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:
from Rob La Frenais's Weblog
Here are the gasometers in Derek Jarman's 1989 film for the Pet Shop Boys' 'King's Cross':
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:
Here are the gasometers in the 1960s:
Alfie (Lewis Gilbert 1966)
Alfie (Lewis Gilbert 1966)
Alfie (Lewis Gilbert 1966)
Smashing Time (Desmond Davis 1967)
Smashing Time (Desmond Davis 1967)
Smashing Time (Desmond Davis 1967)
