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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Where Mary Poppins Returns says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Banks house is a studio set; the bank is a shopping arcade; the tower is a stage.

Scenes and places

Jack's dawn ride across London (1935)

Jack the lamplighter cycles through the sleeping city, putting out the gas lamps and singing about looking up. London is introduced as a place of small wonders before anyone in the Banks family appears.

Set in London at dawn — Lamplighter Jack cycles through the city turning off the gas streetlights while singing; the route is not a real one.

A string of London landmarks stitched together for the song, not a route anyone could really ride.

Filmed at Tower Bridge (London, United Kingdom) — One of the landmarks Jack cycles around. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Tower of London (London, United Kingdom) — Appears in the opening scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at St Paul's Cathedral (London, United Kingdom) — Jack is seen cycling past it. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Two Chairmen pub, 39 Dartmouth Street (London, United Kingdom) — Jack rides past the pub in Westminster. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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17 Cherry Tree Lane and the repossession notice (1935)

Two solicitors turn up while the house is in chaos and tell Michael that the bank wants his whole loan back by Friday midnight. Jane suggests their late father's bank shares, and the siblings start hunting for the certificate.

Set in 17 Cherry Tree Lane — The Banks family home, where Michael and his three children live, with the park across the way.

The street the first film made famous, rebuilt on a stage rather than found in London.

Michael at the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank (1935)

Michael goes to the bank looking for proof of his father's shares, but chairman Wilkins says there are no records. Michael realises the bank, not his debt, may be the problem.

Set in Fidelity Fiduciary Bank — The bank where Michael works as a teller and where chairman Wilkins decides his fate.

The pillared front belongs to the Royal Exchange, a few steps from the real Bank of England.

Filmed at Royal Exchange, City of London (London, United Kingdom) — The front pillars play the bank's facade; it appears at about 33, 77 and 107 minutes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Bank of England, Threadneedle Street (London, United Kingdom) — Filming took place outside it in March 2017. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bowl and Cousin Topsy's shop (1935)

The children carry their broken bowl to Mary's cousin, hoping it is worth enough to save the house. They learn it has little monetary value.

Set in Cousin Topsy's fix-it shop — The shop of Mary's cousin, where the children bring their mother's broken bowl to be mended.

A hidden Covent Garden lane, easy to walk past.

Filmed at Goodwin's Court, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom) — Exterior of Topsy's house appears to be this back street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Bedfordbury, Covent Garden (London, United Kingdom) — A second Covent Garden alley named for the same scene; the interior was a set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lamplighters dance through the Temple (1935)

Mary and the children lose their way in fog until Jack finds them. He and the lamplighters lead them home in a song-and-dance number.

Set in A park found through cobbled lanes — Lost in fog and darkness, Mary and the children meet Jack again and follow the lamplighters, who teach them their rhyming slang.

Old brick courts and passages used by London's lawyers, also seen in other films.

Filmed at Devereux Court, Middle Temple (London, United Kingdom) — Jack sits on top of an iron gate here in the fog. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Middle Temple Lane, Middle Temple (London, United Kingdom) — Alleys and tunnels for the dance; the park itself was a studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The night run to Big Ben (1935)

With the deadline close, Mary, Jack and the children set out with the lamplighters to reach Big Ben. They race through the streets of Westminster to get there.

Set in Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) — The clock tower at Westminster that Mary, Jack and the children head for at night. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The clock tower stands in Westminster; for the climb the film used a studio copy.

Filmed at Buckingham Palace, The Mall (London, United Kingdom) — Filming took place outside it in April 2017. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at King Charles Street, Westminster (London, United Kingdom) — Seen as the lamplighters head to Big Ben. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Mary Poppins — The nanny who returns to help the Banks family.
• Michael Banks — A widowed father who works part-time at the bank and is behind on his loan.
• Jane Banks — Michael's sister, a labor organizer who helps him look for the shares.
• Jack — A lamplighter who joins Mary and the children.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the Banks family house really?
• Which London building plays the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank?