Being Human – Street View

So now that Google Maps has implemented Street View in the UK, I thought I’d put together a few links to show places featured in Being Human. In no particular order:

• Mitchell, George and Annie’s house, on the corner of Windsor Terrace and Henry Street in Totterdown. If you turn round you can see the house where the boy who was knocked down by a car (Episode 4) lived.
• Walk up Henry Street and you get to The Shakespeare, seen in the pilot episode.
• Again in the pilot, here’s the street corner where Mitchell and George have their first conversation: the corner of Caledonia Place and Sion Hill in Clifton. The Avon Gorge Hotel is visible on the right.
• There’s a night shot of Mitchell standing at the foot of Park Street in one episode. From memory, I think he was standing by the traffic lights. If you look south you can see the path on College Green along which Mitchell walks while his clothing changes through time.
• The hospital entrance. This is Bristol General Hospital.
• Not absolutely certain about this one, but this is Victoria Park, where Tully takes Annie in Episode 2.

I’d like to find the location of the funeral parlour to add to the list. Any other locations would also be good.

I can see my house!

On Google, that is. More precisely, on Google Maps Street View, which has just gone live in the UK. What’s more, I can even approximately date when the photos were taken, since the house still has the ‘SOLD’ board outside. That means it was taken in August or September of last year.

There are a few bugs to be ironed out – while ‘walking’ around in Street View I can’t travel straight along my street, but instead I have to turn into a side road and then come back out onto the main road. Or I can just reposition the market on the inset map. But despite these niggles, it’s enormous fun to play with!