Brassed Off
Date: 1996
Director: Mark Herman
Production Company: Channel 4, Miramax, Prominent
Stars: Peter Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald
Location(s): South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Region(s): London A-B, North
Storyline:
Imminent closure of coal mine threatens the future of the colliery brass band.
Additional Information:
UK Onscreen is also very helpful with locations for this one. Neil Rigby.
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- Capture 1
- 18 Apr 2012
The pit, the coal mine.
Grimethorpe Colliery, South Yorkshire.
- Capture 2
- 18 Apr 2012
The workers.
The site buildings.
- Capture 3
- 14 Dec 2015
South Yorkshire village.
Sleuth Neil Rigby has worked with Google Earth and in some cases gives thanks to British Film Locations (BFL) to resolve many of the unknown locations here. Now demolished but a "ready to be demolished" picture courtesy of Barnsley Council of the houses to the right. (RL)
- Capture 4
- 14 Dec 2015
Kwik Save far left.
Alleyway behind High Street, Grimethorpe with thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 5
- 14 Dec 2015
A street.
Alleyway behind High Street looking from Acorn Way, Grimethorpe. Neil and Google Earth. (RL)
- Capture 6
- 14 Dec 2015
An estate.
Windmill Avenue, Grimethorpe with thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 7
- 14 Dec 2015
A pub in a High Street
High Street, Grimethorpe with thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 8
- 14 Dec 2015
The junction opposite the pub.
Cudworth View corner with High Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 9
- 14 Dec 2015
Another street.
Chapel Street off High Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 10
- 14 Dec 2015
Chip shop.
The "Chippy" now Home Farm Bakery, High Street corner with Chapel Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 11
- 14 Dec 2015
......and SPAR
The Spar shop now gone. High Street corner with Chapel Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)
- Capture 12
- 'Now' required
....yet another street. Neil Rigby identifies this as Colliery Office buildings and says that they have probably now been demolished. (RL)
- Capture 13
- 14 Dec 2015
An estate.....a different one?
Outside the Colliery Arms pub, now the Red Rum, Cemetery Road, Grimethorpe S727LS With thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R (RL)
- Capture 14
- 'Now' required
A main road. According to BFL and Neil Rigby, Hatfield Colliery, Stainforth, S. Yorkshire, now demolished. (RL)
- Capture 15
- 23 Apr 2012
Very recognizable building in the middle of the road.
The A6052 King St by Stoneswood Road, Delph, Saddleworth. Address and Google pic supplied by Neil Rigby.
- Capture 16
- 'Now' required
Down the road a bit. British Aerospace - Manchester band.
- Capture 17
- 'Now' required
.....and further on.
- Capture 18
- 'Now' required
.........and on. King Street, Delph, Greater Manchester as seen in 'The Parole Officer'.
- Capture 19
- 14 Dec 2015
A country pub.
High Street, Delph OL35DH according to Neil which he supports with a Google Earth shot. (RL)
- Capture 20
- 14 Dec 2015
.....second pint.
The River Tame at High Street, Delph according to Neil and supported by Google. (RL)
- Capture 21
- 'Now' required
....3rd pint!!! It is now offices so cancel that pint Neil Rigby advises.(RL)
- Capture 22
- 14 Dec 2015
.......still boozing.
Boozing no longer, offices according to Neil and Google Earth. (RL)
- Capture 23
- 'Now' required
......this pic has a "p" suffix.
- Capture 24
- 14 Dec 2015
.....and off to work we blow.
High Street, Delph going in the opposite direction. Neil R and Google Earth (RL)
- Capture 25
- 18 Apr 2012
The Piece Hall, Halifax, a magnificent building which was where the local weavers used to bring their pieces of home spun to sell.
.....and now, more or less.
- Capture 26
- 18 Apr 2012
...again
....again
- Capture 27
- 14 Dec 2015
The chip shop once more.
High Street corner with Cudworth View, Grimethorpe according to Neil and Google. (RL)
- Capture 28
- 14 Dec 2015
Perhaps the same estate as 006 and 006a
Sycamore Avenue looking from Oak Street, Grimethorpe. With thanks to BFL, Neil R and Google Earth. (RL)
- Capture 29
- 14 Dec 2015
Reverse POV
Reverse POV it is, Oak Street looking from Sycamore Avenue, Grimethorpe Neil R/Google (RL)
- Capture 30
- 'Now' required
Seen before in pic 009, an industrial building? Neil Rigby identifies this as Colliery Office buildings and says that they have probably now been demolished. (RL)
- Capture 31
- 'Now' required
Near the shops, maybe a pub? Not a pub, an hotel, where's your finesse? Neil Rigby advises the Grimethorpe Hotel in fact, High Street, Grimethorpe but now demolished. (RL)
- Capture 32
- 'Now' required
....and the other side of the pub? No, the other side of what was the Grimethorpe Hotel, High Street, Grimethorpe as per 018 (RL)
- Capture 33
- 'Now' required
The estate we saw earlier. Neil provides the location as the corner of Poplar Street/Oak Street, Grimethorpe (RL)
- Capture 34
- 'Now' required
Same junction we looked at in 006a
- Capture 35
- 14 Dec 2015
A playground
Neil Rigby advises that this is by the Red Rum pub on Nancy Road looking to Burntwood Road, Grimethorpe supported by Google. (RL)
- Capture 36
- 'Now' required
Industrial site near a canal
- Capture 37
- 'Now' required
Same place different viewpoint. Malcolm Meachen tells us; Doncaster, British Waterways Wharf on the River Don near North Bridge, formerly the Hansons Flour Mill but now demolished. The 1930s buildings are the Waterway Offices. The grey Girder Bridge crosses the River from Greyfriars Road to the industrial estate
- Capture 38
- 28 Aug 2016
Albert Mansions, near the RAH, South Kensington, where we have been before . . .
Peter was here too.
- Capture 39
- 28 Aug 2016
. . . . in 'Hennessy' . . .
More of the well used location from Peter.
- Capture 40
- 03 Sep 2016
. . . .and 'The Knack . . . ' . .
The entrance extension prohibits an accurate shot advises Peter.
- Capture 41
- 03 Sep 2016
. . . . 'The Ipcress File' . . . and others.
Peter capture the Royal Albert Hall with 'The Proms' production vehicles posing.

