SJ

Unknown location in London. Cliff leaving his apartment in his last feature film. Located by Steve Randall, this is facing number 9 Durham Place in Chelsea.

The southwest side of the street. SJ

Cliff sings after leaving his girlfriend. Inner Temple Gardens off Middle Temple Lane and Victoria Embankment in London EC4 identified by Stephen Richards.

The same location now. (PW)

Cliff still singing in Inner Temple Gardens, London EC4. Location found by Stephen Richards.

From a similar viewpoint now.

The street where Cliff pulls up in his Mini outside his bank is . . .

. . . King Street looking towards St James's Square, London SW1 identified by Tonyk.

Cliff's mini is seen entering Birmingham. This is just leaving the Gravelly Hill Interchange, popularly known as Spaghetti Junction, and heading into town on the A38M. The interchange also features in 'Ready Player One' and 'Felicia's Journey'.

Same place, wrong angle. Taken from the back of a bus heading along the same road.

The bottom of Alpha Tower at the corner of Broad Street and Suffolk Street Queensway in Birmingham, Warwickshire. The 'pointed' roof behind belongs to the ATV studios. The shot was taken from a footbridge that spanned Suffolk Street Queensway.

Its not possible to take a similar shot now because the footbridge that featured in the film has been demolished. Note also that the former ATV Centre was in the process of being demolished.

The top of Alpha Tower

The top of a cleaner Alpha Tower.

Cliff's mini pulls up at Sir Harry Cunningham's country house. Identified by Stephen Richards as Edgcote House in Northamptonshire.

Cliff leaving the Council House in Victoria Square on Colmore Row, Birmingham.

Almost the same - a little cleaner.

After leaving the Council House and walking towards the Town Hall.

A sunnier day but the same location.

New Street at the bottom of Bennetts Hill looking towards the Town Hall.

The building to the left behind Cliff became a Barclays Bank but has recently reverted to retail units.

Smallbrook Queensway at the corner of Hill Street with Centre City under construction.

The completed Centre City offices complete with tree.

New Street at the bottom of Needless Alley.

New buildings to the left. Shape of the 'alley' is still recognisable.

Paradise Circus looking up at part of the, then, newly built Library.

From a similar viewpoint now (without getting run down by traffic).

Temple Row, the corner with Needless Alley opposite St Philips Cathedral.

The tall building is Bank Tower and the building to the right is the Allied Irish Bank.

Looking up from 'the ramp' alongside Stephenson Place at the bottom of Corporation Street towards what was then The Birmingham Shopping Centre above New Street station.

Now called The Palisades and in the process of being revamped and rebuilt as part of the new look station.

Suffolk Street Queensway looking towards Holloway Head with the Church of the Kingdom of God centre bottom.

The same location with the tower blocks and the church still in situ left of centre.

Smallbrook Queensway looking towards the present Centenary Square - not named as such until 1989. The domed building is the Hall of Memory and behind is Baskerville House.

From a similar viewpoint. Cliff Richard returned to Centenary Square for Birmingham's Millennium celebrations.

Cliff walking in front of the Hall of Memory in Centenary Square with Birmingham's Post Office Tower framed in the pillars.

New buildings behind and the level of the road has been lowered. The tower is now known as the BT Tower.

Cliff walks down steps in part of the Library complex at Paradise Circus.

Paradise Place, Birmingham.

Holloway Circus in the centre of the roundabout.

The same location from ground level.

Smallbrook Queensway looking towards the 'old' Bull Ring Shopping Centre.

Redressed bridge and Debenhams, part of the new Bull Ring Centre.

The corner of Broad Street and Gas Street. The church is the now demolished St Peters which stood over a canal tunnel.

Same corner, different lamp standard. The old Gas Street sign is no longer there but the window remains.

Cliff walking into Gas Street from Broad Street. Tilting down from the previous capture.

The car dealership is now a bar. The background church seen previously has long gone.

Cliff entering Gas Street Basin from Gas Street.

A new bridge to take pedestrians over the canal. Gas Street Basin is where the New Main Line Canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigation (BCN) meets the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.

Gas Street Basin. The New Main Line Canal of the BCN passes under Broad Street through the tunnel.

Now a centre for leisure instead of work - surrounded by bars, clubs and restaurants.

