The second time Nella Last gets off the bus at the Town Hall, the Forum 28 Theatre is visible on the top window of the bus. That is where Forum is situated, but it was not built until between the 60's and 70's.
In the film, it is said that two bombs were dropped on the shipyard in March 1940.
This is incorrect, there were no bombings of Barrow until later that year; the first bomb to fall on Barrow landed on 29th August 1940 in Walney Channel.
This is incorrect, there were no bombings of Barrow until later that year; the first bomb to fall on Barrow landed on 29th August 1940 in Walney Channel.
In the film, there is an air raid on the 8th May 1941, and on the morning of 9th May, we are informed that Ilkley Road and Hawcoat Lane both had been bombed, however this is inaccurate, as there is no record of Ilkley Road being bombed during WWII, and Hawcoat Lane was not bombed on the night of the 8th/9th May 1941.