Key Words :- film

Address :- Lime Grove, London, Greater London, W12
Grid Ref :- TQ 231 798
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.503737 , Long -0.227786
Local Authority :- Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant

Description and History of Site:-
These studios were originally built for the British film industry in 1915.

Later rebuilt and enlarged as Gaumont-British studios 1926.

Gaumont, Gainsborough Pictures and Rank Films occupied the site, and some of the greatest names of British cinema worked there, including Alfred Hitchcock.

The studios were acquired by the BBC in 1949 as a 'temporary measure' until its new Television Centre (qv) was built. In 1992 the studios were closed, and were later demolished to make way for housing.

Plaque inscription:

'Home of iconic TV news, Children’s and Drama programmes.'

Demolished 1993.

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/research/heritage-trail

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