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Colour Photos of Britain in WW2

Great photos. Strange seeing places you know in a different context like the Albert Memorial surrounded by allotments. Some of the villages could almost have stepped out of that film where the Germans invade the village and hold up in the church. The name of the film escapes me. But these photos are full of atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed looking at them. Viv.
 
I was looking up that film 'The Fifth Chair' on at the London Pavilion in 1945, seems a very strange film !
 
fantastic war time photos phil....love the one of winston churchill...he looks deep in thought...

thanks for posting the link

lyn
 
Thanks Chris and Phil. Yes it was "Went the Day Well". Very good (chilling) film. Viv
 
Remember seeing it when it first came out - blimey, how OLD one feels! Almost certainly at the Avion, Aldridge, reached by bike with my parents from Streetly some time in 1944. Have forgotten almost everything about everything in the intervening period but a couple of scenes from it remain vivid to this day.

Chris
 
Looking at the photo of Moreton-in-the Marsh in 1944 I like to think what the person who parked that single car would think of the scene 71 years later with all those cars which we love so much. I suppose we can't imagine what the scene would look like in 2086.

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Incidentally, "Went the day well" was recently screened on tv, as usual twice! :eek:

The pics in Post 10 brought back memories of "Much Binding in the Marsh" - for those who remember steam radio days. :encouragement:

For many RAF National Servicemen Moreton-in-Marsh (no The as far as I recall) was to be the last two weeks of their service at the RAF School of Firefighting. When it closed as an RAF Station it became - and still is - The Fire Service College. I have been to M-in-M both when in the RAF and Fire Service.
 
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