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Caledonian Road, N.7 - Friday the Thirteenth (Victor Saville 1933)

24/2/2014

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A neat piece of trickery using Big Ben reveals a location of one of the stories in this portmanteau film. From the brickwork I would say that this street sign is on the corner with Roman Way. Though there is no sign there now, we can see the feint trace of one:
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Bacon's Up-to-Date Atlas & Guide to London (1930s)
A wipe reveals the Metropolitan Market as setting for the story:
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On the day used for the film bric-à-brac was sold rather than the usual cattle:
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Here is an engraving of the market from when it opened in 1855, two overhead views from around the time of the film, and a Google Street View of the clock tower now:
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Cooking Katie link
12/9/2023 07:18:25 pm

Very nice blog you have here

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