I Know That Place!

Its hardly surprising that in a movie like V for Vendetta I would recognise some of the filming locations. It begins with an establishing shot of London using the BT Tower, anyone that ever arrived in to London from the north recognises the BT Tower. Parliament Square, Trafalgar Square too, stand out.

But it’s when I notice details on less prominent streets that I get a little bit excited. Excited enough to stop the movie and examine the scene. This happened last night when I noticed a street that I am quite familiar with.

The police car raced along the streets to the crime scene, taking a corner hard on to a wide affluent looking crescent.

That was Cartwright Gardens! I was absolutely certain of it. A crescent shaped street near King’s Cross, I know it well. But I had to double check on street view.

Its close, but on near inspection, no cigar. The actual filming location was Thornhill Crescent. Very similar though, and not that far away.

So I was wrong. But I’m not always wrong about filming locations. Adjoining the aforementioned Cartwright Gardens is Leigh Street, the filming location for the exterior of Black Books.

Its an actual Book Shop. I bought a book about paper making in Bolton.

And not far from there, less than ten minutes walk, is North Gower Street, the filming location for Sherlock. A sandwich shop stands in for 221b Baker Street.

And I’ve seen film crews completely take over the streets here.

No idea what they were filming, but I saw these camped out in May 2024.