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.
Studio 10, 10, Little Lever Street, Northern Quarter, City Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, M1 1HR, United Kingdom
Scene: (Holmes & Watson Meet A Fortune Teller)
Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Civic Quarter, City Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, M2 5DB, United Kingdom
Scene: (on location)
2, Mangle Street, Piccadilly, Northern Quarter, City Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, M1 2DU, United Kingdom
Scene: (Holmes running towards London Shipyard)
Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre, King William Walk, Greenwich Town Centre, East Greenwich, Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, SE10 9HU, United Kingdom
Guy Ritchie’s rip-roaring reinvention of Sherlock Holmes conjures a grimy, industrial Victorian London – much of it built not in the capital but in the great northern cities of Manchester and Liverpool, climaxing on a Tower Bridge still under construction.
Where was Sherlock Holmes filmed?
Sherlock Holmes was filmed in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Chatham, recreating Victorian London.
Every Sherlock Holmes location, explained
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London – the landmarks
Real London features throughout, from St Paul’s Cathedral to Brompton Cemetery and Freemasons’ Hall.
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Manchester as Victorian London
Manchester Town Hall and the city’s Victorian architecture stood in for the Houses of Parliament and old London.
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Liverpool and Chatham
Liverpool‘s heritage streets and the historic Chatham Dockyard in Kent provided further period backdrops.
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Tower Bridge under construction
The climax plays out on a half-built Tower Bridge, recreated as it appeared during its 1880s construction.
Planning a visit
London‘s St Paul’s and the mighty Manchester Town Hall are both landmark stops, while Chatham Dockyard in Kent is a preserved historic shipyard open to visitors.
Sherlock Holmes Fun Facts
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The North played London Much of Victorian London was recreated in Manchester and Liverpool.
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A half-built Tower Bridge The finale recreates Tower Bridge mid-construction, as it looked in the 1880s.
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Manchester Town Hall is Parliament The grand civic building stood in for the Houses of Parliament.
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A grittier Holmes Robert Downey Jr’s bare-knuckle, action-hero take reinvented the detective.
