Quadrophenia locations

[jel]

Does anyone know the location of Alfredos cafe in Quadrophenia ,or where the houses of Jimmy or the party were .

[Hugo]

According to Alan Foster's book THE MOVIE TRAVELLER, the cafe that was smashed up in QUADROPHENIA was at the corner of Kings Road and Ship Street in Brighton and is now a chip shop. The cafe where the Mods had breakfast was The Waterfront Cafe on Madeira Drive

[Russ]

Now I can see you're not a Who fan, in the film Alfredo's caf and Jimmy's house were in London, but where?, they travelled to "Brighton"

[Hackett]

The dance hall whare Jimmy jumps off the balcony was filmed at the old Royalty ballroom in Southgate North London.

[neil cleary]

There is a fascinating book called "Your Face Here" (Fourth Estate 2002) -the stories and locations of British cult films since the sixties. Quadrophenia is one of the films featured and the book contains all the locations featured in the film. Is states that "Alfredo's Cafe" is on Essex Road, Islington, London.

[Villan]

In the Summer there is a Quadrophenia locations tour around Brighton. The tourist office should have details.

[Lifeanddeath]

Alfredos was a great cafe, with stunning art deco furniture. It is/was on London's Essex Road (no. 4-6) at the junction with Islington Green, in Islington. It was closed down a few years ago, but has been re-opened as a restaurant and even has a sign saying it is the location of the old Alfredos. It can also be seen in the movie Mojo.

[Gibbie]

Villan:

In the Summer there is a Quadrophenia locations tour around Brighton. The tourist office should have details.

Villan,



I saw Quadrophenia in high school and am wondering where Jimmy rode his scooter to at the end. Was it Beachy Head?



Gibbie

[armcurl]

Gibbie:

I saw Quadrophenia in high school and am wondering where Jimmy rode his scooter to at the end. Was it Beachy Head?

Gibbie

It was Beachy Head. A notorious suicide spot to this day.

[Gibbie]

Thanks, Armcurl!



Gibbie

[alfarin]

Originally posted by jel@Sep 26 2003, 08:27 PM

Does anyone know the location of Alfredos cafe in Quadrophenia ,or where the houses of Jimmy or the party were .

hi this is alfarin, Alfredos is the S&M cafe 4-6 Essex rd islington, hope that solves one of your quieries! Don't suppose you know where the alley way is in brighton that jimmy and steph go to?

[Chas Devlin]

Originally posted by alfarin@Jun 25 2005, 10:34 PM

Don't suppose you know where the alley way is in brighton that jimmy and steph go to?

Hi Alfarin,

According to Ali Catterall & Simon Wells excellent book "YOUR FACE HERE", 'Jimmy's Alley' is at Little East Street in the backyard of a Chinese Restaurant.



cheers,

Chas.

[alfarin]

Originally posted by Chas Devlin@Jun 26 2005, 01:45 PM

Hi Alfarin,

According to Ali Catterall & Simon Wells excellent book "YOUR FACE HERE", 'Jimmy's Alley' is at Little East Street in the backyard of a Chinese Restaurant.



cheers,

Chas.

nice one! Cheers for that, Will now head back to Brighton to finish the quadrophenia tour!!

[Gibbie]

This may interest you:

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/modmusic.htm

[Darling]

According to Gary Wharton's "Chasing the Wind: A Quadrophenia Anthology", the Cooper house was in Wells Home Road, Acton and the party took place in Kitchener Road (however, the entry mentions that there are several Kitchener Roads in the London A-Z!) with interior shots filmed at Lees Studio in Wembley.

[harryfielder]

Originally posted by Lifeanddeath@Dec 15 2003, 04:59 PM

Alfredos was a great cafe, with stunning art deco furniture. It is/was on London's Essex Road (no. 4-6) at the junction with Islington Green, in Islington. It was closed down a few years ago, but has been re-opened as a restaurant and even has a sign saying it is the location of the old Alfredos. It can also be seen in the movie Mojo.

I must have had my breakfast a thousand times in the 50s in Alfs.. I used to work in the timber yard almost next door, (thanks for the memories)



Aitch,

[jacobean]

I was thrilled when I realised that the gate that they have sex against used to lead up to a flat that a friend of mine lived in

[Mod Geezer]

Originally posted by Darling@Jul 2 2005, 09:11 AM

According to Gary Wharton's "Chasing the Wind: A Quadrophenia Anthology", the Cooper house was in Wells Home Road, Acton and the party took place in Kitchener Road (however, the entry mentions that there are several Kitchener Roads in the London A-Z!) with interior shots filmed at Lees Studio in Wembley.

Cheers for the Cooper house address! Been looking for that for ages! Incidentally, I am a tv and film sound recordist and have worked at the party house in seen in Quadrophenia. Is actually Clarendon Road near the Lee International Studios in Wembley and the Quadrophenia party interiors were, (unusually), shot in the actual interior of the house, hence the rather stylised lighting you see in the film. Very difficult to light such a small place for film, especially at night, gives a very flat response from the film stock.



Get back to me...

[Freddy]

These two sites might interest you, both are Brighton film locations



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best of luck



Freddy

[sizey]

(Mod Geezer @ Sep 5 2005, 01:06 PM)

Cheers for the Cooper house address! Been looking for that for ages! Incidentally, I am a tv and film sound recordist and have worked at the party house in seen in Quadrophenia. Is actually Clarendon Road near the Lee International Studios in Wembley and the Quadrophenia party interiors were, (unusually), shot in the actual interior of the house, hence the rather stylised lighting you see in the film. Very difficult to light such a small place for film, especially at night, gives a very flat response from the film stock.



Get back to me...

Conversely, thanks for the "Kitchener Road" addy. Not even Franc Roddam remembers that! The (few) locations we couldn't identify in Quad for "Your Face Here" were the housing estate where Jimmy's scooter met its sorry end ("Mr Postman") , and the boxing ring inside the pub (although the IMDB lists the exterior at least as "outside former Wellington PH, North Hill, Highgate, London, England, UK" )



Best

Simon Wells