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Camley Street, N.W.1 - Looking For Langston (Isaac Julien 1989)

31/1/2014

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Several of the gasometers of the St Pancras Works still survived when Julien embedded them in his Harlem scenario:
Julien used this location for a performance based on the film: 
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from Rob La Frenais's Weblog
Here are the gasometers in Derek Jarman's 1989 film for the Pet Shop Boys' 'King's Cross':
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The destruction Julien describes has come about. Only one of the gasometers survives, after being dismantled, restored and relocated (see here). Here it is, seen from Pancras Road:
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Here are the gasometers in the 1960s:
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Alfie (Lewis Gilbert 1966)
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Alfie (Lewis Gilbert 1966)
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Alfie (Lewis Gilbert 1966)
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Smashing Time (Desmond Davis 1967)
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Smashing Time (Desmond Davis 1967)
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Smashing Time (Desmond Davis 1967)
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