<P> In Edwardian London , 1910 , Bert entertains a crowd when he senses a change in the wind . Afterwards , he directly addresses the audience and gives them a tour of Cherry Tree Lane , stopping outside the home of the Banks family . George Banks returns home from his job at the bank to learn from Winifred that Katie Nanna has left their service after Jane and Michael ran away `` again '' . They are returned shortly after by the local constable , who reveals the children were chasing a lost kite . Jane and Michael ask their father to help build a better kite , but he dismisses them . Taking it upon himself to hire a nanny , George advertises for a stern , no - nonsense nanny . Instead , Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kinder , sweeter nanny , but once George rips up the letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace , the remains of the advertisement magically float up and out into the air . </P>
<P> In Edwardian London , 1910 , Bert entertains a crowd when he senses a change in the wind . Afterwards , he directly addresses the audience and gives them a tour of Cherry Tree Lane , stopping outside the home of the Banks family . George Banks returns home from his job at the bank to learn from Winifred that Katie Nanna has left their service after Jane and Michael ran away `` again '' . They are returned shortly after by the local constable , who reveals the children were chasing a lost kite . Jane and Michael ask their father to help build a better kite , but he dismisses them . Taking it upon himself to hire a nanny , George advertises for a stern , no - nonsense nanny . Instead , Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kinder , sweeter nanny , but once George rips up the letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace , the remains of the advertisement magically float up and out into the air . </P>
what street did the banks live on in mary poppins
what street did the banks live on in mary poppins
Cherry Tree Lane
Cherry Tree Lane