tozzin Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This is one of the films that was on Talking Pictures in the early hours a few weeks ago. Filmed in Sheffield starring Arnold Ridley-https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-wings-of-mystery-1963-online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 25 minutes ago, tozzin said: This is one of the films that was on Talking Pictures in the early hours a few weeks ago. Filmed in Sheffield starring Arnold Ridley-https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-wings-of-mystery-1963-online Thanks for posting, actually quite enjoyed watching it. Any idea as to where some of this footage was actually filmed? The train station footage looked like it was possibly filmed at St. Pancras, but the steelworks footage does look a lot like English Steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 It's definitely ESC but I couldn't pinpoint any other locations BUT the Yorkshire accent was chronic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Just now, tozzin said: It's definitely ESC but I couldn't pinpoint any other locations BUT the Yorkshire accent was chronic. Takes years of practise, and you've either got it, or you ain't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Rodgers Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Good old Godfrey! Does anybody know the crane driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 It's been suggested that the steep Road could be Whitehouse Lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rover1949 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I think the clue may be the sign " English Steel Corporation" on the wall at Brightside Lane. This was the entrance I used to go in, through the gate was the Siemens open hearth melting shop shown in the film. I remember the small shunting engines as well. I guess the other location was the South Machine Shop, lots of big lathes in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unitedite Returns Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I might be a million miles away, but the opening scenes to me, just feel like they were filmed around Wincobank Common. The Jenkin Road - Newman Road kind of area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzle Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 The police chase scene near the end looks like the bottom of Douglas Road, Parkwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzle Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Maybe old Parkwood area as well ? On 21/12/2017 at 14:00, Sheffield History said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 6 hours ago, shizzle said: Maybe old Parkwood area as well ? Douglas Road, Charlie Watson's shop on the corner, number 1 the chip shop next to the bridge, and the train sheds on the left. I like the car chase, it goes up a dead end Beatrice Place with a twenty foot wall at the end, and comes down Vale Road another dead end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 08/02/2018 at 00:01, shizzle said: The police chase scene near the end looks like the bottom of Douglas Road, Parkwood Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 The Neepsend engine sheds to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeny79 Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Just stumbled across this, My grandad was in this film, I managed to find it online a few years ago to show my mum, was quite weird as he died long before I was born. It was only a small part he was operating some machinery & helped some kids out, I took a screen grab but no idea what I did with it, I meant to get it framed and give to my mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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