Bicyclettes de Belsize, Les

Date: 1969
Director: Douglas Hickox
Production Company: British Lion Film Corporation

Stars: Anthony May, Judy Huxtable, Leslie Goddard, Barny Reisz
Location(s): London

Region(s):

Storyline:

This is a 30 minute short film shot entirely out of doors in Hampstead.

Additional Information:

The now shots were a co-production by Simon James and Adrian Grepnold. Hampstead boy Adrian knew most of the locations and Simon took most of the now shots

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  • Capture 1
  • 'Now' required

The long opening pan (lbdb001a-d) is taken from the roof of Heath Mansions, an Edwardian block of flats between The Mount and Hampstead Grove. Most of this is impossible to match from ground level.

  • Capture 2
  • 'Now' required

Through the clump of old houses that include the Holly Bush Tavern on Holly Mount, seen in 'The Killing of Sister George', towards Hampstead High Street. Gaze's was an old drapers on the corner of the High Street and Oriel Court.

  • Capture 3
  • 07 May 2009

Holly Mount. Also seen in 'The Strangler's Web'.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 4
  • 07 May 2009

Holly Mount.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 5
  • 'Now' required

On the roof of Heath Mansions, showing New End Hospital.

  • Capture 6
  • 07 May 2009

Hampstead Grove from the roof.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 7
  • 07 May 2009

Hampstead Grove from the roof.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 8
  • 07 May 2009

A corner of Heath Mansions.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 9
  • 07 May 2009

New End across Heath Street from The Mount.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 10
  • 07 May 2009

The Mount.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 11
  • 07 May 2009

The Mount north towards Heath Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 12
  • 07 May 2009

Heath Street southwards from The Mount this time.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 13
  • 07 May 2009

Holly Bush Steps from Heath Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 14
  • 07 May 2009

And, er, Heath Street from Holly Bush Steps.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 15
  • 07 May 2009

A series coming down Hampstead High Street and Rosslyn Hill. The bottom of the High Street.

For these Simon drove and Adrian photographed.

  • Capture 16
  • 07 May 2009

By the Greenhill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 17
  • 07 May 2009

Just past the Greenhill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 18
  • 07 May 2009

Start of Rosslyn Hill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 19
  • 07 May 2009

Rosslyn Hill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 20
  • 07 May 2009

Rosslyn Hill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 21
  • 24 May 2021

Cut to the bottom of the High Street again. Tris enlarges upon the identification by adding that this is passing the side entrance to 14 Hampstead High Street.

Tris captured the location now now with the entrance to the former Three Tuns public house at right.

  • Capture 22
  • 07 May 2009

More Rosslyn Hill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 23
  • 07 May 2009

More Rosslyn Hill.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 24
  • 07 May 2009

Repetitive I know, but such nostalgia for Adrian.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 25
  • 07 May 2009

By Lyndhurst Road.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 26
  • 07 May 2009

Just past Pond Street, at the junction of Rosslyn Hill and Haverstock Hill, pulling level with Roland Hill Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 27
  • 07 May 2009

Back at the bottom of the High Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 28
  • 07 May 2009

The old King of Bohemia pub.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 29
  • 07 May 2009

Hampstead Heath. A footpath off East Heath Road behind Bell Moor flats on Heath Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 30
  • 07 May 2009

Further down the path, towards the Vale of Health.

It was just about here that Simon heard a voice calling him. It was a friend of his, someone who had collaborated on some photos for this film locations book. Small world.

  • Capture 31
  • 07 May 2009

Looking back up the hill towards Heath Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 32
  • 07 May 2009

The footpath again, towards the Vale of Health at ever-increasing speed. His brakes have failed. The Vale of Health can also be seen in 'Universal Soldier (1971) and 'The Monster of Highgate Ponds'.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 33
  • 07 May 2009

(The film was sponsored by Raleigh bikes, can they have been pleased?)

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 34
  • 07 May 2009

...to come to a halt at, or rather through, the billboard.

Back in 2009, Simon's friend's daughters are sitting on the house steps.

  • Capture 35
  • 07 May 2009

The poster is torn, but he's fallen in love with the girl on it.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 36
  • 07 May 2009

Squire's Mount on the south of East Heath Road.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 37
  • 07 May 2009

Up East Heath Road.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 38
  • 07 May 2009

East Heath Road.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 39
  • 07 May 2009

And northwards to the Vale of Health.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 40
  • 07 May 2009

Mansfield Terrace and New End Hospital buildings.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 41
  • 07 Feb 2018

Tris tracked this one down, it's the view west up the steps at the junction of Mansfield Place and Streatley Place, between Back Lane and New Endwill.

Not that much has changed in this comparison from Tris.

  • Capture 42
  • 07 May 2009

We're back on the roof of Heath Mount, looking down at the alley to its north.

Simon doing his best to match the identifying detail from ground level.

  • Capture 43
  • 07 May 2009

Same Alley.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 44
  • 07 May 2009

And Again.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 45
  • 07 May 2009

Now we're in Perrin's Court which runs from Fitzjohn's Avenue to the High Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 46
  • 07 May 2009

Perrin's Court at the High Street end.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 47
  • 07 May 2009

Perrin's Court.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 48
  • 07 May 2009

Actress Judy Huxtable married Peter Cook shortly after this film and lived with him in Perrin's Lane a few yards south of here.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 49
  • 07 May 2009

An old-fashioned restaurant called the Spinning Wheel.

It became the Villa Bianca restaurant shortly after the film and it still is.

  • Capture 50
  • 07 May 2009

Spinning Wheel/Villa Bianca.

They've built some more porchy bits on.

  • Capture 51
  • 07 May 2009

Back towards the High Street.

Now. SJ and AG.

  • Capture 52
  • 24 Apr 2021

Adrian thinks this may be South Hill Park or the road called Parliament Hill and Tris confirms that the view is up Parliament Hill with Hill Court to the right.

Tris provides this close up shot of the distant buildings.

  • Capture 53
  • 24 Apr 2021

The view up Parliament Hill with Hill Court in the background recognised by Tris.

Again, a closer view of the background by Tris.

  • Capture 54
  • 'Now' required

Further down. As many clues as we can get for the sleuths.

  • Capture 55
  • 13 Apr 2017

And this is Parliament Hill the hill, not the road, high up on Hampstead Heath.

Peter reproduces a similar view.

  • Capture 56
  • 13 Apr 2017

Not a lot to go on here - presumably nearby.

Confirmed as Parliament Hill by Peter.