The former Gainsborough Studios and Hitchcock's Reel. Fittingly, the production went bust and was never completed. The theme's still relevant today: low income Londoners and their struggle to survive.
In 1922, Hitch had his first shot as a director with Number 13. Allusions to its filmic past include the studio name in big metal letters on the roof and a fat-headed bust (see above), which would look better suited in communist China, but is pretty cool all the same. The Gainsborough building remains today (in the guise of luxury apartments, naturally). Hitch made his mark with silent movies, many of which were shot at Gainsborough Studios, overlooking Shoreditch Park - a green space which also now has the Hitchcock's Reel sculpture, formerly on Paul Street.
Photo by Ray Grasso, in the Londonist Flickr pool In the studio We won't delve into comprehensive detail about every tree Hitch would have walked past/every street sign he might have seen, but if you're going on a pilgrimage, the basics to cover are: 517 High Road Leytonstone (where he was born, as stated now by a blue plaque), 130 Salmon Lane in Limehouse (where Hitchcock's parents owned a fish and chip shop), 112 Poplar High Street (he studied Engineering and Navigation here), Brompton Oratory (where he married Alma Reville), and 153 Cromwell Road in Kensington, where the Hitchcocks lived, and held script meetings.īig Hitch head within Gainsborough Studios. Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, east London in 1899. Photo by Ania Mendrek, in the Londonist Flickr pool Personal haunts Hitch's portly shadow looms large over London. Here we immerse ourselves in Hitchcock's London - the pieces immortalised on celluloid, and the bits and pieces of legacy that still pepper the capital. Lonesome motels, sleepy Californian beach towns and skyscraper-cluttered metropolises are a staple of his movies, but let's not forget that not only was Hitch born in London, integral parts of some of his best films were shot here - both in the studio and on location. Think of Alfred Hitchcock films, and it's probably not London that springs to mind, but the USA.
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