The Bargee Film Locations

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Bulls Bridge	If you were to look in the same direction today, you would see Tesco's supermarket! Click to see it on a map
Brentford Dock	The view southwards from what is now new flats, with moorings in the pool. Click to see it on a map
Brentford Dock	The view eastward from what is now new flats. The covered wharf in the background still exists.
Hanwell Locks	Looking down the locks. Just out of view on the left is the hospital. I guess the building on the lock side is for the lock keeper. Just visable on the right hand side are the side pounds used for saving water. Click to see it on a map
Three Bridges	Between the main flight, and the last two locks is "Three Bridges", which can be seen behind. Even though it's called Three Bridges, it's a bridge, and an aqueduct over a railway cutting! Click to see it on a map
Hanwell Lock	The second to last lock of the Hanwell Flight. Click to see it on a map
Cowley Peachey Junction	The junction of the Slough Arm at Cowley. This shot is the view looking towards Brentford, the factories behind the railway bridge have now been flattened as well as the railway. Click to see it on a map
Slough Arm	This is the view down the Slough Arm. There is now a BW marina entrace where the boats are moored.
Cowley Peachey Junction	Looking towards Uxbridge from the Junction.
Cassiobury Park Bottom Lock	The next locks shown in the film are actually the ones at Cassiobury Park. The view is looking downstream from the bottom lock of the pair. It is common practice to use out of sequence locations in films, so it can get confusing if you know the area! Click to see it on a map
Cassiobury Park Bottom Lock	Looking upstream you can just see the bottom gates of the next lock.
Cassiobury Park Bottom Lock	The lock house.
Black Jack's Lock	The Black Jack's mill is the next location, even though they must have already gone by to get to Cassiobury. There is now a restaurant here, but looks very similar to the film. Click to see it on a map
Black Jack's Lock	This is the towpath bridge over the mill stream. Apart from a lick of white paint the scene looks identical today.
Boxmoor	Rose's Lime Juice factory, at Boxmoor, was one of the last users of the canal. The 'barrel run' took about 12 hours from Brentford. I beleive B&Q now use the site. Information was found here Click to see it on a map
Winkwell Swing Bridge	Winkwell Swing Bridge. Historic Map, and local information found here Click to see it on a map
Dickinsons, Apsley	Julian of barge Parglena says "I think that the factory is Dickinsons in Apsley. All that is left is the lst building just before the lock The tall building on the skyline is now a retail park and the buildings on the left have gone and become housing." Somewhere round here?
Soulbury Three	Soulbury Locks looking Northward. Click to see it on a map
Marsworth Top Lock	The top lock of the Marsworth flight, at Bulborne. While the boats are shown as going up hill, Birmingham is actually downstream from here! This lock was called "Leg O Mutton" in the film, but as far as I know, there are no locks called that in the UK! Click to see it on a map
Marsworth Top Lock	Looking towards Birmingham. The tring arm enters from the left.
Wolverton Aqueduct	Wolverton Aqueduct, just north of Milton Keenes. Thanks to again Julian for this info. Click here for the map Mike Stevens has a modern picture of it

Check out the "Painted Boats" film location page for more history canal pictures

Written by Michael Askin