Maps of Movies
Mary Poppins (1964)
Where Mary Poppins says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Every London street in Mary Poppins was built in Burbank: ten story places, one studio lot.
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Scenes and places
A nanny arrives at the Banks house (1910)
Mary Poppins floats down on her umbrella and walks into the house with the children's torn-up advertisement put back together, and George finds himself hiring her.
Set in Banks family home, Edwardian London (1910) — A fictional Edwardian London house where the Banks family lives.
A fictional Edwardian London house where the Banks family lives.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set standing in for the Banks house. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mary tidies the nursery with a game (1910)
Mary meets Jane and Michael in their messy nursery and turns tidying up into a game, and the toys start putting themselves away.
Set in Children's nursery in the Banks house — The attic nursery of the Banks house, shared by the two children.
The attic nursery of the Banks house, shared by the two children.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set for the nursery; the source names no stage. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Into Bert's chalk drawing (1910)
Mary and the children meet Bert, a street artist, and the group steps into one of his chalk drawings: a carousel, a country fair and a horse race that Mary wins.
Set in Park and Bert's chalk-drawing world — A London park where Bert draws his pictures, and the painted countryside inside them.
A London park where Bert draws his pictures, and the painted countryside inside them.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Live-action studio footage combined with animation. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Tea on the ceiling with Uncle Albert (1910)
The trio and Bert visit Mary's uncle Albert, whose laughter lifts him off the floor, and soon everyone is floating at a tea party on the ceiling.
Set in Uncle Albert's house — The home of Mary's uncle Albert, who cannot stop laughing.
The home of Mary's uncle Albert, who cannot stop laughing.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The bird woman on the cathedral steps (1910)
That evening Mary tells the children about the old woman who sells bird food on the cathedral steps, a story that will matter to Michael's tuppence.
Set in St Paul's Cathedral steps — Cathedral in the City of London, standing for the place Mary describes in her story. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cathedral in the City of London, standing for the place Mary describes in her story.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — The cathedral appears in the film as painted London background scenery; no source places the cast at the real steps. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Michael's tuppence at the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank (1910)
Their father takes Jane and Michael to his bank, where the elderly Mr. Dawes pushes Michael to invest his tuppence instead of feeding the birds.
Set in Fidelity Fiduciary Bank — The bank where George works.
The old bank in the City where George Banks works, named in the film as Dawes, Tomes, Mousley, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set; the source gives no real building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Lost in the East End (1910)
Jane and Michael slip out of the bank and get lost in the East End, until Bert, now a chimney sweep, finds them and takes them home.
Set in East End alleyways — A poor, smoky London district seen in the film as narrow lanes and alleys.
A poor, smoky London district seen in the film as narrow lanes and alleys.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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On the rooftops of London (1910)
Mary, Bert and the children climb to the rooftops, where Bert and the other chimney sweeps burst into a dance.
Set in London rooftops — A painted London skyline of chimney pots seen from above.
A painted London skyline of chimney pots seen from above.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set with painted backgrounds. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The sweeps' cobblestone street (1910)
Bert and a dozen chimney sweeps dance down a cobblestone street with their brooms.
Set in Cobblestone street of the chimney sweeps — A street where the sweeps dance, as built on the studio lot.
A street where the sweeps dance, as built on the studio lot.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — A dancer says the first day of shooting was on a cobblestone street, which is hard with brooms. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Flying a kite in the park (1910)
George mends the children's kite and takes the family out to fly it.
Set in Park where the kite is flown — The park where the Banks family goes to fly a kite.
The park where the Banks family goes to fly a kite.
Filmed at Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California — Studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Mary Poppins — A nanny who arrives on an umbrella and makes chores into games.
- Bert — Mary's friend, a jack of all trades who works as a street painter and chimney sweep.
- George Banks — The strict father who works at a bank.
Questions answered on the map
- Was Mary Poppins filmed in real London?