De Vere House Features in Harry Potter

More recently the House appeared as parts of Godric’s Hollow in the Harry Potter film Deathly Hallows Part One (and in the PSP, Gameboy and Xbox games of the film) also being used in two of the official Christmas Cards produced by Warner Bros. In the filming of Harry Potter, different parts of De Vere House were cut and paste to make up the whole of Godric’s Hollow. Filmed during the summer, the special effects team added winter snow (even pasting a Christmas tree into our front bay window together with the sound of Christmas carols in the background)

The house is often referred to as “The Harry Potter House” by locals, in the media and a huge picture of our front door can be seen at the Warner Bros’ Exhibition on the making of Harry Potter and in the Village Library

Below is a map of the various places one can visit in quest of Harry Potter and is provided courtesy of Sykes Cottages

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Godric’s Hollow in Deathly Hallows Part One
Devere House from the Game Boy and XBox version of the Harry Potter video game
De Vere House from the Game Boy and XBox version of the Harry Potter video game
Devere House in a Warner Bothers Christmas Card
Warner Brothers Christmas Card
Inspired by pictures of Devere House during its demolition
Inspired by pictures of De Vere House during its demolition (see Historical Photographs) and using our front gable
Devere House in the background of a shot through a graveyard
De Vere House is in the background through the trees
Another shot of the graveyard from the film showing De Vere House
Another shot of the graveyard from the film showing De Vere House
Harry Potter's family house and birthplace with sections of De Vere House used
Harry Potter’s family house and birthplace with sections of De Vere House used
De Vere House in an embroidered image of Godric's Hollow
De Vere House in another Christmas card from Warner Brothers
Another Christmas card from Warner Brothers
This shot from the film combines De Vere House, Molet House and the Bank House in Lavenham (the small box trees and door gables are ours for example, whilst the door is based on that of our house back in the 1880s)
This shot from the film combines De Vere House, Molet House and the Bank House in Lavenham (the small box trees and door gables are ours for example, whilst the door is based on that of our house back in the 1880s)
De Vere House as it was in 1880 but with the addition of The Swan in Lavenham’s sign and the wall from the neighbouring Lavenham Priory
De Vere House as it was in 1880 but with the addition of The Swan in Lavenham’s sign and the wall from the neighbouring Lavenham Priory

The next two pictures show the making of Godric’s Hollow and how different components of our and other houses were constructed to make the film set

Original Architects drawings (not on display at the Warner Bros studio) showing the wing, side elevation and first floor front facade being combined – the dormer windows are taken from The Manor
Godrics Hollow film set under construction showing the two wings of De Vere House and work beginning on the central half wing
This one shows the Wool Hall Lavenham being combined with De Vere House – the next day they removed the half jetty and replaced it with the front door of De Vere House to complete the set as found in the film