First Days, The (1939)
Nothing verified yet — 68 candidates from our sources, below.
Candidates, not yet verified
60 of 68 places named by a source we have not checked. Each row says who said it and links to where.
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1
In review"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
In review'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
In reviewThe 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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review'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
In review‘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.
In reviewIt 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
In reviewThe 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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review'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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In reviewFavoured 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
In review‘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
In reviewDave 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
In reviewExtreme 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
In review“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
In review"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
In review‘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
In review'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
In reviewSame 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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review“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
In review‘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
In reviewElizabeth 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
In reviewEntrance 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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review‘…..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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In reviewTo 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
In review‘……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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In reviewNew 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
In reviewThe 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
In review‘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.
In review‘….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
In review'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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In reviewRegent 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
In reviewSerpentine, 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
In review'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
In review'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.
In reviewSt 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
In review‘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
In review‘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
In reviewPresumably 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
In review‘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
In review‘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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