Low Bowkerstead Field Gate, "The One That Got Away"
N 54° 18.957 W 003° 01.308
30U E 498581 N 6018675
Part of the attempted escape of POW Von Werra was to skirt along the field wall, before vaulting this gate to enter the woods, during the filming of "The One That Got Away".
Waymark Code: WM7Z1C
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/26/2009
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Once again it appears two shots were filmed here.
1. Of Von Werra skuttling along beside the stone wall seen by the land army girls.
2. A close up of the land girls.
"The One That Got Away" is a film about the only escapee from a British POW camp. He actually escaped from Canada to USA. (
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