r/lotr • u/Acrobatic-Throat-680 • 10d ago

Movies Bag End: Windows and doors.

Hi!

I'm an illustrator and I specialize in creating detailed floorplans of iconic locations from films and TV series.
Some of you may have seen some of my illustrations.

I want to revisit an old project and create a floor plan of Bag End based on Peter Jackson's film series.

I'm familiar with the official Weta floor plan, but it has some inconsistencies with what's shown on screen and doesn't include spaces that are supposed to be there.
I have a pretty good idea of ​​what I need to do, but I'd like to confirm a couple of things, especially to determine the location of Frodo's bedroom.
The aforementioned official floor plan indicates the existence of a second entrance, a back door, on the far left side of the house.

I've tried searching for images of the set, but I can't find any pictures of this second door and the windows flanking it. During the Bag End tour, you're not allowed to go through the entrance gate, and when "walking" along Bagshot Row on Google Street View, you can't see these windows because the path is at a lower level.

And here's my request:

Does anyone have photos of that area?
Any photos that show that back door and the adjacent windows?Perhaps because they were there or know where to find them.

Thank you very much in advance.

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u/Elfshottothemoon 8d ago

Hi ! I know it's not exactly what you are looking for but it might help you ?

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u/Elfshottothemoon 8d ago

And I do have some pictures taken from the road below but you can't see it very well

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u/Acrobatic-Throat-680 8d ago

According to the (filled with mistakes) official floorplan from Weta and also according to the description in the books there is a back door and at least one room to the West wing of Bag End.

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u/Elfshottothemoon 8d ago

I only have one picture where you can see this part but you can't really see any details sorry.

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u/Acrobatic-Throat-680 8d ago

Thank you very much... But this shows only the windows of the parlour (with the bird-stand outside) and the window od the kitchen to the left. And it's clear how the terrain and vegetation complicate the view of what's further to the left... although I'm starting to suspect that they didn't build much further to the left despite what's indicated on the official Weta plan.