Landmarks & buildings

Chatham Historic Dockyard

maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England

England · 51.3968, 0.5294

Sail and Colour Loft, Church Lane, Chatham ME4 4TE·Official site

Chatham Historic Dockyard is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 17 more.

“Two locations stood in place for Berlin sites on either side of the wall: the public toilet fight between Solo and Kuryakin was shot in Regent's Park in London, while the car chase during the movie's first act was shot in Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent UK.”
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) · Wikipedia

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Chatham Historic Dockyard
Photo: ClemRutter at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Chatham Historic Dockyard as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026
    “Other locations in the film include Hertford County Hall in Hertfordshire, standing in for Empire State University; and Turk's Shipyard at Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent where Castle's safe house is located.” Wikipedia
  • Detective Pikachu 2019
    “Filming also took place on Anchor Wharf at the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent.” Wikipedia
  • Victoria and Abdul 2017
    “The production also filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent, on HMS Gannet and the quayside adjacent to the ship.” Wikipedia
  • Amazing Grace 2006
    “During January 2006, the scenes from the Houses of Parliament were shot at the 1743 Church within Chatham Historic Dockyard.” Wikipedia
  • The Bank Job 2008
    “The crew used Chatham Historic Dockyard to shoot the sequence at the side entrance of Paddington, where the final showdown between Terry and Lew Vogel takes place.” Wikipedia
  • Victor Frankenstein 2015
    “Filming primarily took place in the United Kingdom, with soundstage work at Longcross Studios and Twickenham Film Studios, and location shooting at Chatham Historic Dockyard.” Wikipedia
  • Great Expectations 2012
    “The production also shot many scenes in Kent including St Thomas a Becket Church in Fairfield, Swale Nature Reserve Shellness, Oare and Elmley Marshes, Stangate Creek, The Historic Dockyard in Chatham and Thames and Medway Canal.” Wikipedia
  • Call the Midwife 2012–
    “Many of the exterior scenes are shot at The Historic Dockyard Chatham standing in for East London streets and buildings.” Wikipedia
  • Ebenezer 2026
    “Location filming also took place at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent.” Wikipedia
  • Mr Selfridge 2013–
  • Red Joan 2018
    “Some scenes were filmed at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.” Wikipedia
  • Belgravia 2020–
    “The production visited The Historic Chatham Dockyard and filmed on Anchor Wharf quayside, the Tarred Yarn Store as Pimm’s Chop House and the streets around the Ropery to stand in for both a London market and the streets around Girton’s Mill.” Wikipedia
  • The Nevers 2021–
  • SS-GB 2017–
    “The series filmed various scenes for episodes 1 to 4 at the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent.” Wikipedia
  • Peterloo 2018
    “Production shot the interior of the Tarred Yarn Store in Plymouth, Devon, and the exterior of the Ropery at the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent to double as a cotton mill in Manchester.” Wikipedia
  • The Halcyon 2017–
    “The Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent was used in episodes 5 and 6 for scenes depicting bombed London streets.” Wikipedia
  • Vanity Fair 2018–
    “Further filming took place at Chatham Historic Dockyard, where various London street scenes were shot outside the Ropery, an embarkation to France was shot on Anchor Wharf, and the interior of the Commissioner's House was also used.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard?

19 productions are recorded as filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, including Les Misérables (2012), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). 17 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard?

Les Misérables (2012), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Chatham Historic Dockyard?

Chatham Historic Dockyard is in the United Kingdom, at Sail and Colour Loft, Church Lane, Chatham ME4 4TE. Its coordinates are 51.3968, 0.5294.

What other filming locations are near Chatham Historic Dockyard?

Chatham Dockyard (under 1 km), HMS Gannet (under 1 km), Former Hemp House, Spinning Room and Offices (under 1 km), Fort Amherst (1 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by ClemRutter at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5.