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house of guinness Viewers have been grappling with bad roads and moody stately homes since the eight-part dramatic series began airing Netflix on September.
Series, written by peaky blinders manufacturer steven knightFollows four Guinness children, each of whom are competing for Control of the famous brewing empire After the death of Patriarch Sir Benjamin Guinness.
Although it is set in the 19th century dublin And new yorkCameras were sent throughout North West England and wales To catch the drama of Dynasty.
Karen Wilson, Executive Producer house of guinnessSaid: “We traveled the length and breadth of Ireland and the UK, ending up in the North West of England, where there were stately homes and Dublin-style streets – everything we needed.
“Even within the North West, we had to move around more than we usually do with a TV production. But places like Manchester, Liverpool, North Wales and Yorkshire gave us what we needed. I really hope we did Dublin justice.”
From Bangor Castle to a Liverpool mausoleum, here are the locations featured in the Guinness period drama as seen on screen.
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Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
According to the National Trust, the neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle provided the set for Ashford Castle, home of the Guinness family. Bangor Castle, with colonial foundations, was built in 1840 as the home of the Pennant family – fans of the series can tour the castle and its 60 acres of gardens and woodland from £17 per person.
Ceri Williams, General Manager of Penrhyn Castle, National Trust Cymru, said: “It has been great to host a House of Guinness production at Penrhyn Castle. The series explores wealth, class inequalities and conflict, similar to the themes we explore here at Penrhyn.”
liverpool
more than liverpoolThe city center of Dublin was used as a nod to Dublin, with the red brick tobacco warehouse in Stanley Dock setting the stage for the famous Brewery Yard in the 1860s. Croxteth Hall and Country Estate, a Grade II listed Edwardian house, was used to film exterior scenes in place of Dublin’s Iveagh House, with the Neoclassical St George’s Hall providing shots for the funeral procession and prison scenes.
You’ll see the Georgian Quarter, particularly Faulkner Square, Back Sandon, Little Huskisson and the cobbles of Mount Street as the backdrop for the episode and the Victorian Sefton Park Palm House as the set for Arthur Guinness’s secret meeting in the botanic gardens.
house of guinness The watering hole, The Flowing Tide pub finds a home in The Vines House pub, also known as the famous “Big House”, just a minute’s walk from Lime Street Station. visit liverpoolThe Guinness family also gathers in the 18th-century Liverpool Town Hall.
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manchester
A little further north, manchester New York City scenes made their way to the screen. Filming took place in the “Capital of the North” Northern Quarter, which saw the crew preparing for market stalls and chase scenes in Lever Street, Dale Street and Back Piccadilly.
The production also used the Manchester University building to depict meetings in Dublin’s Imperial Hotel.
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stockport
Stockport’s Little Underbank was transformed into a 19th-century Dublin streetscape for filming in July 2024.
For the funeral scenes, two Stockport churches – St Mary’s Church and St George’s Church – also appeared. house of guinnessSt George’s shared on Facebook: “St George’s Church, Stockport, is on Netflix! You can see our church in the brand new series House of Guinness! Eagle-eyed viewers may recognize our beautiful church on screen – so keep your eyes peeled when you’re watching.”
Skipton, Yorkshire
The Broughton Hall estate in Skipton served as the setting for St Anne’s House. The 14th-century Georgian estate was transformed to depict the 19th-century rural residence of Arthur Guinness and his wife, Lady Olivia.
Cheshire
The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port was converted into a 19th-century Dublin graving dock, whose toll house became The Angel pub with Guinness signage.
Tatton Park, Tudor Hall in Cheshire, a historic estate with a neo-classical mansion and deer park, wrote on Facebook: “We are so excited to share that the mansion at Tatton Park with its library and the conservatory in the gardens were both filming locations for the new Netflix series ‘House of Guinness’!”
salford
Salford’s St Philip’s Church, a Grade II listed Anglican church, and its crypt feature as a backdrop in the show.
Reverend Dr Gareth Robinson, team leader at St Philip’s Chapel, said filming in england: “The crew worked very hard to create an authentic-looking 19th century scene, both inside and outside the church. So much high-tech kit behind the scenes, and yet you’d never know what was on camera. We loved watching the ‘snow’ fall as the sun went down and imagining what life might have been like 200 years ago in 1825 when our church first opened.”
Gwynedd, Snowdonia
Many scenes set in the Irish village of Cloonboo in County Galway were filmed in Wales, specifically Gwynedd in Snowdonia.
Production designer Richard Bullock told time out: “The landscape of far west Wales looks very similar to parts of Ireland.
“We really struggled to include Cloonboo, because it gives a broader sense of the world we’re showing and adds a spiritual dimension.”
All episodes of ‘House of Guinness’ are now streaming on Netflix.
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