First Days, The (1939)
68 places reported by location guides, not confirmed yet. See below.
Unconfirmed places
60 of 68 places reported by a source, not confirmed yet. Each one links to where it was reported.
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1
Unconfirmed"20 years" Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gower Street, WC1
Unconfirmed'Friendliness has become the wartime equipment of all Londoners.’ The art deco railing of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gower Street, WC1 as the entrance to the Shelter in the basement there. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSt Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, EC2
UnconfirmedThe spire of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, EC2 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from108 Victoria Street, London SW1
Unconfirmed‘The shiny facades of the West End put up barricades.’ A branch of the Abbey Road Building Society (a predecessor of the Abbey National). Modest expenditure, continued detailed research and perhaps a stroke of luck provided just reward in revealing 108 Victoria Street, London SW1. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from124 Finchley Road
Unconfirmed‘Some without a homeland when war comes passing by.' Passing 124 Finchley Road also seen in Capture 81. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from124 Finchley Road, NW3
Unconfirmed'Part of its broad culture.’ The background is 124 Finchley Road, NW3 now replaced by an office block. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from132 et seq Finchley Road
Unconfirmed‘Tolerance’ From a similar camera position to Capture 81 the roofline of 132 et seq Finchley Road seen in Capture 79 is still visible. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from22 Cloyster Wood, Canons Park, Edgware, Middx.
UnconfirmedIt looks as though they live at 22 Cloyster Wood, Canons Park, Edgware, Middx. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from269-275 Waterloo Road looking towards St George's Circus
UnconfirmedThe nuns' banner says ‘Notre Dame High, Southwark’. The school was evacuated to Weymouth, Dorset. 269-275 Waterloo Road looking towards St George's Circus. Nearest to St. George's Circus is the Royal Eye Hospital and the sign for the 'Out Patients Entrance'. An excellent supporting photo of the location can be seen at LPA 116505. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from57 Gt Russell Street
Unconfirmed‘There is peace, even for dictators.’ Sort of rev POV of Capture 68 towards the ground floor bay window of 57 Gt Russell Street. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came from70 to 82 Wapping High Street, E1
Unconfirmed‘No one has ever stopped the cockney voice of London’. Orient Wharf, St. John’s Wharf, and Morocco Wharf now the location of the River Police boat yard. 70 to 82 Wapping High Street, E1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromAdmiralty Building SW1
Unconfirmed'And here’s a hanging, another gentleman who is going to the country.’ The statue of James II stood on the lawn at the side of the Admiralty Building SW1 which is now covered by the Admiralty Citadel Building constructed in 1940. The statue can now be found on the front lawn of the National Gallery. EPW057065 shows the statue’s position in 1938 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBartholomew Close, EC1
Unconfirmed‘Resources of the day to day were mobilised to deal with fire and explosions.’ Bartholomew Close, EC1 looking towards Little Britain and the east wall of St Bartholow's Hospital. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBattersea dry gasholder, Battersea Power Station, the dome of the Hovis Building, and the spire of Holy Trinity at Bessborough Gardens SW1
Unconfirmed‘Night must fall and with night, for many will come a wakeful sleep.’ Looking across the Thames to the Battersea dry gasholder on the left, then Battersea Power Station, the dome of the Hovis Building, and the spire of Holy Trinity at Bessborough Gardens SW1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBerkeley Square W1 looking towards No 25
Unconfirmed‘Some of the anonymous millions did get into uniform. For weeks women had been learning to drive ambulances.’ Berkeley Square W1 looking towards No 25. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBermondsey
UnconfirmedFavoured to be the wharves of Bermondsey looking west towards Tower Bridge but open to opinion. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBritish Museum
Unconfirmed‘Here is the British Museum hallowed by the footsteps of many nations.’ — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBrook House, 113 Park Lane, W1 on the corner of Upper Brook Street
UnconfirmedDave deserves to have the 'last word', so to finish the captures, he has identified the distinct property as Brook House, 113 Park Lane, W1 on the corner of Upper Brook Street before re-development. Consequently it is facing Hyde Park, a Heavy-Duty Anti-Aircraft Unit ZW5 and a solitary guard. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromBuckingham Palace
UnconfirmedExtreme left hand gates of Buckingham Palace. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromCabinet Room at 10 Downing Street
Unconfirmed“I am speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street…….” — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromCannon Street looking east towards the junction with Gracechurch Street and the dome of the House of Fraser center background as viewed from about Dowgate Hill, EC4
Unconfirmed"September the 3rd". 1939 Cannon Street looking east towards the junction with Gracechurch Street and the dome of the House of Fraser center background as viewed from about Dowgate Hill, EC4. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromCanon Row, SW1
