To Sir With Love

[Stephen Jones]

This fantastic period piece and pretty good film was shot on locations in the East End of London in 1967. Where exactly were those wonderful streets ? Are any still standing ? Why does Lulu look younger now than she did then ?

[MarmaladeSkies]

Hi Stephen, Many years ago I knew I was going to be in that area in a few weeks time so I re-watched it to try and help me find one or two of the streets. There is a street name if you look closely towards the end of the film, I looked it up in my trusty London A-Z and it was in the there in the East End. When I got there the street looked completely different, not the same one that was in the film. Hope this helps. Love the film though, Judy Geeson looks fab :-)

[Steve Crook]

Hi Stephen, Many years ago I knew I was going to be in that area in a few weeks time so I re-watched it to try and help me find one or two of the streets. There is a street name if you look closely towards the end of the film, I looked it up in my trusty London A-Z and it was in the there in the East End. When I got there the street looked completely different, not the same one that was in the film. Hope this helps. Love the film though, Judy Geeson looks fab :-)

Much of the East End of London suffered extensive remodelling - by the Luftwaffe during WWII.



When I was a kid, in the 1960s I remember vast areas of Rubbleopolis and whole streets with corrugated iron fencing along either side.



Since then, much of it has been rebuilt, especially the areas on the edges of the City which has spread out beyond the square mile, and towards docklands.



Steve

[thirdlady]

This fantastic period piece and pretty good film was shot on locations in the East End of London in 1967. Where exactly were those wonderful streets ? Are any still standing ? Why does Lulu look younger now than she did then ?

I agree a good film

[stevie boy]

There is not much info on IMDB, so does anyone here know where the location of the School is in this film?? On screen Sidney walks past street signs Reardon Street and Juniper Street which are both in the Wapping area approx half a mile apart. Is the school still there ?? anybody

[Steve Crook]

There is not much info on IMDB, so does anyone here know where the location of the School is in this film?? On screen Sidney walks past street signs Reardon Street and Juniper Street which are both in the Wapping area approx half a mile apart. Is the school still there ?? anybody

The IMDb lists locations of The Isle of Dogs, Poplar and Wapping. But although the streets still exist there has been a huge amount of redevelopment in that area, the building of modern Docklands so I don't reckon much to your chances of still finding it.



Go to the area and ask in a few pubs



Steve

[stevie boy]

The IMDb lists locations of The Isle of Dogs, Poplar and Wapping. But although the streets still exist there has been a huge amount of redevelopment in that area, the building of modern Docklands so I don't reckon much to your chances of still finding it.



Go to the area and ask in a few pubs



Steve

Yes another project

[kevinfl]

Johnson Street ( just north of Glamis Road , Shadwell, E1. Still there - converted into flats!.

[stevie boy]

Johnson Street ( just north of Glamis Road , Shadwell, E1. Still there - converted into flats!.

Wow that is fantastic, converted as opposed to knocked down???

[harryfielder]

And at Pinewood of course....



Aitch,

[christoph404]

And at Pinewood of course....



Aitch,

Was about to say the interiors looked like studio sets, were you in that film Aitch?.. the naughty schoolboy at the back of the class perhaps!...

[spinalman]

Wow that is fantastic, converted as opposed to knocked down???

Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash

[stevie boy]

Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash

Thanks Paul, I must go and take a look,cheers

[Steve Crook]

Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash

That big building, on the west side of Johnson Street, just south of the railway, looks like it could be a school - or be used as a school in a film



Steve

[harryfielder]

Was about to say the interiors looked like studio sets, were you in that film Aitch?.. the naughty schoolboy at the back of the class perhaps!...

I was a bit too old to be a school boy but I was working at Pinewood at the time.



Carry On.???. Did see Lulu in the place.....



Aitch,

[tali122]

The location of school is IMDB listed as Johnson Street, Shadwell, has anyone any more info -or then and now pics

[PaulPlowman]

The school on Johnson Street is now 'luxury' flats.



Here's an aerial photo. If you click on 'bird's eye' you can see it better



Can't find much about it, apparently it closed around 1965

[doojeen]

'Inspirational' book and film under discussion at Docklands Museum



06 March 2009



AN inspirational book and film will be the topic of discussion at the Museum of London Docklands tomorrow (Saturday).



To Sir, With Love was written by E R Braithwaite about his experiences as a young black teacher in the post war East End and was made into a hugely successful film starring Sidney Poitier.



A discussion at the West India Quay museum explores whether the book and the film told the real story and asks how well they captured Braithwaite's radical innovations and how accurately the school was portrayed in the novel.



The informal study day will explore some of the complex and intriguing issues raised by Braithwaite's book, including progressive state education in post war Britain, the black post war presence in London and in the film itself and its depiction of life in the East End.



Speakers will include actor, writer and broadcaster Burt Caesar, Fielding, professor of education at the Institute of Education Michael, East End historian and ex pupil at St George-in-the-East Alfred Gardner, teacher Michael Newman and film historian and author Jim Pines.



I believe that the film was shown at the Museum recently - does anybody know what size screen they have there?

[fat_bagpuss]

Can anyone help....myself and some friends are trying to find out specifially which streets were filmed in TSWL ....so far we know about Johnson St and Reardon St...any others would be great to know about!

[Rick C]

Bagpuss. I'm an ex-bus/HGV man and my crystal ball tells you to look at this webpage:-


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Vehicle stopped in Cable Street, E.1. Other views on consecutive webpages.