Where was 'HP' shot?

[waterdogn]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "tactalk2001" <TACtalk at a...> wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who has responded to me off-list about the 
> location of the exterior shot of 'The Leaky Cauldron'

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> 
> I have heard vague rumours that it was shot in Charing Cross 
> Road (which is famous for its second-hand bookstores), but I 
> walked up and down that street a couple of weeks ago, and 
> nothing matched.

Hi Nicholas-

According to an article in "The Look" supplement to the Sunday 
Mirror, the Leakey Cauldron was indeed in Charing Cross Road. Maybe 
they altered the surrounding store facades slightly to get the right 
look?

Robin Nicholls
Waterdogn @ aol.com
Southern California