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Where was The Rook filmed

2019, Fantasy Drama Thriller
Filming country: United Kingdom

The Rook was filmed in London in the United Kingdom.

Great Windmill Street (between Archer & Shaftesbury)

In movie

Scene where Myfanwy runs down the street and briefly hides behind some phone booths in episode 1x01 “Chapter 1”.


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London



River Thames (near Tower Bridge)

In movie

Scene where Linda rides a Checquy boat down the river towards the site of the massacre in episode 1x01 “Chapter 1”.


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London



Kinkao Korean

In movie

Scene where Myfanwy finds a cheep hotel to hide out for the night in episode 1x01 “Chapter 1”.


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London



Blackfriars Bridge

In movie

Scene where Bronwyn calls Marcus to ask him about Linda's offer in episode 1x07 “Prologue”.


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London



The Black Friar

In movie

Scene where Marcus discusses acquiring another asset for the auction and then gets a call from Bronwyn in episode 1x07 “Prologue”.


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London



Freemasons' Hall

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Scene was shot Freemasons' Hall is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and the meeting place for many local Masonic Lodges. While the Grand Lodge occupied the site since 1775, the current hall wasn't constructed until 1933 in the Art Deco style by architects Henry Victor Ashley and F. Winton Newman in honor of the Freemasons who died in WWI. The building contains the Grand Temple, where the Grand Lodge meets, 26 other masonic temples for local chapters, and the Museum of Freemasonry.
London



Millennium Bridge

In movie

Scene where Myfanwy wakes up in the rain surrounded by bodies with no memory of her own identity or how she got there in episode 1x01 “Chapter 1”. Myfanwy ends up at the bridge as her memories disappear and loses control when confronted by the Lugat goons in episode 1x07 “Prologue”. Myfanwy jogs across the bridge and night and looks out over the river in episode 1x08 “Chapter 8”.


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Scene was shot The Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian span linking Bankside in front of the Tate Modern to the City of London. The bridge originally opened in 2000, but after experiencing heavy vibrations on opening day it was immediately closed down and didn't reopen until two years later after the installation of viscous fluid dampers to mitigate the problem. The bridge features a distinctive suspension design with the cables running underneath the walking surface due to height restrictions and to avoid blocking the view of St. Paul's Cathedral.
London



Somerset House

In movie

Scene where Secret headquarters of the Checquy.


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Scene was shot Somerset house is a large neoclassical building that was designed by Sir William Chambers and constructed in 1776 in the Strand on the River Thames. For over two centuries the structure housed various learned societies and public offices including the Royal Academy, the Geological Society, the Navy Board, and the Stamp & Tax offices. In the mid 1980s the house was redeveloped into a centre for the visual arts.
London



One Great George Street

In movie

Scene where Linda and Conrad meet with Jennifer Birch to justify the continued funding of the Checquy in episode 1x07 “Prologue”.


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Scene was shot One Great George Street was designed by architect James Miller in the neo-classical design and is one of the earliest steel-frame buildings in England. It was constructed as the new headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1913 and remains their headquarters, though it has been available for public events since 1989.
London



Borough Market

In movie

Scene where Monica tags along while Gestalt coordinates the capture of the rogue EVA but Nazim manages escape after a police officer gets too close in episode 1x04 “Chapter 4”.


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Scene was shot The land in Southwark that houses Borough Market has served this purpose as far back as the 12th century. The present structures that make up the wholesale and retail market were constructed in the 1851 in the Art Deco style.
London



Charing Cross Underground Station

In movie

Scene where The hooded pursuer his Myfanwy with a tranquilizer dart but learns too late that she switched hoodies with Gestalt in episode 1x03 “Chapter 3”.


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Scene was shot Charing Cross tube station is a combination of the Trafalgar Square station, which opened in 1906 to serve the Bakerloo line, and the Charing Cross station, serving the Northern Line which opened a year later. The two stations were combined in 1979 when the Jubilee line joined them. While the Jubilee line platforms were closed in 1999, the stations and tracks are still maintained for operation reasons making them popular filming destinations for shoots that require modern-looking platforms.
London



St. Pancras Station

In movie

Scene where Monica arrives in London by train and is picked up by Conrad in episode 1x01 “Chapter 1”. Monica opens the encrypted drive in her hotel room and finds a listing of auctions for EVAs in episode 1x02 “Chapter 2”. Monica sees the £50,000 entry fee to the auction in episode 1x03 “Chapter 3”.


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Scene was shot St. Pancras Station was constructed by the Midland Railway in 1868 as the terminus of their only line into London. It was designed by William Henry Barlow with a single-span iron roof, the largest such roof at the time spanning 245 feet. In the early 2000s the platforms were extended with a new train shed to allow the station to accommodate the longer Eurostar trains coming in through the Chunnel. As soon as the station was complete, construction began on a hotel at the front of the station designed by architect George Gilbert Scott in a Italian gothic style with polychromatic brick materials. The hotel operated until 1935 when it was converted into offices, but it was eventually renovated and converted back into a hotel in 2011.
London St Pancras International



Australia House

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Scene was shot The home of the High Commission of Australia, the longest held diplomatic mission in the country, was opened in 1918 after years of delay due to WWI. The building was designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and Alexander George Robertson Mackenzie and built mostly from materials imported from Australia.
London



Old Royal Naval College

In movie

Scene where Myfanwy goes out to her car and calls Bronwyn using Nazim's burner and Gestalt wanders around talking to himself about her actions in episode 1x06 “Chapter 6”.


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Scene was shot The Old Royal Naval College, situated in Greenwich on the Thames, is the prominent centerpiece of the area. Originally constructed in 1696 as the Royal Hospital for Seamen, the building passed into the hands of the navy in 1873. In 1998 the site passed into the hands off the Greenwich Foundation and is now open to tourists and filming.
London Old Royal Naval College




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