Crow Hollow

Date: 1952
Director: Michael McCarthy
Production Company: Bruton Film Productions, Merton Park Studios

Stars: Donald Houston, Natasha Parry, Patricia Owens, Melissa Stribling, Esma Cannon, Nora Nicholson
Location(s): Surrey

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Storyline:

A greedy woman attempts to poison her nephew’s bride in the titular dark mansion.

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Following their wedding Doctor and Mrs. Amour drive to Crow Hollow. The driveway to the house is off the A248, Sherbourne, northeast of Capture 6. (SD)

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Doctor Robert Amour (Donald Houston) brings the car to a stand outside the house that they are to share with his three eccentric Aunts. This is Cook's Place, Sherbourne, Albury, Surrey. (SD)

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Short-sighted Aunt Judith (Esma Cannon) welcomes Ann Amour (Natasha Parry) to Crow Hollow. Cook's Place was formerly known as The Grange. (SD)

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The next morning Ann explores the grounds and finds Aunt Judith poring over her specimens of moths and spiders. The buildings are situated between Cook's Place and the Catholic Apostolic Church which is opposite the house. (SD)

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Leaving the naturalist Aunt, Ann finds Mr. Dexter in his workshop before Aunt Hester appears. Facing away from the house and towards the church, which is out of shot on the left. (SD)

Waiting for Robert to return from a call, Ann accompanies Aunt Hester (Susan Richmond) when she sets off to deliver soup.

The bridge over the Tilling Bourne on the A248 just outside Albury, with Church Lane on the left. (SD)

The trap brings the two women into the village. Albury Street in Albury, Surrey.

The building seen behind the trap has been replaced by a house set further back from the road. (SD)

Aunt Hester drops Ann at the surgery. To the left stands the old Post Office in Albury.

Farriers Cottage, which appears to have the same door. The house on the right of it, which was the pharmacy, is now called "Not the Old Pharmacy". (SD)

Becoming increasingly suspicious about incidents that are occurring at home, Ann wanders around the local graveyard. The churchyard at the old St. Peter and St. Paul's church in Albury Park.

A low level shot in long grass. The grave stone on the right appears to have been a prop. (SD)

As it starts to rain, Ann finds the grave of her husband's mother. The Saxon St. Peter and St. Paul's church in Albury Park, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Off angle but the definitely the Albury Park church also seen in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. SJ

Convinced that somebody is trying to kill her, Ann arrives at the station. As the running-in board reads, this is Gomshall and Shere station on the North Downs Line running between Guildford and Dorking in Surrey.

The footbridge was opened in 2016. (SD)

Ann watches as a train approaches. Gomshall and Shere station on Station Road in Gomshall.

Now, without the sidings. (SD)

When the train comes to a halt, Ann's friend Diana Wilson alights. Renamed as Gomshall in 1980, the station has been unstaffed since 1967.

The only building which remains is the 1940's signal box, although it is no longer used as such. (SD)

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After Diana explains a few peculiarities about the Amour family, Ann is taken back home. A similar view of Cook's Place can be seen on the Historic England website. (SD)

An ariel view of Crow Hollow, where the Aunts' maid Willow is found dead whilst wearing one of Ann's dresses. This shot of Cook's Place was most likely filmed from the tower of the Catholic Apostolic Church. (SD)

John Harwood sent in this drone shot. It may be off angle but it shows the church tower from which the original was taken. As John explains, access to Cook's Place is no longer available so this is a good effort and is, I believe, our first drone comparison. (SJ)