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Created by Filmsquare Updated On: February 2, 2014
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
Filmsquare: The opening scene of Sherlock Holmes (2009) shows Middle Temple Lane as a horse-drawn carriage carrying Inspector Lestrade and Doctor Watson race to stop a killer before he conducts his next sacrifice
Filmsquare: In the first act of Sherlock Holmes (2009), the titular character crosses the steps of St Paul's and then incapacitates the first henchman in the spiral stairwell of the cathedral's North tower.
6 Kinghorn St (at Cloth Fair), London, Greater London
Church · City of London · 14 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: Lord Blackwood is apprehended preparing a human sacrifice in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, filmed in the nave here at St Bartholomew's in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Filmsquare: Sets were built in the Marcy Avenue Armoury for Sherlock Holmes (2009) including Holmes' loft above the Punch Bowl, interiors of 221b Baker St and an incomplete Tower Bridge.
Filmsquare: Popular fancy filming location - The Reform Club - was transformed into "The Royale" restaurant for Sherlock Holmes (2009), where Watson and his Fiancée, Mary, are interrupted by Holmes.
Event Space · City of Westminster · 158 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: The Light Well in Somerset House acted as the cells of Pentonville Prison, where Lord Blackwood is held prior to his hanging in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Filmsquare: The corner of Regent Road and Walter Street was used in Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Sherlock sets off between Stanley and Collingwood docks in a carriage to see Lord Blackwood in prison.
Filmsquare: In disguise Holmes follows Irene Adler to a horse drawn carriage where a gun is pulled on him by an unidentified man in Sherlock Holmes (2009). The scene was shot on the north side of Queen Mary Court
Fulham Rd (at Old Brompton Rd), London, Greater London
Cemetery · West Brompton · 22 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: Lord Blackwood's grave is exhumed from Brompton Cemetery and Reordan's body, whose death was forewarned by Irene Adler, is found inside in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Filmsquare: Watson has his future with Mary foretold by a fortune teller on Little Lever Street in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and quickly deduces that it's another ruse by Holmes.
Filmsquare: Nicholls & Clarke's Art Gallery was used in Sherlock Holmes (2009) for the scene where Holmes and Watson investigate Reordan's laboratory for his link to Lord Blackwood.
Filmsquare: Fleeing Reordan's laboratory, Sherlock Holmes jumps from a window in pursuit of an enormous Frenchman, Dredger, in Sherlock Holmes (2009). The scene was shot in Mangle Street.
Filmsquare: The gatehouse on Church Lane served as Pentonville prison and Slip No. 7 for a calamitous fight sequence including the accidental launch of an unfinished ship in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Chatham Historic Dockyard (Main Gate Rd), Chatham, Kent
History Museum · 2 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: Interiors of the Victorian Ropery were used in Sherlock Holmes (2009) for Sherlock's bareknuckle boxing match, and exteriors for the scene of him and Watson in prison after sinking a ship.
Filmsquare: Hatfield house, specifically the long gallery, served as the headquarters of the ‘Temple of the Four Orders’ in Sherlock Holmes (2009), where Holmes meets with Sir Thomas and the Home Secretary.
Historic and Protected Site · Greenwich West · 1 tip
Filmsquare: The front of Admiral's House was redressed, both physically and digitally, to serve as The Grand Hotel in Sherlock Holmes (2009), where Holmes goes to investigate Irene Adler.
Filmsquare: The French dining room at Cliveden House was used in Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Irene Adler's room in The Grand Hotel, where Holmes is drugged and handcuffed naked to the bed.
Filmsquare: The exterior of the College of Arms served as the home of Sir Thomas, illegitimate father of Lord Blackwood, in Sherlock Holmes (2009), where he is killed in his copper bathtub.
Structure · Holborn and Covent Garden · 24 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: In Sherlock Holmes (2009) Freemasons' Hall serves as the Temple of the Four Orders, where Home Secretary Lord Coward introduces their new leader, Lord Blackwood.
Historic and Protected Site · Islington · 7 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: In Sherlock Holmes (2009) the Familoe Building became a slaughterhouse, where Irene Adler was strung up by Lord Blackwood and then saved by Holmes and Watson.
Filmsquare: As Watson pursues Lord Blackwood from the slaughter house he sets off a tripwire causing a series of large explosions in Sherlock Holmes (2009). The sequence was shot on the north side of Stanley Dock
Royal Waterloo House, 51-55 Waterloo Road, London, Greater London
Apartment or Condo · London · 2 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: Conway Hall, an ex-hospital itself, became the Royal Veterans' Hospital for filming of Sherlock Holmes (2009), where Watson recuperates after being wounded in an explosion.
Westminster Bridge Rd. (Victoria Embankment), London, Greater London
Bridge · Waterloo · 117 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: Having been arrested by Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes is taken across Westminster Bridge in a horse drawn carriage, after escaping he passes back under the bridge in a boat in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Filmsquare: Holmes is lead through the corridors of Manchester Town Hall - standing in for the Houses of Parliament, by Inspector Lestrade on his way to Lord Coward's office in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Filmsquare: The Sculpture Hall appeared in Sherlock Holmes (2009) as the Home Secretary Lord Coward's office in the Houses of Parliament, which Holmes fills with smoke and evades Coward.
Filmsquare: Holmes escapes from Lord Coward's office by diving from a window into the Thames where he is picked up in a boat by Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009).
College Academic Building · Greenwich West · 2 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: In Sherlock Holmes (2009) the King William Court was used for a scene of a crowd rioting outside parliament due to the fear instilled in the public by Lord Blackwood and his otherworldly tricks.
Filmsquare: Manchester Town Hall's Great Hall was used in Sherlock Holmes (2009) as the meeting of Parliament in the Palace of Westminster, where Lord Blackwood reveals his plan and makes good his escape.
Sans Walk (Clerkenwell Close), Islington, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · 3 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: The Clerkenwell House of Detention was used in Sherlock Holmes (2009) as the sewerage system of the Houses of Parliament, where Holmes, Watson and Adler diffuse Lord Blackwood's biological weapon.
The Old Works, Crossness S.T.W., Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London, Greater London
Monument · Thamesmead East · 7 tips and reviews
Filmsquare: After his plan backfires Lord Blackwood retreats from the Houses of Parliament down a spiral staircase, the stairs in the centre of the Crossness Pumping Station in Sherlock Holmes (2009).