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Manchester Town Hall

municipal building in Manchester, England

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 53.4792, -2.2442

Manchester Town Hall is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The interior courtyard was used for a fight scene, the Great Hall doubled as the House of Lords, and numerous areas such as the landing were used as a backdrop.”

Sherlock Holmes (2009) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Manchester Town Hall as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Sherlock Holmes 2009
The Iron Lady 2011
Darkest Hour 2017
“Filming took place in Manchester, England, at both the Town Hall and John Rylands Library, both doubling for the Houses of Parliament and featuring heavily in the film.” Wikipedia
In the Name of the Father 1993
A Very English Scandal 2018–
“Although scenes were filmed outside the Houses of Parliament, the inner courts, interior hallways and staircase were represented by Manchester Town Hall, which is built in the same Gothic Revival style as the Palace of Westminster.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Manchester Town Hall?

5 productions are recorded as filmed at Manchester Town Hall, including Sherlock Holmes (2009), The Iron Lady (2011) and Darkest Hour (2017). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Manchester Town Hall?

Sherlock Holmes (2009), covered by 66 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Manchester Town Hall?

Manchester Town Hall is in the United Kingdom, at 53.4792, -2.2442.

What other filming locations are near Manchester Town Hall?

Manchester, Odsal Stadium, Queen Street Mill, Northern Quarter and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

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 Mark Andrew, CC BY 2.0.