I read somewhere that the last police vehicles with the Winkworth bells were some old 1970s riot vans taken out of service in London in about 2002. I certainly remember that police vans and fire engines still used them when I was a kid in the late 70s/early 80s. Policemen all had whistles too up until the late eighties I think.
Oh bum! I wish that I was old enough to remember when emergency vehicles had them bells. They sound so much better than the crappy sirens they have today.
I was five years old and lived not far from were the Blue lamp was filmed in 1950 my mum used to take me to the Coloseum picture house were the hold up toke place
I read somewhere that the last police vehicles with the Winkworth bells were some old 1970s riot vans taken out of service in London in about 2002. I certainly remember that police vans and fire engines still used them when I was a kid in the late 70s/early 80s. Policemen all had whistles too up until the late eighties I think.
Londonfogey 4 months ago
totally wonderful British film thanks for posting this..
Coleshill1 7 months ago
those were the best days in British Policing.
bowlinwarnie 1 year ago
Oh bum! I wish that I was old enough to remember when emergency vehicles had them bells. They sound so much better than the crappy sirens they have today.
Strawberry7Lynn 1 year ago
Apparently the actual "blue lamp" seen in the film is now over the entrance to Paddington Green police station.
drpoxy 1 year ago
I was five years old and lived not far from were the Blue lamp was filmed in 1950 my mum used to take me to the Coloseum picture house were the hold up toke place
JohnnyR45 1 year ago
beautiful britain......
Coleshill1 2 years ago
Twenty five years later and you'd have Jack Regan and the Sweeney doing a car chase just like that.
TheDepotCat 2 years ago 4
its funny, even in some of the early episodes of the sweeney they were still using bells rather than sirens on the police cars
U5096 2 years ago 2
Did Dirk Bogart get shot in the cinema?
What was his character called?
kinkkenny 2 years ago
love the old cars with the bells!
bgibb101 3 years ago 4
@bgibb101 The bell is called a Winkworth Bell and was found on everything from the Humber Super Snipe seen here, to the Wolseleys and Ambulances.
theredmax 1 year ago
Great film, thanks for posting.
lauriebooth 3 years ago
Wow. I was born here in the year this was made and my dad remembers the filming where Jack Warner is shot.
MarleneSB 3 years ago
Cheers lawscottie. Watched it on Channel 4 today. Good film, nearly 60 years old, like me. :-(
lkijju 4 years ago