Monday 1 December 2014

Research on Espionage Locations..

For our thriller opening we have decided to do an Espionage film, so for my role I had the job to research locations in London where an espionage film may take place... 

1. White Hall Court.
MI6 had its headquarters here until 1919. Inside, the Service’s first and most famous chief, Sir Mansfield Cumming, built an office which could only be accessed by negotiating various puzzling corridors and steps. These were often difficult to tackle because of false walls and staircases which led to nowhere.

2. In and Out Club, Piccadilly.
A recruiting venue for MI5 and MI6, this address was also used in correspondence found on a dead British officer who was deliberately dropped into seas off Spain by MI6 during the Second World War.

3. 54 Broadway. 
MI6 moved its headquarters to this address in 1926, under the guise of the "Minimax Fire Extinguisher Company". However, many London taxi drivers soon became aware of its role as a spy location.

4.Whites, 37-38 St James's Street. 
Another popular meeting point and recruiting venue, Whites was used for decades by the MI5 and MI6.

5. Old Vic Theatre. 




**needs to be finished**

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