Get carter, scenes then and now

[ddock54]

Originally Posted by tellingbone Didn't you take any pics for us?

Yep ,sure did ,but can not post attachments for some reason and anyway I,m an old fashioned guy and still use 35mm.Go to the Get Carter tour site and they get pretty near the spot..cheers

[Moor Larkin]

In a political piece about the latest party donations nonsense, I noticed they were playing the 'Get Carter' theme as the background music.......

[ddock54]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin In a political piece about the latest party donations nonsense, I noticed they were playing the 'Get Carter' theme as the background music.......

Corruption.....

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by ddock54 Yep ,sure did ,but can not post attachments for some reason and anyway I,m an old fashioned guy and still use 35mm.Go to the Get Carter tour site and they get pretty near the spot..cheers

Don't post them as attachments, post them in the message.
If you store them on a free image hosting site like PhotoBucket, most of them let you create thumbnails (small images) as well.
Include the thumbnail in your message by clicking on the icon when you type in the message and that thumbnail can be linked to the full sized image

Give it a try

Steve

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by ddock54 Corruption.....

Subliminal.......... but only for keen Britmovie fans maybe......

[tali122]

The website states this iconic image as Hugh st - i just want confirmation as googling surprisingly brings up no info on keywords Hugh st and Get Carter .Is Hugh st actually featured in the film
Get Carter Tour

[GRAEME]

Originally Posted by tali122 The website states this iconic image as Hugh st - i just want confirmation as googling surprisingly brings up no info on keywords Hugh st and Get Carter .Is Hugh st actually featured in the film Get Carter Tour

How. You can find Hugh Street Wallsend on Google Earth and it does back down towards the Tyne over looking heavy industry there. You can also see where a factory has been demolished directly in line with it. So, it's likely, but who knows.

Best of luck, kidder.

[tali122]

Originally Posted by GRAEME How. You can find Hugh Street Wallsend on Google Earth and it does back down towards the Tyne over looking heavy industry there. You can also see where a factory has been demolished directly in line with it. So, it's likely, but who knows. Best of luck, kidder.

Yes def is Hugh st -thanks

[kevinfl]

Wrong Hugh Street. The one in the film is at South Benwell.....NOT Wallsend!. The street was pulled down around 1971. It ran from Armstrong Road, over Buddle Road and ended at Scotswood Road. It was the final section ( between Buddle Road and Scotswood Road that is seen in the film). If you stand on Buddle Road with Merton Court behind you and look towards the Tyne then you will be as close as you can get to the right spot seen in the film. The power station was Dunstan. The Metro Centre is roughly on that spot today.

[Wee Sonny MacGregor]

Is nothing sacred:


BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | Iconic car park's demolition set

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Wee Sonny MacGregor Is nothing sacred: BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | Iconic car park's demolition set

Not unless someone pays for the upkeep.
It's been falling to pieces for years.

Imagine how terrible it'd be if a large, heavy weight fell from high up in the car park, say by the steps, and landed on a car driving past. That'd be terrible

Steve

[stevie boy]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Not unless someone pays for the upkeep. It's been falling to pieces for years. Imagine how terrible it'd be if a large, heavy weight fell from high up in the car park, say by the steps, and landed on a car driving past. That'd be terrible Steve

You are a big man,but you are out of shape and I do this for a living (or similar words) come to mind

[GRAEME]

Originally Posted by Wee Sonny MacGregor Is nothing sacred: BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | Iconic car park's demolition set

They have been threatening this for twenty years! It's even been stated in the press and other sources that it already has been demolished. Believe it when you see it.

And that "restaurant" at the top was never used for anything, after all.

[tali122]

Originally Posted by kevinfl Wrong Hugh Street. The one in the film is at South Benwell.....NOT Wallsend!. The street was pulled down around 1971. It ran from Armstrong Road, over Buddle Road and ended at Scotswood Road. It was the final section ( between Buddle Road and Scotswood Road that is seen in the film). If you stand on Buddle Road with Merton Court behind you and look towards the Tyne then you will be as close as you can get to the right spot seen in the film. The power station was Dunstan. The Metro Centre is roughly on that spot today.

Mmm confused because Hugh Street Wallsend has Frank st close by(which was a location aswell- funeral cortege)- so it appeared to link everything - Googling does indeed confirm South Benwell. Was Frank st -Wallsend or elsewhere?

[faginsgirl]

Well I live not far from that neck of the woods. I am hoping that if they do pull the car park down

A They DO NOT build a supermarket where it once stood

B) They erect a statue of Michael Caine there as a trubute

C) I can pinch a bit of it for my garden