Unconfirmed‘Even Scotland Yard’s stout walls were made stouter still.’ Canon Row, SW1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromCarlton Cinema, later the Empire, Haymarket
Unconfirmed'London turns to a new day.’ Carlton Cinema, later the Empire, Haymarket — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromCharing Cross Road
UnconfirmedSame as Capture 60 but looking up Charing Cross Road. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromCork Street
Unconfirmed‘Sometimes with paper and glue.’ Dave W put his shirt on 15d Clifford Street, W1 the premises of Edouard & Butler Ltd, shirt manufacturers. This window, however, is that around the corner in Cork Street. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromDerby Gate, SW1
Unconfirmed‘While citizens turned into policemen to man the streets.’ Derby Gate, SW1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromDowning Street, SW1 from Whitehall
Unconfirmed“This Country is now at war with Germany”. Downing Street, SW1 from Whitehall. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromE2
Unconfirmed‘Here…..’ The location in E2 is clearly given but which building remains a mystery. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromElizabeth Tower, Houses of Parliament
UnconfirmedElizabeth Tower, Houses of Parliament. For the moment I wonder if the shot is from the water and horizontal flipped. A visit I think would resolve. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromEntrance to Monument Station outside 68 King William Street, EC4
UnconfirmedEntrance to Monument Station outside 68 King William Street, EC4 looking north west. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromFinchley Road Underground Station NW3
Unconfirmed‘Warsaw, like London, was still untouched in that first week of war.’ Just clipping the left-hand edge of the frame is Finchley Road Underground Station NW3 under construction. It reopened in Nov 1939 with its new connection to the Bakerloo Line. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromFinchley Road, NW3
Unconfirmed‘Men and women left what they were doing to shovel sand’. Finchley Road, NW3 more or less where 'Superdrug' is today at what is now known as 3-5 Harben Parade, Finchley Road. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromGibraltar Walk, E2 looking north towards 31 Gibraltar Walk and ‘The Gibraltar’ public house end of terrace to the right. Bethnal Green Road
Unconfirmed‘…..built by cockney hands.’ The southern part of Gibraltar Walk, E2 looking north towards 31 Gibraltar Walk and ‘The Gibraltar’ public house end of terrace to the right. Bethnal Green Road behind the camera. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromHoly Trinity Church on the opposite side of Finchley Road
Unconfirmed‘In London the men and women of many nations were waiting to register as foreigners, 100,000 people from other lands, they are part of London.’ Holy Trinity Church on the opposite side of Finchley Road to the previous capture. Demolished after closure in 1974: — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromHyde Park with the Albert Memorial
Unconfirmed‘People joked, but in their hearts was devastation.’ Filling sand bags. Hyde Park with the Albert Memorial, center distant. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromInner Temple Library from Inner Temple Gardens
Unconfirmed‘In quiet backwaters of the civilian city, young men train.’ Inner Temple Library from Inner Temple Gardens. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromLex Garage, Brewer Street W1
UnconfirmedTo face a new day where nothing is the same. A warden stands in the forecourt of Lex Garage, Brewer Street W1. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromLondon Bridge
Unconfirmed‘……and not just the slate and stone, brick and mortar of an ancient and toiling city.’ This is perhaps London Bridge. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromLondon Bridge Station
Unconfirmed‘London is the cradle of tomorrow……’ Dave really doesn't like 'lose ends' and persistence has revealed that the camera angle suggests that the fluted column forms part of the corner archtecture of the building, but they are some distance apart. The column is the corner support for the forecourt canopy of London Bridge Station. The background building is the former Terminus Hotel, later demolished as a result of WWII damage. Behind the parapet brick wall on the lower right is the fall to Joiner Street at a lower level than the forecourt. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromMarble Arch looking towards Bayswater Road and Edgware Road, W1
Unconfirmed‘Back in the West End life is flowing by….’ Marble Arch looking towards Bayswater Road and Edgware Road, W1 going off behind the car. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromNational Gallery
Unconfirmed‘The National Gallery, the old masters have gone into the country.' Dave proved that sometimes a personal visit over a 'Google Walk' is essential to pinpoint the location. It's on the leftside steps of what is architecturally the porticoed entrance facing Trafalgar Sq. It seems not to be the entrance way these days. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromNew College Parade, Finchley Road, NW6
UnconfirmedNew College Parade, Finchley Road, NW6, opposite Capture 31 that at the time extended to almost Northways, see LPA 66772. It has since been foreshortened. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromNo 2 Soho Square, W1
UnconfirmedThe gentleman is entering No 2 Soho Square, W1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromOrchard Court, Portman Square W1
Unconfirmed‘The air raid alarm is sounded in the first hour of war’. Panning left from the previous capture Orchard Court, Portman Square W1 dominates the view. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromOxford Street looking east. Above the roof of the nearest bus Poland Street can be seen heading south.
