We get to see Fort Langley in Motherland episode 1.02. It is where the cadets go to visit the pageant. We see it during the day, when there are stalls arranged on the central green and later we see the pageant itself on a stage at the fort.
Fort Langley is at 23433 Mavis Ave, Fort Langley V1M 2R5
It is one of the area’s most important historic sites. The website is at https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/langley
We first see the fort when the soldiers are getting off the bus. We don’t get to see the bus arrive.
The entrance is fairly small and not really suitable for a bus to enter. The filming was all about careful camera angles and placements.
Below is the site plan for the Fort. This shows the general layout. The central green would have been where the daylight scenes were filmed, with the Unit exploring the stalls and Tally meeting the young girl and her mother. The pageant would have been filmed at a specially constructed stage, filming with the audience on the left as we look at the plan, and the stage to the right, on the green.
I do wonder where this ended up. I just hope it is in the hands of a Talder fan.
This is the area where the stage and the pageant would have been.
The white house (The Big House) is visible in the background of the pageant. By filming at night, many details of the Fort are not visible, but it is the right age and historical setting for the pageant, so hiding much of the detail wasn’t necessary. Although the plastic children’s toys are not exactly period authentic.
This is a popular destination for people to visit. Even without the Motherland connection, it is worth visiting. But it is exactly the sort of place you could imagine portraits of General Alder, or even the General herself walking about the grounds.
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