Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

[mikey]

August 1940

Don't believe I have seen this before. No useful info in the article which is about the home guard training dogs. Doesn't say where just that it is a village.







I googled the name of the guy in the article and it brought up a film on the British Pathe website called Good Dog with more images of the box. The lamp is not covered in the film.













The IWM also hold 19 photos of him training his dog (presumably the same ones in the article) sadly they are not available to view online.

[realboxmike]

Hi, I've managed to identify this as Police Box T21 in Upper Halliford village. Despite not much to go on, the white building in the background adjoined the old Goat PH. I cross referenced with an site plan and it all seems to fit. See attached. Unfortunately, this location has changed beyond recognition and Google maps is of no assistance. As an aside, British Pate News often operated from Shepperton Studios which is just up the road from Upper Halliford

[realboxmike]

Problem with attachment being too big.I will resize and post soonest.

[dr hue]

Excellent detective work realboxmike! And great find mikey.

T21

A.R.W. Siren

20-Jul-36 1960

Upper Halliford Road, east side 15 yards south of Charlton Lane


District: Upper Halliford

Subdivision: Staines


An additional shot from the film showing more buildings:




Google 2008 same view:




Reverse shot late 1920s , box would have been just out of shot on right:



Three chimney stacks on right in Pathe film visible here.





1950s map:




T21 link:

https://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=6484




Google Earth 1945:




Blue marker slightly off think its the small square just NNW beyond buildings on Green.