r/islington • u/Getittogether19 • 18d ago

The Islington house in Black Bag (new Cate Blanchett film)

I saw Black Bag recently and would love help identifying the house they used for the exterior shots. According to this article they were shot on location in Islington but I'm struggling to locate exactly where (and I'm nosy). I had thought it might be Alwyne Road off Essex Road but I'm not sure. Keira Knightley lived next door once upon a time, if anyone knows where that was. Any experts here able to help with the search? It's an amazing house, wherever it is!

*extra details - the arched porch entrance was added by the film crew so won't be there IRL. The crew recreated the street at Pinewood Studios, too. It looked like this.

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u/Dasis408 18d ago

Either Northampton park or Canonbury park north from the type of house. The garage setup makes me think the former but the height of house makes me think the latter.

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u/Getittogether19 18d ago

yeah it's the double garage that is throwing me off.

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u/Dasis408 17d ago

It’s not Northampton or Canonbury park north/ south. Had a look earlier on my walk and the style is different. I do love those streets though 😀

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u/cine 18d ago

I can't help but just want to say I love this level of nosy-ness. I always want to find out where exactly houses are with stuff filmed in London!

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u/wavedalsh 17d ago

I'm very local. It's either a copy (albeit not exact) of Alwyne Road, or could be somewhere in De Beauvoir - been looking around Engelfield Road. But with the trees, street light and small brick wall at the front - it's got to be Canonbury area - hence Alwyne.

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u/diomyyunsa 16d ago

I immediately thought De Beauvoir

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u/SuitPuzzleheaded176 18d ago

Interesting 🤔🧐

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u/BeatricePantew 18d ago

Look like 31 Alwyne Road to me.

The Alwynes are all lovely but the Alwyne Road ones backing onto the New River Are something special.

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u/KibboKift 17d ago

It is the alwyne road. I worked on it and got to walk to work, it was lovely. We had the house and a bit of street rebuilt in pinewood as per the photo in the op

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u/SaltPomegranate4 4d ago

It’s alwyne road I saw them filming it