Tributes have been pouring in for the star, who seized the role of BBC One's Peaky Blinders' grand matriarch Aunt Polly and made it her own.
But did you know most of Peaky Blinders was filmed in Leeds and across Yorkshire?
What better way to pay tribute to the legend than by visiting some of the wonderful parts of our county that made up the backdrop to her best-known role.
How many of these Peaky Blinders filming spots have you visited?
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These are the Yorkshire filming locations you can visit right now in honour of Helen McRory
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Newby Hall features where Grace and Campbell exchange information. It's also a stunning building which is open to the public
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Newby Hall features where Grace and Campbell exchange information. It's also a stunning building which is open to the public
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Even Leeds Town Hall featured in the show, including in several episodes which featured Tommy's political campaign and a rally in the most recent series
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Keighley Railway featured in many episodes of the series, becoming a backdrop for pivotal scenes and helping lend the programme the requisite 1920s feel
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Studio 81 in Kirkstall was home to many of the indoor scenes on Peaky Blinders, as a custom built TV studio
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Salts Mill in Saltaire, near Bradford, also formed a backdrop for many of the scenes. Peaky Blinders is meant to be set in early 1900s Birmingham
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Bolton Abbey featured in Peaky Blinders. The picturesque and historic building provided the perfect stunning backdrop for the BBC show