Vinten office block, Western Way

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Vinten office block, Western Way

Image: © John Goldsmith Taken: 16 Sep 2008

The setting sun beams through the trees of Western Way, backlighting the office block of the company now officially called Camera Dynamics, but trading as Vinten. The company was founded in the pioneer years of the cine (movie) industry and moved to this site from North London in 1964. The military camera products were separated off to the other end of the road and became Thales (search it on Geograph) while this site concentrates on camera supports, pan/tilt heads, and tripods for the professional TV market, including fully computer controlled units for news studios and parliamentary coverage. The original 1960s office block had car parking underneath, but has subsequently been infilled to form a demonstration studio. The original R&D (Engineering) block was demolished and replaced by what is jokingly known as the 'McDonalds Building'.

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