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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

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

A Victorian London built in Manchester, Kent and a studio in Hertfordshire

Scenes and places

The ritual murder interrupted (1890)

Holmes and Watson race to stop Lord Blackwood from killing a woman in a ritual. Holmes reads the scene and the men around him as the fight unfolds, and the police arrive to arrest Blackwood.

Set in London (exact place not given) — The opening ritual murder that Holmes and Watson prevent.

A priory church in the City of London dating from the 12th century.

Filmed at St Bartholomew-the-Great, London — The crew shot the opening scene here for three days. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Watson moves out of 221B (1890)

Watson is packing to leave and wants his friend out of the room after two weeks shut inside. Holmes treats the partnership ending as a technicality.

Set in 221B Baker Street — Holmes and Watson's rooms in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real 221B Baker Street was a fictional address in Conan Doyle's stories; Baker Street itself is in Marylebone.

Filmed at Leavesden Studios (221B interior set) — The interior of 221B Baker Street was built and shot on a sound stage. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dinner at the Café Royal (1890)

Holmes arrives early and meets Mary Morstan for the first time. Watson has been dreading the introduction, which makes his engagement official.

Set in Café Royal — The restaurant where Watson plans dinner with Holmes and Mary.

A West End restaurant name used in the film as a dinner spot.

Filmed at Reform Club, Pall Mall — The club's palatial interior stood in for the Café Royal. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Blackwood's broken tomb (1890)

Blackwood's tomb has been broken open, and the missing man Luke Reordan lies inside the coffin. Holmes, who had refused the case, now holds the answer.

Set in Blackwood's tomb — The tomb where Holmes finds a body.

A Victorian garden cemetery in west London.

Filmed at Brompton Cemetery, London — The cemetery was used for a key scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Temple of the Four Orders (1890)

Holmes is abducted and brought to a secret society's headquarters. He names the Lord Chief Justice as its secret head, and the Order asks him to stop Blackwood.

Set in Temple of the Four Orders — A secret magical fraternity whose headquarters Holmes is brought to blindfolded.

A secret order in the film, placed by the script near the north-west corner of St James's Square.

Filmed at Freemasons' Hall, London — The crew shot at Freemasons' Hall; which scene it was is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Order's meeting and Parliament (1890)

Holmes pieces together the Order's rituals and works out that Blackwood's last act is aimed at Parliament. He gives himself up to get close.

Set in Palace of Westminster — Where the Order meets and where Blackwood's plan is aimed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The seat of the UK Parliament on the Thames.

Filmed at Manchester Town Hall, Great Hall — The Great Hall doubled as the House of Lords; the courtyard was used for a fight. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The sewers under Parliament (1890)

Holmes, Watson and Adler go in through the sewers and find a device built to release cyanide gas into the chambers of Parliament. Time is short: both houses sit at noon.

Set in Sewers beneath the Palace of Westminster — Where Blackwood's men guard a cyanide device. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A tunnel system beneath the Palace of Westminster.

Filmed at Wapping, River Thames — Filmed on the Thames for a steamboat scene on 7 November 2008. Which scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The unfinished Tower Bridge (1890)

Holmes chases Adler to the top of a bridge that is still scaffolding, where Blackwood is waiting. The fight happens high above the Thames.

Set in Tower Bridge — The incomplete bridge on the Thames. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The bridge was under construction between 1886 and 1894.

Filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent — Dockyard fight Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Stanley Dock, Liverpool — Dock scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Sherlock Holmes — A bohemian scientist and eccentric detective-for-hire in 1890 London.
• Dr. John Watson — Holmes's partner, engaged to Mary Morstan and moving out of 221B Baker Street.
• Lord Henry Blackwood — A noble who claims supernatural powers and has killed five women.
• Irene Adler — Holmes's former adversary, who asks him to find a missing man.