ON LOCATION · 01Amy Winehouse’s LondonThe Hawley Arms
ON LOCATION · 02David Bowie’s LondonHeddon Street
ON LOCATION · 03Notting HillPortobello RoadEvery street has a B-side.
From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.
Individually designed Worlds with places in London. Their pins are on the map below.
Slow Horses14 places in London
Ted Lasso13 places in London
Amy Winehouse12 places in London
Fleabag12 places in London
Bridget Jones’s Diary11 places in London
The Clash11 places in London
The Thick of It11 places in London
Bohemian Rhapsody10 places in London
Love Actually10 places in London
Paddington10 places in London
A Clockwork Orange9 places in London
About Time9 places in London
Blur9 places in London
David Bowie9 places in London
Notting Hill9 places in London
Sex Pistols9 places in London
The Kinks9 places in London
Adele8 places in London
George Michael8 places in London
Sherlock8 places in London
The Rolling Stones8 places in London
Fawlty Towers7 places in London
The Who7 places in London
Eric Clapton6 places in London
Genesis6 places in London
Phil Collins6 places in London
Freddie Mercury & Queen6 places in London
Rod Stewart6 places in London
The Beatles6 places in London
Billy Elliot5 places in London
Black Mirror5 places in London
Bob Marley5 places in London
Coldplay5 places in London
Doctor Who5 places in London
Four Weddings and a Funeral5 places in London
Full Metal Jacket5 places in London
The Crown5 places in London
The Wizarding World5 places in London
2001: A Space Odyssey4 places in London
Batman Begins4 places in London
Dire Straits4 places in London
Elton John4 places in London
Jimi Hendrix4 places in London
Kate Bush4 places in London
Led Zeppelin4 places in London
New Order4 places in London
Wham!4 places in London
ABBA3 places in London
Depeche Mode3 places in London
Joy Division3 places in London
Madonna3 places in London
Only Fools and Horses3 places in London
Rocketman3 places in London
The Cure3 places in London
The Stone Roses3 places in London
Air2 places in London
Alien2 places in London
Bee Gees2 places in London
Bob Dylan2 places in London
Friends2 places in London
Iggy Pop2 places in London
Inception2 places in London
Interstellar2 places in London
James Bond2 places in London
Lou Reed2 places in London
Mamma Mia!2 places in London
Pulp2 places in London
Ramones2 places in London
The Dark Knight Rises2 places in London
The Police2 places in London
The Shining2 places in London
The Smiths2 places in London
The Supremes2 places in London
Arctic Monkeys1 place in London
Barbie1 place in London
Beyoncé1 place in London
Braveheart1 place in London
Bruce Springsteen1 place in London
Carole King1 place in London
Chungking Express1 place in London
Die Hard1 place in London
Dunkirk1 place in London
Duran Duran1 place in London
Eagles1 place in London
Elliott Smith1 place in London
Fleetwood Mac1 place in London
Gladiator1 place in London
Lawrence of Arabia1 place in London
Michael Jackson1 place in London
Mission: Impossible1 place in London
Neil Young1 place in London
Oasis1 place in London
Paul Simon1 place in London
Prince1 place in London
R.E.M.1 place in London
Radiohead1 place in London
Rear Window1 place in London
Sense81 place in London
Taylor Swift1 place in London
The Beach Boys1 place in London
The Bodyguard1 place in London
The Dark Knight1 place in London
The Italian Job1 place in London
Tina Turner1 place in London
Trainspotting1 place in London
Whitney Houston1 place in LondonExplore the wider researched catalogue alongside the curated Worlds. Source notes, historic geography and access restrictions stay with each story.
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161 stories and collections
28 Days Later: DaniKauf · CC BY-SA 3.0. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1968 trailer) · Public domain. A Clockwork Orange: Stanley Kubrick (trailer) · Public domain. A Fish Called Wanda: Ben Sutherland from Crystal Palace, London, UK · CC BY 2.0. ABBA: Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0. About Time: Andrew Bishkinsky; crop by Keraunoscopia · CC BY 3.0. Adele: Lady Lotus · CC BY-SA 4.0. Air: Daniele Dalledonne · CC BY-SA 2.0. Alan Rickman: Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 2.0. Alien: White House Photographic Office · Public domain. Amy Winehouse: Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 FR. Arctic Monkeys: Frida Borjeson from Stockholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0. Barbie: Eva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0. Batman Begins: Syrio · CC BY-SA 4.0. Bee Gees: NBC Television · Public domain. Beyoncé: Arnie Papp · CC BY 2.0. Billy Elliot: sludgegulper · CC BY-SA 2.0. Black Mirror: Greg2600 · CC BY-SA 2.0.
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01Abbey Road crossing · exact location photographSix photographs. One crossing. A city made iconic.
Walk from the zebra crossing to the studio and keep the album image distinct from the recording rooms.
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0223 Heddon Street · exact location photographA narrow service street became another planet.
Follow Ziggy’s Mayfair cover location and the people and venues around it.
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03100 Club · exact venue photographTwo nights, a small room, a scene breaking open.
Enter the Clash World and the London geography around those first shows.
Enter the world ↗︎Location photographs and labelled neighbourhood imagery; not production stills or matched before-and-after views.
John Darch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Exact Abbey Road crossing; cropped location photograph. · Displayed cropped.
Spudgun67 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Heddon Street, Ziggy Stardust cover location; openly licensed photograph. · Displayed cropped.
Dr Neil Clifton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The 100 Club venue; openly licensed location photograph. · Displayed cropped.
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John Darch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cropped location photograph1 cultural connectionsThe Beatles in London
Syd Storm · CC0 1.0 · Cropped location photograph1 cultural connectionsThe Beatles in London
Adele
Air
Amy Winehouse
The Beatles
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ell brown · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped location photograph3 stories at this place
Katie Chan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped location photograph2 stories at this placeLive road crossing. Cross only with traffic awareness; never stand in the carriageway for a photograph.
See the stories ↗︎Working recording studio with restricted entry. View respectfully from the public pavement.
See the stories ↗︎A working studio. The front and the zebra crossing outside are on a public street; inside is for booked sessions and events.
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Music videos, cover images and recording history. Each connection links to its source. 40 named locations have supported map pins; locations awaiting coordinates remain below.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience · Album / sleeve photography · Sourced
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Movies · London28 Days Later
Music · LondonAlan Rickman
Movies · LondonA Fish Called Wanda
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