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Name: Florin Court
Address: Florin Court, Charterhouse Square, London
Used As: Whitehaven Mansions (Exterior)
Appeared In: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989 - 2013)
Florin Court has become famous due to its use as Hercule Poirot's London home in the popular series Agatha Christie's Poirot. It is now associated with Poirot and Christie fans everywhere come to this location every year, although Agatha Christie never visited herself. Florin Court is only used as the exterior to Whitehaven Mansions, Poirot's flat set is located in Pinewood Studios.
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Florin Court has been used as Poirot's home since the first series, but was only filmed for a short period. Jeff Tessler, Production Designer on Poirot and Marple, explains: “We try to get a large number of different shots when we do have access
to the site. We will shoot Poirot arriving and leaving a number of
times, and in a variety of vehicles. We also have a large number of
exterior shots of Florin Court on file. With all of these available it
might not be necessary to film there for two or three years.” Read the full interview here.
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| This night time image was actually edited to look like it's night. ©AChristieWeb |
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In June 2013, Florin Court suffered a severe fire at night, leaving the building damaged. The news saddened many Poirot mans, so much so that David Suchet expressed a concern over Twitter.
I visited Florin Court back in February 2013, and although the weather wasn't perfect for photography, I still took lots of photos, that you can see above. Florin Court has to be one of my favourite filming locations, it's a fantastic example of 30's decor, no wonder the design team on Poirot loved it so much.
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