Damned, The (1963)

The film opens with a shot of Weymouth's Jubilee Clock on The Esplanade.

A well maintained Jubilee Clock. (RL)

Joan (Shirley Anne Field) and Simon Wells (Macdonald Carey) meet for the first time at the Jubilee Clock on The Esplanade, Weymouth.

Where is Shirley Anne Field when you want her? (RL)

King (Oliver Reed), Sid (Kenneth Cope) et al hang around at the base of Kings Statue on The Esplanade.

Now surrounded in railing. (RL)

Simon eyes Joan as she buys from a stall. The Esplanade, Weymouth in Dorset.

Taken by Matt Traverse in June 2010, a wider view of the buildings in the background of the screen capture.

Joan leads Simon from The Esplanade.

The foreground has changed. (RL)

Ushered by the police, the gang head off down a side street. Westham Road with Royal Terrace to the right as seen from Kings Statue.

From ground level. (RL)

King and the gang stroll along Albert Terrace, Fortuneswell, Portland.

Gary Twitchett took this comparison shot.

Joan leads Simon to where King and the others are waiting. Albert Terrace at the junction with Coastguard Road.

The same spot captured by Matt Traverse in 2011.

Simon is ambushed and robbed by the gang. Coastguard Road in Fortuneswell with Sea View to the left.

The same location now by Gary.

In a seafront hotel, Bernard (Alexander Knox) waits for sculptor Freya Neilson before the injured Simon is brought inside. Looking out onto The Esplanade from the Gloucester Hotel in Weymouth.

Gary Twitchett provides this image of the same view from outside the hotel.

Overlooking Fortuneswell, Portland and the Chesil Beach from Portland Heights. Similar shots were used in 'The Bulldog Breed' and 'Out of Season'.

Now shot sent in by Peter Wilton. Chesil Beach seen from Portland Heights.

King, his sister Joan and the lads mount their motorbikes. Portland Beach Road alongside Chesil Beach.

Through the back window of a bus I almost got the right place. (PW)

Portland Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth with The Royal Victoria Hotel in the centre left background.

Same bus, same rear window, different spot. (PW)

The riders reach the centre of town. Rodwell Road, Weymouth at the junction with Chickrell Road with High Street West running to the bottom left of the image.

A panorama shot from ground level is the best that can be captured at this, now built up location. (PW)

North Quay at the junction of Rodwell Road and Newstead Road overlooking the marina on the River Wey.

Best available ground level shot. (RL)

The Crown Hotel on St. Thomas Street, Weymouth which is also seen in 'Paranoiac'. The motorcyclist has just left the Town Bridge and heading into St. Edmund Street.

A touch of redevelopment. (RL)

Simon readies his boat in the harbour as Joan rides onto the quayside. Custom House Quay, Weymouth with The Royal Oak public house to the left.

A view of the Royal Oak on the corner of St. Mary Street taken by Matt in June 2010.

King and the others ride on towards the sea front. St. Thomas Street at the junction with Westham Road.

Some windows opened up since the Window Tax was abolished. (RL)

Royal Terrace, looking eastwards along The Esplanade from Kings Statue.

Pity about the foreground. (RL)

Custom House Quay with the Royal Oak pub on the corner of St. Mary Street to the extreme left.

The Ship Inn's extension is clearly visible in the centre. (RL)

The gang look down onto Custom House Quay from Town Bridge.

Someone is hiding there, you can see their hair. (RL)

Simon casts off after King takes Joan back ashore. Custom House Quay, Weymouth.

Now. (RL)

Joan runs along the quayside as Simon manoeuvres his boat into the river. Custom House Quay with the Town Bridge in the background.

Matt's picture captures the location as it was in 2010.

Custom House Quay, Weymouth.

The best available shot given all the parked cars. (RL)

Simon heads towards the mouth of the river. The River Wey with the Nothe Gardens in the background.

Through the fence of the former ferry terminal, this is the best possible shot. (PW)

After Joan jumps onto the boat, King and the others run back to their bikes. Custom House Quay alongside Weymouth Harbour from Town Bridge.

There is still a telephone box but a limited view from ground level. (RL)

The gang ride away. Town Bridge, Weymouth looking towards Trinity Road.

Gary Twitchett captured the same bridge.

Bernard arrives back at the nearby Edgecliff military establishment. Lindsay Scott identifies this as the entrance to the MOD's former ROTOR radar station in the north east of Portland which is now known as Fancy's Farm.

Ian Rendall returned to Fancy’s Farm to find the the gatehouse and background buildings still extant.

The camera pans across the landscape near to Freya Neilson's house and studio. In the distance stands Cheyne House on Southwell Road, Portland.

A closer view of Cheyne House from Gary Twitchett.

Simon and Joan make their way to Freya's house and break in. This structure is near Cheyne House.

June 2010 and not much has changed in this long shot of the same location. Image by Matt Traverse.

The house standing above the pair is Cheyne House overlooking Freshwater Bay near Southwell on Portland.

Gary Twitchett provides this picture of the same location now.

Joan wanders through Freya's sculptures.

The same spot captured by Gary.

Joan and Simon run from King after escaping from the house when Freya's when she returns. To the left stands St. George's Church on Wide Street, Portland.

St. George's cemetery taken by Matt in July 2011.

Climbing onto a gravestone, King directs his followers.

St. George's Church on Portland as seen from the graveyard in July 2011. Image by Matt Traverse.

Captain Gregory (James Villiers) pays a visit to Freya, admiring some of her work.

The same location taken by Gary Twitchett.

Escaping from the establishment, King loses control of his car and crashes through the barrier. Facing the Royal Victoria Hotel on Portland Road, Wyke Regis in Weymouth. The hotel was renamed The Ferrybridge towards the end of the last century and Pete Graydon advises that it was demolished during 2022 after lying empty for some time.

Matt Traverse took this shot of the same location in 2010 adding that the car in the film was driven by stunt driver Jack Cooper.

A little more about the crash scene . . . . Kevin Hunter provides this picture, taken by his late father John Walter Hunter, adding that "A large crowd of people had gathered to witness the spectacle. My friends and I had been given time off school to watch and were at the front of the crowd. My Dad was in the back yard of the Royal Victoria on the other side of the bridge on which the film crew had removed some of the cast metal railings from the bridge and replaced them with wooden ones for obvious reasons. We heard the car approaching and watched it crash through the railings and into the water. It was all very quick. However, the stuntman did not appear quickly and observers became worried. When he eventually surfaced he was unceremoniously dragged from the water by the crew of a local speedboat, hired for the day, called Miss Dorset which was usually employed to take holiday makers on trips around Weymouth Bay but. My Dad was a keen photographer and captured the moment perfectly as the pub landlord was his best friend."