Showing posts with label Bob Hoskins. Show all posts
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Friday, August 8, 2014

The Long Good Friday (1980)

dir. John Mackenzie

The IRA safehouse – Berry's Hill at the junction with Church Hill, Cudham, Kent, UK

The parking lot where Colin's driver gets killed – 287 High Road, London N22. It was a pub originally called The Fishmongers Arms. It was called Fagan's at the time of the filming, and then O'Rafferty's. It has now been converted to flats, with a police station on the first floor. Many thanks to Kim Tipping for pointing that out.

The pub's interior was filmed at The Salisbury, Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4.

The driver’s coffin arrives in London – Paddington Station, London W2.

The restaurant where the driver's widow spits in Jeff’s (Derek Thompson) face – 60 Wigmore Street, London W1.

Harold Shand’s (Bob Hoskins) arrival – Heathrow Airport, Hounslow TW6, United Kingdom

Ivory House, St. Katharine Docks, London E1.

The place where Harold's yacht is moored – to the southeast of St. Katharine Docks, London E1. The area has changed, and it’s hard to pinpoint the exact location.

Harold’s mother is being driven to the Good Friday service – St. Katharine's Way, St. Katharine Docks, London E1.

Harold’s driver gets killed in a car explosion by the church – 14 Cannon Street Road, London E1.

The church interior was filmed at St. Patrick's Church, Greenbank, London E1.

Harold's yacht passing Tower Bridge, London E1

Harold’s yacht location – West India Dock North, London E1. The area has changed a lot since the film was made, and is now home to the developments of Canary Wharf.

The only recognizable part is the exterior of the North Quay Warehouses, now converted into an apartment complex.

Harold’s casino – 15 Catherine Place, London SW1.

Harold talking to Parky (Dave King) about the car bomb – the south side of Royal Albert Dock where London City Airport stands now.

Harold and ‘Razors’ (P. H. Moriarty) come to question Errol the Ponce (Paul Barber) – 33 Villa Road, London SW9

The site of "Lion & Unicorn" – Wapping High Street at Scandrett Street where Olivers Wharf stands now, London E1.

Victoria takes the Americans to a restaurant – Regine’s Restaurant & Night Club, Kensington Roof Gardens, 99 High Street Kensington, London W8. Regine's occupied the Roof Gardens between 1978 and 1981. Then the property was purchased by the Virgin Group Limited who turned it into the Babylon Restaurant and a members-only night club.
Photo: Dave Walker (1979)

Harold talking to a crook outside a pub – The Governor General (now demolished), the southwest corner of Whitefoot Lane and Verdant Lane, Bromley, Greater London, UK. The interior was filmed at The Waterman's Arms, 1 Glenaffric Ave, London E14.

Victoria (Helen Mirren) driving with Jeff from a restaurant – Ludgate Hill with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background, London EC4

Harold and Victoria’s apartment – Noble Street at London Wall, London EC2. The area has since been redeveloped and One London Wall now stands on the spot.

A woman about to find an informer nailed to the warehouse floor – 401-411 Westferry Road, London E14 opposite 262 Westferry Road. The warehouse is no longer there replaced by an apartment building.

The warehouse where she finds him – 77 Wapping High Street, London E1. This and the previous location aren't actually close to each other.

The cemetery where Harold talks to the widow of the driver killed in Belfast – City of London Cemetery, Aldersbrook Road, London E12. Many thanks to Dave Moore for this information.

Harold and his henchmen visit the Irish – Harringay Stadium, Williamson Road, London N4. The stadium closed down in 1987, then was demolished, and a Sainsbury's supermarket was built on the site.
The abandoned stadium before the demolition.

Harold pays a visit to his American guests – Savoy Hotel, Savoy Way, London WC2