Looking across Gas Street Basin towards Alpha Tower in the background.

Alpha Tower still standing and joined by another on Broad Street.

View over Gas Street Basin from the position that Cliff first enters the location.

Since filming a bridge has been built from Gas Street to the Worcester Bar in the centre of the screen shot. This shot was taken from the bridge.

Cliffs boat is passing into Gas Street Basin from the Birmingham & Worcester Canal.

From a similar angle.

The canal marina at Wootton Wawen confirms Simon Richards.

Taken from the canalside to prevent getting wet. (SR)

The canal marina at Wootton Wawen. Simon recalls 'As a child we used to go to Stratford upon Avon on Saturday afternoons and we drove past whilst they were filming!'

The canal marina in full swing today. (SR)

This is highly likely to be Wootton Wawen Aqueduct on the Stratford Canal in Warwickshire.

Yes, the aqueduct, but no narrowboats crossed the road on my visit. (SR)

On the Tame Valley Canal under Gravelly Hill Interchange in Birmingham.

The shot from Cliffs hovercraft as he travels along a short spur to a Canal Basin on Heath Street Industrial Estate, Winson Green in Birmingham.

This is the nearest I could get to the site due to demolition and locked gates. Note the building with the three vents in the left centre of each image.

Canal Basin in Heath Street Industrial Estate, Winson Green.

Cliffs hovercraft is just below the red star having just passed under the reconstructed road bridge. Image is copyright Google Maps.

Canal Basin in Heath Street Industrial Estate, Winson Green.

Cliff's hovercraft is just below the red star about to enter the wharf. Image is copyright Google Maps.

Canal Wharf in Heath Street Industrial Estate in Winson Green, Birmingham.

Cliff is in front of the wall that is just below the red star. One of the only remaining relics from the film with every building behind him having been cleared. Image is copyright Google Maps.

An armillary sphere in an unknown location.

Recognised by two of our Twitter Followers Wolf Baginski and Andy Dawson, this is Wardington Manor which stands between Lower and Upper Wardington in Oxfordshire.

Aerial shot of the junction of New Street, Corporation Street and Stephenson Place in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Let's go for a ground shot until someone takes me higher. SJ

Looking towards New Street from Corporation Street.

Similar shot from street level. The screen shot was taken from on top of a canopy on a now demolished building.

Top of New Street with Victoria Square to the left and with Pinfold Street on the right.

Trees and street furniture prevent an accurate 'now' shot. The building to the centre, at the top of Pinfold Street, also appeared in the film Privilege starring Paul Jones (Manfred Mann).

Cliff's car is turning from New Street into Corporation Street.

Same corner now with traffic signals.

New Street at the bottom of Bennett's Hill.

Greens camera and hi-fi shop is now an amusement arcade.

Looking up Corporation Street towards Old Square in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Trees, bus shelters and advertising clutter the present day view.

Corporation Street at the corner of Cherry Street facing Rackhams Department Store.

The store in now known as House of Fraser.

New Street with the Town Hall on Victoria Square.

This shot shows the relationship between the Town Hall (centre) and the Council House (right).

Corporation Street facing towards New Street.

Same clock different time (It stopped years ago).

New Street facing Piccadilly Arcade

Piccadilly Arcade refurbished.

Waterloo Street, almost opposite the Council House and next to Victoria Square.

Traffic direction has now changed.

Victoria Square, Birmingham.

Victoria Square now pedestrianised.

Colmore Circus with the half demolished ruins of Snow Hill Station to the right. The car seemingly in the centre of the roundabout is parked at the rear of the Gaumont Cinema.

Colmore Circus - unrecognisable except for the line of the road.

Colmore Circus - same as the previous capture with Greys Department Store to the left.

Taken from a different angle to prove the location. The only building remaining at this end of Colmore Row is the one above the Rolls Royce.

St Peters Place off Broad Street. The buldings have since been demolished and the canal tunnel is shorter. This location is opposite the Waters Edge, Brindley Place.

A difficult crane shot to recreate, note the building over the canal bridge. The level of the road has been removed.

St Peters Place off Broad Street in Birmingham. The buildings have been demolished and this location is now a loading and storage area for the Symphony Hall complex.

Again a difficult shot to reconstruct. This shot was taken from a new bridge over the New Main Line Canal.