Rear Window - Church Lane, Leytonstone, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 34.093 E 000° 00.514
31U E 292688 N 5717257
Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone and to commemorate the life and works of this great film-maker a permanent gallery has been set-up in the underpass that forms the entrance to Leytonstone tube station. The images are all mosaics.
Waymark Code: WMM1Z5
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/05/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 1

The co-ordinates given are for the Church Lane entrance to the underpass where a stainless-steel plaque (see photos) advises of the Hitchcock Gallery. All the exhibits are mosaics.

This mosaic is entitled "Rear Window". The plaque, at the foot of the mosaic, tells us:

Rear Window
1954

James Stewart as action photographer LB Jefferies is confined to his apartment by a broken leg. With the help of fiance Lisa Freemont, played by Grace Kelly, he begins to suspect a murder has occurred and sets out to solve the crime.

I've never seen Hitchcock look through a camera - some directors never stop." - James Stewart

Stella {Thelma Fitter}:"We've become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their own house and look in for a change.Yes sir. How's that for a bit of homespun philosophy."

The mosaic shows two caharcters looking out of the "rear window" towards a building where the main character suspects a murder has taken place. A full range of colours are used from white for L B Jefferies shirt, reds for the internal wall covering, blue and yellow for Lisa's dress, blues and white for the sky as well as green for grass and trees. Black is used for some detailing such as the wheelchair tyres and windows of the building being spied on.

The mosaic is about four feet high by four feet wide and is located on a curved wall at the Church Lane entrance to the underpass.

Specific visit requirements:
The mosaics are in a pedestrian underpass that runs beneath the Central Line tracks at Leytonstone station and is open 24/7. This is a public area so no ticket is required.


Address:
Church Lane
Leytonstone
London, United Kingdom


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