Lime Grove Studios
Lime Grove Studios was a film, and later television, studio complex in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England.
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| Former names | Gaumont Film Studios |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Film and television studio |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′13″N 0°13′38″W |
| Completed | 1915 |
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| Demolished | 1993 |
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The complex was built by the Gaumont Film Company in 1915. It was situated in Lime Grove, a residential street in Shepherd's Bush, and when it first opened was described by Gaumont as "the finest studio in Great Britain and the first building ever put up in this country solely for the production of films". Many Gainsborough Pictures films were made here from the early 1930s. Its sister studio was Islington Studios, also used by Gainsborough; films were often shot partly at Islington and partly at Lime Grove.
In 1949, the complex was purchased by the BBC, who used it for television broadcasts until 1991. It was demolished in 1993.
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