Brassed Off

The pit, the coal mine.

Grimethorpe Colliery, South Yorkshire.

The workers.

The site buildings.

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)

Kwik Save far left.

Alleyway behind High Street, Grimethorpe with thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

A street.

Alleyway behind High Street looking from Acorn Way, Grimethorpe. Neil and Google Earth. (RL)

An estate.

Windmill Avenue, Grimethorpe with thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

A pub in a High Street

High Street, Grimethorpe with thanks to BFL, Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

The junction opposite the pub.

Cudworth View corner with High Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

Another street.

Chapel Street off High Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

Chip shop.

The "Chippy" now Home Farm Bakery, High Street corner with Chapel Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

......and SPAR

The Spar shop now gone. High Street corner with Chapel Street, Grimethorpe. Google Earth and Neil R. (RL)

....yet another street. Neil Rigby identifies this as Colliery Office buildings and says that they have probably now been demolished. (RL)

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)

A main road. According to BFL and Neil Rigby, Hatfield Colliery, Stainforth, S. Yorkshire, now demolished. (RL)

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.

Down the road a bit. British Aerospace - Manchester band.

.....and further on.

.........and on. King Street, Delph, Greater Manchester as seen in 'The Parole Officer'.

A country pub.

High Street, Delph OL35DH according to Neil which he supports with a Google Earth shot. (RL)

.....second pint.

The River Tame at High Street, Delph according to Neil and supported by Google. (RL)

....3rd pint!!! It is now offices so cancel that pint Neil Rigby advises.(RL)

.......still boozing.

Boozing no longer, offices according to Neil and Google Earth. (RL)

......this pic has a "p" suffix.

.....and off to work we blow.

High Street, Delph going in the opposite direction. Neil R and Google Earth (RL)

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.

...again

....again

The chip shop once more.

High Street corner with Cudworth View, Grimethorpe according to Neil and Google. (RL)

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)

Reverse POV

Reverse POV it is, Oak Street looking from Sycamore Avenue, Grimethorpe Neil R/Google (RL)

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)

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)

....and the other side of the pub? No, the other side of what was the Grimethorpe Hotel, High Street, Grimethorpe as per 018 (RL)

The estate we saw earlier. Neil provides the location as the corner of Poplar Street/Oak Street, Grimethorpe (RL)

Same junction we looked at in 006a

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)

Industrial site near a canal

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

Albert Mansions, near the RAH, South Kensington, where we have been before . . .

Peter was here too.

. . . . in 'Hennessy' . . .

More of the well used location from Peter.

. . . .and 'The Knack . . . ' . .

The entrance extension prohibits an accurate shot advises Peter.

. . . . 'The Ipcress File' . . . and others.

Peter capture the Royal Albert Hall with 'The Proms' production vehicles posing.