Maps of Movies

Mr. Holmes (2015)

Where Mr. Holmes says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes in Sussex, and a Japan that was really a dockyard in Kent

Scenes and places

The Sussex farmhouse and its bees (1947)

Holmes, home from Hiroshima, tries a prickly ash plant to sharpen his failing memory. He shows young Roger how to tend the bees, and a paternal bond grows.

Set in Rural Sussex farmhouse — Holmes lives here in 1947 with his housekeeper and her son.

The film's setting is a rural farmhouse in Sussex; no exact house is named in the sources.

Filmed at Seven Sisters, East Sussex — Much of the film was shot around the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Meeting Umezaki in Japan (1947)

In flashback, Holmes arrives in Japan, invited by an admirer named Tamiki Umezaki who promises prickly ash. Holmes is eager and presses for speed because his memory is slipping.

Set in Japan — Holmes visits Japan to find prickly ash.

The Japanese streets were played by a historic dockyard in Kent; the town in Japan is not named in the sources.

Filmed at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent — The dockyard doubled as streets in Japan. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Kelmot case on Baker Street (1919)

In flashback to almost 30 years earlier, Thomas Kelmot comes to Holmes about his wife Ann, who has changed since two miscarriages. Holmes takes the case and follows her around London.

Set in Baker Street, London — Holmes's old rooms, where Kelmot visits him. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Baker Street is the fictional address of Holmes's rooms; the film's real London locations are not identified in the sources.

Characters

• Sherlock Holmes — A long-retired detective of 93 whose memory is failing.
• Mrs Munro — His widowed housekeeper.
• Roger — Her young son, curious about bees.