This Was a Woman

A Postman delivers mail to the house where the Russell family live. Geoff Dodd finds that the road was real even if the sign was not, but certainly the post box survives, here outside 74 Leopold Road, London SW19. Currently, if not then, known as Caley House but now converted in apartments. (RL)

Peter Bywaters found the corner adding "Caley House, until 2015 the former home of the late Brian Sewell, writer and art critic, is hidden behind the trees The gate has since been narrowed and the post box moved to make way for a road sign."

Stepping out of the house on his way to work, Arthur Russell (Walter Fitzgerald) puts down a cup of tea for Ace, the family dog. Again, 74 Leopold Road, London SW19 (RL)

Peter Bywaters captured an unobstructed view of the door.

Mr. Russell and his son Terry (Emrys Jones) walk to the station together. As in the first capture, 74 Leopold Road, London SW19. (RL)

Today the garden has been extensively landscaped and Peter Bywaters found that the gate onto the road no longer exists.

On the day of his examination at St. George's Hospital, medical student Terry Russell congratulates Chief Surgeon Barclay on a successful operation. The hospital stands on Grosvenor Place in SW1 and survives as the Lanesborough hotel.

I discovered that a morning shot would have been preferable. SJ

Arriving home with Mason White, Arthur explains how he looks after his garden. The front garden of 74 Leopold Road, London SW19 with 61 Arthur Road in the background. (RL)

Peter Bywaters' view shows that the roses have given way to landscaping, However, the background house from the screen capture still stands behind the trees.

Arthur and Mason leave the greenhouse after admiring the prize roses. 74 Leopold Road, London SW19 again, as advised by Geoff Dodd. (RL)

Still recognisable but Peter Bywaters found that the conservatory has been made more substantial to create a living space.

After cutting her husband's roses for display in the house, Sylvia Russell (Sonia Dresdel) walks Ace into town. 40 High Street, Wimbledon, London SW19, currently the home of Wimbledon Books. (RL)

John walked down the street. (SJ)

The camera follows the callous woman along the street. Besides the shop that she has just passed she is now passing the 'front door' of 40 High Street, Wimbledon currently the home of CHAM Ltd. (RL)

John panned right. (SJ)

Mrs. Russell knocks on the door of the Veterinary Surgeon where she leaves the dog to be put to sleep. 41 High Street, Wimbledon and still a veterinary hospital, interestingly called 'Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital'. (RL)

John found that the lions are still there. (SJ)

Wedding bells ring out as a tilt shot begins on a church steeple. Geoff Dodd recognises this to be St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road/Arthur Road, Wimbledon, London SW19. (RL)

John captured a lovely blue sky to make up for the shrouding. (SJ)

More of St Mary’s Church at the junction of St. Mary’s Road and Arthur Road, Wimbledon comes into view. Confirming the location, Steve Randall adds that the church also appears in 'Solo for Sparrow' and 'The Night We Got the Bird'.

John found the gateposts there. (SJ)

With Mendelssohn's Wedding March playing, Fenella Russell (Barbara White) and Dr. Valentine Christie (Scott Forbes) appear from St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road/Arthur Road, Wimbledon identified by Geoff. (RL)

Replacing John Harwood's view that was obscured by scaffolding, Peter Bywaters adds that Sir Joseph Bazalgette's Mausoleum stands in the graveyard.

Having missed his usual train, Arthur Russell makes his way to his office in the City. Cockspur Street, London SW1 looking towards Warwick House St. (RL)

Sometimes the urban scene can become a little on the chaotic side when attempting comparisons. SJ

A Man bids Mr. Russell a good morning. Looking towards the junction of Cockspur Street, London SW1 and Spring Gardens to the left.

The entrance to Rockwell, the hotel bar of The Tralagar St James, is temporarily compromised. SJ

After the sadistic Mrs. Russell causes her daughter's marriage to fail, she persuades Arthur Penrose to employ the newly qualified Terry as a ship's Doctor to take Fenella on an ocean voyage. Kinematograph Weekly 11th Sept. 1947 report 'Their Tilbury asignment was to secure shots of the arrival and departure of a liner from the docks. With the generous co-operation from the Royal Mail line, the unit as able to film the 'Highland Brigade' as she was leaving for South America'......later they returned to Tilbury.....'where they shot the arrival of an identical liner, the 'Highland Chieftain, thus matching up exactly with their previously obtained shots. ' (RL)

A series of stock shots trace the siblings' journey from England to Bermuda before moving on to Havana and Lisbon.

Soon after Sylvia poisons her husband, Dr. Christie calls on his estranged wife. The garden of 74 Leopold Road, Wimbledon as identified by Geoff with No 72 in the background. (RL)

Peter Bywaters explains that a block of houses has been constructed in the grounds of number 74, with number 72 Leopold Road still extant behind the new build.