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Post by Sam Tyler on Feb 23, 2016 18:57:05 GMT
Cheers Gene
Thanks for posting those stills up Villain.
The Albert dock is soon to have a massive redevelopment with the new Asian Business Park being built: abp-london.co.uk/
The Alamy photo was taken on the 13th July 1949.
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Post by Villain on Feb 24, 2016 15:26:43 GMT
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Post by Vienna on Feb 24, 2016 18:43:34 GMT
I bought The Long Good Friday DVD off E-Bay and watched it about a month ago. A very good film which only cost me about £4 including postage!
Steed John, you should ask Emma Peel if you can upgrade to a Blu-ray machine! Last year Arrow Video released it on a special Blu-ray box set edition, along with 'Mona Lisa'. There is also a steelbook version with plenty of extras. Vi
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Feb 24, 2016 21:53:34 GMT
Derek Thompson's character reminds me of Hargreaves from 'Taste Of Fear' in the scene where he lays into Nick Stringer. His role is like Robert Duvall's in 'The Godfather' but he doesn't really do a lot & there's no sexual tension or sense of danger when he attempts to seduce Victoria in the lift. He's just too wet for someone who is, by the looks of it, trying to muscle in on Shand.
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Post by The Saint on Feb 26, 2016 13:06:33 GMT
Great photos Sam and Villain!
Helen Mirren looks amazing in this film!
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Post by Sam Tyler on Feb 26, 2016 22:41:05 GMT
Thanks for the comments and the 'likes' so far.
I was hoping to get out from the office down to one of the locations yesterday for some 'Now' smudges but a bout of man-flu put paid to that exercise.
With a bit of luck I'll get the opportunity on Monday.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Mar 1, 2016 22:15:49 GMT
I managed to get along to the next location this morning.
Harry Shand had moored his boat at the western end of the North Dock in the three West India Docks. This scene at 1:26:00 is where Harry returns to the boat after hearing about the deal with the Irish going wrong, and about Jeff's cover-up.
Then: The Jaguar travels down between the warehouses in what was known during the days of the docks as 'Blood Alley' because when the dockers unloaded the sugar sacks their backs got scratched so badly that they bled profusely. The dockside warehouses and the bridging walkways between the warehouses remain:
Now: Known by most nowadays as West India Quay, the building on the immediate left has now become the Museum Of London Docklands and the majority of the old warehouses have now been coverted into gastro-pubs and boozers for the office workers from the Canary Wharf development. Less Blood Alley and more Booze Alley. Also visible is the statue of Robert Milligan who was a ship owner and merchant that has been credited for the development of the West India Docks.
Then: Looking across the dock can be seen the original warehouses of Canary Wharf and the dockside cranes. Here the dock is the full width that it was built and the Canary Wharf quay not much wider than the warehouses themselves:
Now: The warehouses have long gone and the Canary Wharf development has now a dramatic impact on the skyline. The dock has been narrowed from the opposite dock wall to permit greater development and the Docklands Light Railway crosses the dock with its West India Quay station bridging the dock. The DLR line itself when first built actually cut through the warehouse on the second right in the 'Then' image. Beyond the DLR station is the new Crossrail / Elizabeth Line Canary Wharf station development which was built within the dock itself with the rail tunnel running below the dock. Good to see that some history remains with the cranes preserved at the dockside.
Then: Here is Harry Shand's boat moored up against the western end of the dock. Once again the warehouses of the Canary Wharf quay can be seen to be low buildings where in the distance the dockside cranes of Herons Quay can also be seen. Herons Quay when first cleared was used as a test runway for a plane to land on to check for the feasibility of landing planes in the docklands ahead of the development of London City Airport in the Royal Docks.
Now: Unfortunately I was unable to get exactly the same angle as the film due to the hoardings shown to the right hand side of this picture and the development of more offices. This is not a new build as there have already been offices in this location but they've now been demolished for something even bigger. What is good to see however, is the old dock tugboat still moored here despite looking a bit worse for wear.
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Post by The Saint on Mar 1, 2016 22:30:04 GMT
Great Then & Nows Sam, thanks for taking the time to take the photos and post them on here The Saint
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Post by Gene Hunt on Mar 1, 2016 22:32:03 GMT
Sam, these are great. Thanks for hoofing it round there to bag these smudges. The first shot is a great example of how things have changed, yet remained the same to a degree. Everything is so much more crammed in these days and the towers just dwarf everything around them. Very interesting area to have a walk around though.
(Can you get the camera back to Ray. He's taking the twins out tomorrow and wants to get some "evidence".)
Gene
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Post by Charles Bronson on Mar 1, 2016 22:45:45 GMT
A top quality then and now posting of the location. I will be looking at this again tomorrow, and looking up the area on my London A To Z. Well done Sam.
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