Unconfirmed‘….in the old channel.’ Oxford Street looking east. Above the roof of the nearest bus Poland Street can be seen heading south. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromPiccadilly Circus looking across to the entrance of Shaftesbury Avenue with the corner of the London Pavilion
Unconfirmed'3,000 taxi drives became godfather’s to a fire pump.' Piccadilly Circus looking across to the entrance of Shaftesbury Avenue with the corner of the London Pavilion to the right. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromPiccadilly Circus looking east towards Coventry Street
Unconfirmed‘Trade went on, they bought covers for their gas masks.’ Piccadilly Circus looking east towards Coventry Street. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromPiccadilly Circus seen from Lower Regent Street
Unconfirmed‘But some Londoners must keep their feet on the ground.’ Piccadilly Circus seen from Lower Regent Street with the underground exterior entrance that is outside 'Lillywhites' and the bus exiting Shaftesbury Avenue. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromQueen Victoria Memorial, The Mall, as viewed from the courtyard of Buckingham Palace
Unconfirmed‘Men still whistle at their work in England.’ Queen Victoria Memorial, The Mall, as viewed from the courtyard of Buckingham Palace. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromRegent Square, London WC1
Unconfirmed‘We want these to be the last earthworks.’ Regent Square, London WC1, north east corner with a pillar of St Peter’s Church frontage extreme right. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromRegent Street, W1 looking north towards Oxford Circus from opposite Foubert’s Place
UnconfirmedRegent Street, W1 looking north towards Oxford Circus from opposite Foubert’s Place seen on the extreme right. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSerpentine, Hyde Park, W2
UnconfirmedSerpentine, Hyde Park, W2 looking towards the Serpentine Bridge, from it would appear, the north side of the lake. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromShell Mex House, 80 Strand with the clock tower as seen from Victoria Embankment Gardens
Unconfirmed'At almost every corner a balloon was tethered.' Shell Mex House, 80 Strand with the clock tower as seen from Victoria Embankment Gardens. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSnowsfields Guinness Trust Buildings/Kirby Grove SE1
Unconfirmed'London has many monuments and dead past, but the real London…….Snowsfields Guinness Trust Buildings/Kirby Grove SE1 — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSt Lawrence Church, Whitchurch Lane, Little Stanmore, Middx.
UnconfirmedSt Lawrence Church, Whitchurch Lane, Little Stanmore, Middx. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSt Martin-in-the-Fields WC2 with Church Path on the left leading to Adelaide Street
Unconfirmed‘It was a time for saying goodbye.’ In front of St Martin-in-the-Fields WC2 with Church Path on the left leading to Adelaide Street . — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSt Thomas’ Hospital SE1
Unconfirmed‘Protective balloons are sent up’. The towers of St Thomas’ Hospital SE1. The rose windows on the right belong to St Thomas’ House. Seen from Lambeth Palace Gardens or the adjacent Archbishop’s Park. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSt. Lawrence Church
UnconfirmedPresumably the vicarage to St. Lawrence Church but unidentified and unknown location. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromSt. Martin's Le Grand EC1
Unconfirmed‘Those rows of bags, those earthworks are rising like a tide in our streets.’ St. Martin's Le Grand EC1, looking north. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
Where this came fromTaviton Street WC1
Unconfirmed‘The warden is on duty, he is the link between the simple citizen and the protected services.' Taviton Street WC1, with No 12, end of terrace, nearest to camera. — recorded for First Days, The by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.
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