![]() A little farther on we turned down a side road to the right and drove into the village of Tynsham. ![]() Coming from London, Bill says: Short of Devizes we pulled up once more to consult the map. Tynsham Manor, where the University party plan to set up their community and Miss Durrant eventually does, is located near Devizes in Wiltshire. The distinctive tower, called the Senate House, is still there although it is less prominent on the skyline than in 1951 when the novel was published. The university building where Bill and Jo meet Beadley and the others, is now the University of London (Birkbeck College). It is probably also near the Thames because he mentions not being able to hear the "hoot of a tugboat". ![]() There is no St Merryn's in London (which is a Cornish name) but its location is probably in Hammersmith or Fulham as Bill says when he leaves it: To the left, through miles of suburban streets, lay the open country to the right, the West End of London, with the City beyond. He is here during the night of the comet. Most of the locations named are genuine and can still be visited.īill is taken here to have his eyes attended to after being stung by a triffid. The first part of the story takes place in west London. ![]()
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