Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Swancombe House (walkway)
Swancombe House (walkway)
St. Ann's Road, Shepherd's Bush, London
Swancombe House is one of several tower blocks that makes up the Edward Woods Estate to the east of Shepherd's Bush.
The main area of filming, around the walkway leading up to a concourse, was completely demolished in 2002 to make way for new housing as part of the regeneration of the estate by Countryside Properties for Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
How to get here:
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Underground (Hammersmith & City): Latimer Road - Turn left out of the station and walk along Bramley Road leading into St Ann's Road. Continue along here until you reach the Edward Woods Estate by Queensdale Road. +
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Bus: Ladbroke Grove Map - Route 295, stop St Ann's Road, Wilsham Street. The Edwards Wood Estate is just to the south on the west side of St. Ann's Road. +
Access: PublicStatus: alteredNorth
Photograph taken: 27th May 2006 by Chuck Foster
The Silurians (6)
Filmed: 12 Nov 1969
Masters staggers past some flats in London as he succumbs to the
Silurians' virus.
Access: PublicStatus: demolishedNorth
Photograph taken: 1st January 2001 by Mitchell Sandler
"This photo of the walkways was taken by Mitchell Sandler in late 2000, before the walkway was demolished as part of a regeneration of the estate."
The Silurians (6)
Filmed: 12 Nov 1969
Masters staggers up a walkway as he succumbs to the Silurians' virus.
Where to walk to next?
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St. James's Gardens (The Invasion). Head south along St. Ann's Road, and then turn left into Darnley Terrace. This leads into St. James's Gardens.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Princedale Road (The Invasion): 0.23 miles.
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Walmer Road (The Invasion): 0.26 miles. 
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Heathfield Street (The Invasion): 0.27 miles.
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Wood Lane Central Line Station (The Dalek Invasion of Earth): 0.37 miles.
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Warehouse Lane (The Evil of the Daleks): 0.43 miles.
Further links about the location:
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Countryside Properties - Winning a Bronze Award for their work in regnerating the Edward Woods Estate
Related Stories
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The Silurians [12 Nov 1969]: Masters succumbs to the Silurian virus and dies.
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