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The Elephant Man (1980)

Where The Elephant Man says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Victorian hospital made from a mint in Tower Hill and an abandoned ward in Homerton

Scenes and places

The freak show where Treves finds Merrick

Surgeon Frederick Treves discovers John Merrick, hooded and kept by the brutish Mr. Bytes, in a freak show. Treves pays Bytes to bring him to the hospital for examination.

Set in East End freak show, London — Merrick is kept hooded outside shows by his ringmaster Bytes.

London's East End in the film; the docklands alleys were filmed across the river in Southwark.

Filmed at Pickfords Wharf, Winchester Square and Clink Street, Southwark — Foggy market and wharf-alley shots for the film's Victorian docklands; the coordinate is Clink Street, the filmed alleys are nearby. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The London Hospital: Merrick learns to speak

Treves brings Merrick to the hospital, where Governor Carr Gomm is against housing him. Treves coaches Merrick to say a few sentences, but Merrick surprises everyone by reciting the whole 23rd Psalm.

Set in The London Hospital, Whitechapel — Treves's hospital, where Merrick is given a room.

The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel; the film's exterior is a mint and the ward a different hospital.

Filmed at Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill — Exterior of the hospital. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Eastern Hospital, Homerton (demolished) — An abandoned ward stood in for the hospital interior; the building is gone, the coordinate is the present Homerton hospital site. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Bytes takes Merrick abroad

Bytes drags a weakened Merrick back on the road as a circus attraction. During a show in Belgium Merrick collapses, and the drunken Bytes locks him in a cage.

Set in Circus show, Belgium — Merrick is shown again as a circus attraction.

A touring show in Belgium; no source found for where it was filmed.

"I am not an animal!" at Liverpool Street

Back in London, Merrick is harassed by boys through Liverpool Street station and chased, unmasked and cornered by a mob. He cries out that he is a human being.

Set in Liverpool Street station — Merrick is chased through the station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Victorian terminus in the City of London; the film caught its roof before the modern renovation.

Filmed at Liverpool Street station — The station where Merrick is chased and cornered. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Wapping High Street — Treves walks the streets Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Ashford Recreation Ground clock, Ashford — The hospital clock Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• John Merrick — A disfigured man displayed in a Victorian freak show.
• Frederick Treves — A surgeon at the London Hospital who takes Merrick in.
• Mr. Bytes — The brutish ringmaster who keeps Merrick.
• Mr. Carr Gomm — The hospital's Governor, against housing incurables.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the London Hospital from The Elephant Man really filmed?