31 March 2011:
Carnforth Station Heritage Centre is one of the first 'Places of Interest' in the NW to gain a Visit England Quality Assured Marque.
Heritage Centre Manager John Adams is pictured with Andrew Coates, proprietor of the Brief Encounter Refreshment Room with the Visit England Award .
Thursday 24 March 2011
CARNFORTH Railway Station has been voted one of the seven ‘must see’ man-made additions to a British holiday. To celebrate British Tourism Week 2011, which runs until March 21, www.uktourism.co.uk has created a list of seven man-made additions to the British holiday experience and among the best of the best is Carnforth Station, setting of the movie Brief Encounter. Train enthusiasts and film buffs will see eye to eye on a visit to Carnforth Railway Station, restored to its former glory in recent years, and the location for the filming of Brief Encounter in 1945.
The venues are spread across the four corners of Britain and offer entertainment for film buffs, historian, theatre lovers and tea connoisseurs to name but a few. Ginna Clark from www.uktourism.co.uk said: “Britain is home to a vast array of tourist attractions, but not all get the attention they deserve. “Some of these you may have heard of, but others are still waiting to be discovered. “With the British weather being one of the few things that can let you down on a British holiday, it pays to be armed with a choice of different things to see and do.
26 May 2011
“The POW” is a new film set in 1944 produced by Lunar films; directed by John Hamlett and starring Ben Worth. The title music was performed by German pianist Walter Gieseking who famously recorded a concert in Berlin in 1944 despite the background noise of an air raid.
'The POW' (trailer) from lunar.co.uk on Vimeo.
The Plot:
A bitter winter approaches as fierce fighting moves towards Germany's borders. After four long years of captivity a British prisoner risks his life to escape. Why run? Why take the chance when the war may even be over by Christmas?
The rail yard scenes were filmed in Carnforth; the same location as David Lean's ' Brief Encounter' (1945) and the home of the real Hogwarts Express steam train. Many of Carnforth's rail yard buildings, including the iconic coaling tower, were built in WW2 by Italian prisoners.
The film was shot entirely in two days in December when the temperature never rose above freezing. To speed up shooting, the only sound recorded on location was the central character's dialogue in the interrogation scene.
For further information see the website http://www.lunar.co.uk/thepow/index.html
26 February 2012
Media Update
‘Yours’ Magazine – readership in excess of 550,000 carried a feature highlighting ‘Ten of the best seen on screen locations’ and we were listed alongside such names as Castle Howard, Cliveden and Lyme Park in Cheshire.
The Daily Mail ‘Weekend’ magazine selected 6 of the best venues for a marriage proposal and a trip on the Orient Express to Carnforth Heritage Centre was one of the recommendations given.
The best selling crime novel ‘Before the Poison’ by Peter Robinson not only topped the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards but also has the hero enjoying his favourite film ‘Brief Encounter’ on his new 50’’ plasma screen TV on page 25.