pomponian28

Hi Everyone, a friend of mine from south London wants to know if anyboby knows where the pub is that was blown up in the long good friday, i.e. the street name perhaps, its a film I must confess i haven't watched or only parts of it anyway, so if anyone has the answer let me know thanks.
Pomponian28

DocRobertPepper

As far as i know it was build for the film in the pool of London (Wapping)
it was called The lion and unicorn

Amethyst_Isle

I think that is true too and the reason why it was in Wapping is because the pub had a wapping great hole in it. Boom Boom

mariocki

Yes, it was a 'set' built for the film. According to the DVD commentary it looked so convincing that members of the public walked in during filming thinking it really was a pub.

stevie boy

Blimey, you learn something new every day, I was convinced it was a real pub

christoph404

I had a photo studio for many years in the 80s in Wapping, much of the area was still recognisable then as featuring in many films and you could still spot the occasional film crew recreating victorian London,now it has changed beyond all recongnition. The set of the pub was on Wapping High Street on a piece of waste ground a few doors along from Wapping Police Station and River Police HQ which is still there. Wapping Police Station is a very old victorian building and I was told by locals it was the model for Dixon of Dock Green, whether thats true or not I don't know. Its worth wandering around the area, the church where Harold Shands Rolls Royce gets blown up is St Patricks church just off Dundas Street which joins onto Wapping High St.

Amethyst_Isle

This site is worth looking at for some of the locations used for that film.

Filming Locations for The Long Good Friday

pomponian28

Thanks guys that should put my friends mind at rest, I'm sure he'll take a walk round the area even though its changed a lot, many thanks once again

stevie boy

thanks for that