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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Filming Locations

1998 Movie
Comedy Crime

When four small-time criminals lose a rigged poker game against a London kingpin, he gives them one week to settle their enormous debt.

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St. John Street, Angel, Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, EC1V 4NT, United Kingdom
Scene: (JD's bar)
📍 London filming locations
Hidden Hearing, 19, Park Street, Broad Green, Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England, CR0 1PB, United Kingdom
Scene: (the hideout)
📍 London filming locations
Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Maitland Park, Chalk Farm, Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, NW1 8AH, United Kingdom
Scene: (where Winston runs his sadly low-security dope business)
📍 London filming locations

Guy Ritchie’s breakneck debut is soaked in the geezer-gangster world of London’s East End – its card games, dodgy pubs and market lock-ups all drawn from the real city, from Clerkenwell to Columbia Road, giving the caper its unmistakable London swagger.

Where was Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels filmed?

Lock, Stock was filmed across London – Clerkenwell, the East End, Borough Market and Chalk Farm – with a scene in Buckinghamshire.

Every Lock, Stock location, explained

1

JD’s bar – Clerkenwell

The gang’s pub headquarters used St John Street in Clerkenwell, London.

2

The East End pubs and markets

The film’s world used real East End spots – the Royal Oak on Columbia Road and the streets of Whitechapel and Spitalfields.

3

Borough Market and Chalk Farm

Scenes used Borough Market south of the river and the Stables Market at Chalk Farm.

4

Buckinghamshire – the botched robbery

The incompetent robbery scene ventured out to Dorney in Buckinghamshire.

Planning a visit

The film’s London is very much alive – Clerkenwell, Columbia Road and Borough Market are all buzzing, walkable corners of the city.

Lock, Stock Fun Facts

1
A very London debut Guy Ritchie’s first feature is steeped in the real East End of London.
2
Sting was in it Musician Sting played JD, the pub-owning father, in an early role for the film.
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Made on a shoestring The film was made cheaply and became a surprise British hit.
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It launched Statham Lock, Stock gave Jason Statham, a former market trader and diver, his screen debut.
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A style all its own Its rapid-fire editing and cockney patter defined a wave of British crime films.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it set in London?
Yes – in the geezer-gangster world of the East End.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – Clerkenwell, Columbia Road and Borough Market are all accessible.
Who directed Lock, Stock?
Guy Ritchie, in his feature debut.
Who is in the cast?
It featured Jason Statham’s debut, alongside Sting and an ensemble cast.