6/22/2023 0 Comments The moving finger joan hickson![]() The owner of the house was a handsomely aged WW2 fighter pilot by the name of Jonnie, who prior to the war, taught Mussolini to play table tennis. Whilst living in nearby Eye some ten years ago, I happened to go to a drinks party there and recognised it straight away as being the film location. ![]() The panelled drawing room in which Mr Pye held his drinks gathering, was filmed in the same house too. You can view it clearly on Google Earth, but unfortunately on Streetview it is comprehensively obscured by a huge Horse-chestnut tree. The Symmington's rather splendid house, in real life, is quite nearby, approximately 300 metres north of the junction of Hoxne Road and Syleham Road, grid reference - 52 degrees 21'36.0 North, 1 degree 13'55.43 East. The village centre can be viewed in detail on Google Streetview. ![]() ![]() Church Hill is where Megan falls of her bicycle, whilst attempting to make the acquaintance of the RAF "croc", Gerry Burton. The main street scenes were filmed in the delightful village of Hoxne (pronounced Hox'n), Suffolk. ![]()
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