Welcome to Britain, A (1943)

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18 places reported by a source, not confirmed yet. Each one links to where it was reported.

• Leeds Castle, Broomfield, Maidstone, Kent

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  "Some will have to make shift with a castle or so." Leeds Castle, Broomfield, Maidstone, Kent. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• 35-39 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon

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  Burgess looks down the road to see children on their way to school. Circa 35-39 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• All Saints’ Church, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire

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  “Rationing is tougher here than it is at home.” All Saints’ Church, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Brimpton Church of England Primary School, Brimpton, Lane, Brimpton, Reading, Berks

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  They arrive at school. Some considerable distance away, Brimpton Church of England Primary School, Brimpton, Lane, Brimpton, Reading, Berks. Identified by Mark Fynn. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Connaught Hotel, Carlos Place, London W1

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  The big question where to go on your 24hr pass. Special Services Section and the Red Cross will help you figure that out.” ‘Connaught Hotel’, Carlos Place, London W1. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Lane End Cottage, Brimpton Lane, Brimpton, Reading, Berks

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  After leaving the school he stops to ask the way to the station. Steve Randall advises that this is Lane End Cottage, Brimpton Lane, Brimpton, Reading, Berks. the home of Jennie Lee and Aneurin Bevan in the 1940's. Records reveal that it is Jennie's parents that are in the garden. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Midgham

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  He looks back at the inclement weather. Included for historic record. The station is now little more than a passenger shelter. As the sign on the signal box reads, Midgham. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Midgham station

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  Burgess crosses the railway line and onto the platform. The crossing at Midgham station, largely included for historic purposes. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Midgham Station and signal box, Woolhampton, Berkshire

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  There is a chill in the air and it starts to rain but he arrives at the station. Midgham Station and signal box. Named after a nearby village, it is actually in neighbouring village Woolhampton, Berkshire. Established by Mark Fynn. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Midgham station on Station Road in Woolhampton

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  He approaches the station master to enquire of the next train to “Kirencester”...... spell it “C_i_r_e_n_c_e_s_t_e_r”...... ah, “Sisester”. The pronunciation changed to follow the spelling in subsequent years. Midgham station on Station Road in Woolhampton. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• No 6 Dean's Yard

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  The camera pans down to see a taxi enter Dean’s Yard and pull up outside No 6 Dean's Yard where Burgess gets out, only to meet Bob Hope. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• St Andrew’s Church, Patmore Street, SW8

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  “Bill got his pal out of there.” I believe it could be St Andrew’s Church, Patmore Street, SW8 in the background. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Taplow station

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  He arrives at his destination, Reading? Which looks, particularly the footbridge, like the station in the previous capture . . . so Anthony Spencer suggests that this is also Taplow station, and those chimneys can be seen in 1950's 'No Trace'. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Taplow station in Buckinghamshire

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  As the train supposedly pulls out of the station, the engine is reversed and it appears to be a completely different station. Anthony Spencer found that the Railway Movie Database identifies this as Taplow station in Buckinghamshire, one stop east of Maidenhead on the route west out of Paddington. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• The Bolingbroke on the corner of Dashwood Road, London SW8 and Patmore Road

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  “If you ask them nicely they will show you the local ruins." 'The Bolingbroke’ on the corner of Dashwood Road, London SW8 and Patmore Road. Now part of the Carey Gardens development. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• The Bolingbroke on the corner of Dashwood Road, SW8 and Patmore Road

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  “On the night it happened they were in there”. 'The Bolingbroke’ on the corner of Dashwood Road, SW8 and Patmore Road. Now part of the Carey Gardens development. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Three Compasses on Pegmire Lane in Aldenham, Hertfordshire

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  Our narrator and guide Burgess Meredith, commences the introduction of the GI’s to the British ways of life, with the pub. The sign is for Taylor Walker, a London brewery, and Anthony Spencer recognised the public house as the Three Compasses on Pegmire Lane in Aldenham, Hertfordshire which also appears as the Black Swan in '633 Squadron'. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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• Westminster Abbey as seen from Dean’s Yard, SW1

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  A tower of Westminster Abbey as seen from Dean’s Yard, SW1 with the signage of ‘The Churchill Club’ bottom right hand corner. The premises were used for secret military purposes during the War except for the ground floor that, as a disguise, was used as a club for senior American officers. — recorded for Welcome to Britain, A by Reelstreets. Not yet verified by us.

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