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[Serial_Apologist]

(I bet one or two of those buns are still on sale today at the station buffet....)

Station buffet??

I don't think they have station buffets any more, do they? Stalls selling all sorts of calorific eats, all sorts of coffee except for ordinary coffee!

(It's been a while since I've been at Paddington main line station)

[Nick Armstrong]

Station buffet??

I don't think they have station buffets any more, do they? Stalls selling all sorts of calorific eats, all sorts of coffee except for ordinary coffee!

(It's been a while since I've been at Paddington main line station)

Not a regular either. You mean it's not like this any more?



And no piped Rachmaninov?

[Serial_Apologist]

Not a regular either. You mean it's not like this any more?



And no piped Rachmaninov?

I just love that serving woman in the film - the way they portrayed Cockney characters back then, that haughty clipped "I'll have you know, young lady, I'll not be a-spoken to in that coarse manner. And what's more, you shouldn't be thinkin' of things like that at your age, deary me, what's the world comin' to, is what I'd like to know!". Isn't that Stanley Holloway in the guard's uniform?

[Nick Armstrong]

Isn't that Stanley Holloway in the guard's uniform?

Yes, dearie.

He's Albert; Myrtle's the serving woman (played to perfection by Joyce Carey)...

Myrtle Bagot: [Albert smacks her on the backside] Albert Godby, how dare you!
Albert Godby: I couldn't resist it!
Myrtle Bagot: Well I'll trouble you to keep your hands to yourself!
Albert Godby: Oh, you're blushing - oh, you look wonderful when you're angry... just like an avenging angel.
Myrtle Bagot: I'll give you avenging angel!... Coming in here taking liberties!
Albert Godby: I thought last Monday, you said you wouldn't object to a friendly little slap.
Myrtle Bagot: Never mind about last Monday... I'm on duty now. And I shudder to think what would happen if Mr. Saunders should be looking through the window.
Albert Godby: Well, if Mr. Saunders happens to be looking through the window it's about time he saw something worth looking at.
Myrtle Bagot: You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
Albert Godby: Oh, it's high spirit... don't be mad at me.
Myrtle Bagot: "High spirit" - indeed. Take your tea and be quiet.
Albert Godby: It's all your fault really.
Myrtle Bagot: I don't know to what you're referring!
Albert Godby: ...I was thinking about tonight?
Myrtle Bagot: If you don't learn to behave yourself - there won't be a tonight. Or any other night either.
Albert Godby: Give us a kiss.
Myrtle Bagot: I'll do no such thing, the lady might see us!
Albert Godby: Come on, a quick one across the counter!
Myrtle Bagot: Albert, stop it!
Albert Godby: [takes hold of her arms] Come on!
Myrtle Bagot: Let go of me this minute Albert!
[he knocks over a plate of cakes]
Myrtle Bagot: ...now look at me Banburys all over the floor!

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes, dearie.

He's Albert; Myrtle's the serving woman (played to perfection by Joyce Carey)...

Myrtle Bagot: [Albert smacks her on the backside] Albert Godby, how dare you!
Albert Godby: I couldn't resist it!
Myrtle Bagot: Well I'll trouble you to keep your hands to yourself!
Albert Godby: Oh, you're blushing - oh, you look wonderful when you're angry... just like an avenging angel.
Myrtle Bagot: I'll give you avenging angel!... Coming in here taking liberties!
Albert Godby: I thought last Monday, you said you wouldn't object to a friendly little slap.
Myrtle Bagot: Never mind about last Monday... I'm on duty now. And I shudder to think what would happen if Mr. Saunders should be looking through the window.
Albert Godby: Well, if Mr. Saunders happens to be looking through the window it's about time he saw something worth looking at.
Myrtle Bagot: You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
Albert Godby: Oh, it's high spirit... don't be mad at me.
Myrtle Bagot: "High spirit" - indeed. Take your tea and be quiet.
Albert Godby: It's all your fault really.
Myrtle Bagot: I don't know to what you're referring!
Albert Godby: ...I was thinking about tonight?
Myrtle Bagot: If you don't learn to behave yourself - there won't be a tonight. Or any other night either.
Albert Godby: Give us a kiss.
Myrtle Bagot: I'll do no such thing, the lady might see us!
Albert Godby: Come on, a quick one across the counter!
Myrtle Bagot: Albert, stop it!
Albert Godby: [takes hold of her arms] Come on!
Myrtle Bagot: Let go of me this minute Albert!
[he knocks over a plate of cakes]
Myrtle Bagot: ...now look at me Banburys all over the floor!

That's it! Many thanks for reproducing the dialogue!

[mangerton]

That's it! Many thanks for reproducing the dialogue!

And from me, and for the East End photographs. Albert would be up on a charge of sexual harassment these days.

I passed through Carnforth station (where of course B.E. was filmed) last Saturday. Not a trace of a station buffet nor even a smell of steam remains.

[Nimrod]

"London-related but from another era: I like this photo of the refreshment trolley & youthful vendors at Paddington Station, 1910" (Page 8)



Hmmm, going at that speed it looks like the train was about to hit the Buffet stop!!

[mercia]

re: Brief Encounter

Margaret Barton, who played Beryl the tearoom assistant, apparently turned 90 the other day. These days she .............. runs a tearoom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36387445

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

And from me, and for the East End photographs. Albert would be up on a charge of sexual harassment these days.

I passed through Carnforth station (where of course B.E. was filmed) last Saturday. Not a trace of a station buffet nor even a smell of steam remains.

Cheer up!

http://www.carnforthstation.co.uk/

[Nick Armstrong]

re: Brief Encounter

Margaret Barton, who played Beryl the tearoom assistant, apparently turned 90 the other day. These days she .............. runs a tearoom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36387445

Great footnote mercs! Thanks for this!

[Serial_Apologist]

re: Brief Encounter

Margaret Barton, who played Beryl the tearoom assistant, apparently turned 90 the other day. These days she .............. runs a tearoom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36387445

She would have been 19 when Brief Encounter was made then. People seemed older back in them days.

[Serial_Apologist]

People might be interested to know that 250k previously unseen photographs and images of London from past ages have been digitised and made available online from the London Metropolitan Archives, it was announced on today's local lunchtime news:

https://www.facebook.com/bbc.london

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

People might be interested to know that 250k previously unseen photographs and images of London from past ages have been digitised and made available online from the London Metropolitan Archives, it was announced on today's local lunchtime news:

https://www.facebook.com/bbc.london

I bet the legal team had fun sorting out the copyright issues.

[Serial_Apologist]

I bet the legal team had fun sorting out the copyright issues.

Well the would have had a good shot at it.

(Shot? See what I did there?? )

[Nick Armstrong]

Mahler's technical team exploring options for the Sixth Symphony