Riverside Studios
Introduction
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Riverside Studios
Image: © Mark Percy Taken: 6 Oct 2022
The present building opened in 2019, five years after the closure and demolition of the original Riverside Studios. The site was occupied by a Victorian iron works, which was converted into a film studio in 1933. Many classic films were made here, such as The Seventh Veil (1945) with James Mason, The Happiest Days of Your Life with Margaret Rutherford (1950) and Father Brown (1954) with Alec Guinness. In 1954, the studios were taken over by BBC Television and became home to many of their most iconic programmes, including Hancock’s Half Hour (1957-60), Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59) and Doctor Who (1964-68). Following the BBC’s departure in 1974, the building became an arts centre in 1976.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.488768
Longitude
-0.228597